While I was on the road this weekend, I turned on NPR and listened to “Car Talk” for a while. Those guys are full of it, but generally give some good advice. (Kinda like a few of YOU guys)
What I was thinking was: Would a similar program about houses fly? Call it “home Talk” or something like that. Then people could call in and ask stuff like: “What’s the best way to remove a bearing wall in my house?” (Or other assorted questions like they ask here)
Whaddaya think ???
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I think it would work if you could get somebody like the Tappet bros. There actually are some call in shows like that for home improvement or construction or furniture repair that I run across on occasion, like Sunday mornings after the church stuff.
Problem with the programs I've heard is that they're either silly or the advice or methods is kind of glossed over; kind of like trying to build a victorian house from one of those Home Depot free pamplets on "How to Frame."
Off with their heads!!!
Hey my friend . I picked up the rumor ,that piffin was really interviewing for a talk radio show host position when he made up that story he was traveling out west ,heard anything new ? It seems his modesty wont allow him to discuss it with us, I think he would great at answering questions about homebuilding. On another note summer maybe leaving for us high thursday 74 better than 94 today, hummm maybe I could be piffin's weatherman.
The rumour is false, as is my modesty.
I appreciate the compliment but haven't let it go to my head. I'm not so sure that I'd be the man for such a job because I am not as fast in person as here where I can stare at the screen for a minute or two, thinking before typing. In radio, that is known as dead air - to be avoided at all costs. Maybe that's why these shows usually have tag teams of two guys. In case one goes blank the other can make mouth noise.
There is a sat AM radio talk show about homes in Bangor ME by a local guy on WVOM. He has a sidekick who is a heating engineer about as old as the hills. The main guy is a DIY type with some good and some 'off the wall' ideas. I've called a time or two.
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A show kinda like what you mention is what I had in mind. Definitely you would need 2 people or more.
I think a good team (Like the car talk guys) could make a good show out of it.
Actually, you might be better at it than you think, Piffin. You don't get frazzled easily, and have a fairly wide range of knowledge.
I don't think I could do it, as I mostly know about structural stuff. Might work well to ahve a woman/decorator type involved, too. Gotta cover ALL the bases............
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Ya know, I'd heard that too, but I haven't noticed a difference in the twins, there...
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Getting bawdy on my talk show here...
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I'll pitch the idea to the guy we're working for now......wod is...he owns...or is a higher up...for 3 local stations....
the lead carp I'm subbing for already told him to just leave a microphone out where we all have lunch....he promised we'd fill at least an hour a day with fantastic BS!
We got stories!
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A fine sept morning to you . I think a lot of talk shows are taped and edited for later play,and as long as you are being your self there wouldn't be a problem with the flow. As for a resume, use breaktime as a reference ,it would be great to have one of our own representing the real world . Locally we have a realator [spit spit} doing a talk show and I ,m sure pros and DIYers would rather talk to someone that puts a nailbag on and can talk to other contractors. Give it some thought , "Excellence" is doing it better than the current standard.
Rather than have a show to arm people with sawzalls and sledges, how about a show on how to deal with contractors and builders?
Some car shows talk about how to change your transmission, but there are great ones on how to select a car or know enough not to get screwed by a potentially crooked mechanic, or how to plan your financing. We have a great local call in TV show like that.
If we put all the professional knowledge here to work we could really educate people on how to be better consumers of the work so many of you do.
Wouldn't it be great to have a customer who understood what you were talking about? Who could value the work you are quoting? Who could knowledgeably compare your work to some underbidding hack? How about one who could read a blueprint?
Here in Montreal we had a show with a guy named "Jon Eeks". He used to answer all kinds of questions about houses. Including buyers beware type questions and such. For a time he was also on the weather network.
The radio station was CJAD in Montreal. I don't really listen that often since "George Balcan" left. (Some of you out there may know him). Not sure if Jon Eeks is still on or not.
Good idea though!!!!!!!!!
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He is on HGTV now and based out of Toronto.
You never heard of Red Green?
I don't know if he ever got into removing bearing walls, but I suspect the job would involve duct tape.
I did manage to catch Click and Clack this week, it was one of their funnier shows.
While I really like Red Green, his show isn't a call in show.
Guess we could hire Red Green have a show like the fictional "Tool Time", where he and Piffin are host and co-host. That way you'd have one who knew what was going on, and one clown.
I'll leave it up to you to decied which one is the clown.................(-:
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But they wouldn't be able to see my suspenders on the radio.
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The real question is do you have the face for radio?
I'll save that for one of my openning lines. " The only man in the world with a face for radio" Where do I send the check?
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Edited 9/12/2002 9:43:50 PM ET by piffin
Stop fartin around and submit the idea to NPR. :oP
I think they'd prefer to find a local show and move it to the "big time" but, who knows?