On Monday June 27, KQED's "Forum" host Michael Krasny interviewed writer Mary Roach on her new book about science in the military.

In a complete non-sequitur, Krasny interjected with an absurdly tasteless joke about ISIS beheadings. I've heard nothing about the joke since being shocked hearing it on the radio on Monday. So I decided to post audio of just the joke (in context). You can hear in Mary Roach's response how tasteless and out-of-left-field Krasny's joke was.

Before this incident, I thought Krasny was a bit of a self-involved interviewer who would interrupt with his own observations and jokes (and "Forum" too often feels like an exercise in Krasny trying to prove how interesting and intelligent he is). After that tendency led to this truly offensive joke though, KQED should seriously consider replacing Krasny.

KevinTownsend