The Big Questions with Big John - Erik "Erock" Nagel

2 years ago
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In this episode, Big John sits down with radio personality Erik "Erock" Nagel (“Opie & Anthony”, “It’s Erik Nagel”, “Would You Kindly”) to discuss his start in radio, war stories from his time on O&A, the current climate in the radio industry, cancel culture, and more!

Chapters:
00:00 Opening
02:00 Meeting at SiriusXM studio
04:00 Radio image vs. reality on Opie & Anthony
09:30 Big John's start at SiriusXM, working with the other crews
10:30 Sports Grumblings vs. Special Delivery
12:30 Dealing with "East Side" Dave McDonald
18:15 The collapse of Opie & Anthony
22:00 Splintered relationships
24:00 Erik's start in radio
29:00 Advice for aspiring radio jocks
32:00 Is a college education still valuable?
37:00 Being content in life
41:00 The economics of radio, running a satellite channel
49:00 Radio vs. Podcasting
53:15 Reuniting with Anthony Cumia at Compound Media
1:00:00 How much of a Trumper is Anthony?
1:04:15 The media's need to label people
1:09:45 Free speech and comedy in the age of cancel culture
1:17:50 Gilbert Gottfried was an underrated genius
1:21:45 Erik's favorite O&A comedians
1:24:00 The personal nature of radio vs. TV
1:25:45 The most difficult O&A guests
1:27:45 People Erik would have like to work with

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