Music Saves Us From Talk Radio

As a freelance illustrator I spend a lot of my time listening to the radio while I scribble in my cave. It stops you from feeling lonely, provides entertainment and you get to discover new music. Sadly these positives are coupled with an evil, negative side that no one tells you about. Most of you probably don’t even know what I’m talking about. Well, strap yourself in.

The most harrowing show on the radio, without doubt, is Jeremy Vine's afternoon phone-in discussion on BBC Radio 2. The seemingly constant stream of child murder stories, eye gouging incidents and real life Paedogeddon are enough to make a Billy-goat puke. These horror shows are often contrasted with ridiculously boring discussions about increasing VAT, bin-men and (at least once a week) Vine’s cycle to BBC HQ that morning. Was it raining? Was he in high-vis? Did a taxi pull out on him? Yes, yes to all of those. These mundane stories are obviously designed to allow you to come to terms with the horrors of reality.

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