I love This American Life, so it seemed strange when I found myself unimpressed after listening to their episode that chronicled the booze-soaked partying of college students at State College, Pennsylvania, where Penn State University is. Then I realized that as a college student, I'm just so used to the scene that they describe. It's so typical to me as to seem banal, but it actually is interesting. I was a fish who didn't see the water. The episode is no worse than any other. Indeed, it's great, as always, but because it covers a subject so close, listening to it forced me to step back and rediscover how insane this aspect of America really is. An outsider looking at the situation must be fascinated.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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