News of the Warm, a copyrighted feature of this broadcast

A new arrival at Harry Shearer’s Le Show is “News of the Warm”. Well, ok, not so new, but not as longstanding as “Apologies of the Week” or “Reading the Trades”, which have been around for years and years. Anyone who doesn’t know Shearer’s show — he is of “The Simpson’s” and “This is Spinal Tap” fame — Le Show is a mocking, knarly solo commentary-and-music show. Mostly sly commentary.

Recent highlights of “News of the Warm”:

  • Evangelicals are fighting over whether climate change is real or idiotic; and, Germany says that the unpublished part of the U.N. report claims that climate change effects are much worse than already stated. (listen to 43:48-46:22)
  • Sweden’s treeline is marching northwards; and, there’s now a 50% chance that ice sheets will eventually melt off landmasses Greenland and Antarctica, resulting in a 4-6 meter sea level rise. (listen to 43:10-45:20)

    • Shearer, alongside Colbert, Stewart, and occasionally Olberman, constitute the group which brings any sense of humor to this. Or to anything.

    Posted by jc on March 7th, 2007 in Uncategorized |

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