Radio Sweethearts

I have to start this week’s recap with a bit of a spoiler, because I don’t want your OTM listening experience to be tainted by the surprise revealed at the end of the episode. According to Brooke, for the length of the T-shirt design contest, Bob is making good on his promise to host the show topless. Sounding like all girls sound when they’ve ceased to be amused, Brooke reminds us that thankfully, this is the last week for the contest. Designers, you have one week to complete your designs!

I’m working backwards this week – just before the unfortunate revelation that Bob was hosting shirtless, OTM played a short homage to dictatorial fashion in the form of a typical “Project Runway” judging, complete with audio from Tim, Heidi, Nina and Michael. Even the blurb on OTM’s Web site says that the segment “takes this idea one step too far”. Which host do you think proposed the segment? Do you think Bob is into “Project Runway”? Matthew is – he likes the MacGyverishness of it all.

In other news, the conventions are coming up, and 15,000 reporters are headed to the show. That’s great and all, but with everything scripted and pre-determined, there doesn’t seem to be much news value. Guest Jack Shafer argues that the reason for sending all those reporters is that the conventions are a big, boozy journalism fest. With free food. He and Brooke get into it, which makes me glad she’s back and not taking any lip.

Conversely, though NBC has been great about giving us all of the news on Michael Phelps and his freakish amount of wins, but they’re leaving a few things out. They seem to be shying away from news of China’s government and human rights issues. No worries, though – the Olympics are over now, and we can all return to being normal people with lives that consist of more than going to work and coming home to watch people with way more athletic skill.

Also, there’s some conflict between Russia and Georgia. And Bob still doesn’t care what you’re doing (though I wish he would be my twitter follower).

This recap was written by Kerry, who is now wondering when Project Runway 4 is coming out on DVD and when “America’s Next Top Model” starts. Matthew was at work during the writing of the recap, so he had nothing to do with it, though he also wonders when ANTM starts.