Piece Comment

Review of Who's Your Daddy?


This is an interesting story about a woman's semi-whimsical interest in obtaining sperm from a masseuse she meets on a trip to Hawaii. The only problem is that the piece is too This American Life-esque. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the program, but their style is so defined that anything that sounds like it feels derivative. This piece even employs songs that are regularly used on TAL (for better or worse TAL owns the Yo La Tango track "Green Arrow" - I don't think anyone can really use it at this point). Nevertheless, it's a good narrative and there's great reflective tape.