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After reading Unfamiliar Fishes, I purchased a variety of Sarah Vowell books and have decided to start in year published order. Radio On is Vowell's personal diary of listening to the radio (nearly) every day in 1995. It is an impersonal meets personal account of a medium that has changed significantly since Radio On was published. Vowell's account model can be applied to television and social media. Although I imagine anyone who would choose to venture down that road would find themselves more exhausted than Vowell at the road's end.

This book provided me a unique perspective on a year of my youth. It was a history lesson of which I lived through without an adult's perspective. Throughout, I could not help, but find that so much has not changed in our current political climate. History really does repeat itself.

In December, Vowell opens the chapter with the following quote "A good radio program deserves the same critical attention as a good book or a good film... With an analysis of radio, the serious criticism of broadcasting could being, and with it, the serious reforms." - R. Murray Schafer

Radio On is not for everyone and will resonate with each reader on a different level depending on their personal experiences and their personal musical preferences in 1995, but I think everyone could start paying critical attention to their televisions, radios and phone screens.

Lesson learned, Vowell... lesson learned.