This week on Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond - Joe will be featuring Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Make sure you tune in this Friday and every Friday between 10am-1pm for a different Broadway musical on Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond!

Mothers do many things for all of us--sometimes even when it isn't necessary. There are so many songs about them that "Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will feature songs that focus on the most important woman in everyone's life! Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, May 10 at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!

In this week's installment of Skepticality, the official podcast of Michael Schermer's The Skeptic Society, host Derek talks to Ian Harris, a science-based comedian who is part of a troupe of comedians who all center their work on topics that science loving folks will really enjoy; the tour is called "The Evolution of Comedy Tour." Ian and Derek discuss how comedy seems to be a great fit for skeptical and scientific issues.

This Week Joe will be featuring the British Musical OLIVER! on Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond. OLIVER! is based on the OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens and it premiered in London's West End in 1960 and then the Broadway run in 1963. This musical, including the script, music, and lyrics is composed by Lionel Bart. Tune into the Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond on this Friday and every Friday between 10am - 1pm.

"Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will mostly feature songs that focus on Mexico and the Cinco de Mayo celebration this Saturday. But this past week also included May Day, so a few protest songs will be thrown in for seasoning. And, oh yeah, it's also a full moon on Saturday as well as the Kentucky Derby, so who knows what else you might hear. Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, May 3 at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!

Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr. joins host David Twichell to share his personal experience in 1947 when his father woke him up in the middle of the night to show him the strange debris that was retrieved from a field near Roswell, NM. Was the material found from a downed "weather balloon" or an extraterrestrial craft? And why couldn't the most elite officers of the only nuclear base in the country at the time tell the difference? You be the judge. Dr. Marcel retired as a full bird Colonel in 2005 after serving his country as a flight surgeon for the 189th Attack Helicopter Battalion.

Our two choices for best audio podcasts of the last week: from Philosophy Talk, "What Is Love?" and from the TED series of conferences, "How To Buy Happiness" by Michael Norton. (Could the two topics be related?) This show will be archived on this website immediately after broadcast for listening anytime: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).

The staff of WHFR would like to thank everyone who donated and pledged their support during Radiothon 2012. We really cannot do it without your donations. If you missed out on Radiothon and still would like to donate, you can click on the online donation form just below the Radiothon 2012 banner above. Thanks for making Radiothon 2012 a success!

Today, Saturday April 28, is the final day of WHFR's Radiothon 2012. This is your last chance to receive any of the special incentive items various DJs are offering on their shows and call in to pledge your support. Also, today only until 6pm there is a special matching grant being offered by an anonymous donor to encourage listeners to get their pledges in today. Make sure you listen to WHFR and call in to donate today: 313-845-9676 option 1.

Mayor O'Reilly will answer questions that have been piling up from our recent "The New WHFR Journal" shows (Fridays, 1-2 PM, archived on this website), covering local issues and alternative views, and presented to him by "Journal" host, Jay Korinek. Note: this show will be available as a podcast from this site immediately after broadcast; click on Talk Shows/Tuesday Forum/(select date). The Mayor's State of the City address is also available as a podcast; click on Talk Shows/WHFR Journal/3-9-12.