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Layne Littlepage - Talks about Beatrice Lillie.
Layne Littlepage created a one women show about actress comedian Beatrice Lillie. Talk centers on Beatrice Lillie and why she really was the funniest woman in the world.www. laynelittlepage.com

Wild Women of Planet Wongo
David Ogrin, Budick, Steve Mackes are the creators of the new Si Fi musical "Wild Women of Planet Wongo". The play opens September 13 at the Becket Theatre in NYC. Thursday September 28 2-5 PM - Trevor Pinch

Trevor Pinch will talk about the history and impact of the Moog Synthesizer. He is a professor of music technology at Cornel University. His book “Analog Days Chronicled the history and development on the Moog synthesizer.

Albert Glinsky is going to talk about the Theremin and it’s inventor Leon Theremin.

Dick Smothers will also be on the program. He’s going to talk about the Smothers Brothers and give an interesting account how the Smothers Brothers discovered folk music and became one of our best known comedy duos.

Ronnie Gilbert and John Hammond interviews

OCTOBER 30 10PM -
Valerie Pinto - Altzhiemer's Disease
Robert Froehner - Talks about the Theremin

Val Pinto shares her experiences and knowledge about Altzhiemer's and gives sources for information and services.

Dr. Robert Froehner talks about performing on the Theremin and Saw. He's playing the Theremin in a Connecticut concert on October 30.

NOVEMBER 6
Ben ALBA - Steve Allan

Ben Alba is an author with a new book about Steve Allen and the Tonight Show.

November 13 @ 10 PM
David E. Fisher

The development of radar was crucial to the survival of Britain during WWII. David Fisher in his most recent book "A Summer Bright and Terrible" documents the story of Lord Dowding, Winston Churchill and Britain's impossible triumph during WWII.

DECEMBER 4 @ 10 PM
Fyvush Finkel
Fyvush Finkel is a character actor with a background in the Yidish theater and popular film. He has become wildly popular from his TV appearences on Picket Fences & Boston Public. Favush talks about his long carreer in the theater and the release of his firt CD - "It's Never Too Late".

Glen Campbell
Dave talks with Glen Campbell about his musical roots from singing in church, playing in western swing bands to where he's at now. Glen is playing for 5 days here in Connecticut and wants to say howdy.

DECEMBER 11 @ 10 PM
Moses Asch and Folkways Records - Jeff Place
Moses Asch was the founder and force behind Folkways Records. Now operated by the Smithsonian, Folkways released scores of recordings folk and ethnic music. Artists that included Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Ella Jenkins, Hudie Ledbetter and many others. Jeff Place is the curator of Smithsonian Folways and sits in Moses Asch's chair. Jeff will my guest this evening.

Dave fills in for MIA Ruth Eddy a program exploring the roots of American folk music and some new conversation / interviews.

Kath Bloom, Tom Hanford and the Love at Work Review. Recorded at a recent WPKN benefit performance at the Acoustic Cafe.

DECEMBER - 18 @ 10 PM

Brad Matsen talks about his new book "Descent" The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss. The story of Wiliam Bebe & Otis Barton's expolration of the ocean abyss in the 1930's. Originally from Bridgeport Ct, Matsen had been an environmental writer for 30 years.

Murray Lerner Film Director
Lerner is an award winning (Oscar) documentary filmmaker. His films about the Newport Folk Festival and Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival document changes on our musical culture. Lerner talks about his work with Miles Davis, The Who, Newport, the Isle of Wight festival and Isaac Stern.

Woody Guthrie night with Steven Brower.
Steven Brower is the co author of "Woody Guthrie Art Works, The journals, drawings and sketchbooks of an American original". We are talking about the book and Brower's research and thoughts about Guthrie as a visual artist.

Dolly Curtis visits to talk about her latest video concerning The 1955 Norwalk flood.

Edward Cray author of Woody Guthrie "Ramblin Man" the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie will talk about his book and research on Woody Guthrie.

Dolly Curtis Presents a program about the Monk Parrots. Interview and call in program concerning recent exterminations of Monk Parrots in Connecticut.

Rounder Dave's guest will be Peggy March. Ms March started singing professionally (as a child) in the 1950's. You've heard her singing hit songs such as Little Me and I Will Follow. Her songs are part of our American musical culture. Today Peggy's know all over the world from her hit songs and musical talent.

She's going to talk about her inspirations and music career.

Sunday April 16th at 10 PM - Kurt Coble

Dave's guest will be Violinist/Composer Kurt Coble. Kurt is the Artistic Director of the University of Bridgeport Robotic Music Laboratory and creator of P.A.M. Band (Partially Artificial Musicians).

We talk about the PAM band performing a world premiere music score with a showing Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece "METROPOLIS" next week at UB.

Sunday April 30 @ 10 PM

Guest - Author Eugene Bergmann
Subject - Jean Shepard

EXCELSIOR - Tonight we are exploring the world of Jean Shepard. My guest will be Shepard's biographer Eugene Bergman. We're going to talk about Gene Shepard's remarkable career on radio and explore other facets of his life uncovered in Bergmann's book "Excelsior You Fathead! The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepard"

Guest - MADELYNE PUGH
Subject - I LOVE LUCY

Dave's guest will be TV writer Madelyn Pugh. Madelyn was a writer for radio and TV beginning in the late 1940's. She, along with Bob Carol was the team that wrote and created comedy for the classic I Love Lucy TV program.

She going to talk about her work writing on television and relationship with Desi Arnez, Lucille Ball.

Guest - Keith and Sharmai Ambler
Subject - Spirtual Journey and Psychic Healing

On Sunday June 18 at 10 PM Dave's guests will be Sharmai and Keith Amber. The Ambler's are on a long spiritual journey. Based in the Hawaiian Islands Keith and Sharmai are visionaries, telepaths and Psychic's with their own radio program. It should be an interesting program and we will take phone calls.

September 03 - Mickey Dolenz -
Dave's guest tonight is Mickey Dolenz. Mickey talks about his career in TV, Music and being an author. He is currently appearing in a production of Pipin here in Connecticut.

September 10 - Prof. Steven Jones
On the Eve of the 5th anniversary of 9/11 WPKN'S Ken Macdermotroe talks with Prof. Steven Jones about his theory as to why the World Trade Center building. Steven Earl Jones is a professor of physics at Brigham Young University. He is co-chair of Scholars for 9/11 Truth and co-edits the Journal of 9/11 Studies. Jones is currently investigating the hypothesis that the World Trade Center Twin Towers and WTC 7 were brought down a controlled demolition.

September 17 2006
Guest - Marshall Klarfeld
Are we related to aliens? Cal Tech Researcher Marshall Klarfeld reveals in all Sunday night at 10 PM. Also on the program is a guest appearence from Little Bisquick, A Native American from the Hunkpappa nation.

Jon is the founder of SGRA and a Paranormal investigator. We'll talk about a wide range his experiences investigating ghost hauntings in Connecticut. The phones will be open for listener questions.

Ken interviews Joan Mellen, author of "A Farewell to Justice", subtitled, "Jim Garrison, JFK's Assassination, and the Case That Should Have Changed History." We're going to focus on the evidence linking the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963

December 18 - 10 PM
Ken Interview s - environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Vlad & VOx at 11 PM - Tenaj talks with Dion Impersonator Barney Pistil.
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December31 2006 11 PM
New Years Program - Tenaj talks with Native American Indian Little Bisquick and his Hunkpappa wisdomkeeper, Aunt Naomi.
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Jan 14, 2007 - 10 PM
Ken Interviews - Ross Gelbspan