The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon with Josh Gondelman
Episode 165, Feb 15, 2023, 09:00 AM
Comedian and Boston native Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) is here to talk baseball, killer bears, wilderness survival and diarrhea (lots and lots of diarrhea) with Vespe and Wampler in this rowdy episode.
Authentic radio jingles, the existence of God, our ability to survive a situation like this, and, yes, abundant talk about diarrhea make this one an immediate contender for all-timer Kingcast episode status.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a somewhat overlooked King book about a young girl who gets lost in the Maine wilderness and must survive the elements and maybe even a cruel minor deity in the form of a savage bear as she either stumbles upon rescue or dies trying. A dyed-in-the-wool Red Sox fan, our young protagonist starts imaging her idol, Red Sox's closer, Tom Gordon, is there with her giving her advice along her journey.