Spring Clean/The "Junk Shrink"
Series: Radio Essays On Demand
From: Sharon Glassman
Length: 00:02:34
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Hiring a "junk shrink" to cure spring cleaning fever, and a few tips for disordered listeners... One in an ongoing series of humorous, topical essays by writer/performer Sharon Glassman, designed for newsbreaks, interstitial opps and more. Essay menu updated weekly. You can also request an "Essay on Demand" through Sharon's Essay Request Line. Station staff or listeners pick the topic... Sharon writes, records and uploads in as little as 24 hours! Just email: wordsandessays@hotmail.com
Phil Easley
Posted on April 16, 2004 at 01:46 PM | Permalink
Review of Spring Clean/The "Junk Shrink"
I'm not really a big fan of the typical "public radio essay"...they usually don't pass my "So what?" test. But this one worked so well the "so what" question seemed moot. It's fun, it's easy to get "hooked", the writing is clever,the delivery is fresh and real, it was personal without being self-centered...it's a nice light touch that will make listeners chuckle.