Coq Talk

Entertainment
Coq Talk, a Yurt radio program hosted by Andrew Locke and Maxime Simonet that focuses primarily on topical Hampshire issues: "Penises, Poetry, Pop Culture and Politics." It was created with the intention to allow both presenters to improvise conversation in an extremely lucid manner, flowing through various conversations sans censorship.

The show airs on Friday nights from 10pm-11:30pm. You can stream it through the [http://yurt.hampshire.edu Yurt Radio website. ]

Format
The show begins with a familiar riff from "Me and Mrs. Jones," followed by Maxime Simonet's ominous voice announcing that "Late Night Coq Talk Radio" has begun. This is followed by topical recaps of local events, holidays, and the weather. This is followed by general announcements about local events, holidays, and the weather. During conversations, small music breaks are taken in which 70's RnB echoes through the homes of captive family audiences world-wide.

In its first season, Charles McKinley Pope took the mic for his regular "Tall Poet's Poetry Talk." His soothing voice didn't just ride the airwaves--it made love to them. Audience members then relaxed in the sea of actual art missing from their vacant, pointless lives. In the 2008-09 season, Pope's voice has been missing from the show, and it is quite missed.

Stephen Sues, friend of the show, periodically will read interesting selections of literature, such as the children's book "It's Just a Plant."

A new section of the show, Fanfiction with Shanfiction, presents a (almost) weekly sample of the internet's finest fanfiction, ranging from Harry Potter  to the Transformers, from Barack Obama/Joe Biden to the bible.

Afterwards, Max and Andy begin interviewing their guest of the week. This is often seen as a high point in the show, for Andy and Max get boring. Past notable guests include:

-Trevor LeBlanc and his black semi-flacid dildo, Tyrese.

-William Shakespeare (by phone)

-Sophia Stith

-Christopher Thomas

-Emily Dickinson (by phone)

-Rachel's brother, Eric.

-Sean Conlon

-Sam Teitel

-John Locke (Not the philosopher, but co-host Andy Locke's brother).

-Ely Figgs

-Barack Obama

-A robot

-Georgie Delgado

-Tom "Mother Fucking" Ciaburri

Every guest is asked a series of strikingly personal questions. These questions vary depending on who they are and what the hosts feel like doing to them. However, every guest in the history of the show has been asked--nay, commanded--to talk about one thing in particular. When Max and Andy are preparing to wrap up the interview, they always say, "Talk about your cock." Most male guests have answered in very little detail, but female guests have, by far, provided the most interesting answers. The concept of the "mental penis" is now a central theme on Coq Talk.

Since beginning the show, Locke and Simonet have won numerous awards, including the Peebizzle Award for Unnecessary Vulgarity and the "Golden Potato." Following a brief hiatus during which Locke was spotted in Mozambique and Simonet photographed on a Jamaican beach with Peter O'Toole, the show also won critical acclaim for the musical episode, "Thirteen Flavors of Crabs."

Friends of the show
The following folks can often be found at the Yurt on Fridays from 10pm to 11:30 pm, enjoying the soothing sounds of Coq Talk:

-Robert Liota

-Dana Ouellette

-Shannon Stockwell

-Stephen Sues

-Abraham Lincoln

-Sophia Holtz

-Cassandra de Alba