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Le Show is a weekly syndicated public radio show hosted by satirist Harry Shearer
.
The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy
. Shearer, an impressionist known for his voice work on The Simpsons
, writes the sketches and usually performs all the voices.
The show first aired on December 3, 1983 and ran under various titles for several months before Le Show was selected from the results of a listener contest.
Le Show usually originates live on Sunday mornings from "The Le Show Dome" at KCRW
in Santa Monica
("The city known around the world," Shearer says in his sign off, "as the home… of the homeless."), but is occasionally recorded at or broadcast from other NPR and public stations when Shearer is on the road. Several shows a year are broadcast from New Orleans, where Shearer has a residence. The New Orleans shows usually feature very prominent local musicians.
and shortwave radio WBCQ The Planet (7490 KHz). Since the merger of the XM
and Sirius
satellite radio services the program is no longer available on either; on which Shearer commented, "because I guess, you know, mergers are good."
The show is also available as streaming audio from Shearer's website and as free downloadable files from Audible.com
. The show has also been made available as a podcast
on iTunes
along with other KCRW
programs. The podcasts differ from the broadcast and streaming versions, in that they generally include only a few seconds of the music Shearer spins for the show. Exceptions are musical parodies and original songs written and performed by Shearer.
Other news features that recur less often on the program include:
, who has worked with Shearer on several other projects. These include:
Other personalities not voiced by Leopold include:
On very rare occasions Shearer has announced a phone number and taken actual listener calls.
disaster in New Orleans. These have included:
Aside from the musicians already mentioned, tracks played frequently include such acts as
Johnny Adams
,
Astral Project
,
Marcia Ball
,
The Beach Boys
,
The Beatles
,
The Bobs
,
Bonerama
,
Charles Brown
,
Oscar Brown, Jr.
,
Henry Butler
,
Jon Cleary
,
Nat King Cole
,
Shawn Colvin
,
Ry Cooder
,
Elvis Costello
,
Dr. John
,
Dave Edmunds
,
Eliane Elias
,
Georgie Fame
,
Finn Brothers
,
Ella Fitzgerald
,
John Fogerty
,
Fountains of Wayne
,
Michael Franks,
Marvin Gaye
,
Gilberto Gil
,
The Hi-Lo's
,
Dan Hicks
,
Dick Hyman
,
Jamiroquai
,
Louis Jordan
,
Keb' Mo'
,
Sonny Landreth
,
Lenine,
Los Lobos
,
Lyle Lovett
,
Phillip Manuel,
Peter Martin
,
Paul McCartney
,
The Meters
,
Van Morrison
,
Mr. Scruff
,
Randy Newman
,
Rosa Passos
,
Nicholas Payton
,
Alan Price
,
Brian Protheroe
,
The Quantic Soul Orchestra
,
The Radiators
,
Bonnie Raitt
,
Marcus Roberts
,
Smokey Robinson
,
Shorty Rogers
,
The Rolling Stones
, Kermit Ruffins
,
Alice Russell
,
Frank Sinatra
,
Jill Sobule
,
Steely Dan
,
They Might Be Giants
,
Irma Thomas
,
Richard Thompson,
Mel Tormé
,
The Whitlams
,
The Who
,
Brian Wilson
,
Charlie Wood & the New Memphis Underground,
XTC
and many others.
When a notable musician has died, the next aired program will often feature mostly or only that artist's work during the music segments. People so featured have included George Harrison
, Ray Charles
, Oscar Brown, Jr.
, Blossom Dearie
, Les Paul
, Robert Kirby
, Gerry Rafferty
and Jerry Ragovoy
.
cancelled Le Show as part of a revamp of the network's programming. On the July 16 edition of the program, Shearer claimed WPR was "displeased with the political content of the broadcast." WPR Director of Radio Phil Corriveau told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
that the program's political content was a minor factor and the decision had to do with Le Shows consistency: "I think he's brilliant. But I think if you listen to the show, they can be brilliant, or they can really ramble on."
Harry Shearer
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show...
.
The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
. Shearer, an impressionist known for his voice work on The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, writes the sketches and usually performs all the voices.
The show first aired on December 3, 1983 and ran under various titles for several months before Le Show was selected from the results of a listener contest.
