The American Race

Imus:Deja Vu All Over Again

Imagine another drum roll: the second  American Race podcast c'est arrive' !

This one catches up to the return of Don Imus to the national air, this time from the venerable studios of WABC-NY.

Last week—that would be the first week of December, 2007, Don Imus returned to the national airwaves, after his very public flogging and firing for what can only be described as racist bad taste.

His exile lasted all of a little less than 8 months. His first day back was the same day the Rutgers Scarlet Knights womens basketball team he insulted played their first home game, about a 40 minute drive from the New York studio Imus now calls home.

The Rutgers women—national heroines for the poise with which they responded after the attack last March—were already off to a 5 and 0 start on the 2007-2008 season, including a come from behind opening victory over the Chinese Women’s national team.

Imagine…they started off beating the best of China’s 600-something million women… but Imus caught back up to them just four games later. I know they forgave him, but I still feel bad…

And so it begins.

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Cool White Folks

Please imagine a drum roll: I cannot handle editing another second of audio track right now.

Welcome to the first podcast of "The American Race". My first episode asks the burning question: What are aging white baby boomers (think Don Imus) to do for cool, now that they can't pretend to be Dave Chappelle?

I'm going for the place where an NPR commentary meets a quick "This American Life" piece. If it falls into the crack in between, at least it will be a comfortable space.

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