WordMan
05-10-2007, 10:35 AM
Anyone listening to this new addition to NPR?
The description from their website (http://www.pri.org/fairgame.html) is:
Fair Game" is a satirical news and entertainment, weekday evening program. Hosted by Faith Salie, possibly the only Rhodes Scholar who performs comedy intentionally, "Fair Game" covers the important stories of the day and uses insightful humor to tease out what it all means. The show also features newsmaker and celebrity interviews, live music and regular appearances by the country's best comedians.
So far, in my listens:
- it can be funny - they seem to be willing to take a Daily Show-type stab at Bush and other political types, while also featuring music and other topics...
- Faith Salie seems to be very quick on her feet and can therefore roll with interviews and see where they go
- Her "presence" is pretty overt - she embraces her own quirky style, so it is very self-conscious and takes some getting used to
- Forgive the potentially-sexist aspect of this, but it is clear from her voice, inflections and general demeanor, that she is a hottie. Kinda weird, but even on radio, it just jumped out and made me want to check the website for a photo and sure enough - hot. She reminds me, in both appearance and style, of the actress who played Harriet Hayes on Studio 60 - Sarah Paulsen (http://www.nbc.com/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip/images/bios/sarah_paulson/sarah_paulson_01.jpg). Kinda bizarre, but I find it a bit distracting - even on radio, I don't like my talking heads to be too distractingly hot. In NYC, I can never take the news from Liz Cho seriously...well, that has as much to do with the crap channel 7 news, but she is too distractly overdone and hot...
Anyone else listen? Thoughts?
The description from their website (http://www.pri.org/fairgame.html) is:
Fair Game" is a satirical news and entertainment, weekday evening program. Hosted by Faith Salie, possibly the only Rhodes Scholar who performs comedy intentionally, "Fair Game" covers the important stories of the day and uses insightful humor to tease out what it all means. The show also features newsmaker and celebrity interviews, live music and regular appearances by the country's best comedians.
So far, in my listens:
- it can be funny - they seem to be willing to take a Daily Show-type stab at Bush and other political types, while also featuring music and other topics...
- Faith Salie seems to be very quick on her feet and can therefore roll with interviews and see where they go
- Her "presence" is pretty overt - she embraces her own quirky style, so it is very self-conscious and takes some getting used to
- Forgive the potentially-sexist aspect of this, but it is clear from her voice, inflections and general demeanor, that she is a hottie. Kinda weird, but even on radio, it just jumped out and made me want to check the website for a photo and sure enough - hot. She reminds me, in both appearance and style, of the actress who played Harriet Hayes on Studio 60 - Sarah Paulsen (http://www.nbc.com/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip/images/bios/sarah_paulson/sarah_paulson_01.jpg). Kinda bizarre, but I find it a bit distracting - even on radio, I don't like my talking heads to be too distractingly hot. In NYC, I can never take the news from Liz Cho seriously...well, that has as much to do with the crap channel 7 news, but she is too distractly overdone and hot...
Anyone else listen? Thoughts?