Request Line: Chatter

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – NIGHT

A producer moves around the interior of the booth, showing the basic features to its occupant, a physically perfect specimen of a man.

PRODUCER: …and so mostly everything is controlled from outside, so all you need to worry about is chatting with the callers.  Sound good?

ADRIAN PETERSON: NO PROBLEM!

PRODUCER: Actually, you’re going to want to talk into the microphone here [gestures].  The pickup on snakes isn’t really good enough for commercial radio.

ADRIAN PETERSON: Too much feedback?

PRODUCER: Depends on the snake.  But we’ve got you covered, just use this one [gestures again].

ADRIAN PETERSON: Can do!

PRODUCER: So I heard you and the Vikings are parting ways.

ADRIAN PETERSON: That’s right.

PRODUCER: Any idea where you’ll be heading?

ADRIAN PETERSON: It’s being reported that the Patriots, Raiders, and Seahawks are interested.

PRODUCER: Huh.  Reported?

ADRIAN PETERSON: Yeah, there’s some chatter out there.

PRODUCER: But, I mean, have you talked to those guys?

ADRIAN PETERSON: Nah, that’s for my agent to worry about.  I just know what I read in the papers.

PRODUCER: Who…have been quoting your agent.

ADRIAN PETERSON: Well, you know, lots of people are saying lots of things.

PRODUCER: [shrugs] Okay, well, good luck with that.  Let’s roll.

The producer steps outside the booth and counts off the start of the show.  

ADRIAN PETERSON: Hey there, folks!  You’re listening to Request Line and I’m your host Adrian Peterson.  This week’s theme is “chatter”.  We’re looking for songs about rumors, implications, scuttlebutt, you call it.  If you’ve got hearsay, we want it.  Conjecture?  Yes, please.  I’ll get us started with an extended version of Marvin Gaye’s “Heard it Through the Grapevine”.