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Have you ever wanted to craft the perfect horror film a la NFL fantasy draft or assign A Tribe Called Quest albums to their corresponding “Seinfeld” characters? Well, now you can with Know Your Role(s)! Join your favorite neighborhood bartenders, comedian George Gordon (“Your Good Friend”) and writer David Kleinman (“On the Way North”), for a workshop of words where “knowing your roles” means finding unexpected connections across all your favorite mixed media from film and television to music, literature, sports, and beyond! Sit down with special guests like musician and Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, celebrated comedian Josh Gondelman, and “Eye of the Majestic Creature” series creator and cartoonist Leslie Stein for pop culture party games and barstool banter, bringing you the contextualization that’s sweeping the nation!
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Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
In our inaugural episode, the Know Your Role(s) pod takes public figures from daily life and compares them to characters from the beloved television series, "The Wire." Listen as hosts George and Dave discuss similarities between the likes of Michael Jordan and Omar Little (they both definitely have some chips!), Andrew Cuomo and Frank Sabotka (false fronts) as well as many others in wide ranging chats spanning many subjects, including a tangent or two, or three.