WBAI-FM Upcoming Program
Arts Express

Thu, Mar 15, 2018   2:00 PM

WHERE HAVE YOU GONE LOU DIMAGGIO? JOY BEHAR PHONES IN

** "Listen, I grew up saving my ass over and over again, by making people laugh."

Where Have You Gone Lou DiMaggio: Joy Behar phones in. The spitfire funny lady is on the line to Arts Express in a coast to coast conversation with LA based actor and writer Lou DiMaggio, reconnecting about their lifelong friendship and beginnings for both as struggling standups. And DiMaggio's current comeback aspirations to do so again, as detailed in this documentary in which they both appear. And Behar posing the question to her standup comrade in arms, Where Have You Gone Lou DiMaggio, which is the title of the film as well.

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** "Nothing could thrill me more, this has been my whole life, loving this style of music. And there is a beauty to it that you don't need a lot - you need four people to create that sound, you can just get together anywhere."

Doo Wop Generations: A Conversation With Sha Na Na's Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman. In a television tribute to the vintage homegrown urban street music, and a reunion of Doo Wop legends as they pass the torch to the next generation of performers.

** "I don't want people to say, oh I'm so sorry Rachel - that you went through that."

Book Corner: Breaking Free. How I Escaped Polygamy, The FLDS Cult, And My Father Warren Jeffs. Rachel Jeffs is on the line to the show. Detailing her ordeal described in her memoir, that included being molested by the notorious convicted Mormon cult leader along with many other children there, and being forced by her father into a polygamous marriage as a teenager. And how she was empowered through her journey in both her flight from cult bondage, and writing this book.

**Billions: What's up with this reality based dramatic television series, delving into the deviant minds and money machinations of those Wall Street financial predators.

And what it all has to do with greed seen through the eyes of vast wealth, in-house shrinks, attorney generals, hedge fund hustlers, and meditation apps. Cynthia Parsons McDaniel reports.

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