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Written by you, for you, for free, for money, for us.

not_on_display — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:06:42 -0800

Bigipedia--it's like listening to Wikipedia on the radio--is also available on the web (for those of you whose radios do not support multiple-voice broadcasts).

By: jtron

jtron — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:13:41 -0800

Ooh, thanks for this. Listened to the first episode the other day and loved it.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:26:50 -0800

I had to check to see if Frat Beach was a real show.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:35:39 -0800

Okay, it doesn't hold up for a full 30 min, but "The Face That Wouldn't Wash"? Brilliant. Also "Could have technically been a bigamist."

By: nosila

nosila — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:59:07 -0800

Damnit, The Whelk, you could have saved me a googlin'. For those of you naive suckers that come in later, it is not. I've only been listening for five minutes, but so far I love this.

By: nosila

nosila — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:59:38 -0800

Oh, and the volume on the player goes to 11. Yes, yes, yes.

By: unregistered_animagus

unregistered_animagus — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:12:23 -0800

ha! also, "this apparent tragedy". = my new band name, or my new npr program. This is a brilliant [appropriation of a recognized form for comedic effect]. Think SkyMaul, think Indexed. Or, in Bigipedia's own words, "You think, therefore we am."

By: reishus

reishus — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:22:36 -0800

Is there a way to load this as a podcast?

By: MessageInABottle

MessageInABottle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:20:28 -0800

Every time I get slightly miffed at the idea that my licence fee contributes to the obscene earnings of that tosspot Jonathan Woss, the BBC comes up with something astonishingly brilliant like that. "The Bee Whisperer" is great, although possibly written under the influence of LSD. I *hearth* Radio 4.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:20:27 -0800

I *hearth* Radio 4. I do too. I'm amazed at how many of the programs on radio 4 I am enthralled with-- David Attenborough's Life Stories, Fry's English Delight, The Ethics Panel, Electric Ink, Book at Bedtime, Afternoon Readings-- it's like NPR only 10 times better. I could listen all day.

By: zouhair

zouhair — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:04:50 -0800

Multiple-voice broadcast?

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:01:35 -0800

Multiple-voice broadcast? posted by zouhair Yeah, you need the firmware on your radio updated; take it to your village radio-smith.

By: hippybear

hippybear — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:49:52 -0800

Once again, our friends across the pond prove they actually know how to do radio. Why can't we get anything like this over here? Oh that's right, profit-driven radio insists on mass appeal, not programming brilliance. *pout* Curse you, Clear Channel!

By: Kronos_to_Earth

Kronos_to_Earth — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:34:34 -0800

Seriously, zouhair, bring it in to the village radio-smith.

By: zouhair

zouhair — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:46:42 -0800

He he, sometimes questions I think were stupid are not, and sometimes they are.

By: Zoecole

Zoecole — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:23:14 -0800

This is fantastic! Radio 4 always comes through with innovative programing. As does their TV counterpart.