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Andrew PhelpsSeptember 21, 2011

Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’

“It needs more anarchy. And it needs more moods. The range of human experiences is covered and reported about on NPR, but it’s not reflected in the tone, and it’s not reflected in the style.”

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Phelps, Andrew. "Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Sep. 2011. Web. 25 Mar. 2025.

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Phelps, A. (2011, Sep. 21). Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/jad-abumrad-radiolabs-genius-storyteller-on-what-public-radio-needs-now-more-joy-more-chaos/

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Phelps, Andrew. "Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 21, 2011. Accessed March 25, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/jad-abumrad-radiolabs-genius-storyteller-on-what-public-radio-needs-now-more-joy-more-chaos/.

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