Cold Open Question of the Week: What would be your shadow profession?
Our guest tonight is the Assistant Program Director/Producer-Host of Keystone Edition and Scholastic Scrimmage Host at WVIA Radio/WVIA-TV, where he has won numerous Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Awards.
He has been an online personality for Scranton’s own classic rock station, Rock 107; an obituary clerk for The Times-Leader in Wilkes-Barre. A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, he is also an enthusiast for all things Hunter S. Thompson, a purveyor of The Eagles’ music catalog, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and has a soft spot in his heart for humorous Facebook memes, please welcome…Paul Lazar!
Dr. John Dolis: Brian retells the story of a classmate covered in gas during a freshman English composition class, while Paul publicly apologizes for the Cookie Incident.
Paul talks about his college experience, including majors that included computer science, sociology, psychology, and finally journalism thanks to a phone call to cover a morning shift at the Penn State college radio station.
McClanahan’s: Brian brings up the night he ran into Paul, who was working at the famous State College landmark in 1999 or 2000.
Brian and Paul reminisce about Monday night RAW watch parties at Marywood, the online chat room ‘The Forest’, and hanging in the Penn State-Scranton computer lab.
New Journalism: Brian asks Paul to convince him to read Hunter S. Thompson, having just read Joan Didion’s The White Album. Paul recommends Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga.
Brian asks Paul’s opinion on the current state of News and Journalism standards and practices.
Paul details the amount of work that goes into preparing to host WVIA’s Scholastic Scrimmage, including learning the pronunciation of Icelandic volcanoes and the quality of the students who participate in the show.
Paul demonstrates why math is not his friend.
Paul discusses his personal writing, which involves the horror genre, and combines aspects of psychology.
Paul plays the new game ‘Wrong Answers Only’:
Greatest Tight End in NFL History is…
Favorite Nacho Topping…
First CD I ever bought…
My Last Operation was for…
My Halloween Costume this year is…
Beavis & Butthead: Brian and Paul admit to greeting each other as Beavis and Butthead before the recording began. Paul explains his hesitancy to dive back into the beloved 1990s-era MTV show.
Gary’s News Of The Weird: Fowl Free? Paul questions what a McPlant is? UK thief steals chocolate Easter eggs.
Paul speaks about mental health and anxiety and the stigma attached to making the call for help.
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And finally, Paul provides the outro music for the most Paul Lazar podcast ever!
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