On Conan O'Brien's Podcast the other day, the gang answered a question from a fan about whether they'd created the show with the classic radio lineup of “Dick, Dork and Dear”.

I'd never heard of it, and neither had Conan and company. But apparently, morning radio shows would sometimes look at their cast of hosts through this kind of lens.

This dynamic consists of:

a ‘Dick’ - a loudmouth, incendiary person who say outrageous, controversial or provocative things.
a ‘Dork’ - a weird, quirky person who has an odd outlook on the world.
a ‘Dear’ - who is an everyday Joe or Jane, the heart of the show, and sort of an audience surrogate.

Now, I'm not sure if they would actually cast a show this way - my feeling is that they probably don't. This kind of dynamic would only become apparent after many shows over several weeks or months. Or so I'd imagine, anyway. Maybe this kind of dynamic takes shape as something that works, or maybe they're natural roles people fall into in successful shows?

It was interesting to me anyway.

It reminded me of another group dynamic that was applied to a podcast I heard a few years ago. That one consisted of “The All-Star, The Asshole, and Anonymous”.

The guys on the podcast then dissected their own show to figure out which of them was which. It wasn't a perfect fit, and they agreed that those roles could change from week to week at times.

Not sure if this is applicable across the board with radio shows or podcast - I kind of don't think so. But I found it interesting, anyway.

I'd consider myself a bit of a quirky dork, and fairly anonymous in most groups - although I've been in the other roles enough times in different groups and settings.

Thanks for reading this week's musin's! Have a good one, you All-Stars! And A-holes! And Anony-mi…



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