# The Voice of Ed Zotti **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413 "2006-04-20T02:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/1 "2006-04-20T02:23:54Z")
Last March 24th, as I was brushing my teeth before going to bed, I turned on the radio in the bathroom as I always do. Five seconds after turning it on, I heard the name **Cecil Adams** come up, so naturally I stopped to listen. It was an interview show, “Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg”, and he was interviewing Ed Zotti, who spent a couple of hours discussing Cecil and the Straight Dope column and books. WGN put a small snippet of the interview on their web site, so if you are interested, here is the voice of Ed Zotti: [http://archive.wgnradio.com:8080/ramgen/wgnam/shows/ex720/Audio/edzotti060324mr.rm](http://archive.wgnradio.com:8080/ramgen/wgnam/shows/ex720/Audio/edzotti060324mr.rm) (This is about a 5 minute portion, where they talk about Uri Geller and other psychics.) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/2 "2006-04-20T03:00:25Z")
The other guy talks too much. Pffft. Ed sounds like a nice, honest, decent, intelligent guy. How deceptive… _ducks and runs_ ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/3 "2006-04-20T03:42:52Z")
And did you hear that, at the end? Sold his ma up the river. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/4 "2006-04-20T03:44:16Z")
Am I the only one a little insulted by the fact that this interview wasn’t mentioned on SDMB anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/5 "2006-04-20T03:53:13Z")
Yes. TubaDiva Who does wish she had heard about it earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/6 "2006-04-20T03:58:37Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Yes. > > TubaDiva > Who does wish she had heard about it earlier. Clue: I don’t really give a fuck about the interview. I was making a small joke. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/7 "2006-04-20T04:05:23Z")
Podcast: [http://caster.wgnradio.com/podcasts/x720pod-028-060404.mp3](http://caster.wgnradio.com/podcasts/x720pod-028-060404.mp3) TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/8 "2006-04-20T04:16:41Z")
**Ed** sounds kinda hot. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/9 "2006-04-20T04:17:08Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Clue: I don’t really give a fuck about the interview. I was making a small joke. Let’s be sure to remember we’re in Cafe Society, and to keep it polite. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/10 "2006-04-20T04:25:01Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Let’s be sure to remember we’re in Cafe Society, and to keep it polite. Righto. ---
**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/11 "2006-04-20T14:19:32Z")
Another thing I should mention… Later, during the call-in portion of the show, a listener said something like _ **"Before I ask my question, I want to say that I read the Straight Dope Message Board all the time, and I think it’s really great!".** _ So congratulations to us, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/12 "2006-04-20T14:28:29Z")
> [@vertizontal](#): > > …a listener said something like _ **"Before I ask my question, I want to say that I read the Straight Dope Message Board all the time, and I think it’s really great!".** _ So, who was the mystery caller? Fess up, you! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/13 "2006-04-20T14:32:59Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Podcast: [http://caster.wgnradio.com/podcasts/x720pod-028-060404.mp3](http://caster.wgnradio.com/podcasts/x720pod-028-060404.mp3) > > TubaDiva Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/14 "2006-04-20T17:37:46Z")
> [@vertizontal](#): > > Another thing I should mention… > > Later, during the call-in portion of the show, a listener said something like _ **"Before I ask my question, I want to say that I read the Straight Dope Message Board all the time, and I think it’s really great!".** _ > > So congratulations to us, I guess. And this person didn’t say “Hi, Opal!”? Tsk, tsk, tsk. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/15 "2006-04-20T18:09:35Z")
And all the Google ads are for psychics… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/16 "2006-04-20T19:23:32Z")
Ed seems overly enamored of the word, “wacky”. Interestingly, [so is Cecil…](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-06%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=site%3Awww.straightdope.com+%22-cecil+adams%22+wacky+-sdstaff&btnG=Search) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/17 "2006-04-20T19:39:13Z")
I thought it was cute how he pronounces the word “half.” He said it several times while discussing peak oil. I don’t think anyone else in the world can pronounce “half” quite the way mid-westerners do. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/18 "2006-04-20T20:20:52Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > Ed seems overly enamored of the word, “wacky”. Interestingly, [so is Cecil…](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-06%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=site%3Awww.straightdope.com+%22-cecil+adams%22+wacky+-sdstaff&btnG=Search) Remember that Ed edits Cecil’s columns, so it’s not surprising to find some of Ed’s favorite phrases showing up in Cecil’s works. And vice versa; they’ve been working together so long, it’s not surprising that Ed’s picked up some of Cecil’s pet phrases. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-ed-zotti/353413/19 "2006-04-20T20:30:22Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Remember that Ed edits Cecil’s columns, so it’s not surprising to find some of Ed’s favorite phrases showing up in Cecil’s works. And vice versa; they’ve been working together so long, it’s not surprising that Ed’s picked up some of Cecil’s pet phrases. “Working together”, eh? That’s one way of putting it, I suppose.