This episode contains chapters 24 and 25 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. We recorded this over the phone, so the sound quality's different than usual -- sorry about that!
This episode contains chapters 18 and 19 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', plus a little audio from a real life faceoff between Vermin Supreme and Ron Paul. That audio is taken from a video at https://youtu.be/U5W-Tc1G3_M (taken by
This episode contains chapters 12 and 13 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 12, Spike talks about cancer, chess, telemarketing, and food. Then, in chapter 13, Spike and his sidekick venture into the wilds of the 2012 Republ
This episode contains chapters 10 and 11 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 10, Spike talks about living in a nursing home (terrible), gets romantic advice from a friend (run!), and learns that his nephew is in the hospital
Our hero, Spike, is recuperating from a stroke in a nursing home. He recalls a time when he used to go up to New Hampshire during Primary Time, a time when he walked freely, a time when he didn't live in a nursing home. A golden time. Not so lo
This episode contains chapters 6 and 7 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he invents a poetic form known as the Spiku, sees Rick Santorum at a gun club, and considers addictions of different types: sugar, drugs, political.
This episode contains chapters 4 and 5 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he considers the participants in the first Republican debate of 2011, consummates a relationship with a chess-playing friend, and gets a ride from a Ne
This episode contains chapter 3 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he acquires a sidekick, goes to see John Edwards and Howard Dean, and steps on Al Franken.