Past Programs 1995
January 07
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott, legendary troubadour and cowboy poet.
- Oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
- Music from Second Sight, featuring Henry Kaiser.
- Steven Levy, author of "Insanely Great".
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
January 14th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Singer-songwriter Sara Hickman.
- Peggy Orenstein, author of "School Girls".
- Joan La Barbara & The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
- Robert Silverberg, author of "Hot Sky at Midnight"
- Katha Pollit, author of "Reasonable Creatures".
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
January 21st
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Folk legend U. Utah Phillips.
- Bernie Cherin, Director of Communications in the Kennedy administration, and the idea man behind the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Merl Saunders and The Rainforest Band.
- Helen Palmer, author of "The Enneagram in Love and Work".
- Music from Mark Hummel & Paris Slim.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
February 11th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Rhythm, blues, and soul legend Taj Mahal.
- Barbara Quick, author of "Northern Edge: A Novel of Survivial in Alaska's Arctic".
- Richard Olsen and his Big Band.
- Film acheologist Rick Prelinger.
- Private eye Jayson Wechter, with clues for the Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
February 18th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Songs from Jesse Colin Young.
- Richard North Patterson, author of "Eyes of a Child" and "Degree of Guilt".
- Songs from The Naked Barbies.
- Kathi Georges, author of "Internet Wedding: If you see my husband, tell me what he looks like".
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- Urban geographer Bonnie Lloyd.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
February 25th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Pele Juju, wild women of world beat.
- Po Bronson, author of "Bombardiers".
- Raquel Bitton, singing songs of Brel and Piaf.
- Music from Haunted by Waters.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
March 04th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Kronos Quartet.
- Dr. Oliver Sacks, neurologist.
- Celtic folk music artist Sharon Shannon.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
March 11th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- The Nields, featuring music from "Bob on the Ceiling".
- James Ellroy, author of "American Tabloid", "L.A. Confidential", "The Black Dahlia", and "White Jazz".
- Singer/songwriters Cris Williamson & Tret Fure.
- Michael Feldman, host of "Whad' Ya Know?".
- Guitarist Alex de Grassi.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
March 18th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Gyuto Tantric Monks, priestly chanters and sculpture in yak butter.
- The New Century Chamber Orchestra, with Stuart Canin.
- Peter Mayle, author of "A Dog's Life".
- Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.
- Mad & Eddie Duran Trio.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
March 25th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Former California Govenor Jerry Brown.
- Sweet Sunny North, featuring Henry Kaiser.
- Actor Robert Guillaume.
- Malcolm Margolin, founder and publisher of Heyday Books, and author of "The Ohlone Way".
- Violin virtuoso Mari Kimura.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
April 01st
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Singer/songwriter Chris Smither.
- Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet.
- Music from David Tanenbaum & Alexandra Hawley.
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
April 08th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Planetary guitar virtuoso, Craig Chaquico & band.
- Blues from Saffire.
- Julie Shigekuni, author of "A Bridge Between Us".
- Gail Tsukiyama, author of "The Samurai's Garden".
- Guitarist Pierre Bensusan.
- Hyperventilation by Josh Kornbluth.
- The log book of the Urban Geographer Bonnie Loyd.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
April 15th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Music from Wesla Whitfield & Mike Greensill.
- A.S. Byatt, author of "Possession" and "The Matisse Stories".
- Radim Zenkl, mandolin virtuoso.
- Cliff Stoll, author of "Silicon Snakeoil" and "The Cuckoo's Egg".
- Theodore Roszak, author of "The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein" and "The Making of a Counterculture".
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
April 22nd
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Stanley Donen, director of "Singing in the Rain", "On the Town", and "Funny Face".
- Whitney Otto, author of "Now You See Her".
- Bassist Rob Wasserman.
- Music from Due Voci.
- Jacques Leslie, author of "The Mark: A Memoir of Vietnam".
- Cabaret torch singer Andrea Marcovicci.
