# So what do we think of NPR's Ask Me Another? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598 "2013-12-31T23:09:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598/21 "2014-01-03T15:23:48Z")
It’s okay. My station dropped _My Word_ a few years ago and I don’t miss it - I’d rather listen to _Says You_ and the shows were similar enough that they didn’t need both. I also agree it’s time to move on from _Car Talk_, as much of an institution as that was. On Sunday mornings _Ask Me Another_ is adequate, and often somewhat amusing, as I wait for _Wait, Wait_ and _Says You_. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598/22 "2014-01-03T15:58:37Z")
So, _Car Talk_ is kaput? I’ve been confused about that for a while; perhaps I just don’t pay enough attention to the model years of the cars. (Though now that I think of it, I do recall a lot of older cars showing up on the show–but that doesn’t strike me as unusual.) Are they still recording little interstitials, though, to keep it current with the time of year, current events, etc? Or are those old as well? I ask because I feel like I hear “contemporary” references on the show. Incidentally, to the accusations of _ **AMA** _ as “too easy pub trivia”, I don’t really even register the show as a trivia show. More word games. Which, admittedly, tend to be pretty easy, so long as they aren’t too pop-cultural. Living, as I do, in a deep, dank hole, I don’t get too many of those. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598/23 "2014-01-05T01:10:26Z")
I guess I’m not in the target demographic; Ms. Eisenberg seems to find herself more amusing than I do. The questions are lightweight (as noted) and the pacing is irritating. It would be one thing if it was something cranked out by a college radio station. I expect better from NPR. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598/24 "2014-01-05T02:59:10Z")
Not a fan at all, and the guy with the guitar who thinks he can sing-I wish he wouldn’t. I want my Wait Wait. My Saturday mornings are bereft. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598/25 "2014-01-05T04:19:44Z")
Jonathan Coulton is full of awesome, but that’s the main reason I listen to the podcast. I could give or take the rest, including the host. Hated the episode with guest Nellie McKay, who was super-twee and “golly gosh!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-think-of-nprs-ask-me-another/677598.md?page=1)