I love how John Batchelor will introduce a guest and end with “Good Evening”, like this – and I’m going to paraphrase – but he’ll say something like “Tonight there is mischief afoot, intrigue from Washington to Cairo, with tension in the balance and yadda yadda yadda … so tonight we are joined by Joe Smith who has been intimately involved and understands the nuances of the situation. Joe, do you think this and that and what about the other, and with the world hanging in the balance and the history of humanity at risk do you think there’s a chance for human survival, good evening Joe.”
GOOD EVENING – after all that, he’ll always end with “Good evening”.
He’s so civilized. And insightful. He covers a wide array of intelligent topics – from astronomy to current events, to international economics and politics, but not the kind you typically hear in American media. Perhaps the sort you might find in The Economist . If you’re a news junkie, John Bachelor is a breath of fresh air. If you like being informed in an intelligent way, tune in, you’ll love the show. And his bumper music is the best.
Here’s a video of a song John always plays around midnight during his late night radio show, a song called “Midnight, the Stars, and You”, in a beautiful old recording of Al Bowly, that always makes me think of Doc Scantlin … click below to hear it.