"When that rascally fellow Scoop points a finger at truth," said 1960's sage Ram Dass, "What else to do but laugh." Well-known radio personality, irreverent comic commentator, best-selling author, and Buddhist meditation group leader, Wes "Scoop" Nisker brings his well-rounded, humorous commentary on the political and social questions of the day to the Freight stage to celebrate the publication of his new book, The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boomer.

Scoop is a 27-year veteran of the broadcast media best known for exhorting his listeners, "And if you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." He has also been a student of Buddhism for over three decades, imparting his unique blend of Zen philosophy and wry humor in books like The Essential Crazy Wisdom (Ten Speed Press). In his stage monologues, Scoop reveals the absurdity of the human condition, offering us the laughter that only vast perspectives can bring.