I found a very old small transistor radio when cleaning out my garage today. I put in some new batteries, turned it on, and put on shelf while I kept cleaning garage.
It was fun not having to worry about streaming or internet connection or anything. I just keep the damn thing on 24 hours a day now while turned to a low volume. Gives some good “old-time gas station in middle of nowhere” vibes.
Radio is great. Local radio rarely has the kind of political talk I prefer. It’s either podcasts or web-radio for me in this direction. I still love to have the radio on anyhow.