The magic of radio lies largely in its intimacy, the communion of voice and ear. The ear may be eavesdropping on a conversation. Or a voice is wooing that ear, making a play for its attention, forging ...

I know a writer who recently told his dad it took him about four months to write a one-hour script. His dad’s response: ‘You should learn to touch-type.’ I’m assuming that you, as someone with enough ...