June 19, 2004
 We bring the prairie to the Hollywood Hills this week with a broadcast from the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. Our guests include gospel singer Jearlyn Steele and dobro player and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar. Plus the Hopeful Gospel Quartet stops by before launching their West Coast tour, as well as comedian Greg Fideler, who is not a fiddler, and fiddler John Nieman, who is not a comedian.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo (MPR)
00:00:10Tishomingo Blues
00:02:38Opening SFX script
00:05:05"When I Go to Los Angeles" - GK and Shoe band
00:07:37"Speedin' West" - Cindy Cashdollar and Shoe Band
Segment 2
00:10:02Father's Day script
00:15:41"Back Home To You" - Pat Donohue and Shoe band
Segment 3
00:19:36Catchup script
00:23:27GK introduces Jearlyn Steele
00:25:15"They Can't Take That Away From Me" - GK, Jearlyn, Shoe Band
00:27:40Powdermilk Biscuit Break
00:30:45"Crazy" - Jearlyn Steele and Shoe Band
Segment 4
00:36:03GK introduces Greg Fideler
00:36:25Greg Fideler segment
00:42:27"Something to Talk About" - Jearlyn Steele and Shoe band
Segment 5
00:45:49Communications script
00:56:29GK talks about the Hopeful Gospel Quartet tour next week
00:57:34"Life is A Ball Game" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet and Shoe Band
Segment 6
01:01:07GK talks about his late father
01:01:50"I Still Can't Say Goodbye" - GK and Shoe Band
01:05:27Intermission
01:09:34"I'll Twine Mid the Ringlets" - Robin and Linda Williams
01:14:14"Born To Lose" - Cindy Cashdollar and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
Segment 7
01:17:50Guy Noir script
01:29:50"Time Changes Everything" - John Niemann and Shoe Band
Segment 8
01:33:32The News from Lake Wobegon
01:52:06"My God is Real" - Jearlyn Steele and Shoe Band
01:55:00Credits
01:56:44"Goodnight Ladies" / "Down Yonder" closer
Greetings
The greetings, recorded on June 18, didn't make it into the edited June 19 broadcast. Listen to them here separately.

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The Greek TheatreJearlyn Steele
Cindy Cashdollar John Nieman
Linda and Robin Williams The Hopeful Gospel Quartet

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