Episode 643 • • 1:57:12 - 2:00:29
643: Brand Snowden
Brandon Scott's Motorcycle Accident and NPR's Finances
Producer Brandon Scott shares a story of surviving an 11-day coma after hitting a 250-pound doe on his motorcycle. Separately, a clip of former NPR head Vivian Schiller is played, where she admits that "underwriting" is just another word for advertising, confirming that public radio relies on corporate sponsorship despite its non-commercial branding.