I used to listen to Paul Harvey on the way to picking up my husband from work. I loved his stories (Paul's not my husband's). And yes, that's what's missing...just "talkers". I can't remember any specific stories he told, but they were all interesting human interest and I almost always came away with that "huh, didn't know that" feeling. Do you remember Erma Bombeck's household tips columns? She was a great yarn spinner in print. My mom and I used to laugh ourselves silly reading some of her stuff.
