Just finished the magazine, and it is just as great as I thought. Many highlights, but Samir's pieces is one of my favourites, a perfect evocation of how one gets 'into' the show, and very similar to my own experience. I started listening in February 2008, almost exactly a year after Samir, and also being from the UK, many of the references went over my head initially. Nowadays, a huge amount of what I know about American culture comes from the Best Show.
On an unrelated note, has anyone received their non-Best Show 2013 swag yet? I haven't, but I imagine if the Best Show premium is imminent, they may be waiting to send it out all at once.
