A local public radio station, KUOW, runs a recurring feature in which unusual people are asked to assemble three songs on a certain theme, and expound upon them in long-winded NPR style. I was the guest this weekend, discussing (apparently) “Mad Skills and the American Dream.” In other words: songs with some link to the world of game shows.

I don’t feel like I said anything that insightful about game shows or pop music, but I did get the local NPR station to play 30 seconds of Eric B and Rakim. Mission accomplished! (If that was, indeed, my admittedly odd mission.)