The Delivery Presents – Robinson on Reagan, Pethokoukis on the King
Episode 76 reminded me of the old Lewis Black comedy routine (back when he was funny) about how he experienced five seasons in four days when he was in Boston in February. He finished the bit with this:
And there will come a time mark my words where there will be a season of great big giant frogs that fall from the sky. You’ll be watching Willard Scott on the Today show…And he’ll be standing in front of the Washington Monument dressed like a Chipmunk and frogs will be bouncing off his head. And he’ll be going, “Giant Frogs. Giant frogs. What can I say? Back to you.”
What does that have to do with this week’s show, you might ask? Well, I felt like Willard Scott in a chipmunk suit, amazed at what was happening around me. I thought the show would be good — how could it not be with top-notch guests like Peter Robinson and James Pethokoukis — but I was not quite prepared for it to be great.
And, folks, it was great without the need for me to do very much at all. It started right from the jump when Peter Robinson playfully scolded me from the jump for calling him Mr. Robinson just minutes after I asked if I could call him Peter and kept right on rolling to the end as James Pethokoukis waxed enthusiastic about Stephen King’s ability to write the best bullies in fiction. You’ll get some tidbits about Ronald Reagan, live in the White House, who would make a good Roland Deschain, and what Stephen King books would be good starters if you’ve never read any of his work before.
You can’t get that from just any show, I’ll guarantee you.
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