When I first saw a live taping of “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” two things surprised me. One was that Carl Kasell was actually present in the flesh. Somehow I had assumed that the guy was beamed in somehow. Or that they’d roll out an old-timey radio on a cart and his voice would simply amble out. The second surprise was how spry Carl is. As his name was announced, he loped athletically onstage, a tall and wiry septuagenarian.
But when Carl sat down in our studio with me to reflect on his long career, I’m pleased to say I was not surprised. He was exactly as genteel, warm and good-natured as you’d expect him to be. To mark the day of his final Morning Edition newscast, we present this special extended version of that interview.
This weekend was a real thrill – I fulfilled one of my life-long dreams and appeared on NPR’s Car Talk with Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers. For those of you who know me, you may be scratching your heads wondering why I was on a radio call-in show about cars when I don’t actually own a car. Well, you’ll have to listen to the clip to get the full story. You can listen here.
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To hear the show via the Car Talk website, click here.
The debate about my question rages on in the Car Talk message boards. You can weigh in with your opinion here or in the comment section below on DoubleSpeak.
This morning, NPR’s Allison Keyes profiled the effort by Democratic candidates to secure the female vote. This is an interesting piece and one that should garner lots of attention. The female vote will be the key to the presidency in 2008.
