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The Voice of the Arts

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Laughter and Tears

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“Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.” These were Stonewall Jackson’s last words, and they provide a poignant and fitting framework around this week’s episode, which explores love, loss, joy and death, and the…
First Confession

August 27, 2026 · 27 min

Originally published in 1950, Frank O’Connor’s “First Confession” uses humor and playfulness to tell the story of a young boy’s fears over going to give his first ever confession at Church. This wonderful story sharply exhibits O’Connor’s…
The Genius

August 4, 2026 · 41 min

Among his many talents, Irish writer Frank O’Connor had a particular gift for showing the world through the eyes of young, precocious, often naive protagonists, like Larry Delaney of his 1954 story “The Genius.” Larry wants to be the…
A Late Encounter with the Enemy

July 7, 2026 · 31 min

This week’s episode features a reading of Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter with the Enemy.” Written in 1953 and published in 1955 in her short story collection “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” this is O’Connor’s only story dealing with…
Random Comedy

June 11, 2026

Bits and pieces from the comedy world, featuring a tribute to the late Larry Larson, a frequent contributor to AM1690 and the man who brought you characters such as Stefan and Anthony Fllambeau.

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The Song That Is Too Long

May 14, 2026

A meeting of great minds: William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and the men of Monty Python.
The Curious Connection Between Rick and Jesse James

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You know him, you love him — Spiritual Healer, Performance Artist, Life Coach, Pool Cleaner, Lawn Care Expert: Dr. Anthony Flambeau, a disciple of Dr. Marvin Monroe.
A Cure for Fevers and Heartburn

April 1, 2026 · 29 min

Is it humanly possible to have too much cowbell? I mean is it physically, psychologically, emotionally, and morally possible to have too much cowbell?
A Thespian Super Bowl Pits Glenn Close Against Jon Lovitz

February 26, 2026 · 32 min

Acting at its finest, and a story about an imaginary playmate who can’t play because he has to take a meeting.
Black Bart and Emilio Kosterlitzky

January 15, 2026 · 25 min

Our resident Wild West historian Jim Dunham joins us once again to discuss two characters of the Old West, one an outlaw and the other a lawman.
My Oedipus Complex

December 18, 2025 · 31 min

“Never, never had anyone spoken to me in that tone before. I looked at him incredulously and saw his face convulsed with rage. It was only then that I fully realized how God had codded me, listening to my prayers for the safe return of…
Axis

October 23, 2025 · 41 min

We feature another great short story by Alice Munro titled “Axis,” first published in The New Yorker in 2011. As in many of Alice Munro’s short stories, the characters aren’t like anyone I know, but they never seem contrived or invented. I…