- Singer/songwriter Kristina Olsen.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
April 29th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Penelope Houston & her band, featuring Steven Strauss on bass.
- Ginu Kamani, author of "Junglee Girl".
- Monologist Charlie Varon, with excerpts from "Rush Limbaugh in Nightschool".
- Guitarist Peter Finger.
- John Allen Paulos, author of "A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper" and "Innumeracy".
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
May 06th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- BBC correspondent Alistair Cooke.
- Clarence Clemons & the Red Bank Rockers.
- Thomas Keneally, author of "Schindler's List" and "A River Town".
- Singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky.
- A Guerrilla Girl, masked avengers of the art world, and authors of "Confessions of the Guerrila Girls".
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Music from piano player Mike Greensill.
May 13th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Guitarist Adrian Legg.
- Arlie Hochschild, author of "The Second Shift".
- Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records.
- Columnist Adair Lara, author of "At Adair's House".
- Music from Kathy Kallick & Friends.
- Herman Parish, author of "Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia".
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- The log book of the Urban Geographer Bonnie Loyd.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
May 20th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Gyuto Tantric Monks, priestly chanters and sculpture in yak butter.
- Garrett Hongo, author of "Volcano: A Memoir of Hawaii".
- Percussionist Hossam Ramzy.
- David Hudson, Stephen Kent on didgerido, accomplined by Eda Maxym and Geoffrey Gordon.
- Pete Anderson & band.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Lady Bianca, as the house pianist.
May 27th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Blues pianist Marcia Ball.
- Paulo Coelho, author of "The Alchemist".
- Boogie to Angela Strehli & Friends.
- Talisman A Cappella.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
June 03rd
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Ray Bradbury and Robert Watson, author and illustrator of "The Martian Chronicles".
- Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeno Band.
- Jeffery Masson & Susan McCarthy, co-authors of "When Elephants Weep".
- South American inspired ballads from Claudia Gomez.
- John McKinney, author of "A Walk Along Land's End".
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- Music from piano player Mike Greensill.
June 10th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Calvin Trillin, author of "Too Soon to Tell".
- Music from Zensnap, featuring Mitchell Holman and well as other members of the 60's band It's a Beautiful Day.
- Author, editor, bunny, and activist Gloria Steinem.
- Guitarist Peppino d'Agostino.
- Country singer Tom Russell, with Andrew Hardin.
- Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian psychiatrist and author of "The Tao of Psychology".
- Molly O'Neill, New York Times food columnist and author of "A Well-Seasoned Appetite".
- Bill Bonham, actor, singer, collector of rulers, and an all around nice guy.
- Music from piano player Mike Greensill.
July 01st
From the High Sierra Music Festival at Bear Valley. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
July 08th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Blues pianist and singer, Lady Bianca.
- The San Francisco Symphony Chorus, featuring Cynthia Hobgood.
- Elmore Leonard, author of "Riding the Rap".
- New Orleans-style R&B from Allen Toussaint Trio.
- Bill Crawford, author of "Cerealizing America".
- Austin Lounge Lizards, the pranksters of acoustic music.
- Bonnie Loyd, the Urban Geographer.
- J. Raoul Brody as the house pianist.
July 15th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Famed dancer José Greco and company.
- Blues from E.C. Scott & Smoke.
- Dr. Science calling in by phone from his bunker of arrogance in Minnesota.
- Monologist Rick Reynolds.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Music from piano player Mike Greensill.
July 22nd
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, celebrating their 20 year reunion.
- Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar and bluesman Paul Pena.
- Judy Collins, author of "Shameless".
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, featuring their latest recording "Labyrinth".
- Julie Smith, author of "House of Blues".
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
July 29th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Chanticleer & members of Ensemble Alcatraz.
- Paul Rudnick. playwright of "Jeffrey" and screenwriter of "Addams Family Values".
- Hot Club of San Francisco.
- Author Sarah Lovett.
- Hyperventilation by Josh Kornbluth.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
August 05th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Tabla master Zakir Hussain and his ensemble.
