I just listened to the full episode while out on a ride, and I have to agree with John. The first part with you and J was evidence-based; the second part was about anecdotes and wise-cracking. Unfortunately, when John tried to engage the comedians in a more serious fact-based discussion, all he got was a red herring (e.g., John: "What about poor whites in Fishtown?" Comedian: "I asked my (middle-class) white friends in NYC and they never had any trouble with the police!"). With that being said, I will never not listen to an episode of TGS (that would be sacrilegious!) and I look forward to seeing how the comedy-show format develops. Unrelated: have you thought about some TGS merch ("Glenn and John: the black guys at TGS") with a drawing of your and John's face? I have dreams of wearing a TGS hoodie to my next faculty meeting, just to stir the pot ;p
I just listened to the full episode while out on a ride, and I have to agree with John. The first part with you and J was evidence-based; the second part was about anecdotes and wise-cracking. Unfortunately, when John tried to engage the comedians in a more serious fact-based discussion, all he got was a red herring (e.g., John: "What about poor whites in Fishtown?" Comedian: "I asked my (middle-class) white friends in NYC and they never had any trouble with the police!"). With that being said, I will never not listen to an episode of TGS (that would be sacrilegious!) and I look forward to seeing how the comedy-show format develops. Unrelated: have you thought about some TGS merch ("Glenn and John: the black guys at TGS") with a drawing of your and John's face? I have dreams of wearing a TGS hoodie to my next faculty meeting, just to stir the pot ;p