D&D - Sept 21, 2009

This rant is brought to you by one of the call-in segments from today's show that wasn't podcasted (the other was a discussion about weird souvenirs). I guess I'm one of the unpopular few who would be in favor of a tax on pop and other junk food. We need some way to pay for health care reform -- even if the current reform bills being proposed completely miss that point that we a are a FAT, fast-food nation. Health care costs will drop if people are healthy, and the current legislation under consideration doesn't focus enough on preventative medicine and healthy lifestyles. Bill Maher was right last week. While the idea of a "sin" tax doesn't appeal to me, it's more than just an issue with semantics and lexicon. Booze, for example, is not intrinsically unhealthy (in moderation), so I don't see why it should be taxed. But fatty foods and HFCS-laden sodas? I'm a fat person, so I know I should cut back on crap food. I'm not saying I need the government to tell me this (my doctor does it enough, thank you very much), but let's look at cigarette smoking (which is intrinsically deadly, not just unhealthy). Cigarettes have declined in popularity over the decades due in part to government intervention and lawsuits -- there's no more tobacco ads on TV, the Surgeon General tells you how bad every pack is bad for you, tobacco companies have had to pay out multi-million-dollar lawsuits, and the fact remains that it's just not as "cool" as it was years ago. The massive hikes in tobacco taxation have been a big part of the decline as well. You might say eating junk food isn't as bad as smoking, but both are unhealthy, addictive habits that offer nothing of value. This isn't a black and white issue. Fattening foods are also generally less expensive than their more nutritious counterparts; in my opinion, part of a comprehensive health reform bill should include a subsidy for diet and nutrition improvements for lower-income participants.

Alllllrighty then, enough wonkiness, on to D&D. It seems the anti-early-podcast lobby has returned. Nearly every segment from 7am-9am is up at the D&D page, while the 6am hour was left alone once more, waiting in front of the abandoned oil change place on the corner for another anonymous sex partner who chickened out at the last minute again. Hour 1 topics included a recap of yesterday's Springsteen concert in Chicago from a sleepy Uncle Buck, an update on Rudy's slang jar, an Emmy recap, a Darwin Award nomination in the shape of a deadly UFC re-enactment, and a couple local stories about money (both of the counterfeit and suing-the-casino variety). The guy who won the All-You-Can-Eat Lions ticket from D&D on Sunday was also brought on the air briefly between vomit waves. Podcast-worthy segments were, as chosen by the Peristaltic Pyrotechinicians over at WCSX.com:

1. QUESTIONS FOR LIONS FANS (podcast) - The Lions home opener was Sunday...Well we all know what happened...Before the game Jim O'Brien decided to pose 3 questions to 10 or so Lions Fans...Let the hilarity begin!
2. CHUCK LIDDELL (podcast) - The "Ice-Man" Chuck Liddell was on Monday morning with D&D...Best known for being a MMA/UFC fighter...At one time the most feared fighter to step into the Octagon...Well now Chuck is looking to expand his horizons, and well this season he is on Dancing With The Stars...If you have anything to say Chuck will meet you at the bike racks at 3 to deliver a roundhouse only Chuck Norris can envy!
3. WORKFORCE BUSINESS GRAND PRIZE WINNER (podcast) - Java Hutt Cafe is the Work Force Business Grand Prize Winner...Congrats to Richard and Lisa Spicko! They will now receive their $20,000 ad campaign on WCSX!
Java Hutt Cafe
207 S. Old Woodward
Birmingham, MI 48012
(248) 593-0127
4. 8 "CHIVALROUS" MOVES THAT CREEP OUT WOMEN (podcast) - So we guess that chivalry is out? According to this list things like ordering a meal, pulling out a chair, and helping them put on their coat really creeps out the ladies! Check out the full list!
5. ROD ALLEN (podcast) - Rod Allen checked in Monday morning with his weekly Tigers Report! Nate back on the hill as a starter...Tigers almost get swept in Minnesota but make out still in first place!

Here's the show:

Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-21 Hour 1
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Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-21 Hour 2
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Deminski & Doyle - 2009-09-21 Hour 3
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