This Week on ‘Shut Up, Weirdo’: Who Deserves a Bailout?

Lehman and GM, no. AIG and Citigroup, yes. So why not me? you might ask. And when I say me, I don’t mean me, Co-host Andy, ‘cause I’m doing OK right now, thanks for asking, but rather someone who’s not doing so well who’s full of populist resentment over private jets and stuff. That’s what I’m talking about. By the way, did I mention that I own stock in Ford and Citigroup? Well, I do, and, man, they are not looking so good, but you could have guessed that. But, hey, people are still going to be buying trucks and using credit cards five years from now, so I’m not really worried, but you never know. And that’s the topic of this week’s show.

Oh, and Frangry won’t be here. She’s out of town. But filling in for in her is Miss Kathy Jones, who is full of populist resentment over private jets and stuff and knows a lot about this area. And she was once a balloon-handler in the Macy’s parade, so we can talk about that, too. Frangry might call in—I mean, gosh, I hope so—but if not, we still have access to the amazing Frangry Soundboard that some anonymous FOT created. So, yeah. What else? Oh, yes: Listen to “Shut Up, Weirdo” this Friday at 6 pm on WFMU, 91.1 in the NYC area or live and archived  at WFMU.org online. Julien, this means you.