I think that the idea of Open Source radio is quite possibly a brilliant one. Being it is much more that merely allowing people to hear a show about software, I think that the show’s creators opening up the lines for the listeners to be active participants is a brilliant move on their part.

Long-time Boston public broadcasting journalist Christopher Lydon is teaming up with his veteran producer Mary McGrath and PRX’s Brendan Greeley to produce a new public radio program called Open Source. The program, produced locally at WGBH, will be distributed nationally by Public Radio International (PRI) later this summer.

Despite the implication that the show will be about open source software, in reality it’ll be something much more interesting. Open Source will attempt to open public radio to the listener, inviting audience members to share their experiences and ideas to help craft the show, submitting their own story ideas, guest ideas, even audio commentaries. According to the show’s blog: [Read the rest]