Is it worth it?

So this is how it works. Every year, North Country Public Radio begins again a new experiment.

The experiment is based on a fairly radical theory that goes like this:

There is a community of people interested in conversation, argument, ideas, culture, stories, joy, politics, music…

And that community isn’t anchored in New York City or LA or Boston.

It exists right here in this far-flung constellation of villages, farms and small cities.

Every year when we pass the hat to pay for NCPR, we’re really testing that basic concept.

Is this community something you care about? Do you care enough to keep it alive?

Is everything we do, including the conversation here on the In Box, worth $1 a week to you?

Think of it another way. The In Box is a big communal fire that we gather around to talk and swap stories and argue.

Now we’re asking you to throw a little wood on the fire. A little stick, a big log, it doesn’t matter. But something.

So here’s the challenge: Make a pledge by going here and then comment below on why you did it.

Or, if you don’t want to join our community, explain why. If you aren’t willing to chip in a little, who SHOULD pay for NCPR?

If you come to sit around a fire built by your neighbors, what’s your best argument for not pitching in?

All comments welcome below.