Thursday, September 02nd, 2010

September 2010

Abbey Lincoln and Kendra Shank


Dee Dee Bridgewater hosts a show with the late Abbey Lincoln onstage at the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2000. A Jazzset reprise, airing Friday, September 3rd, at 6 pm, right here on WICN!

From Languages To A Surreal Investigation Into The Politics and Insanity of Hollywood, Fame, and Name Dropping


Tune in to Inquiry on September 5th at 9pm as host Mark Lynch chats with one of the world’s pre-eminent language specialists, David Crystal about his book "A Little Book of Language". Then at 9:30 Inquiry welcomes noted novelist and writer Chuck Palahniuk to talk about his latest book "Tell All".

Jim McGovern & Jean McMurray


Hunger is a political condition and contributes to international security issues, Congressman Jim McGovern told the audience gathered this past March 29 at the Leicester campus of Becker College for his lecture, “The Global Hunger Crisis: Roadmap to a Solution,” which was part of the Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series. Airing Sunday, September 5th, at 10 pm on WICN!

Philip Dray


Al's guest this week is author and historian Philip Dray. In his new book "There Is Power In A Union" he masterfully clears away the cobwebs of time and presents a clear picture of how and why labor unions are to this day a mainstay in American life. Tune in Sunday, September 5th, at 10:30 pm!

Trumpets and Trombones


A whirlwind hour of brass brilliants, hosted by Billy Banks, airing Monday, September 6th at 6 pm on WICN.