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Like, when i wanted to start a show, i didnt have to get permission from anybody, there was no bbc board or something, theres no npr, like, anything — just anybody at a public radio station. we did the show out of the chicago public radio station, and we got together, i dont know, a couple of hundred thousand dollars in grant money and hired a staff, and basicallyjust started making a weekly show. and then, we would send out cassettes to stations and try to talk them into picking us up. and ea...

Just anybody at a public radio station. we did the show out of the chicago public radio station, and we got together, i dont know, a couple of hundred thousand dollars in grant money and hired a staff, and basicallyjust started making a weekly show. and then, we would send out cassettes to stations and try to talk them into picking us up. and each station, you had, you know, if we could talk them into picking us up, we would be on the air there and if they would pick us up, i remember in the ear...

Of the british model and canadian model, and australian model, where theres strong public broadcasting, idealistic and state—funded. but there are advantages to our system, and one of them is that anybody can start a show. like, when i wanted to start a show, i didnt have to get permission from anybody, there was no bbc board or something, theres no npr, like, anything — just anybody at a public radio station. we did the show out of the chicago public radio station, and we got together, i do...

Idealistic and state—funded. but there are advantages to our system, and one of them is that anybody can start a show. like, when i wanted to start a show, i didnt have to get permission from anybody, there was no bbc board or something, theres no npr, like, anything — just anybody at a public radio station. we did the show out of the chicago public radio station, and we got together, i dont know, a couple of hundred thousand dollars in grant money and hired a staff, and basicallyjust starte...

Board or something. theres no npr like anything, just anybody at a public radio station. we did the show out of the chicago public radio station and we got together, i dont know a couple of hundred thousand dollars in grant money and hired a staff and basicallyjust started making a weekly show. and then we would send out cassettes to stations and try to talk them into picking us up. and each station you had, like, you know, if we could talk them into picking us up, we would be on the air there a...