I have severe radio avoidance — if I wanted to hear people talking at me, I'd get an office job. Little did I know that NPR was the key to being taken seriously in the dating world. "Ask Brendan" offers insight into how NPR can get you laid.

"For both the male and the female, listening to NPR sends a signal to a prospective mate: Despite my current income, in a few years I will have a house in a neighborhood with good public schools, and I will drive a Volvo stationwagon. Women are sending an additional signal: I consider myself smart and sophisticated and if I get pregnant, I will have an abortion. I might consider a three-way. Men signal back: I won t try to stop you from getting an abortion, but I m not afraid to cry if you do. I don t like guns, but I m manly enough to camp and mountain-bike. I just love nature! A three-way sounds intriguing.
The NPR One [Ask Brendan, via #1]