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Highs: Pretty much the whole damn show... but if we were forced to pick, how could one not enjoy hearing Cardinal-designate Dolan shoot the breeze with Lino and Father Rob after interrupting a fire-sale giveaway of non-Catholic bibles? You just can't make this stuff up.
Lows: Ummm...
Our take: Not quite an instant classic, but definitely three hours of pure Catholic pleasure.
Grade: A
Monday, January 9, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Show review for 1/5/2012
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Highs: Father Rob's impersonation of Lino praying that sounded like a cross between Thurston Howell III from Gilligan's Island and Judge Smails from Caddyshack. Also good was a quote from a caller talking about Father Rob's McDonald's temptation: "Having a sip of a McDonald's Coke is like fat girl crack."
Lows: The Li-Nie Awards. A normally hilarious segment felt like it was running on half a tank of gas this time around.
Our take: Not bad... but not great, either. At least it kept our interest.
Grade: B-
Highs: Father Rob's impersonation of Lino praying that sounded like a cross between Thurston Howell III from Gilligan's Island and Judge Smails from Caddyshack. Also good was a quote from a caller talking about Father Rob's McDonald's temptation: "Having a sip of a McDonald's Coke is like fat girl crack."
Lows: The Li-Nie Awards. A normally hilarious segment felt like it was running on half a tank of gas this time around.
Our take: Not bad... but not great, either. At least it kept our interest.
Grade: B-
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Show review for 1/4/2012
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Highs: Hearing Father Rob defend his assertion that men have no obligation to give up their seat to a woman was great fun. Almost as much fun: listening to Lino beat his head against a wall after his attempt to help someone gets buried in an avalanche of listener suggestions. But none of those topped What's Father Rob Humming, which is in a class all by itself.
Lows: If we had to pick, we'd say that the opening segment about the Iowa caucuses was a little underwhelming.
Our take: Like a good wine, this show got better as time went along. Still a tad bit flat in parts, but much better than Tuesday's underwhelming performance.
Grade: B+
Highs: Hearing Father Rob defend his assertion that men have no obligation to give up their seat to a woman was great fun. Almost as much fun: listening to Lino beat his head against a wall after his attempt to help someone gets buried in an avalanche of listener suggestions. But none of those topped What's Father Rob Humming, which is in a class all by itself.
Lows: If we had to pick, we'd say that the opening segment about the Iowa caucuses was a little underwhelming.
Our take: Like a good wine, this show got better as time went along. Still a tad bit flat in parts, but much better than Tuesday's underwhelming performance.
Grade: B+
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Show review for 1/3/2012
Starting with the first show of 2012, we are going to post a brief review of each new episode of TCGS, along with a link to the show summary so that you can get filled in on what happened each day in case you weren't able to listen. So without further ado...
Broadcast Date: 1/3/2012
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Highs: A caller from Atlanta trash-talked Father Rob into a $25 bet on the Falcons-Giants game this weekend.
Lows: Most of the second hour. What started out as a promising segment about how people allow external events to get between them and God ended up being a 40-minute snoozefest that had us wondering when they were finally going to play a commercial.
Our take: Some nice moments like the impromptu bet and Father Rob mocking Lino for the way he spent New Year's were overshadowed by too much talk about subjects that were only mildly interesting. For the first show of the year, this one hit the ground with a thud.
Grade: C-
Broadcast Date: 1/3/2012
Click here for a brief summary of the show
Highs: A caller from Atlanta trash-talked Father Rob into a $25 bet on the Falcons-Giants game this weekend.
Lows: Most of the second hour. What started out as a promising segment about how people allow external events to get between them and God ended up being a 40-minute snoozefest that had us wondering when they were finally going to play a commercial.
Our take: Some nice moments like the impromptu bet and Father Rob mocking Lino for the way he spent New Year's were overshadowed by too much talk about subjects that were only mildly interesting. For the first show of the year, this one hit the ground with a thud.
Grade: C-
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