Pimping TAL: Parental Guidance Suggested

When Dr. S moved to Chicago in 1998, there were three people native sons he wanted to meet. One was radio personality Ira Glass (unbeknownst to Dr. S, all three were radio personalities, but that's a story for another time). One of the many Lab Rules in effect at that time was to not even think about calling the Doctor when This American Life was being broadcast (this was the pre-podcasting era). After this week's program, that rule may be re-instituted. So if you happen to be reading this before TAL's local airtime (it's aired twice per weekend in many major markets), stop reading this jackass blog and turn on the radio. Warning: make sure you don't need to pee beforehand, because once you start listening to the first segment, an interview with the author of The Color of Love, you will be frozen in place for half an hour — and then the second segment will make you pee your pants. The third segment is about the daughter of yet another radio personality, Joseph Helfgot, who for many years had a very popular radio show in Boston called "Talking Sex with Joseph Helfgot". The segment begins with her discussing her father's inordinately popular Human Sexuality class at the Big U, which was known on campus variously as Holes & Poles or T&A. Program note: Dr. S TA'd T&A for Dr. Joe.