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AUG. 3�10, 2022
THE OPENING ACT
What We’re Into
Everyone & Their Mom
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I’ve already written
about my favorite pod-
cast, NPR’s “Wait, Wait ...
Don’t Tell Me!”
But from that podcast
emerged another one I
fi nd just as delightful. It’s
called “Everyone & Their
Mom,” hosted by Emma Choi, who started
as an intern for “Wait, Wait” in 2021.
The premise is this, according to NPR:
“Every week, there’s an odd or funny story
that everyone & their mom seems to be
talking about.”
On this show, Choi takes that story and
expands it with guests, including “Wait,
New releases
Willi Carlisle, ‘Peculiar,
Missouri’
Coming from a queer, 6-foot-4,
300-pound former high school football
captain who went on to
sing Midwestern punk rock,
pursue poetry in New York
and then earn a fellowship
to teach literature in the
Ozarks, this album is what
you’d expect: diff erent. It’s terrifi c, too.
Like the prairie pioneers who inform his
muse, Willi Carlisle has navigated remark-
able terrain to arrive at “Peculiar, Missouri,”
a collection of campfi re folk that cele-
brates love while railing against capitalism,
meritocracy, our political divide and the
designated hitter.
His range of styles also helps put
“Peculiar, Missouri” on the musical map.
The anthemic “I Won’t Be Afraid” will bring
goosebumps with a singalong chorus
aided by the vocals of Ordinary Elephant,
before Carlisle pledges to “love whoever I
well please.” The former football captain
deserves a high-fi ve for this entertaining,
thought-provoking snapshot of America.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wait” panelists and comedians.
“Everyone & Their Mom” releases a new
episode on Wednesdays. And they are
short — usually less than 20 minutes.
Choi is a delight as
a podcast host — she
seems to talk with a
smile on her face, which
makes me smile as I
listen. (And who couldn’t
use another excuse to
smile?)
I probably enjoy it because her inter-
views are a lot like my own — she starts
with a topic, and during the conversation
discovers a tidbit that takes the story in an
entirely new direction.
In my work, I can’t usually follow those
side trails. But Choi does.
One of my favorite episodes is titled
RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
“Everyone & Pay Phones,” which aired
May 11. Her guest host is Tom Bodett, a
frequent panelist on “Wait, Wait.” (He’s also
the voice for those Motel 6 ads.)
In this story, Choi interviews a man in
Minnesota who installed a pay phone in his
front yard. It’s a functioning phone, and he
made the news when a boy who was lost
used the pay phone to call 911.
And then the topic switches to Bo-
dett’s friend who has fi ve grills. This leads
Choi to interview the friend, Chad, during
which she fi nds out that he needs a good
chicken recipe. Which leads Choi to Samin
Nosrat, author of the cookbook “Salt Fat
Acid Heat,” who suggests a recipe for
spatchcocking a chicken.
If you need a smile and interesting news
tidbits, check out “Everyone & Their Mom.”
— LISA BRITTON, GO! EDITOR
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