Originally broadcast June 18, 2012. Prankster Alan Abel has been playing tricks on journalists for five decades. The New York Daily News calls him, “The greatest hoaxer of our time.” He is the subject of the award winning documentary “Abel Raises Cain” recounting a lifetime of preying on the sloppiness and downright laziness of American media. Then Eddie Pepitone tells us about how he lost his virginity to his college professor. And we kick around an idea for a movie. With Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff, Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano, Jeremy S. Kramer, Dylan Brody and David Weiss.
Jerry Sandusky’s Commencement Speech
Originally Broadcast June 15, 2012. Arianna Huffington’s Radio Show, I’ll Have Another, Pope Still Needs A Butler, and Histrionic Personality Disorder. Today’s program is written by Frank Conniff, Jim Earl, Guy Nicolucci, David Weiss, and Dylan Brody. It features Paul Dooley, Frank Conniff, Jeremy S. Kramer, Dylan Brody, and Ben Gleib.
Acting Lessons
Paul Dooley, Eddie Pepitone, Frank Conniff, Jimmy Dore, Jeremy S. Kramer, Dylan Brody, Stefane Zamorano and Emmy Award Winning Comedy Writer David Weiss.
Super Tuesday Two
Alex Seitz-Wald covers politics for Salon and is the Assistant Editor of ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Alex grew up in California and holds a B.A. in international relations from Brown University. Prior to joining ThinkProgress, Alex interned at the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS and at the National Journal’s Hotline, where he covered key senate and gubernatorial races. Alex also co-founded and edited the Olive & Arrow, a blog on foreign affairs for and by young progressives. At Brown, he contributed to several publications and served on student government.
Plus Film Critic Michael Snyder with his picks for the week. And Jimmy Dore and Stefane Zamorano.
Comiq Myq Kaplan ‘Splains Chomsky
Originally broadcast June 12, 2012. Comedian Myq Kaplan talks about beating David on Last Comic Standing and his masters degree in linguistics. Plus The King of TV stops by with this week’s picks.
The Infamous Betty Ford Sketch
Our radio show would have long been cancelled if not for a last minute decision to yank this sketch written by Frank Conniff featuring Eddie Pepitone, Kevin Rooney and Chris Pina. It originally aired in 2011.