Le Show usually originates live on Sunday mornings from "The Le Show Dome" at KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
("The city known around the world," Shearer says in his sign off, "as the home… of the homeless."), but is occasionally recorded at or broadcast from other NPR and public stations when Shearer is on the road. Several shows a year are broadcast from New Orleans, where Shearer has a residence. The New Orleans shows usually feature very prominent local musicians.
Availability
The program is carried on many National Public Radio and other public radio stations throughout the US. It is also available internationally on NPR Worldwide, American Forces NetworkAmerican Forces Network
The American Forces Network is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces American Forces Radio and Television Service for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide...
and shortwave radio WBCQ The Planet (7490 KHz). Since the merger of the XM
XM Public Radio
XM Public Radio is a 24/7 Sirius XM Satellite Radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio—the other being the ViRUS...
and Sirius
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
satellite radio services the program is no longer available on either; on which Shearer commented, "because I guess, you know, mergers are good."
The show is also available as streaming audio from Shearer's website and as free downloadable files from Audible.com
Audible.com
Audible.com is an Internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming.Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers....
. The show has also been made available as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
along with other KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
programs. The podcasts differ from the broadcast and streaming versions, in that they generally include only a few seconds of the music Shearer spins for the show. Exceptions are musical parodies and original songs written and performed by Shearer.
News segments
The show features a number of recurring news segments, each referred to by Shearer as "a copyrighted feature of this broadcast". Currently many episodes include the following:- Apologies of the Week (public apologies reported in the news)
- News From Outside the Bubble (News stories from international sources, usually the UK.)
- News of the Warm (Shearer reads news on Global warming)
- The Trades (Shearer reads items from trade magazines)
Other news features that recur less often on the program include:
- Burying the Lede (News stories with alarming tidbits buried down in the story)
- Clean, Safe, Too Cheap to MeterToo cheap to meterToo cheap to meter describes a concept in which a commodity is so inexpensive that it is more cost-effective and less bureaucratic to simply provide it for a flat fee or even free and make a profit from associated services....
(News of safety issues in the nuclear power industry). - F is for FEMA (News stories concerning the Federal Emergency Management AgencyFederal Emergency Management AgencyThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...
(FEMA) - usually showcasing some aspect of incompetence - particularly focusing on the Hurricane KatrinaHurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
aftermath) - Found ObjectFound objectA found object, in an artistic sense, indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose, but which exists for another purpose already. Found objects may exist either as utilitarian, manufactured items, or things which occur in nature...
Department (Shearer plays audio from network feeds that was not intended to air) - Let's Get Scared (Shearer reads news stories with frightening implications).
- Los Angeles Dog Trainer Corrections (Shearer reads the extensive and often unusual LA TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
errata.) - News from the Digital Wonderland (News items, usually negative, concerning the switch-over from analog to digital transmission systems)
- News of the Godly (News items relating to religion and evangelism)
- News of Inspectors General (News reports of the findings of U.S. Government Inspectors General)
- Tales of Airport Security (sent in by listeners)
- News of the Olympic Movement (news about Olympic snafus)
- News of News Corp.News CorporationNews Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
(Shearer updates the latest stories about the News Corporation scandalNews Corporation scandalThe News Corporation scandal developed in mid-2011 out of a series of investigations following up the News of the World royal phone hacking scandal of 2005–2007...
),
-
- On the October 16, 2011 episode, Shearer renamed the segment News of Nice Corp. ". . . because its not anymore misleading than . . ."
- The Year in Rebuke (The last one or two shows of each year feature repeats of key news-related items, songs and sketches from that year).
- On the October 16, 2011 episode, Shearer renamed the segment News of Nice Corp. ". . . because its not anymore misleading than . . ."
Continental Public Radio
Shearer often parodies the other programming found on public radio, often as part of a fictional "Continental Public Radio" (CPR). These are populated with such personalities as host Aviva Schlorman, reporter Ira Zipkin, political editor Jonathan Ziziks and others, all voiced by Shearer. Recurring parodies include:- All in All "CPR's weekly attempt to bring what's behind the news in front of the news and leave it there."
- At Loggerheads "Dichotomous dialogue from both sides of the rhetorical divide." (Debates on news topics).
