Keillor makes a lot of connections for Scandinavians throughout the US, Guest, that you're probably not registering if you're so close to the epicenter. I don't listen to his stories as ridicule--I share a chuckle with him as he directs his gaze our direction.

I got out of the habit of listening to the program for several years, but two or three years ago started back as a regular listener. Music and laughter echoing through the house for a couple of hours aren't a bad thing.

SRS