The 48-Hour "Radio Filibuster" of Marco Valerio
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 12:45AM Update: The Quad Jacks Radio Show has continued on for a full six days, with no end in sight. They've had some amazing guests, most recently Daniel Negreanu. The most informative periods tend to be afternoons and evenings, while late night becomes more filler and goofing around. Click here to listen.
When the poker world was shook to its core on Friday, April 15th, the guys at Donkdown Radio (Bryan Micon and Todd Witteles) fired up an emergency episode to discuss the issues. Others followed suit, including some of us at PokerRoad, where Court Harrington hosted a special episode of PokerRoad Radio with me and ESPN's Gary Wise as guests.
Around that time, Marco Valerio (@agentmarco on Twitter) began recording a special episode of the QuadJacks podcast. But while Donkdown Radio and PokerRoad Radio wound down, Marco just kept going. And going.
And going.
Two full days later, Marco is still on the air (updated link: click here to listen), with a large cast of rotating guests keeping things fresh around him as he battles fatigue but refuses to give up the microphone. Jessica Welman called it a "Radio Filibuster," and I think that's the perfect description.
There have been a wide variety of guests from the poker world, including the CEOs of two online poker sites (ChiliPoker and VictoryPoker), players, lawyers, and media. At times the talk is serious, at times the talk is silly, but it's almost always been compelling.
As I write this, I'm on the air with the old "Poker Beat" crew -- Jess Welman, Dan Michalski, and Gary Wise.
Eventually, Marco will need to get some sleep. But I expect the show will continue on without him. How long will it go on? A week? More? Only time will tell. But I'll be listening.