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Episode 652: Ellen Klages and the Ham in Jeopardy
Manage episode 421684968 series 2363727
For this special short episode, Jonathan and Gary are joined by an old friend, Nebula and World Fantasy winner Ellen Klages, who recently gained an entirely new kind of recognition when she appeared on the long-running TV quiz show Jeopardy and recalled the “scary ham” story, which she first improvised at a Nebula ceremony ten years ago, when called upon to fill time during a technical glitch.
We not only touch upon the venerable history of the anecdote, but upon some other midwestern family memoirs, the use of autobiographical material in fiction, and the possibility of future memoirs. As usual, Ellen is a delight.
- Reactor link to the story: https://reactormag.com/the-scary-ham/
- YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqvg8N9nc84
661 episodes
Manage episode 421684968 series 2363727
For this special short episode, Jonathan and Gary are joined by an old friend, Nebula and World Fantasy winner Ellen Klages, who recently gained an entirely new kind of recognition when she appeared on the long-running TV quiz show Jeopardy and recalled the “scary ham” story, which she first improvised at a Nebula ceremony ten years ago, when called upon to fill time during a technical glitch.
We not only touch upon the venerable history of the anecdote, but upon some other midwestern family memoirs, the use of autobiographical material in fiction, and the possibility of future memoirs. As usual, Ellen is a delight.
- Reactor link to the story: https://reactormag.com/the-scary-ham/
- YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqvg8N9nc84
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