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I would like to chime in and say that what is being expressed by some in here on this topic concurs with my subjective experience. I detect an over-religious/spiritual emphasis or encapsulated, confabulated discourse in many of the programs. Also, there is too much sport in RN - that should be left for local ABC radio.

And as described above, "tweeness". I's coming mainly from the female presenters. They are totally predictable, and verging on the anti-intellectual. Geraldine Doogue has an excellent intellect, but since she became a Catholic, she mortgaged her brain to the Archbishops, Cardinals and the Pope. That was totally predictable. Any system of religious beliefs based on some sort of scripture or revelation cripples the mind.

Even the politics is being done as sound bites, discussions with the conflict-seeking tone, and an eye for the gaffe and the gotcha.

RN is not really meeting my needs any more, and I get more sustenance and elucidation from article and forums on the internet. Philip Adams and Norman Swan are the only bright spots now, and i mainly catch them by accident.

Of course, local ABC Radio such as 774 in Melbourne, is saturated with sound bites, promos, shallow discussions, and in particular, is riddled by sport-think from top to bottom. It has become worthless for me, and to clinch it, the awful pop music I find totally repulsive. I never listen to it any more, (unless there's bush-fires).

And News Radio is fatuous rubbish with endless, loud fanfare music.

Roll on, the internet!!