Last Sunday Bruce Barber's Real Life Survival Guide (RLSG) went to IKEA where the running joke was "Get a room!"If your think about it they have about 60 of them on display starting at about $2000.
The topics discussed included Spring Cleaning, Dumpster Parties, breaking old Food habits which degenerated into a lengthy discussion on the virtues of bacon, how to fight spring allergies and, making time for families.
The Real Life Survival Guide isn't your typical public radio show. It's a mix of good table conversation, The Kitchen Sisters and a touch of the Algonquin Round Table. The conversations do not get contentious. There's a mutual respect among the guests.Should the conversations have more depth or controversy? Maybe. One of the core values of the program is to have fun during the conversation. You can have some influence over the guide by taking the Barber Poll. While on the website, make suggestions and comments. We're trying to build an online community.
IKEA treated us very well. They put the show in one of the room displays near the entrance and fed us with items from their food court. We didn't get any Swedish Meatballs but, the Gravlax were delicious.
The program airs Sundays at 4:30pm. You can listen anytime on line.
