Former NPR newscaster starts own podcast
Rosanne Welch
If it's true that a New Media 'can't get no respect' until the Old
Media types begin to populate it, then we're about to get a boost from
former NPR Day to Day newscaster Madeline Brand who is beginning a
Mommy blog/podcast this weekend according to this story in today's LA
Times:
Parenting on the Edge: Madeleine Brand casts a critical eye on classic
kids' books
Why am I throwing yet another (b)log on the towering inferno of mommy
blogs out there? There must be at least a gazillion of them, to use my
son's word for anything larger than 10. And yet there also seems to be
an unquenchable desire to talk about parenting, as if we're the first
to experience it. Turning "parent" into a gerund would have been alien
to our parents, which says a lot about where we are.
I used to host a radio show on NPR called "Day to Day." Whenever we
did a story on parenting, the response was big. I thought, "Wow, this
is really connecting with our listeners; wouldn't it be great to do a
whole show or series of podcasts on this topic?" But being a mom with
a full-time job, I couldn't really find the time.
Soon, I had all the time in the world: NPR canceled the show, and I
lost my job. So I downsized from NPR's swank Culver City studios to my
closet, which my husband gallantly soundproofed. I bought some audio
equipment, and "Parenting on the Edge" was born. Earlier episodes,
which I posted at madeleinebrand.com, covered topics such as what
children should not be learning in preschool (their ABCs); the social
dilemmas faced by stay-at-home dads; why a family gave up everything
(car, home, retirement fund) to travel the world; and how to have a
good conversation with your child. (Start by not asking, "How was
school today?")
More at: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-parenting-ss,0,5820263.htmlstory
I suppose this one caught my eye 'cause I liked her work on Day to Day
- and I liked her first topic since I so disliked The Giving Tree
myself - though Runaway Bunny I could spend some time defending!
Rosanne