Wren Elhai Quotes

We've tried to go way beyond the stereotype we've all had at one time of Iraq as a Godforsaken wasteland plagued by car bombs and violence. - Wren Elhai

We are always looking for more listeners, and are also looking for people who have interesting stories, or who know people that have interesting stories to tell and would help us get in contact with them. We would be happy with that. - Wren Elhai

We acknowledge that we're not getting the full picture, but at least we get close. We acknowledge our biases and try to work past them. - Wren Elhai

The upside is that every story means more people that are listening and more stations that are syndicating the show. The downside is that there is increasing pressure on us to produce quality every week, and we are forced to standardize. We have to shorten to 29 minutes [the length of a standard radio half-hour] to better fit into their schedules. - Wren Elhai

People manage. People carry on what would be almost normal lives, if they weren't telling you about hearing a bomb go off. - Wren Elhai

Getting in touch with Iraqis has not been the insurmountable challenge it seemed to be at the start. You run into more brick walls trying to get someone in the U.S. military to talk to you. - Wren Elhai

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