Testing, Testing: “Q” with Jian Ghomeshi this week only!

Testing, Testing: “Q” with Jian Ghomeshi this week only!

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So, we’re trying something new this week on WBEZ.‚  We’re testing out a show on our air and asking you to share your thoughts on it. Here’s the deal:‚  our friends “up north” at the CBC have a show they think we Americans will love.‚  It’s called “Q“. ‚  No, it’s not a call in show with James Bond’s late gadget guru. Rather, it’s a daily arts and culture interview program hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. Each episode features the well-prepared and conversational Jian interviewing guests like Leonard Cohen, Lily Allen, Woody Allen, Radiohead and Salman Rushdie. You may know “Q” already from their popular podcasts - or from Jian’s infamous interview with the cantankerous Billy Bob Thornton which ignited a flurry of views on You Tube last year.‚  His first guest today: Adam Lambert of American Idol fame. (OK, so you can’t win them all, but you get the idea…) Anyway, the program has become a huge hit for the CBC, so much so that it’s now the most-listened-to cultural affairs program in the nation. And now the CBC is teaming up with PRI to offer a special week-long pilot run of “Q” to public radio audiences in the U.S. You can catch it at 3pm M-F this week only on 91.5/90.7 or at www.chicagopublicradio.org. Here’s where you come in: We want to know what you think of this show. That’s right. Take a listen, and during the course of the week, let us know your thoughts. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it just OK? Would you like to hear more of it on WBEZ? Share your thoughts in the comment thread below or via email at feedback@wbez.org. The CBC and PRI haven’t yet decided to offer this show full-time to public radio stations - and we’re not certain whether we’d take it if they did. That’s where you come in. We’d love to hear what you think - good or bad. And yes, All Things Considered will be back, as usual, during the 3pm hour beginning next Monday, February 1st.