Watch Live Video of John Hodgman in Wits
(tonight, 8pm CT)
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Why am I featuring a live video stream of WITS featuring the humorist John Hodgman (from The Daily Show) with host John Moe (oh, and a call-in with author Neil Gaiman)?
Well, with all the video streaming of live SOF events over the past year, we’ve gotten pretty dang good at making things work and, more importantly, troubleshooting when things go wrong. So, when I can, I jump at the opportunity to share my experience and help our many colleagues.*
And, I’m not going to fib, it’s also a great opportunity to collaborate differently, figure out new ways of doing things, and see some phenomenal talent from behind the glass. And tonight’s show is one of them! Plus, we’ve always wanted to do comedy on our program. This is my roundabout way of making that happen!
So, if you’re looking for some no-cost entertainment, a few good laughs, and the ability to opt in to a vigorous Twitter conversation (hashtag is #wits), stop by around 8 pm Central tonight.
* Did you know that we are part of the same organization that produces hundreds of live events and programs like A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Marketplace, The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Performance Today, the entire Minnesota Public Radio service, etc.?
Evaluating a Potential Guest
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Our colleagues at Marketplace are conducting a day-long conference called Moving by Degrees, which “brings the nation’s top scientists, policymakers and business leaders together with reporters from public radio and commercial stations from around the nation.” One of the voices we’re paying attention to is Elizabeth Kolbert, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker.
The live video stream should be up any second (it was scheduled for 1:00 pm Pacific). Listen in and help us evaluate whether she might be a guest on Speaking of Faith. What do you think?
