It's "Ventilation Friday" on The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel! Skipping the usual news, Lionel, the self-proclaimed "Lion of the English language," delivers a high-energy session of rapid-fire takes and convivial telephonic intercourse. Dive into serious questions alongside modern frustrations, including retail antics, co-workers who vanish, the absurd need for Wi-Fi passwords, and the epidemic of phone scams. This show is packed with deep nostalgia, exploring bygone communication like party lines, rotary phones, and the legendary tricks used to cheat old payphone systems. Listen for critiques of exhausted news cycles, passionate debates on pronunciation pet peeves, and wild listener stories covering everything from legendary, diabolical pranks to the mysterious origins of the word kayfabe. The primary rule is having fun, embracing the fascinating and peculiar.

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