First and foremost, we're really sorry about the Wally Lamb cell phone connection. Do not adjust your radio (or streaming device).
It's the usual three-ring circus on the Scramble today starting with the five players for the St. Louis Rams who put their hands up in a "Don't Shoot" gesture during their introductions for Sunday's game. That gesture, of course, has become part of the iconography of the Ferguson Missouri story, and we talk to ESPN the Magazine's Howard Bryant about the role athletes play in raising consciousness and defying conventional news narratives.
Next, on a lighter note, writer Wally Lamb joins us to talk about the TV movie adaptation of his Christmas novel Wishin' and Hopin'. Wally's the executive producer, and we're very curious to know what it's like to come out from behind the keyboard and deal with the problems of catering and child actors.
Lastly, meet a new and utterly unique Twitter celebrity -- a fictitious and very fun German nihilist. You might call him Dr. Nein.
GUESTS:
- Howard Bryant - Senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine
- Wally Lamb - Author of many books, including Wishin’ and Hopin’, which is the basis of a Lifetime movie premiering this Saturday, December 6 at 8pm
- Eric Jarosinski - Editor of the Twitter feed @NeinQuarterly. He is giving a talk at Trinity College on 12/4 at 6:30pm called “Philosophy in 140 Characters - An Evening with Nein Quarterly"
SONGS:
- “What The Hell is Going On” by Paul Thorn
- "Wishin' & Hopin'" by Dusty Springfield
- “Living In These Star Warz” by Rebel Force Band
