The Battle of the Baton

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2011

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When Jake listens to his favorite classical music, he finds himself conducting furiously and with abandon. His wife Erica, an accomplished concert musician, says his flamboyant conducting makes a mockery of her life's work. Must Jake cease his carefree conducting style?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman Podcast.
0:04.0	I'm Bailiff Jesse Thorn.
0:06.2	This week, the Battle of the Baton.
0:09.3	Jake brings the case in his own defense.
0:12.4	What he listens to a favorite piece of classical music, he finds himself conducting furiously
0:19.2	with his fingers.
0:21.0	Unfortunately for Jake, his wife Erica is currently getting her master's degree and has
0:28.5	a deep understanding and love of classical music.
0:33.6	She's prone to correcting Jake in his conducting technique.
0:38.9	She says that Jake's conducting is making a mockery of her favorite form of music.
0:46.6	Is this conducting mere enthusiasm or is it a sarcastic joke?
0:52.6	Is it appropriate to conduct even if you're conducting in the incorrect time signature?
0:58.6	Only one man can decide.
1:00.6	Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom.
1:03.7	Hello, as you know, I am the very model of a modern judging podcaster.
1:11.0	Did you conduct along to that, sir?
1:14.2	I did.
1:15.2	Very slightly with my pinky.
1:17.1	You.
1:18.1	That's disgusting.
1:19.1	Go on.
1:21.1	Please raise your right hand.
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