On a semi-related note Ken's Omnibus Podcast Co-Host John Roderick has been in a social media scandal of his own over the last 24 hours.
https://www.scarymommy.com/guy-let-kid-struggle-can-opener-twitter/ On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 2:26:42 PM UTC-5 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > Ever since the money from his initial “Jeopardy!” run allowed him to quit > his job as a computer programmer, Ken has made his money as an author of > nonfiction… which means he does spend time studying trivia, but it’s called > “research” when it’s for use in a book. > > He does have a wife and two kids, has traveled extensively, and is a fan > of Seattle sports teams (especially the Mariners) and indie rock music, so > he does have interests other than pure trivia. Granted, I really only know > a lot about his non-trivia life because of his trivia-related podcast > “Omnibus,” which allows for extensive personal anecdotes and other chatter. > (And his co-host, musician John Roderick, definitely has a much more > interesting biography, and more diverse interests, than Ken does.) > > > On Dec 31, 2020, at 10:56 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pat Sajak and Chuck Woolery might be two of the most obnoxious if not > outright offensive people on social media, but that doesn’t make them bad > game show hosts. Bad people, maybe, but not bad game show hosts. Dick Clark > was a cheap bastard who went through wives like Kleenex, but that didn’t > make him a bad game show host. > > I get the feeling, and maybe I’m wrong, that Alex Trebek had a full, rich > life outside of being a game show host. But I get the feeling, and maybe > I’m wrong, that Ken Jennings has no life outside of learning trivia. And > while that sounds like a character judgment, it isn’t. There are people who > obsess over sports, and if that’s what gets them through each day, the fact > that it doesn’t interest me doesn’t matter. But what is a judgment is that > Jennings lacks the charisma to carry a long-term job as a host, and I think > that’s because I do not see him as having a life outside of trivia. And > even if my perception of him is wrong, I doubt I’m the only one who has > that perception. He might not be a bad person, but I do not think he > possesses what it takes to be a good host. > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 10:44 AM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For what it's worth, the joke was along the lines of "If she wasn't in a >> wheelchair, she'd be hot!" >> >> As John Scalzi noted over on his Twitter feed, in his opinion the problem >> was that Jennings never deleted the tweet, which made it sound like >> Jennings never withdrew the comment. >> >> https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/1344352428104310785?s=20 >> >> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 10:14:29 PM UTC-6 Brad Beam wrote: >> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *Joe Hass >>> >>> *>*No, I don't think we did. >>> >>> > >>> >>> >I think it flew under the radar, but I do know that amongst those it >>> offended, it was never forgotten and was frequently brought up as "Oh, you >>> may think Ken Jennings is awesome, but he's really an ablist!!!" >>> >>> >>> >>> So now I can’t joke about Dad’s Parkinson’s and my brother’s spina >>> bifida? Well then, remove me from the host search…. >>> >>> >>> >>> _ _ >>> >>> |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV >>> >>> |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8504284d-ae63-42ba-a359-0e0cdeb17fadn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8504284d-ae63-42ba-a359-0e0cdeb17fadn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A-qBXKye7KhgBcexRc0Z-8yDy-drMOsRMzQGxs%3DUSyjQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A-qBXKye7KhgBcexRc0Z-8yDy-drMOsRMzQGxs%3DUSyjQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6103c1b8-0e68-4181-b45f-f9ea6118e88an%40googlegroups.com.
