The Idols of Our Youth

Who were the idols of your youth?

That’s the subject of this week’s Front Porch podcast. Can you match the correct Front Porch host with his/her idol?

1.    Laurie Lin, lawyer, columnist and rabid “Sherlock” fan

2.    Rick Wilson, columnist, avid goat herder Rick Wilson, American Friends Service Committee worker

3.    Scott Finn, recovering reporter, bad whitewater rafting guide, WVPB CEO

A.   Alice Cooper, rock legend

B.    Jim Lippold, high school speech and drama teacher

C.    Margaret Thatcher, former U.K. Prime Minster

No cheating! Match first, then listen (or look below.)

Who were the idols of YOUR youth? Tweet us @radiofinn, @elcabrero, and @wvpundette or email sfinn@wvpublic.org.

Also, we discuss the aborted effort to charge fees at West Virginia’s state parks. What, if anything, should government provide the public for free?

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1.    Laurie Lin, lawyer, columnist and rabid “Sherlock” fan

C.    Margaret Thatcher, former U.K. Prime Minster

2.    Rick Wilson, columnist, avid goat herder Rick Wilson, American Friends Service Committee worker

A.   Alice Cooper, rock legend

3.    Scott Finn, recovering reporter, bad whitewater rafting guide, WVPB CEO

B.    Jim Lippold, high school speech and drama teacher