Catch of the Day: The News From Lake Wobegon
I absolute love Garrison Keillor. There are few American storytellers that can be so consistently compelling. He talks about nothing and everything simultaneously and manages to make me laugh in the process. His transitions are flawless. He begins on a subject, takes you through this fictitious town in a disjointed pattern then ends right where he started. He does this effortlessly; his voice smooth, unforced, casually guiding the audience.
I listen to the News From Lake Wobegon (Podcast, no time for the whole show) every week, but the episode from April 20 was particularly memorable. A Prairie Home Companion isn’t known for getting political, but Keillor did. At around minute 91 Keillor summarizes the comedy and tragedy of what happened in Congress this past month and our response to it.
“We will forget about this, just like we forget about winter.”
Sometimes a Good Notion 