Father's Day '96

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Originally aired 06.14.1996

Ira's own father Barry Glass co-hosts this special father's day edition of the show.

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Act One.

LA writer/performer Sandra Tsing Loh discovers that a local rock band has recorded a song about her own father, wildly misinterpreting who he is. They think he's a free spirit; she believes he's a worried, miserly grump. She invites the band and her father into the studio to discuss it (11 minutes).

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Act Two.

Sherman Alexie's story "Because My Father was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock." (15 minutes)

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Act Three.

Audio artist Jay Allison and writer Dan Robb present an audio montage on the moment Robb's parents divorced. (11 minutes)

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Act Four.

Chicago playwright Beau O'Reilly talks about how he reconciled with his estranged father years ago by becoming an alcoholic just like him. (14 minutes)