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This Election is a Joke (RR)

“MAKES US ALL LOOK LIKE LAUGHINGSTOCKS” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Nov. 15, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your sure source for the truth. Hello, my name is Roving, as in Roving Reporter (RR), and I’ll be conducting random interviews of people about to catch the commuter train […]

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The Ability Not To Reason (RR)

“WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ADVANCE THEIR CAUSE” by OPOVV , ©2018 (Nov. 10, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to where we deal with facts and not how we think the world should act to our benefit. Hello, my name is Roving and I’ll be your host for this evening’s program. We’ve had […]

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How to Play Fair (RR)

“NO POSITIVE EFFECT” by OPOVV , ©2018 (Oct. 28, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the home plate for truth, justice and the American Way. We’ve got quite a show for you tonight that we think you’ll like, so let’s get started by introducing Madam Shylock, brought to […]

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Hot Off the Press! (RR)

“PLAYING ON EMOTIONS” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Oct. 24, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your one-stop for what’s true today. Hello, my name is Roving and I’ll be your host for this episode. As you can see, we’re back on our corner across from the railroad […]

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It’s in the Water! (RR)

“UNHINGED” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Oct. 10, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your trusted source for nothing but the facts. Hello, my name is Roving and we have Madam Shylock with us via Skype. Good morning, Madam Shylock; how you doin’? But before you answer let’s get this […]

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Roving on the Job

“TAKING POTSHOTS” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Sep. 18, 2018) —“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your number one source to quench your thirst for the truth, or at least our version of it. Hello, my name is Roving and I’ll be waylaying our neighbors as they’re about to board […]

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Zorkophsky, Shylock and PTSD

“IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Aug. 29, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your place to go for entertaining the truth. Hello, my name is Roving and, because we had such a favorable response, we’ve sent Professor Zorkophsky back down to Madam Shylocks’s Fortune-Telling […]

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Zorkophsky visits Shylock

“GIVE THEM A PURPOSE TO LIVE” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Aug. 21, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to a special edition of ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that brings you an oasis of truth, a kernel of wisdom with a dash of humor. Hello, my name is Roving and with today’s […]

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The Dog and the Professor

“RABID” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Aug. 16, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the one show that strives to maintain your blood pressure at comfortable levels. Just kidding, of course, because if it’s one thing we don’t want to do, it’s to put you to sleep. When […]

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Roving at Large (RR)

“A LACK OF DIRECTION” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Jun. 3, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the one show on the idiot box that purveys nothing but the truth, or a close proximity so to allow us to get away with, actually, quite a bit. For some […]

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The Hand Salute (RR)

PAYING RESPECTS by OPOVV, ©2018 (May 29, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the one informative show that just lays out the truth. Recently we’ve had a number of complaints from people who like to see the world through rose-colored glasses; they get upset when we […]

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Talking Dog Barks Her Piece (RR)

“YOU’RE ACTING JUST LIKE CONGRESS” by OPOVV, ©2018 (May 19, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode of ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the news show that reports the truth as we see it. Hello, my name is Roving and we encourage you to yell at the television set. I know […]

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Cast of Characters (RR)

“THE USUAL SUSPECTS” by OPOVV, ©2018 (Apr. 27, 2018) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the most enjoyable half-hour you can expect from the idiot box*. Hello, I’m your Roving Reporter and we’re back at Reverend Dunkin’s church down here on Hawthorn Street. Well, Reverend Dunkin, what’s happening?” […]