- Book Bag (Book review program hosted by Ira Zipkin).
- The Edible Table (Lampoon of public radio shows such as The Splendid TableThe Splendid TableThe Splendid Table is a weekly radio program about food hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. It is produced and distributed by American Public Media and airs weekends nationwide on public radio stations. It provides listeners with information on food preparation, appreciation, and culture...
) - Karzai Talk (Call-in chat show on the fictional Afghanistan Public Radio starring President Hamid KarzaiHamid KarzaiHamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
and his brother Ahmed Wali KarzaiAhmed Wali KarzaiAhmed Wali Karzai was a prominent politician in Afghanistan and the younger paternal half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and son of Abdul Ahad Karzai. As an elder of the Popalzai Pashtun tribe, he was elected to the Kandahar Provincial Council in 2005 and served as its chairman. Karzai...
. The title and style of the show lampoon NPR's Car TalkCar TalkCar Talk is a radio talk show broadcast weekly on National Public Radio stations throughout the United States and elsewhere. Its subjects are automobiles and repair, and it often takes humorous turns...
, of which Shearer has been critical.) - Media Nation "CPR's weekly look into the world of the media and the media of the world." (Host Chris Edwards is clearly intended to mimic Bob EdwardsBob EdwardsRobert Alan Edwards is a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was the first broadcaster with a large national following to join the field of satellite radio...
). - More Than You Know "The weekly public radio series that focuses on events and personalities outside your ken." Host: Jacob Kitzle.
- Mouth to Mouth "An audio encounter with a personality in or out of the news." (Interview program).
- News from Lake Reverie (A parody of the "News from Lake Wobegon" segment of A Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
) - Up To Here (Daily news & politics program). "A daily once-over not so lightly on the story at the top, of what's behind, today's news." Hosted by Milton Getzler.
- What Up, Dog? "News blogozine for the young and the newsless." Host: Cody Outscoop. (Parodies NPR's attempts to reach younger audiences such as Bryant Park ProjectBryant Park ProjectThe Bryant Park Project was a short-lived morning radio newsmagazine from National Public Radio. The show's name was derived from Bryant Park in New York City, which NPR's New York studios overlook. While the Bryant Park Project was originally a working title, the show debuted with the name...
)
Presidential or political parodies
Among the many presidential and political parodies are:- Alternative Scenario Playhouse "Duelling dramatizations from radio's premiere venue of bifurcated possibilities." (Shearer re-enacts two possible versions of events behind the news).
- Clintonsomething (a thirtysomething parody)
- Dick Cheney: Confidential (parody of hard-boiled detective stories)
- Father Knows BestFather Knows BestFather Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s.-Radio:...
(parody of the 1950s television program, with Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
as the father) - 41 calls 43 (George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
calls George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
) - The Gore Room (Al GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
and Al FrankenAl FrankenAlan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....
host a liberal talk radio show. Dropped after the liberal Air AmericaAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
radio network, featuring Al Franken, began broadcasting.) - Hellcats Of The White House (soap opera parody tales from the ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
White House. Followed by "Hellcats Of The White House: The Bel-AirBel-Air, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBel Air is an affluent residential community in the hills of the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California. Together with Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills it forms the Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles neighborhoods....
Years".) - Newt GingrichNewt GingrichNewton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....
calls his mom - NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
in Heaven
Other sketches
Other recurring comedy sketches include:- Bad Day at Black RockCBS BuildingThe CBS Building in New York City, also known as Black Rock, is the headquarters of CBS Corporation. The building, opened in 1965, was designed by Eero Saarinen. It is located at 51 West 52nd Street, at the corner of Sixth Avenue . The 38 story building is tall and measures approximately 872,000...
(behind-the-scenes parody of CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
, the title references a 1955 movieBad Day at Black RockBad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 thriller film directed by John Sturges that combines elements of Westerns and film noir. It tells the story of a mysterious stranger who arrives at a tiny isolated town in a desert of the southwest United States in search of a man...
