Coyle and Sharpe
Posted on January 30, 2008 at 07:32 PM
If I had a baby, I'd trust Jesse Thorn to hold it. He's the host of the Sound of Young America, and not only does he have a wonderful, soothing voice, but he just seems like such a gosh-darn nice guy.
Even though I trust Mr. Thorn well enough to let him hold my non-existent child, it still took me a long time to listen to a podcast that he highly recommends (and distributes), Coyle and Sharpe: The Imposters. As Jesse puts it:
In the early 1960s, James P. Coyle and Mal Sharpe roamed the streets of San Francisco, microphone in hand, roping strangers into bizarre schemes and surreal stunts.
Earlier this week I listened to the most recent episode, "French Festival." It's amazing. I don't want to give anything away, because part of the joy for me was listening to the bit unfold into greater and greater levels of ridiculousness. So I'll just tell you: go listen.