The Philips Phile - Program Content

Program Content

The Philips Phile has a very regular rotation of games and guests on the program based upon the day of the week. The show has two games played every day for a prize they are "What'd I Say," in which Jim asks a question near the end of the show relating to something that was discussed earlier on that day's program. To win a prize, listeners call in at the designated time and the first person with the correct answer to the question wins. And Closest to the Pin in which one caller is chosen to answer 5 questions as close to the correct answer as possible.

Monday
The Monday Movie Review
Local gay celebrities Michael "Wanzie" and Doug review films currently in theaters and regale the Phile with tales of their activities over the last week, normally involving their involvement with local theater and any gay-friendly events in the coming days.

Tuesday
"Insert Game Name Here"
Originally created so that listeners could create their own games for the Phile to play, it is currently cycling between two games, "Who's The Smarty", a game in which members try to answer a difficult question with clues that gets easier each round, and "Todd's Top Ten", a game where the Phile splits into two teams and tries to guess the top ten on a variety of different lists.

Wednesday
Scott Maxwell's Takin' Names
A respected gossip and political columnist for the Orlando Sentinel newspaper, Scott Maxwell, spills the beans to Jim and crew regarding local events, celebrity encounters and political mishaps.

Thursday
The Five Minute Professor
Bill Keevan is the "Five Minute Professor". Each week the professor gives a brief "lecture" on a topic chosen for that week. Following the lecture, a series of related trivia questions are asked of the "class" (the Phile) for bragging rights.

Friday
Sports Talk with Pat Clarke
Sports Director for WESH-2 Channel 2 News and friend of the Philips Phile Pat Clarke calls in to voice his opinion regarding news in the sports world, especially regarding local sports teams such as the Orlando Magic and University of Florida Gators (Jim's favorite team and his college alma mater). Occasionally Jim will keep Pat on the line to discuss other topics with him, including his culinary creation, the Goop Dog.

So You Wanna' Winna'
The most popular of the games hosted by the program, this involves listeners calling in and successfully passing three rounds of questions. The rounds include a True or False question, Common Bond, in which players must state the link between three seemingly separate things and a survival question, answering a question related to survival through an incident. After every answer given by a player, an audio clip of Regis Philbin from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire asks, "Is that your final answer?"

Eddie the Shaman
A friend of the Phile, Eddie comes in each week to both act as a life-line for "So You Wanna' Winna'," but also to give his spiritual guidance to the program and its listeners, doling out cryptic words of wisdom and ending with his mantra "peace, love and the Philips Phile!"