) - (Inside) Extra Access Tonight (lampoon of various entertainment news shows)
- Health File (Medical radio program hosted by new age physician Dr. Manfred Weichner)
- Larry King LiveLarry King LiveLarry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
(Parody of the CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
program)). - Mind Your Own Business (Business news radio program hosted "from the trading floor" by Mike Tutinello)
- The O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly FactorThe O'Reilly Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The Factor, is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests.The program was the most watched...
(Parody of the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
program) - Strictly from Blackwell (Mr. BlackwellRichard BlackwellRichard Blackwell was an American fashion critic, journalist, television and radio personality, artist, former child actor and former fashion designer, sometimes known just as Mr. Blackwell. He was the creator of the "Ten Worst Dressed Women List", an annual awards presentation he unveiled in...
presents a show from Beverly Hills)
Comedy interviews
Shearer will interview someone in-studio or via telephone. For the phone interviews, he claims to be opening up the phone for listener calls (even though no phone number was announced) or will reveal that there is an incoming call on "the newsmaker line". These are among the few comedy segments in which voices other than Shearer's are heard. Many are voiced by writer Tom LeopoldTom Leopold
Tom Leopold is an American comedy writer, performer and novelist. He has written episodes of Seinfeld and Cheers and several books. He has often been associated with Chevy Chase, Harry Shearer and Paul Shaffer in various projects...
, who has worked with Shearer on several other projects. These include:
- Tony Bellalaqua (a listener in the midwest).
- Lyle Condit (Congressman Gary ConditGary ConditGary Adrian Condit is a former American politician, a Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003...
's youngest brother). - David Feldman (A high school teacher and friend of Monica LewinskyMonica LewinskyMonica Samille Lewinsky is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996...
). - Yvonne Della Femina (a multiple-sex-change recipient with a storied past).
- John Walker LindhJohn Walker LindhJohn Phillip Walker Lindh is a United States citizen who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. He is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army...
(the so-called "American Taliban") - Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
(on the issuance of his U.S. postage stamp) - Ira Rifleman (a listener who allegedly bought Scott PetersonScott PetersonScott Lee Peterson , an American, was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child in Modesto, California, in 2002. Peterson's arrest and subsequent trial dominated the American news media until 2005, when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection...
's truck). - Tyler Michael Tucker (an actor from a failed TV program).
Other personalities not voiced by Leopold include:
- David ManningDavid Manning (fictitious writer)"David Manning" was a fictitious film critic, created by a marketing executive working for Sony Corporation around July 2000 to give consistently good reviews for releases from Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures...
(the fictitious film reviewer, voiced by a computer voice synthesizer) - Ralph the Talking Computer (a computer synthesized voice)
- Barry Saint-Martin aka Barry Saint-Michael (actor Alex LoweAlex Lowe (actor)Alex Lowe is an English actor and comedian, who is best known as the creator and voice behind the character 'Barry from Watford' on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show and Absolute Radio's Iain Lee Show-Barry from Watford:...
) - Shabshab (a former Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
lookalike and stereo salesman in Iraq voiced by Shearer)
On very rare occasions Shearer has announced a phone number and taken actual listener calls.
Interview segments
A few times each year the show will feature Shearer conducting a serious interview as a major segment of the program, often with a musician who will play music as well. Sometimes these interviews will comprise the bulk of the program, other times they will be interspersed with the usual mix of other segments.Musician interviews
Musicians are often pianists associated with New Orleans and will appear on one of the programs Shearer records in that city. They have included:- Marcia BallMarcia BallMarcia Ball is an American blues singer and pianist, born in Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana. She was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist.....
- Henry ButlerHenry ButlerHenry Butler is an American jazz pianist.He is known for his technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. Referred to by Dr...
- Evan ChristopherEvan ChristopherEvan Christopher is an American clarinetist and composer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognized mainly for a personal brand of "contemporary early-jazz,” he strives to extend the legacy of the unique clarinet style anchored in the musical vocabulary created by early New Orleans clarinetists...
- Jon ClearyJon Cleary (musician)Jon Cleary is a funk and R&B musician based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and has studied for the past 20 years the "musical culture and life of New Orleans," according to his website...
- Joe KrownJoe KrownJoe Krown is an American keyboardist, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is known for his long tenure with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's band. As a solo artist, he has been playing in several different styles. When he plays the piano, he typically plays in the traditional New Orleans style...
