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A few years ago, a book called The Game exposed the underground community of pick-up artists as they competed to bag the most girls. In the book's aftermath, schools have sprouted up across the nation, where gurus of the pick-up charge thousands of dollars to teach average men how to meet women.
This piece follows a class on "the art of rapport" for one day in San Francisco. The men learn the science of conversation and then put it to work around town.
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A few years ago, a book called The Game exposed the underground community of pick-up artists as they competed to bag the most girls. In the book's aftermath, schools have sprouted up across the nation, where gurus of the pick-up charge thousands of dollars to teach average men how to meet women. This piece follows a class on "the art of rapport" for one day in San Francisco. The men learn the science of conversation and then put it to work around town.
Broadcast History
North Gate News on KALX-Berkeley (the radio station of the University of California-Berkeley). Broadcast on 3/13/2008.
Transcript
IT?S A RAINY SATURDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO?S UNION SQUARE. [0:06]
JOHN: We are in the food court in Macy?s. The guys are trying to interact and just be social. Great place. A lot of things to talk about. And there?s a lot of beautiful women. [0:15]
FOUR MEN HAVE PAID TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH TO BE HERE. [0:06]
JOHN: Hopefully, it?ll just make them more comfortable with who they are and have them be able to express themselves in a natural way. [0:12]
IT?S CLASS-TIME WITH PICK-UP ONE-OH-ONE, A COMPANY THAT TURNS AVERAGE MEN INTO CASSANOVAS. MASON, A SOFTWARE ENGINEER FROM PHOENIX, FLEW IN FOR THE WEEKEND-LONG COURSE. FOR HIM, IT ALL STARTED FIVE MONTHS AGO, WITH THE GAME. [0:20]
MASON: Ok, the Game is a book by Nick Strauss and it?s basically about his time becoming?I don?t even like the term anymore..a pick-up artist. [0:09]
He was always a nerdy kind of person, and it wa...
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Timing and Cues
Intro music ("If" by Islands) starts the piece, fades under opening narration
Outgoing music ("Some Guys Have all the Luck" by Rod Stewart") enters at 3:45
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some Guys Have All the Luck | Rod Stewart | The very best of Rod Stewart. | Rhino | 2001 | 01:10 |
| If | Islands | Return to the Sea. | Equator | 2006 | 00:30 |
