Wyoming Public Radio Independence Day Fireworks And Specials
Saturday, July 2 - 6pm: A Prairie Home Companion
Join Garrison Keillor for his final live broadcast of a Prairie Home Companion from the Hollywood Bowl. It’s a duet singing show, with Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, Heather Masse, and Christine DiGiallonardo all along to join the host on time-honored American ballads, British Invasion romps, country-western weepers, and Broadway classics, guaranteed to send him off to radio retirement in style. Plus: our Royal Academy of Radio Actors and one last update on the News from Lake Wobegon, the little town that time forgot, and the decades cannot improve.
Sunday, July 3 - 11am: America’s Test Kitchen: The New Science of BBQ
This week from the Test Kitchen, an interview with Meathead Goldwyn. Meathead is the editor of AmazingRibs.com. He calls himself a Barbecue Whisperer, a Hedonism Evangelist, and a Culinary Mythbuster. We chat about his new book, Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, and learn all the secrets to becoming a grill master. We'll taste hot dogs, and we’ll check in with regular guest Dan Pashman of the Sporkful Podcast who argues that cheese should be under the burger.
Monday, July 4
6:20am / 8:20am: Morning Edition
Join Wyoming Public Radio and NPR for the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence.
9am -12pm: Morning Music with Grady Kirkpatrick. Songs for the holiday celebrating freedom and independence. We’ll hear Bruce Springsteen, Dave Alvin, Lucinda Williams and more.
3pm: Independence Daze: A History of the July 4th from Backstory
In the early days of our nation, July Fourth wasn’t an official holiday at all. In fact, it wasn’t until 1938 that it became a paid day-off. So how did the Fourth become the holiest day on our secular calendar? The History Guys explore the origins of July Fourth. They highlight the holiday's radical roots, look at how the Declaration's meaning has changed over time and consider how the descendants of slaves embraced the Declaration's message of liberty and equality.
6pm: Grand Teton Music Festival: Patriotic Pops
It’s a live broadcast from Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. Donald Runnicles conducts the Orchestra featuring vocalist Jenn Gambatese with selections from Bernstein, Sousa, Gershwin, Berlin and more.
7pm: America: Our Country, Our Music with Charlie Warren. Music and commentary that take you into the heart of America, including a powerful presentation of our 200+-year-old national anthem.