Current events arent really interesting to me.

I think those are 2 great shows to watch for news.

Oh, I originally got interested in listening to NPR years ago.

I was driving home, and they had a segment where they were going to artifically inseminate an elephant, LIVE on the air.

They described the hose they were going to put up there, and how they gave the girl elephant her favorite food (alphalfa) to preoccupy her. It was pretty quite, then you heard this one "BRRRFFF!???!!" from the elephant, then a snort, after which she appartantly went back to eating.

I thought to myself "You can BUY entertainment like this." and I was hooked. In between waiting for facinating stuff like that, or they guy with the worlds biggest electric fan collection, or the cat that hadn't come down from a tree for 8 years, I picked up some more day to day stuff, like the economy, elections, etc.

Does that depend on WHAT events r current??

well, personal ones...

I agree. I love NPR and BBC radio. It's the kind of media that makes me to think and use my powers of visualization. I also read the NYTimes, Huffington Post, YES and SLATE on-line. Regular news casts from places like CNN makes me yawn or get me angry . Local news just makes me depressed. I'm also a big Jon Stewart fan. Colbert, not so much.

Very funny, Chai. Makes me want to start listening to NPR again.

Current events are subjective for everyone. Do you really watch those two shows? And you consider yourself a nonfollower of current events?

You already are following plenty of current events if you regularly watch them on a daily basis. At least for the most part.

Do you have access to an alternative weekly local newspaper like the Village Voice? These media sources tend to blend local cultural events (movie, art, etc) and local issues (politics and local concerns of varying scopes).

Local proximaty means personal to some degree.

I read the Village Voice and LA Weekly once in a while - and don't live in either place. Happen to like New York and LA.