HEAT -- Hard Day on the Planet

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
Length: 58:31

An hour with singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright and comedian Jimmy Tingle. Read the full description.

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Playing: HEAT -- Hard Day on the Planet
From: Murray Street Productions

Loudonphotogalleryconcerts25edited_small HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. We'd hate to use that sketchy phrase, "no-risk trial" but...this special 11th-hour 11th episode of reversioned HEAT requires no points to license! If you just happened to be holding off on HEAT and saving your points for something else, now you don't have to! AND... License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: Joe Richman attempts to "borrow" an audience from David Letterman -- when the deadpan and dead-on Loudon Wainwright III (Rufus' dad), and political satirist Jimmy Tingle join John Hockenberry for HEAT's first live studio audience show. Return with us again to the thrilling days of American adventurism in Iraq -- when Senator Jesse Helms was America's most powerful art critic. Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.

Playing: HEAT -- Hard Day on the Planet
From: Murray Street Productions

Loudonphotogalleryconcerts25edited_small HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. We'd hate to use that sketchy phrase, "no-risk trial" but...this special 11th-hour 11th episode of reversioned HEAT requires no points to license! If you just happened to be holding off on HEAT and saving your points for something else, now you don't have to! AND... License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: Joe Richman attempts to "borrow" an audience from David Letterman -- when the deadpan and dead-on Loudon Wainwright III (Rufus' dad), and political satirist Jimmy Tingle join John Hockenberry for HEAT's first live studio audience show. Return with us again to the thrilling days of American adventurism in Iraq -- when Senator Jesse Helms was America's most powerful art critic. Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.

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Piece Description

HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. We'd hate to use that sketchy phrase, "no-risk trial" but...this special 11th-hour 11th episode of reversioned HEAT requires no points to license! If you just happened to be holding off on HEAT and saving your points for something else, now you don't have to! AND... License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: Joe Richman attempts to "borrow" an audience from David Letterman -- when the deadpan and dead-on Loudon Wainwright III (Rufus' dad), and political satirist Jimmy Tingle join John Hockenberry for HEAT's first live studio audience show. Return with us again to the thrilling days of American adventurism in Iraq -- when Senator Jesse Helms was America's most powerful art critic. Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.

Broadcast History

Segments were originally distributed by NPR and aired nationally in 1990.
New intros and other material by John Hockenberry have been added as part of this 2007 reversioning.