239: Lost in America
Jun 6, 2003
Stories of people who are lost, histories that are lost, and things that are lost. This show was recorded onstage in front of audiences on a five-city tour in May 2003. The cities: Boston, Washington DC, Portland Oregon, Denver and Chicago. Featuring house band OK Go.
Thanks to the public radio stations who presented the show in those cities: WBUR in Boston, WAMU in DC, Oregon Public Broadcasting/OPB in Portland, Colorado Public Radio in Denver, and Chicago Public Radio in our hometown.
- If you're going to do a show about people who are lost, you pretty much have to include a story about adolescents. Jonathan Goldstein tells a story from his teenage years. He was trying to lose something—namely his virginity—which turned out to be harder than he expected. Jonathan's the author of the book Lenny Bruce is Dead. Content advisory: He acknowledges the existence of sex in this story, though with no explicit scenes, words, or ideas. (12 minutes)Song: "Tough to Have a Crush", OK Go
