Episode 1 – Meet Mr. Nelson

Episodes – The Fringe Scholars

Episode 1:

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At last! Behold the grand entrance of the Fringe Scholars, the academics of the abandoned, the disciples of drivel, litterateurs of the low-brow, sages of the scorned, the virtuosos of the vilipended.

And thaumaturges of the thesaurus, evidently.

In this first episode, we kick off our campaign to bring all of the sorriest and most neglected forms of cultural entertainment to the forefront, beginning with one of the most derided art forms in the history of modern media.

This pariah “sport” also happens to be the chief concern of Fringe Scholar Kelly Nelson, who has dedicated his life to its study and analysis. This introductory episode serves as a spotlight on the man who will be co-hosting this show, as well as a primer to this blackguard activity.

A face that inspires confidence, is it not?

Anxious to hear what this spurned diversion is? So persistent and plucky, and yet so completely abused by popular culture? Well considering I’ve already given it away a half-dozen times just around this very website, I’ll tell you.

It’s Professional Wrestling.

That’s right, wrestling. Derided for being “fake,” dismissed for its conservative tendencies, criticized for alternately being either too cartoonish or too extreme, wrestling is perhaps the single most chastised form of entertainment we know, given its relative permanence in our lives for almost half a century.

In this episode, Mr. Nelson explains some of the finer points of wrestling, explaining its format and structure so that future listeners can appreciate his rambling, disconnected rants about how nobody can write a decent feud anymore.

Please enjoy.

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