- Phillip Manuel
- Tom McDermott
- Judith OwenJudith OwenJudith Owen is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her first North American album, Emotions on a Postcard, was released in 1996, and has since been followed by five additional releases...
(Shearer's wife, who also sings on some of the original comedic songs heard on the show) - David Torkanowsky
- Allen ToussaintAllen ToussaintAllen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...
Other interviews
Non-musicians interviewed will usually be a scientist or author who has insight into a news issue, often the Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
disaster in New Orleans. These have included:
- John M. BarryJohn M. BarryJohn M. Barry is an American author and historian, perhaps best known for his books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and the influenza pandemic of 1918....
on the levees in New Orleans and SLFPASLFPAThe Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority, established by Louisiana state law in 2006 and initiating operation the following year, consists of two regional levee boards which oversee flood protection in the Greater New Orleans area on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River...
. - Dr. Robert Bea on levee failures in New Orleans during Katrina.
- Bill BlackWilliam K. BlackWilliam Kurt Black is an American lawyer, academic, author, and a former bank regulator. Black's expertise is in white-collar crime, public finance, regulation, and other topics in law and economics...
on the bank mortgage fraud and foreclosure crisis. - Dan CameronDan CameronDan Cameron is an American art curator based in New York City and New Orleans.Cameron's early years were spent in Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky and in Hudson Falls, NY. He attended Hudson Falls Public Schools , Syracuse University and Bennington College , where he earned a BA in 1979...
on the Prospect 1 New Orleans biennial art project. - Lolis Eric Elie on reporting about New Orleans.
- Ivor van HeerdenIvor van HeerdenDr. Ivor van Heerden, Ph.D., holds a doctorate degree in Marine Sciences and was the deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center, before being dismissed by LSU following Hurricane Katrina. He is also the director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of...
on the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. - Jane MayerJane MayerJane Mayer is an American investigative journalist who has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1995...
on her book The Dark SideThe Dark Side (book)The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals is a non-fiction book written by Jane Mayer concerning the War on Terrorism, Islamic radicalism, and the "closed-doors domestic struggle over whether" U.S. President George W. Bush should have "limitless... - Mort SahlMort SahlMorton Lyon "Mort" Sahl is a Canadian-born American comedian and actor. He occasionally wrote jokes for speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy. He was the first comedian to record a live album and the first to perform on college campuses...
on his career as an American satirist. - Scott SimonScott SimonScott Simon is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on National Public Radio.- Life and career :...
on reporting at the political conventions. - Yves Smith on the bank mortgage fraud and foreclosure crisis. with transcript
Music segments
"An eclectic mix of mysterious music" is how KCRW describes the music played between other segments on the program. The tracks are not announced on air, but the names are published a few days after the show airs on HarryShearer.com.Aside from the musicians already mentioned, tracks played frequently include such acts as
Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams
Laten John Adams , known as Johnny Adams, was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto...
,
Astral Project
Astral Project
. For the Orange Goblin song titled "The Astral Project" see Frequencies From Planet Ten.Astral Project is a modern jazz quartet from New Orleans Louisiana. It was founded by saxophonist Tony Dagradi in 1978 and includes drummer Johnny Vidacovich, bassist James Singleton and 7-string guitarist...
,
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball is an American blues singer and pianist, born in Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana. She was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist.....
,
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
,
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
,
The Bobs
The Bobs
The Bobs were dubbed the first new wave a cappella group in history when they were founded in San Francisco, California in the early 1980s. Now based in Seattle, Washington, this genre-bending, eccentric vocal group has maintained a healthy cult following in the U.S...
,
Bonerama
Bonerama
Bonerama is a brass funk rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.Bonerama was formed in 1998 by trombone players Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, who, from 1990 up until late 2006, were also members of Harry Connick Jr.'s big band...
,
Charles Brown
Charles Brown (musician)
Charles Brown , born in Texas City, Texas was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced the development of blues performance during the 1940s and 1950s...
,
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Oscar Brown
Oscar Brown, Jr was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor.He ran for office in the Illinois state legislature and U.S...
