I spend a lot of time listening to the radio.
I don’t listen to one station, I scan. I push up the dial, and when the tuner lands on something, anything, I listen for a bit. I listen long enough to get a basic feel for the program, to see if it’s something I want to listen to. If not I keep going. If so, I stay. My presets go ignored, as do station names. As I drive, I ride the audio airwaves. It makes for eclectic miles behind the wheel.
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