Unusual radio stations, or, How to offer criticism of two radio stations I’ve never even listened to

One product of the podcastItuneStreaMedia and all that newfangled kind of thing seems to be the introduction of new and interesting radio stations. For example, there is the now established LugRadio, a fortnightly British radio show that takes a relaxed, humorous look at Linux and open source. On face of it, not exactly my cup of tea, although I haven’t actually listened to it and Tim, who has been kind enough to laugh at my jokes before, assures me that it is in fact very good and funny, even though one can hardly describe him as a geek.

Now I hear of something far more adventurous: LisRadio (or LiS Webcast as they sometime call themselves on their webpage in defiance of any authority control) (via Library Stuff). For those not in the know, LIS generally stands for Library and Information Science, or something along those lines. LisRadio’s aim is as follows:

We hope to present interesting and stimulating conversations with movers, shakers, and the odd gadfly or two in libraryland.

I have to admit that this doesn’t sound like my idea of an entertaining evening. I expect the fact that it comes from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia might also detract from the fun somewhat, although it has a much more educational purpose than LugRadio: broadcasts will be made by department staff, at meetings of masters students, and used in the courses. Perhaps I find it hard to think of a radio station not being entertainment or current affairs. In any case, I have to say I admire a library department that puts so much energy into exploring new technology (mine wouldn’t even teach us MARC21 in 2000), although I may wait for Tim to tell me what it’s actually like to listen to.