About a month ago, deep in the President’s woods, a mysterious and time-honored tradition occurred: KUPS’ DJ Initiation Ceremony–a ceremony at which newcomers are welcomed and old hands are celebrated. I recently sat down to chat with several of the DJs acknowledged in this ceremony. The first of these outstanding DJs to be interviewed was talk show host Dr. Longwood.
Lindsay Flatt: DJ—I mean ‘Dr.’ Longwood: You have a talk show, correct? Does it have a specific theme, or is it an off the cuff kind of thing?
Dr. Longwood: My radio show, the Love Connection, delves into the volatile and complicated world of love. I address a wide range of my listeners’ issues from how to gently break up with a former lover to strange love triangles involving inanimate objects.
LF: Do you interview or talk to people on air frequently? Have you ever had any funny/unpleasant/memorable experiences with your guests?
Dr. L: Yes, I try to have at least one guest a week on the show. But when you are dealing with live entertainment, you just never know what you are gonna get. For instance, this one time I was interviewing a friend and fellow licenced sexologist from Scotland, Dr. Rawdog. Apparently in Scotland the FCC is quite a bit more relaxed then over here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Dr. Rawdog started tellin’ a story about his grandmother, a donkey, seven Russian immigrants and a whole lot of peanut butter. He was about three minutes into the story and the peanut butter started being used as massage lotion on grandma’s hind quarters and, well…yadda yadda yadda…I will never look at Russians or donkeys the same! The whole atmosphere down in the booth after Rawdog’s story was a bit, uh, sticky to say the least. There were several lawsuits and, needless to say, PETA removed the donkey and three of the seven immigrants from grandma’s custody.
You can catch Dr. Longwood on KUPS Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m.