Warm your hands at the radio

Stay close to the radio next week. Think of it as a woodstove for your mind. The nation public radio collaboration Whose Democracy Is It? gathers together hours of special programs that shine the light of inquiry under the rocks of US and world politics. Anything could come crawling out. This is public radio at the top of its form.

Speaking of the tops--thanks to everyone for working the annual miracle. Our final fundraiser total tops $233,000. That's one of those numbers that boggle, like how many M&Ms it takes to fill up a Buick Regal.