The Madeleine Brand Show for February 9, 2011

Peter Mehlman: over 55, and ignored

Writer Peter Mehlman is famous for creating phrases such as Yada Yada Yada and Sponge-worthy while writing for the TV comedy, Seinfeld. Now, about to turn 55, he finds himself estranged from the medium that made him so successful. That's because, he says from an advertiser's perspective, 55 is pretty much the same as being dead.

Peter Mehlman's latest venture is a web series, The Narrow World of Sports. Here's an example:


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