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Turn On The News: Who Is The Speaker? (Audio)

Jan 05, 2023
Produced by Tom Roe.

This week: "Who Is The Speaker." This week Republicans cannot choose a leader. Opening theme includes clips from The Conet Project; "Saturday Night Live," "The Simpsons," Paul Harvey; "Citizen Kane;" 1010 WINS; Bill Cosby; and Larys Strong from "House of the Dragon." Thanks for the songs from Husker Du ("Turn On The News"), Celine Dion ("My Heart Will Go On"), R.E.M. ("Everybody Hurts"), Hamilton soundtrack ("Cabinet Battle #1"), and The Who ("Who Are You"). Clips and excerpts from Kermit the Frog; Borat; Seth Meyers; Jimmy Kimmel; Sean Hannity; Stephen Colbert; Alicia Menendez; David Muir; Marjorie Taylor Greene; Steve Doocy; and Donald Drumpf. Episode 101.

"Turn On The News" is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in "Turn On The News" each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides -- good and evil -- every time you "Turn On The News." It is often a mash-up of the week's news, and sometimes a radio news fantasy with song parodies and covers similar to "Dr. Demento" and comedy skits and more. The show airs at 3 p.m. Thursdays on WGXC, and also most weeks on WGRN, WRWK, KFUG, KACR, KRFP-LP, KMSW, and many other stations. Produced by Tom Roe at Wave Farm and WGXC.