u/DesertSeptemberly

I have listened to Morning Edition for as long as I can remember. Over the past year or so I've noticed the same stories being repeated within a surprisingly short time span with no variation whatsoever. It's not like the story is run again 45 minutes later in the broadcast. I can't even finish getting dressed before it's replayed in its entirety. Today it was Steve Inskeep riding his bicycle through Beijing. Over and over. Does anyone have an explanation for this?? I know NPR's budget has been severely cut. Has this affected reporting to the extent that stories must be repeated to fill time?

I have listened to Morning Edition for as long as I can remember. Over the past year or so I've noticed the same stories being repeated within a surprisingly short time span with no variation whatsoever. It's not like the story is run again 45 minutes later in the broadcast. I can't even finish getting dressed before it's replayed in its entirety. Today it was Steve Inskeep riding his bicycle through Beijing. Over and over. Does anyone have an explanation for this?? I know NPR's budget has been severely cut. Has this affected reporting to the extent that stories must be repeated to fill time?

I say off-en. Everyone else seems to say off-ten. Which is correct?

You know how when it's very, very quiet you hear quietness as a soft background hiss? Well, that hiss has grown louder and is present now even when the environment is not otherwise quiet. I just noticed this a few days ago. At first I thought it was the ambient sound in my house so I went outside to see if I still heard it and I did. And I do. Not loving the idea it might be tinnitus. Thoughts?

You know how when it's very, very quiet you hear quietness as a soft background hiss? Well, that hiss has grown louder and is present now even when the environment is not otherwise quiet. I'm 72 and just noticed this a few days ago. At first I thought it was the ambient sound in my house so I went outside to see if I still heard it and I did. Not loving the idea it might be tinnitus. Thoughts?