November Specials

Thanksgiving Specials:

Harvest Home Thanksgiving with the Dale Warland Singers
10-11 am
The Dale Warland Singers had never created a special Thanksgiving-themed concert before this one, and it turned out to be a huge hit. America's premiere a capella choir for over 30 years, the Dale Warland Singers have crafted a beautiful hour of newly arranged old favorites, quiet and simple Shaker tunes, and rousing folk songs. With brief, evocative poems of Keats and LeSueur, this is the perfect vocal combination to celebrate the occasion.

The Splendid Table's  Turkey Confidential
11 am-1 pm
Help is on the way for Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers and their guests on this, the biggest cooking day of the year! On Thanksgiving morning, join Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the award-winning host of public radio's national food show, The Splendid Table, for real time turkey triage during the live broadcast of Turkey Confidential 2009. This year, Lynne will be joined by a number of special guests who may include Cook's Illustrated's Christopher Kimball, road food warriors Jane and Michael Stern and wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson. Lynne Rossetto Kasper will also be available to answer listener questions during the live, two-hour program. Quickly becoming a Thanksgiving morning tradition, past shows have included everything from a cross-country trucker cooking his Thanksgiving dinner on the manifold, to a panicked first-time cook who didn't realize the turkey needed to be thawed. Lynne handles all questions with great wit, expertise and laughter.

Giving Thanks with John Birge
1-3 pm
A music-and-stories celebration of Thanksgiving. Host John Birge creates a thoughtful, contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday - perfect for listening while families gather at the table to share common blessings.

Gracias! Thanksgiving Music from the Latin/Latino Musical Universe
3-4 pm
Beat Latino, hosted by Catalina Maria Johnson, celebrates the different facet of the extraordinary diversity of the Latin/Latino musical universe. From banda to bachata, and salsa to sevillanas, this special edition of Beat Latino presents songs that give thanks to accompany the holiday. Not your usual pilgrim fare! Rather, this program features songs that include the word 'gracias' and celebrate life, love and music.