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Personal essay by Courtenay Hameister, host of Live Wire Radio, featuring lots 'o' humiliating moments. Read the full description.
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Piece Description
As host of Live Wire, a radio variety show, I periodically delve into my own personal stash of humiliating moments for the good of the show. This is one such personal essay-esque moment. Thanks for listening. -Courtenay Hameister
Broadcast History
Aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting (KOPB 91.5 FM) on Saturday, May 26.
Additional Files
- Courtenay (courtenay.jpg)




Michael Johnson
Posted on June 15, 2007 at 08:57 PM | Permalink
Review of Why the Dudes Dig Me
This one woman personal essay on life lessons in female male relations is a witty, irreverent tale of looking love in a few of the wrong places, and would make a fun drop in to a music program, just as a little something different in the mix. Taped before a live audience the unidentified female comedienne regales her audience with awkward moments from her life, that will make the listener recall their own moments of "suspended grace". There's applause at the end so some poignant or ironic song could be played at the end of this great monologue.