Episode #100 of the Countdown podcast is up.
There’s a bit of change in the format today, and the show is a bit longer, because (barring something earth-shattering) he will be on vacation until Thursday, December 29.
A-Block
And don’t forget that Elayne Boosler’s Tails Of Joy offers a year’s supply of food, supplies, treats, two vet visits, and toys if you adopt a rescue dog.
B-Block
(22:23) (25:41) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Amid dark rumors at MSNBC, the day that GE was ready to shut us down because the chairman’s mother loved Fox News.
C-Block
(41:09) (44:09) JAMES THURBER: Maybe the best of his longer works, that almost predicted Joe McCarthy, O. J. Simpson, Donald Trump. The saga of fame without character, “The Greatest Man In The World”. [links to video: Part 1, Part 2]
Well, that’s all the damage he can do here for now, and the next week or so. Good morning, good afternoon, good night, and good luck.
Update (December 21): Well, Keith’s vacation didn’t last long. He’s revised it, with the new title
CORREA’S 2ND OPINION, FRANCO HARRIS DEAD, TRUMP SHOULD FLEE
A-Block (1:38) BREAKING OVERNIGHT NEWS IN SPORTS: 24 hours ago Carlos Correa was on his way to a press conference for a $350 Million dollar deal with the San Francisco Giants. Then the shindig was cancelled and now Correa has instead signed with the New York Mets! Invoking the college basketball coached who changed his mind on the way to HIS press conference. And sadness in football as Franco Harris died, two days before the 50th Anniversary of the “Immaculate Reception” and three before the Steelers were to retire his uniform.
and then the rest of the podcast follows from further up.