rant: michael barbaro - the most annoying voice on NPR

New York Times is not NPR, moran.

As others have said, Michael Barbaro is part of the NYT, not NPR.

And Rob Stein has the most annoying voice of any NPR reporter (or any radio journalist for that matter), hands down.

runnerboy70 wrote:

George Floyd was a career criminal who deserved his fate, nay, he created it.

and you are a fascist bootlicker.

I cannot listen to Barbaro, either. The halting style just gets under my skin. I thought it was just me, but I want to think about the ideas, not fixate on the delivery.

I felt bad about speaking up though, wondering if he has some type of speech impediment (?)

That would be unfortunate.

As it is, the halting style sounds like some dramatic effect meant to inflict control over his listeners.

You are not alone. I do not think he has an impediment. If he does I'll retract my comments and admit to being an *ss - but until then I'm going to keep on hating.

Most annoying voice on NPR is a high bar. They practically invented the annoying radio/podcast voice that is now endemic

National Anecdote Radio. No news. Just personal takes and talking heads.

I love Rob stein! I think is voice is perfect for his beat — kinda nerdy for all those science stories.
Carrie Johnson (congressional reporter) has the worst npr voice, imo.

Correction: Juana Summers. Good lord, All Things Considered is impossible to listen to anymore.

Worse than Terry Gross? She did make some amazing radio when Kiss front man Gene Simmons sat for an interview, though...

Okay, I guess it's time for me to punch the clock here and remind all you idiots that NPR has not been predominantly funded by tax dollars in DECADES. They are underwritten by all of you favorite corporate vampires, including the Kochs and all that sh*t.

They are far "left" on social issues and center right on class issues, just like the democratic party. I had to stop listening a few years ago because I can't stand that crap either (because I actually support workers and think that class > identity always and forever).

I'm happy to report that I wouldn't be able to identity Barbaro's voice if I heard it. But I'm sure it's irritating since that's basically a job requirement. Also I think it's pretty funny how he did a midlife transition from gay to straight lol. Finally, a gay conversion therapy success story!

Pro tip: I just about can't stand how long it takes self-absorbed commentators to make a point anymore, maybe it's just me, but every opportunity I get to watch something recorded on Youtube or any similar video/audio recording, i invariably change the playback speed to something faster, usually 1.5x, but sometimes even 1.75x. If i do 1.25x, that is good too, and it's even hard to notice a difference, but it is an improvement.

This is under "settings", usually at the bottom of the screen.

Seriously! I don’t know who’s worst, Terry’s stammering is obnoxious, Michael’s hard pauses and hummmm mmmmmmm are skin crawling demons entering through my earbuds…. Even more cerebral damage can be caused when trying to listen to Political Rewind’s weekly guest Jim Galloway; I’m sorry, but the truth is that someone that stammers and stutters should be on radio/podcast/tv. Go be a print reporter!🤢

Exactly. Federal taxes go to this, and the sky high property taxes go to violence reduction programs and welfare

I thought Political Rewind was just a Georgia Public Broadcasting program, not national NPR?

Oops - meant to quote this post.

He's on NYT not NPR, moran.

FWIW, he is on PBS. The show is called "The Daily", though he does work for the NY Times, as well.