I am listening to The Whole Wide World with Christopher Lydon today. It’s compelling so far but I can't give it unequivocal thumbs up until hear more of it. I found out about it at Transom. I've opted to download the first few shows a couple clicks into the first link above. (That way I can put them on my MD player and listen while I am biking.) But if you want to listen to them over Real player here are some links:

Episode One: The Global Condition
Episode Two : War and Conflict in the Post-Cold War, Post-9/11 Era
Episode Three: Refugia
Episode Four: Global Culture
Episode Five: The Future of the Planet
Episode Six: What do Writers Think
Episode Seven: Live from WBGH