On The Internet (And The Radio), They Don't Know If You're A Dog?

Last eve, a visitor to this blog (Nancy in Portland? Full disclosure: this site's tracking software identified this visitor as using an ISP in Phoenix, but that's another story.) offered thanks for an entry posted in July 2004! A bit done by Canadian radio comedian, Jonathan Goldstein, on the Book of Genesis has become a cult classic and transcripts of that show from "This American Life" on public radio are the equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Last night's blog visitor expressed thanks because the transcript of that long-ago radio show was on this blog. Jonathan Goldstein has gone on to star in his own public radio show, "Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein." Goldstein allows radio listeners to eavesdrop on his wacky telephone conversations with his assortment of friends. In a way, "Wiretap" is "Seinfeld" on the radio. However, thanks to YouTube, there are a number of "Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein" skits in video clips. This vlog is pleased to provide one of this video clips: a holiday greeting from the radio show. One of Goldstein's regulars, Howard, came to the studio for this show with a sidekick of his own. Click on the clip and get an early holiday greeting from both "Wiretap with Jonathan Goldstein" and this humble blog/vlog or whatever the Hell it is. We need all of the laughs we can gather in these days. If this is (fair & balanced) zaniness, so be it.

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"Wiretap" Holiday Special
Starring Jonathan Goldstein, Howard Chackowicz and Desmond (the dog)

[Jonathan Goldstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he spent the first four years of his life before the family moved back to his mother's home town of Montreal. The family settled just outside of Montreal in the suburb of Lava where Goldstein grew up before attending McGill University and later completing a master's program in creative writing at Concordia University. After graduation, Goldstein supported himself by working in the telemarketing industry for ten years, all the while continuing to write and attend readings. In 2000, Goldstein's nascent career got a boost after he was selected to work on Ira Glass' popular public radio program "This American Life" and he relocated to Chicago to work as a producer on the show. In 2002, Goldstein moved back to Montreal and started work on several projects for CBC Radio One including his own show, "WireTap," which debuted in 2004.]

Copyright © 2007 Jonathan Goldstein

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