Nov 23, 2008

Crush Air

Every now and then, I find myself acting dangerously white. One of the hazards of being white is listening to NPR. Of course, I've developed some aural crushes while there:

Ira Glass and his girly voice make me all tingly.





(Seriously, could he be any cuter?)

Ari Shapiro is almost too hot for radio. Plus he has a husband, so I'd best step off.




And dear, dear Terry. Oh, how I wish I could have a gay marriage with her sometimes, just to hear her talk in bed.

16 comments:

Michael said...

Could Ira be any cuter? If I were prone to quibbling, I'd have two words: Crest Whitestrips. But he's still adorable.

Ari Shapiro...unnngggghhhh. Sight unseen, I wanted him. Hell, just his name makes me want him. Then you see him and holy mary mother of fuck!

larry said...

jason, i agree. love ira glass. terry gross is enchanting to listen to. i also like the rare moments when david sedaris is on npr. he does a killer billie holiday. i almost wet myself...

larry said...

and ari shapiro? his husband is one lucky dude!

Muscato said...

I used to love waking up early to Bob Edwards; that lovely avuncular voice, so soothing even with the worst of the overnight headlines.

And has anyone every been as glamourously Continentas as the R-rolling Sylvia Poggioli?

larry said...

her name sounds like a lovely plate of pasta i had at a local eatery...

Elizabeth said...

Oh, I adore the geeks (which is lucky, since I married one) and Ira is no exception. Plus he's SO smart and funny and that is one hell of a sexy combo. Same with Terry Gross.

And as for Ari Shapiro, HOLY CRAP! I've never seen him before. What a babe.

Salty Miss Jill said...

I'm with you on all three counts. :)
We White People are so predictable soemtimes, aren't we?

ilduce said...

For a while Ira Glass dated cartoonist Lynda Barry, what I wouldn't have given to have been a fly on THAT wall!

Oh and thanks for reminding me that someone else is married to Ari Shapiro and I am not. Like I had hope of fogetting that.

And the quad got tapped.......

mrpeenee said...

I had no idea about Ari. My dear.

And Ira is related to composer Phillip Glass. His nephew, I think.

Michael Guy said...

I am an NPR whore. Sans TV at Chez Michelle Guy I get most of my information delivered by Ari et crew.

Now that I've seen him I'm totally going to bone-up on his daily reporting.

Miss Janey said...

Sometimes you just have to do what your whiteness commands, doncha? NPR- we all do it once in a while.

Jason, btw, you've been tagged...

nolageek said...

Is this you?. (I agree, Ira is a babe.)

Marshall said...

Great post, Jason. I listen to NPR almost 3 hours daily (but I rarely catch Fresh Air).

I've always thought Ari Shapiro's voice was cute. Now I see his entire, uh, package is.

Jason Beaubien is another one whose voice I love, but I just looked up a picture of him. Nothing much to look at.

jason said...

Not yet, Vincent. Not just yet.

Anonymous said...

That's Ari Shapiro? My morning listening will never be the same again!

Scooter said...

I LOVE Ari! I alwasy thought his voice is so sexy...then I saw what he looked like. Damn!