Pope Francis changed our plans for The Nose today when it was revealed informally that the souls of animals may go to heaven.In fairness, the Pope was consoling a boy whose dog had died but nonetheless, the pronouncement kicked off a larger conversation that ranged from the outreach Christian wing of PETA - who knew there was one - to the National Pork Producers Council.
If animals go to heaven, would that include the Anaconda who unsuccessfully tried to swallow a TV naturalist this weekand disappointed viewers by failing to make a meal of him.
Speaking of meals, we couldn't pass up the story of the Harvard Business School professor who tried to teach a lesson to a mom and pop Chinese restaurant that overcharged him $4 dollars.
And lastly, the story of a high school football team that went to court to overturn a ref's bad call.
Headlines we were considering for the show:
- Go to ... Hartford, Young Man?
- Unlike people, monkeys aren’t fooled by expensive brands
- President Obama Filled in for Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report Last Night
- Behind The Alarming Rise Of The Online Vigilante Detective
- Leonardo DiCaprio enters club without girlfriend Toni Garrn, leaves with 20 women
What do you think? Comment below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.
GUESTS:
- Tracy Wu-Fastenberg is the Director of Development at the Mark Twain House & Museum
- Carolyn Paine is an actor, dancer, and choreographer
- James Hanley is the co-founder of Cinestudio at Trinity College
SONGS:
- "Dog Heaven" by Leejay Rudenjak
- "Gimme My Dime Back" by Blue Ridge Playboys