Something lighter. . .
Meet 8-year-old Leo, a not-so-avid NPR listener who wrote in and complained about the show “All Things Considered” for not actually covering all the things, like nature and dinosaurs.
“Maye you should call your show Newsy Things Considered, since I don’t get to hear about all the things,” he correctly pointed out in his letter. “Or please talk about more dinosaurs and cool things”:
I’m sorry we’ve failed you Leo. We will definitely try to do better. Or rename the show as you suggest. pic.twitter.com/cROeJeVQbH
— Kyle Shiely (@KShiely) February 5, 2021
NPR, apparently, agrees with Leo:
i, for one, agree with Leo. so here's an @nprone playlist with stories about dinosaurs and nature and other cool things ✨? https://t.co/wOCFtddSad https://t.co/IZmSFFZbFD
— NPR (@NPR) February 6, 2021
More dinosaurs, NPR!
i see no lies. taking it back to the team… https://t.co/TkCWPQTYN6
— audie cornish (@nprAudie) February 6, 2021
Leo has his fans:
I, too, would like to hear more about dinosaurs and cool things on the radio. #IStandWithLeo https://t.co/FLo6x0r3lb
— Kyle Potter (@kpottermn) February 5, 2021
And the show arranged for Leo to talk to a paleontologist, which is being turned into a segment tonight:
Update: we just interviewed Leo, age 8. And connected him to a paleontologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum, who he's grilling as I type. Dinosaur coverage coming tonight @npratc https://t.co/8MaV8bgRKJ
— Mary Louise Kelly (@NPRKelly) February 9, 2021
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