Desert Island Discs

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  Desert Island Discs 02/13/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Host Jeff Wax asks Bill Audet what eight songs he would have with him on a desert island. Bill Audet is a USM alumnus who ran a successful DJ business before creating the Night Train show for WMPG. The show still runs regularly on the station. Bill is known as the Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebel.

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  Desert Island Discs 02/19/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Host Jeff Wax asks guest Joe Duley what eight songs he would choose to have with him if cast away on a desert island. Joe Duley has had a rich and varied career in television, music, and entertainment. Joe discusses what each song has meant to him throughout his life and why he has chosen it.

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  Desert Island Discs 03/28/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Jeff Wax hosts Karen Morgan as she chooses eight songs to take to a desert island. She is a native of Athens, Georgia and discusses that city's early, influential music scene. Karen is a full time comedian as well as a licensed attorney in Maine and Georgia. She took a class in standup comedy to lay the groundwork for her new career.

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  Desert Island Discs 05/06/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Jeff Wax interviews Derry Rundlett as he plays and discusses Derry’s eight choices for songs to take when stranded on a desert island. Derry is an attorney from Portland, Maine, and he had a radio show at Bowdoin College. He talks about the interesting people he has interviewed on his own program, as well as his experiences as a trial lawyer, an actor, and playwright.

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  Desert Island Discs 05/14/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Host Jeff Wax interviews Matt Powell as he names the eight songs he would want with him if cast away on a desert island. He hosted a jazz show on Colby College’s radio station. After a stint on the Princeton University radio station, he moved to Maine and hosted a show on WMPG.

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  Desert Island Discs 05/28/2012

  Jeff Wax

  Host Jeff Wax interviews Barb Truex about the eight songs she would take with her to a desert island. Barb is an accomplished dulcimer player, as well as a guitarist. She also plays a wide range of other stringed instruments. Her choices range over the folk and jazz genres including Pentangle, Dave Holland, Yale Theatre Orchestra, Charles Ives and others.

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  Desert Island Discs 2012

  Jeff Wax

  Host Jeff Wax talks with Ben Weinstein, who had a hip-hop program on WMPG, about the eight songs he would have with him on a desert island. The discussion is about hip-hop as a cultural dialogue. Ben talks about his exposure and growth of appreciation of rap music and hip-hop culture.