This week on A Prairie Home Companion we're bringing you a live performance spectacle, a talent show for twenty-something troubadours, where six entrants will compete for the coveted silver water tower trophy, also known as the Wobegon Idol. This year's contestants are:

Also on this week's show, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this Saturday, live from The Fitzgerald Theater.

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Segment 1
00:00	Logo
00:14	"Tishomingo Blues"
03:26	GK talks about the Montessori generation, everyone is a winner, helicopter parents
06:30	GK intros The Honey Dewdrops
06:53	"Miner's Prayer" - The Honey Dewdrops
10:34	GK intros Alyson Gilbert
11:12	"I Wanna Be That Girl" - Alyson Gilbert
14:54	GK announces voting procedure
15:25	GK intros Andrew Ryan
16:00	"Skip" - Andrew Ryan
19:04	GK introduces Mattie Speece and Patrick Villines
19:44	"Phoebe" - Mattie Speece and Patrick Villines
22:18	GK intros Ashley Monroe
22:50	"I Can't Get Past You" - Ashley Monroe
26:30	GK intros Pinky Lee
27:09	"Father Time"- Pinky Lee
30:49	Powdermilk Biscuit Theme
Segment 2
32:27	GK talks to Pinky Lee
33:22	"Grandma's Kitchen Table" - Pinky Lee
35:54	ELCA script
37:13	GK talks with Ashley Monroe
38:00	"Used" - Ashley Monroe
42:25	Retro script
43:52	GK talks with Mattie Speece and Patrick Villines
44:31	"Honky Tonkin'" - Mattie Speece and Patrick Villines
47:00	GK talks with Andrew Ryan
48:10	"Lay You Down" - Andrew Ryan
51:20	GK talks with Alyson Gilbert
52:08	"A Real Bad Mood" - Alyson Gilbert and band
55:19	GK intros the Honey Dewdrops
55:48	"The Long Black Veil" - The Honey Dewdrops
59:52	GK announces that voting is open
1:00:48	"Long, Long Ago" - GK/ Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
1:04:16	St. Paul script
1:07:30	Intermission ("Mississippi Mud")
Segment 3
1:10:52	Welcome Back to the 2nd Half
Segment 4
1:11:28	The News from Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)
Segment 5
1:28:40	Guy Noir script
1:44:56	GK awards Ray Marklund award: Andrew Ryan
1:46:06	3rd place: Alyson Gilbert
1:46:23	2nd Place: Mattie Speece and Patrick Villines
1:47:27	1st Place: The Honey Dewdrops
1:49:46	"Without Tears" - The Honey Dewdrops
1:53:47	Credits, "Rock and Roll Music" closer