I listen to NPR for the same reason I listen to Michael Savage, it's all for entertainment. I never really retain anything I learn from listening to them, I do remember a segment about patent trolling which was pretty interesting. Fake companies buy up patents to sue other companies for patent infringement, it's pretty fucked. I can't stand Diane Rehm and her ghastly voice, I thought that maybe she had a stroke and everyone just felt sorry for her so they gave her a show but that is not the case so it really is beyond me as to why they would ever give that woman airtime.