BirdNoir: The Mystery of Public Media Funding

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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The Private Eye settles a bet between a husband and wife.

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0:00.0	This is bird noir. I'm Private Eye, Michael Stein.
0:06.0	When starting out to solve a mystery, remember this. Follow the money.
0:11.6	Although sometimes, let's to find out who to thank. Like when my pal Roy called me.
0:17.8	Hey, Michael, settle a bet for me. My wife and I were listening to Bird Note this morning, and she said the Bird Note is funded by donations from listeners.
0:27.1	That can't be right, can it?
0:29.0	It's got to be money from radio stations or something.
0:33.3	On the contrary, my good man.
0:35.9	Bird Note is an independent nonprofit that gets almost all of its funding from listeners like you.
0:42.7	Wow, okay.
0:43.7	So it's like how public radio stations are funded.
0:46.6	By the people.
0:48.1	Exactly, Roy.
0:49.4	Listeners make Birdnote possible when they donate at birdnote.org.
0:59.4	You know what, Michael? I'm going to make a donation. I listen to Bird Note every day.
1:05.5	I just love hearing those beautiful songs. And you know, I did tell my wife if she was right that Birdnote is funded by the people. I'd support the show too. It's only fair. I'm going to head over to birdnote.org
1:13.1	right now. Good idea, Roy. And for the listeners too, better to go ahead and donate to Birdnote now
1:20.0	before you move on with your day and maybe forget. It takes just a couple minutes and it makes a big
1:26.5	difference. Donate now at Birdnote.org and it makes a big difference.
1:29.7	Donate now at birdnote.org.
1:31.5	Keep us on the case.
1:33.6	I see the donate button right there.
1:34.7	I'm going to click it right now.
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