Things that I find it useful to listen to while I'm doing actual work:

music

• SomaFM
  • Groove Salad
  • Tag's Trip (dead?)
  • Beat Blender
  • Lush — sensuous and mellow female vocals
  • Drone Zone
  • Space Station
  • Secret Agent
  • Indie Pop Rocks
  • Sonic Universe — jazz

news

• BBC World Service
• WBEZ (schedule)
• KCRW (schedule)
• WNYC (schedule)
• WBUR (schedule)
• other NPR
  (largest affiliates)

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• Grooveshark