I Oughta Be In…

CERTAINLY NOT PICTURES. Nope. As a friend told me a few weeks back, I’ve got a face for radio. And now, you can hear exactly what it looks like. As with everything, there’s a backstory…

First of all, yes, my friend really told me that I have a face for radio. (Yes, she was serious. And not meaning to be unkind. To be fair–-we’d had a bit of rosé.) But she must have been onto something.

You may remember back in January, I wrote about some big changes I was trying to make in my life: Move more. Make stuff. Tell my stories. Almost seven months in, I’ve done pretty well, if I do say so myself, of sticking to all three. (Yes, my art-making has suffered with the kids out of school; yes, my writing has been articles, not my own fiction or life stories; and my attendance at the gym isn’t as regular as I’d like. But I DO all three: they are part of the fabric of my life, and they make me  happy.)

The exercise part was a gift from the gods, in the form of my hilarious and inspiring cardio teacher, Mimi, who’s older than Oprah, funnier than Ellen and as uninhibited as Lady Gaga. (She’s not OLD, mind you. But she’s not in her 30s, either.) I adore her. But I didn’t really know her, despite all the sweating I did with her twice a week, so it was a surprise when she asked me to lunch to talk about a non-cardio project. To make a long story, you know, less long: she had a radio show. Her cohost was leaving town. Would I be interested in joining her?

I pondered, perhaps longer than I should have, given that this seemed like a moment of sisterly kismet, but finally said yes, and it’s been a blast. She’s Conan, only shorter, and (with apologies to my friend Andy Richter, who for the record, is not fat) I’m the fat guy on the couch. (My husband said, “Andy’s not fat. And, please–don’t turn into the fat guy on the couch.” He also said he loves hearing me talk about sex on the radio, so I guess he approves.)

Mimi likes to describe the show as “The View, on crack” and I’ll just say that Mimi likes to talk about fashion, fitness, sex and animals (those last two not–usually–at the same time) and I talk about cooking, and Hollywood and…you know, other sisterly stuff. You can have a listen to the show on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our (free, of course) podcast (just search for Mimi’s Morning Mojo), and check out our Facebook page.

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