Father's Day '96

Ira's own father, Barry Glass, co-hosts this special Father's Day show. How the World Sees Your Father: LA writer/performer Sandra Tsing Loh discovers that a local rock band has recorded a song about her own father, wildly misinterpreting who he is. They think he's a free spirit; she believes he's a worried, miserly grump. She invites the band and her father into the studio to discuss it (11 minutes). Father's Music: Sherman Alexie's story "Because My Father was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock." (15 minutes) The Moment Dad Left: Audio artist Jay Allison and writer Dan Robb present an audio montage on the moment Robb's parents divorced. (11 minutes) Reconciling With Dad: Chicago playwright Beau O'Reilly talks about how he reconciled with his estranged father years ago by becoming an alcoholic just like him. (14 minutes)