RE: radio psychics

["Larry Lovering" <news@southstation.org>]

>From: Donna Halper
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:23 PM
> Subject: radio psychics
>
>
> Working on an article for the Patriot-Ledger (for which I do some
> free-lancing) and was wondering if any of you have had a psychic on your
> station.  If so, was he or she a popular feature? Who mostly called-- men
> or women?  And while you and I may think these folks are phonies,
> there are
> people who swear by them-- anybody got a theory as to why psychics remain
> popular?
>

One of my theories about psychics is the concept of mass hysteria, where if
you believe it enough, it "must" be true. I remember reading an article a
while ago about the "unmasking" of some popular psychics, using hidden radio
transmitters, etc.  And some are very good observers, noticing the dried
spit on the shoulder of the woman may indicate a colicy baby for example.

Favorite psychic joke:  I called a psychic hotline the other day and the
woman who answered asked my name.  I told her, "don't you know?"

-Larry
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