Every time I do this I get email from people who say they were startled to hear my voice on the radio, so I figure this time I'll warn you so I don't cause any traffic accidents. I'll be on Michael Slate's radio show on KPFK in Los Angeles this morning, and we're trying to do this on a monthly schedule. So if you're driving along (you're in LA, so you probably spend most of your time driving, right?) and you hear me announce over your radio that gods are hokum, it really isn't a divine communication.
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