Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney and his wife, Jan Rooney, tell us about their starring roles in the new musical revue, Let’s Put on a Show! at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Next, we’ll talk to Jeremy Burton, Vice President of Veritas Software Corp., about his company’s decision to ban e-mail on Fridays. Then Leonard opens up the phone lines to find out what listeners think about e-mail and office productivity, and which aspects of modern technology they’d rather live without. The Asia Society is presenting Forgiveness/Mourning, a performance piece rooted in Beijing opera, Korean Dance, and Japanese Butoh. The production is a part of the Imagine Festival, a citywide series of events dedicated to using art—rather than politics or protest—to confront critical issues facing the nation. Composer Eve Beglarian, dancer Eiko, and festival co-founder and co-producer Chris Wangro join us in the studio. Finally, Michael Simon shares his fiction debut, a hard-boiled mystery novel set in Austin, Texas during the 1980s called Dirty Sally.
Mickey and Jan Rooney
Mickey and Jan Rooney discuss their musical revue, Let’s Put on a Show!, which is currently up at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
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Music:Let’s Put on a Show!, Mickey and Jan Rooney: “You for Me” / “You Made Me Love ...
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Music:Let’s Put on a Show!, Mickey and Jan Rooney: “You for Me” / “You Made Me Love ...
Jeremy Burton
Jeremy Burton, VP of Veritas Software Corp., on his company’s policy of outlawing e-mail on Fridays.
Music:Unspeakable, Bill Frisell: “Tony” / “Stringbean”
Open Phones
We open the phones to find out what listeners think about e-mail, and communicating with modern technology.
Music:Unspeakable, Bill Frisell: “Tony” / “Stringbean”
Open Phones
We open the phones to find out what listeners think about e-mail, and communicating with modern technology.
Eve Beglarian, Eiko, Chris Wangro
Composer Eve Beglarian, and dancer Eiko of Forgiveness/Mourning, join Chris Wangro, the co-founder and co-producer of the Imagine Festival.
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Music:Forgiveness/Mourning, music by Eve Beglarian: “Shakuhachi” / “Song of Shame”
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Music:Forgiveness/Mourning, music by Eve Beglarian: “Shakuhachi” / “Song of Shame”
Michael Simon
Former probation officer Michael Simon on his first book, a noir fiction set in Austin, Texas: Dirty Sally.
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Music:Soundtrack to The Missing, music by James Horner: “Setting the Trap—Staying One Step Ahead…”
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Music:Soundtrack to The Missing, music by James Horner: “Setting the Trap—Staying One Step Ahead…”

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