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Comedian Chris Hardwick hosts Web Soup on G4 TV as well as the popular Nerdist Podcast. He tells us about the beginnings of his geekdom and gets serious about his favorite Radiohead song, as well as why Neil Finn is one of the best songwriters in the world.
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1. Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty
2. Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds
3. Crowded House - Hole in the River
4. Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
5. Radiohead - Let Down
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Piece Description
Comedian Chris Hardwick hosts Web Soup on G4 TV as well as the popular Nerdist Podcast. He tells us about the beginnings of his geekdom and gets serious about his favorite Radiohead song, as well as why Neil Finn is one of the best songwriters in the world.
Tracks
1. Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty
2. Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds
3. Crowded House - Hole in the River
4. Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
5. Radiohead - Let Down
Transcript
Dan Wilcox: Hey, this is Dan Wilcox from KCRW and I have the pleasure of sitting here with comedian Chris Hardwick who hosts Web Soup on G4 as well as the popular Nerdist Podcast. Today we're gonna be playing excerpts of songs that he selected, and have inspired him over the years as part of KCRW's Guest DJ Project, Welcome!
Chris Hardwick: Thank You!
DW: Let's dive right in. So, where do you want to go first?
CH: Probably not where anyone would expect. So, when I was a kid, the reason that I got involved and so interested in all the nerdy stuff -- one of the major influences in my life was my mother's father, my grandfather, was a technofile. He had a laser disc player in 1979 and he always had video cameras and he had Beta before VHS cause he said it was better, he had video game systems and he had Hi-Fi recording systems.
DW: This is your grandfather?!
CH: This is my grandfather!...
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Host: Dan Wilcox
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