- Tony Hillerman, author of "Dance Hall of the Dead".
- Music from The Brown Fellinis.
- Dan Wakefield, author of "Expect A Miracle".
- Jack Erdmann, author of "Whiskey's Children"
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- The log book of the Urban Geographer Bonnie Loyd.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
August 26th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Folk legend Rosalie Sorrels, with Nina Gerber.
- Jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd.
- Naomi Epel, author of "Writers Dreaming".
- Guitarist Eric Tingstad.
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott, author of "Bird by Bird", "Operating Instructions", and "Crooked Little Heart".
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
September 02nd
Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
September 09th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Singer/songwriter Nancie DeRoss.
- Hot Club of San Francisco.
- Music from Angela Koregelos & Zöe Smith.
- The naturalist perspective from Claire Peaslee.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
September 23rd
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- John Berendt, author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
- Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie.
- Eric Bogosian, actor and playwright of "Talk Radio" and "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee".
- Guitarist Cheryl Wheeler.
- Fiddler Martin Hayes.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
September 30th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- San Francisco Saxophone Quartet.
- Bret Easton Ellis, author of "The Informers", "American Psycho", and "Less than Zero".
- Singer/songwriter Ben Harper.
- Lane Nishikawa, monologist of "Mifune and Me".
- Vickie Randle and Danny Heines Trio.
- Cowboy poet Jim Lynch.
- Hyperventilation by Josh Kornbluth.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
October 07th
From the Spreckles Art Center in Rohnert Park. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Composer, author, and photographer David Byrne.
- Surfing legend Fred Van Dyke.
- Beasts of Paradise, featuring Stephen Kent on didgeridoo.
- Music from Solid Air.
- Monologist James Lecesne.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- A view from the studio of artist Meredith Tromble.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
October 14th
Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
October 21st
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
October 28th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Corky Siegel & The West End String Quartet.
- Joe Kane, author of "Savages" and "Running the Amazon".
- Guitarist Michael Hedges, featuring music from his recording "The Road to Return".
- Bonnie Loyd, the Urban Geographer.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
November 11th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- A cappella winders of the modern world, The Bobs.
- Newshour founder Robert MacNeil, author of "Voyage" and "Wordstruck".
- Monologist Marga Gomez.
- Tobias Wolff, author of "This Boy's Life" and "In Pharaoh's Army".
- Folk guitarist and singer Claudia Schmidt.
- Jeff Greenwald, author of "The Size of the World" and "Shopping for Buddhas".
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
November 18th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Folk legend Rosalie Sorrels.
- Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir.
- Shana Alexander, author of "Happy Days".
- Jazz harpist Deborah Henson-Conant.
- San Francisco Taiko Dojo.
- Cooking on the radio with Bill Bonham and Lea Bergen.
- Hyperventilation by Josh Kornbluth.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
November 25th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Henry Kaiser, Diana Mangano, and others with a musical tribute to Jerry Garcia.
- Magician Penn Jillette.
- Lamplighters.
- Sedge draws out the taciturn Anne Lamott.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
December 02nd
Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
December 09th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Songs from Richie Havens.
- The Clubfoot Orchestra, performing their compositions for silent films.
- Jackie Pels, author of "Unga Island Girl (Ruth's Book)".
- Singer-songwriter Catie Curtis.
- Radio improvisation from True Fiction Magazine.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- Music from piano player Mike Greensill.
December 23rd
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Sonos Handbell Ensemble.
- Christmas Jug Band.
- Salvation Army Band.
- Santa Josh Kornbluth.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
December 30th
From the Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Improved audio archives on-line soon. Meanwhile, Custom interview CDs are available. Write to our producer e-mail or call the office! .
- Jorma Kaukonen, lead guitarist from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.
- Ed Volker, keyboardist from the Radiators.
- Jazz scat singer, Kellye Gray.
- Yoshiko Kakudo, from the Asian Art Museum.
- Travel tips from Karl and Carl.
- Diane Hidy, as the house pianist.
