The story of John Scott's 2016 All Star Game experience by WNYC's Radiolab

[Textcritic]

Amid the ASG festivities and frivolities, I thought I would share this excellent podcast featuring the most memorable NHL All Star event in modern memory: John Scott and the 2016 All Star weekend in Nashville Tennessee. It is titled, "The Punchline":

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/radiolab-punchline

"John Scott was the professional hockey player that every fan loved to hate. A tough guy. A brawler. A goon. But when an impish pundit named Puck Daddy called on fans to vote for Scott to play alongside the world’s greatest players in the NHL All-Star Game, Scott found himself facing off against fans, commentators, and the powers that be. Was this the realization of Scott’s childhood dreams? Or a nightmarish prank gone too far? Today on Radiolab, a goof on a goon turns into a parable of the agony and the ecstasy of the internet, and democracy in the age of Boaty McBoatface."

For those who don't already listen, Radiolab is a widely acclaimed award winning weekly podcast that features excellent and interesting stories about science, history and culture. It should be on everyone's subscription list. I believe this is the first hockey story they have ever produced.

Enjoy.

[badger89]

Looking forward to it. Radiolab's excellent!

[SportsJunky]

Speaking of John Scott, there is an interesting article at The Athletic about how he almost died over the holidays. I guess he fell through the ice on the pond behind his home.

[Samuelsson]

A story we've all heard before, but a story that you can never hear too many times. I've never listened to a Radiolab pod before, but they're very cool. Took me a few minutes to get used to it, but it was definitely worth it.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

That was excellent. Starts off slow but the end was powerful.