Eric Spilker

Film distributer and historian Eric Spilker joins Bruce Bennett and Dorian as they discuss B musicals . The Film Forum in Manhattan will be featuring some of these in a program entitles, appropriately, B Musicals, which will run from March 30 -April 19.

http://www.filmforum.org/films/bmusicalsfilms.html#42

Jonathan Lethem and Swanee Hunt

Author Jonathan Lethem discusses his newest novel, You Don't Love Me Yet.
Then,
philanthrpist and ambassador Swanee Hunt talk about her work and her book, Half-Life of a Zealot.

John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey

Vocalist Jessica Molaskey and jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli have the most sophisticated husband and wife musical act around.This week they visit The Speakeasy.

From Tuesday May 1 through Saturday May 26, you can catch it at the Cafe Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel.
John Pizarelli's new album , Dear Mr. Sinatra, is made up of songs written for or otherwise associated with Frank Sinatra.
Jessica Molaskey's latest album, Sitting in Limbo, covers ground ranging from Jimmy Cliff to the Five Stairsteps to Regina / Jobim.

They also collborat on their nationally syndicated radio program, Radio Deluxe.

http://www.jessicamolaskey.com/
http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/
http://www.thecarlyle.com/entertainment.cfm
http://www.jessicamolaskey.com/radio-delux.html

Janna Levin

It's WOMEN IN SCIENCE NIGHT on The Speakeasy!

First, physicist Janna Levin visits to talk about her research (areas of which include black holes, the finite universe and theories of everything) & her latest book, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. The book is a fictional account of the lives of mathematicians Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.
http://www.jannalevin.com/
then,
mathematician Cathleen Morawetz, Professor Emerita at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University and winner of the National Medal of Science in 1998.
http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/17/09/Stories/Morawetz.html

Ken Smith emcees - pledge to the Speakeasy!

It is that time again - the 2007 fundraising marathon starts today! Duck hunting buddy Ken Smith joins in on the merriment and grovelling!

Call our phones lines during the Speakeasy 6-7 PM Eastern TIme Monday) at 800-989-9368. Or pledge online, and be sure to put in the comments that you are pledging to the Speakeasy.
If you call or e-pledge while the show is going on, you get in the running for various giveaways during the hour.

A pledge of $75 will net you the exclusive Speakeasy premium "Easy Speakin'" A selection of interviews from The Speakeasy, including some all-new non-broadcast material, available only on CD! You'll also get a plethora of other fun stuff, and can also select this as one of your choices with some larger pledges.

More details on the WFMU marathon are avaialable at http://www.wfmu.org/ .

Remember - we are listener-sponsored and all of the pledge money goes toward operation of this great station!

Steve Kuhn and Joseph Epstein

Legendary jazz pianist Steve Kuhn returns to The Speakeasy (after his all-too-brief visit during the WFMU fundraising marathon) to discuss his career, his trio with Al Foster and Ron Carter, and his new CD with the trio, Live at Birdland(Blue Note).
Steve will be performing March 20 h at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club (NYC) w/ Sheila Jordan (voice), David Finck (bass), and Billy Drummond (drums), and March 21-24 it's back to Birdland with w/ Javon Jackson (tenor),Buster Williams (bass) and Al Foster (drums).
Don't miss this great performer!
http://stevekuhnmusic.com/

then, a repeat broadcast of Joseph Epstein on Friendship, in honor of all the friends of WFMU who pledged this year.

A BIG THANK YOU you to everyone who pledged to WFMU and helped us meet our goal in 2007.!!!
And thanks especially to those who pledged to this program.

Bruce Bennett emcees - Steve Kuhn guest - Pledge to the Speakeasy!

It's still marathon time (WFMU's 2007 fundraising marathon). Film critic and regular cohost Bruce Bennett joins as emcee!

Jazz pianist Steve Kuhn is our live phone guest at midpoint for spell. His new CD Live at Birdland (Blue Note) has just come out, and he will actually be performing at Birdland (NYC) from March 13-17 with w/ Ron Carter on bass and Al Foster on drums. On March 20 he will be at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club (NYC) w/ Sheila Jordan (voice), David Finck (bass), and Billy Drummond (drums), and March 21-24 it's back to Birdland with w/ Javon Jackson (tenor),Buster Williams (bass) and Al Foster (drums).
Don't miss this great performer!
http://stevekuhnmusic.com/

Lots of film talk from Bruce & Dorian scattered throughout!

Call our phones lines during the Speakeasy 6-7 PM Eastern Time Monday) at 800-989-9368. Or pledge online, and be sure to put in the comments that you are pledging to the Speakeasy.
If you call or e-pledge while the show is going on, you get in the running for various giveaways during the hour.

A pledge of $75 will net you the exclusive Speakeasy premium "Easy Speakin'" A selection of interviews from The Speakeasy, including some all-new non-broadcast material, available only on CD! You'll also get a plethora of other fun stuff, and can also select this as one of your choices with some larger pledges.

More details on the WFMU marathon are avaialable at http://www.wfmu.org/ .

Remember - we are listener-sponsored and all of the pledge money goes toward operation of this great station!