Other problem with NPR is that they cultivated a creepy vocal style that is basically the voice used by passive-agressive adult authority figures when you get in trouble as a kid.
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) July 17, 2025
No matter your politics, that is true. And I hate it.
It’s still not as bad as the whiny “aggrieved because someone ate my potato salad” Fox News host voice, though. That one is so fucking horrible.