Last Thursday was the final episode of It’s Hot in Here before we broke it up for summer. It was really starting to get good. At least it sounded like it was from my perch at the engineer’s station. JJ and Sarah (“Gina” and “Gwen”, perhaps we can abandon the random pseudonyms for the fall season) did really great work. And the faculty we’ve approached so far for interviews have been enthusiastic and hugely fun to have on and have had just super interesting things to say. Was I nervous about giving up an hour of my radio show so a couple of academics could experiment with talk radio? Yes. But I figured it would make my life easier filling up 2 hours of good music rather having to stretch for three every week, and making my life easier is what’s important.

Turned out they were really on to something. It’s Hot in Here will probably surface a couple of times during the late summer, at random moments when least expected, and then will have a steady slot all fall. The wcbn execs have been very supportive, and maybe I’ll even get real engineer training! Sarah (Gwen) may not always be around, but we’re hoping she’ll at least be a frequent guest-host, and JJ and I are definitely in.

I actually, really and truly recommend that you listen to the last few episodes. Because I think they are interesting. Not too shabby environmental talk radio. I think.