Audio: Howie Chackowicz, The Game Ain’t Over Til the Fatso Man Sings
In this audio piece, recorded for Chicago Public Media’s popular radio program This American Life, Howie Chackowicz recalls the irrational and amusing methods he unsuccessfully employed as a child to win girls’ hearts. Listen to Chackowicz’s story, and then respond to the questions that follow.
Source: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/188/kid-logic?act52#play
Credit: “The Game Ain’t Over ’til the Fatso Man Sings,” by Howard Chackowicz from WBEZ Chicago’s This American Life, episode #188: Kid Logic.
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