Public Radio Searches For The Next Generation’s Car Talk And Prairie Home Companion

Many of public radio’s best-known shows – especially popular weekend series such as the two above – are more than 30 years old; even This American Life and Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me are well into their second decades (and were created by Baby Boomers). NPR, PRI and the Public Radio Exchange are all experimenting with a new generation of programs, many of which started as podcasts, aimed at listeners under 45.