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The Family Radio

Performance - Spoken Word
Nonfiction: Garrison Keillor / A Prairie Home Companion / Humor
Unabridged   1.5 hour(s)
Publication date: 03/19/1997

The Family Radio

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Audio CD ISBN:9781565112087
Digital Download ISBN:9781598879544

Summary

A sampler of crowd-pleasers from A Prairie Home Companion: four "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues, "commercials" for Bertha's Kitty Boutique and the Fearmonger's Shoppe, and great music. All selections are from original live radio broadcasts.

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Product Description

Contents:
  • World Theater, Here We Come!
  • Powdermilk Biscuits
  • The Family Radio
  • Bertha's Kitty Boutique
  • Lifestyle Waltz
  • Fearmonger's Shoppe
  • As We Get Older
  • Jason's Song
  • Dave's Harmonica
  • Porch Song
  • News from Lake Wobegon
  • Ballad of The Autoharp Man
  • Origins of Lake Wobegon
  • Meatballs
  • News from Lake Wobegon
  • The Song of the Exiles (The Lake Wobegon Anthem)
  • News from Lake Wobegon
  • Why Must the Show Go On?
  • Hotel Minnesota
  • O Father Dear Why Did You Roam?
  • Obedience
  • The Whippets Rag
  • News from Lake Wobegon
  • Ajua!
  • Hot Stuff

Author Bio

GARRISON KEILLOR is America’s favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast.

Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.