C-SPAN Radio

I like C-SPAN Radio. The political world is full of talking heads today. Make that screaming heads. Right wing this, extremist left that. It's hard to watch TV or listen to the radio and just get straight political news. No opinion, no fluff, no yelling. Just an unbiased relay of what is actually going on in Washington. Well, who would have thought I would find my answer in the radio cousin of the most boring television station on cable--C-SPAN.

What makes for lousy TV watching makes for great radio listening on evening car rides. I never thought I'd want to listen in on Senate or Congressional hearings, but apparently I do. Truth is, I am getting the news of what is going on as it happened, not in the form of some squawker's opinion or bottom line crawl on CNN. Regardless of a Senator's personal agenda or what is being said by the people they are questioning, I can form my own thoughts and opinions about issues discussed.

I've listened to snippets of hearings on the peanut/salmonella outbreak crisis, an energy round table with top oil company execs, a speech by the FBI director, and more. Plus, when the news of the day is given or political pundits duke it out, it is (for the most part) as balanced as you're going to get in a public forum. If you're in the Baltimore/DC area, check out C-SPAN Radio on 90.1 FM. Otherwise you can listen on XM Radio or online.