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Special Programming

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 7PMThe Moth Radio Hour. A special live edition of The Moth in NYC’s Central Park. Comic Jessi Klein lands her childhood dream job writing for Saturday Night Live; a prisoner in Attica is caught making alcohol in his cell; and a woman rebounds with style from her husband’s infidelity. http://themoth.org
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 7PMThe Tobolowski Files. The Afflictions of Love. Stephen Tobolowsky with another hour of stories from his life. http://stephentobolowsky.wordpress.com/the-tobolowsky-files/
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 7PMHere’s the Thing. Alec Baldwin goes backstage with comic actor Chris Rock after a matinee of The Motherf**ker With The Hat to hear what it was like for Rock to be in his first play. Alec also talks with Herb Alpert, legendary trumpeter and music producer. In 1966, Alpert’s band The Tijuana Brass sold over 13 million records, outselling The Beatles.http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/2012/mar/26/
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 7PMAmerica Abroad:Global Energy. The rise of hydraulic fracturing of shale -- known as "fracking" -- has led to a revolution of cheaper, cleaner, natural gas. But, what does this gas boom mean for the development of renewable energy in the U.S.? And, how are countries like India and China determining the best mix of traditional, renewable and clean energies? This month on America Abroad -- Global Energy and Innovations we'll hear about solar power in India, cleaner coal in China and the latest energy technologies being developed here at home. http://www.americaabroad.org/radio/programs/documentaries/?prog=global_energy_and_innovations
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 7PMThe Capitol Steps:Politics Takes a Holiday. The Washington satire troupe does their annual 4th of July special. http://www.capsteps.com/
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 7PMBurn:An Energy Journal. The Switch. A July Special, when energy use across the country is most in demand. Our nation's power grid, the patchwork system that transmits and distributes electricity from plants to consumers, is aging and stretched to capacity—especially in summer months when users face triple-digit temperatures, violent storms and power outages. http://burnanenergyjournal.com/
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 7PMHere’s the Thing. Alec Baldwin visits Lorne Michaels in his office at Rockefeller Center – the same office he’s had since 1975, when he created Saturday Night Live. Michaels and Alec talk about what led to SNL, and Michaels early years doing subversive political satire on Canadian radio. Alec also talks with writer Erica Jong and her daughter Molly Jong-Fast as they spar about sex and the legacy of the feminist movement. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/2012/jan/30/
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 7PMThe Moth Radio Hour. Another live edition of the Moth Hour. http://www.themoth.org