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Highs: Hearing the discussion on the germiest places that can be found in a Catholic church was disgustingly entertaining, as was the payoff from yesterday's American Idol bet. But what really struck us was Lino's twisting of a Seize The Day segment from earlier that morning about flashing oncoming motorists to warn them of speed traps... what should've been a certain "low" because of its fire sale-price humor turned into a major "high" when Lino tied it in to the way that the media has taken the positions of the Catholic church out of context in recent days and weeks. Well done, Lino!
Lows: Didn't hear anything that really rubbed our fur the wrong way.
Our take: A good outing that gets pushed up into elite status with the clever "flashing" segment. Good job!
Grade: A-
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Show review for 5/23/2012
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Highs: It's always entertaining when Father Rob and Lino wager on something, and today was no exception with the priest taking 3.5:1 odds on Jessica Sanchez winning American Idol. That man will truly bet on anything.
Lows: Nothing particularly sucked today... at least by Lino Rulli standards.
Our take: This was a generally pleasant yet by-the-numbers installment, but it gets a bump due to Father Rob's on-air gambling exploits.
Grade: B
Highs: It's always entertaining when Father Rob and Lino wager on something, and today was no exception with the priest taking 3.5:1 odds on Jessica Sanchez winning American Idol. That man will truly bet on anything.
Lows: Nothing particularly sucked today... at least by Lino Rulli standards.
Our take: This was a generally pleasant yet by-the-numbers installment, but it gets a bump due to Father Rob's on-air gambling exploits.
Grade: B
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Show review for 5/22/2012
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Highs: Themes that carry over from one show to the next are usually disasters because they induce boredom very quickly... surprisingly, the "silence" theme carried over very well when Lino had to defend his assertion that there are too many moments of silence during Mass (and not enough silence in others). And what else can be said about Father Rob humming the hits of the 70's during a very special What's Father Rob Humming?
Lows: Lino's time-filling segment where he detailed how he ate an expired yogurt and lived to tell about it was not the stuff good shows are made of. But that paled in comparison to the news segment, where Lino ditched three perfectly good stories Father Rob had prepared after the latter unintentionally bungled the introduction of each. Was that really necessary?
Our take: If you stuck around for the third hour, you enjoyed some good radio. If you tuned out halfway through the second hour because Mr. Perfectionist took his ball and went home after the news segment got screwed up, we understand.
Grade: C+
Highs: Themes that carry over from one show to the next are usually disasters because they induce boredom very quickly... surprisingly, the "silence" theme carried over very well when Lino had to defend his assertion that there are too many moments of silence during Mass (and not enough silence in others). And what else can be said about Father Rob humming the hits of the 70's during a very special What's Father Rob Humming?
Lows: Lino's time-filling segment where he detailed how he ate an expired yogurt and lived to tell about it was not the stuff good shows are made of. But that paled in comparison to the news segment, where Lino ditched three perfectly good stories Father Rob had prepared after the latter unintentionally bungled the introduction of each. Was that really necessary?
Our take: If you stuck around for the third hour, you enjoyed some good radio. If you tuned out halfway through the second hour because Mr. Perfectionist took his ball and went home after the news segment got screwed up, we understand.
Grade: C+
Show review for 5/21/2012
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Highs: Mystery Science Homilies is usually a good segment anytime, but today's version seemed even more so, with Lino being especially critical of Father Rob's work. But that was nothing compared to the news segment, where we got to groove to a cacophony of Bee Gees hits from the '70s as Lino and Father Rob discussed the passing of Robin Gibb. Break out the disco ball!
Lows: "Silence" was the theme of the first hour, and aside from Lino trying to convince Father Rob that reading a book about the Saints was a way to listen to God, it left us a bit underwhelmed.
Our take: First hour was kind of blah; the second and third hours were notably better.
Grade: B-
Highs: Mystery Science Homilies is usually a good segment anytime, but today's version seemed even more so, with Lino being especially critical of Father Rob's work. But that was nothing compared to the news segment, where we got to groove to a cacophony of Bee Gees hits from the '70s as Lino and Father Rob discussed the passing of Robin Gibb. Break out the disco ball!
Lows: "Silence" was the theme of the first hour, and aside from Lino trying to convince Father Rob that reading a book about the Saints was a way to listen to God, it left us a bit underwhelmed.
Our take: First hour was kind of blah; the second and third hours were notably better.
Grade: B-
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