This is great. John Ciardi lives... NPR Podcasts of the late John Ciardi's pieces from the 80's...
Today NPR announced a big push into podcasting...

NPR DOUBLES ITS PODCAST CONTENT TO 33 TITLES, LAUNCHING TODAY:
The first use of NPR archival material in podcasting: the series "On Words with John Ciardi," a popular element of "Morning Edition" in the 1980s featuring the unique commentary of the poet and etymologist...