There was an interesting interview this afternoon with Bob Edwards, conducted by Ben Merens of Wisconsin Public Radio (and to be archived on their site eventually so you can hear it as well). The opening was a montage of audio, apparently originating from the CD Bob took with him on tour last year, although there was a section from the first XM Bob Edwards Show, too. Then it lead into a conversation between the two broadcasters, with calls from WPR listeners.

Some interesting information came out; Edwards did schedule an interview with NPR’s Scott Simon about Simon’s new novel (”Pretty Birds”), and the “powers-that-be” at NPR quashed the interview. However, next Tuesday Bob will interview on his program Susan Stamburg; when asked by Merens if she would get into any trouble for the interview, Bob simply said, “I don’t imagine they would mess with Susan Stamburg, do you? I wouldn’t…”

Lots of listener calls, containing the respect and reverence you’d expect. Bob did make a mistake when asked if his XM show was archived anywhere for listening in the middle of the day…it is. XM subscribers can easily register to the on-line listening service (now included in the basic rate), and listen anytime until 7:00am Central the next morning. The show is looped all day long, and the entire week is then looped over the weekend, repeating every five hours.

Check out and enjoy the interview, where the tables are turned and Bob is forced to do, in his words, the “heavy lifting.”