,
Henry Butler
Henry Butler
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Jon Cleary
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Nat King Cole
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Shawn Colvin
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Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
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Elvis Costello
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Dr. John
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Dave Edmunds
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Eliane Elias
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Georgie Fame
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Finn Brothers
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Ella Fitzgerald
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John Fogerty
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Fountains of Wayne
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Michael Franks,
Marvin Gaye
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Gilberto Gil
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The Hi-Lo's
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Dan Hicks
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Dick Hyman
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Jamiroquai
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Louis Jordan
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Keb' Mo'
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Sonny Landreth
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Lenine,
Los Lobos
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Lyle Lovett
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Phillip Manuel,
Peter Martin
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Paul McCartney
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The Meters
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Van Morrison
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Mr. Scruff
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Randy Newman
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Rosa Passos
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Nicholas Payton
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Alan Price
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Brian Protheroe
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The Quantic Soul Orchestra
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The Radiators
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Bonnie Raitt
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Marcus Roberts
Marcus Roberts
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Smokey Robinson
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
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The Rolling Stones
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, Kermit Ruffins
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Alice Russell
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Frank Sinatra
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Jill Sobule
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Steely Dan
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They Might Be Giants
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Irma Thomas
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Richard Thompson,
Mel Tormé
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The Whitlams
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The Who
The Who
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Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
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Charlie Wood & the New Memphis Underground,
XTC
XTC
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and many others.
When a notable musician has died, the next aired program will often feature mostly or only that artist's work during the music segments. People so featured have included George Harrison
George Harrison
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, Ray Charles
Ray Charles
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, Oscar Brown, Jr.
Oscar Brown
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, Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie
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, Les Paul
Les Paul
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, Robert Kirby
Robert Kirby
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, Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty
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and Jerry Ragovoy
Jerry Ragovoy
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Segment theme music
- The show opens with an archival recording of Ben GrauerBen GrauerBenjamin Franklin Grauer was an US radio and TV personality, following a career during the 1920s as a child actor in films and on Broadway. He began his career as a child in David Warfield's production of The Return of Peter Grimm. Among his early credits were roles in films directed by D.W....
saying "Here it is", followed by Shearer saying, "From deep inside your radio..." over a fragment of classical music. - A looped sample of Uncle Albert/Admiral HalseyUncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul and Linda McCartney from the album Ram. Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1971, making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, McCartney-penned singles to top the US...
by Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
is used for Apologies of the Week, with emphasis on McCartney saying "sorry". - Glenn YarbroughGlenn YarbroughGlenn Yarbrough is an American folk singer. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels.-Biography:...
singing the Rod McKuenRod McKuenRod McKuen is an American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks, and classical music...
song "Listen to the Warm" is used for News of the Warm. - Joe SatrianiJoe SatrianiJoseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
playing "Summer Song" (from the album The ExtremistThe ExtremistThe Extremist is an instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1992 and re-released in 1997 with his entire Epic Records catalog....
) is the theme for (Inside) Extra Access Tonight - The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
instrumental "Flying" (from the album Magical Mystery Tour) is the theme for Tales of Airport Security - The segments F is for FEMA, Los Angeles Dog Trainer Corrections, Let's Get Scared, News from the Digital Wonderland, News of Inspectors General and Clean, Safe, Too Cheap to Meter use original music recorded and sung by Shearer.
- Clintonsomething uses the original theme music from thirtysomething.
- The Trades uses "Rut" by Carla BleyCarla BleyCarla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
, from the CD "Nightglo" on ECM
Criticism
On July 2, 2006, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Radio is a network of 32 radio stations in the state of Wisconsin. WPR's network is divided into two distinct analog services, the Ideas Network and the NPR News and Classical Network, as well as the "HD2 Classical Service," a digital-only, full-time classical music service.-Ideas...
cancelled Le Show as part of a revamp of the network's programming. On the July 16 edition of the program, Shearer claimed WPR was "displeased with the political content of the broadcast." WPR Director of Radio Phil Corriveau told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state...
that the program's political content was a minor factor and the decision had to do with Le Shows consistency: "I think he's brilliant. But I think if you listen to the show, they can be brilliant, or they can really ramble on."
External links
- HarryShearer.com (includes a RealAudio archive of Le Show dating back to 1995)
- KCRW: Le Show (Show usually originates live at 10am on Sunday, Los Angeles local time)