Cancellations  

Incredibly, Chicago Public Radio's board has decided to cancel both Odyssey and Schadenfreude. Joshua Andrews, Odyssey's senior producer, discusses the cancellations at his new blog. I was under the impression that Odyssey, which is syndicated far beyond Chicago, was one of their most popular shows, so I found the news a bit puzzling -- although this piece (scroll down) from the Reader fills in some details. There's plenty of outrage on this comment board, but nobody (yet) threatening to withhold pledge dollars.