Steve Hirshon from WMPG's Hukkin' A Chainek

Hukkin a Chainek with Steve Hirshon

Steve plays popular music from the 2nd half of the 20th century, and newer stuff, too; and speaks with guests on subjects of current interest.

• On Thursday March 29, 2012 on the "Hukkin' A Chainek" program, Steve Hirschon interviewed jazz legend Ben Sidran about his new book: "There Was a Fire:Jews, Music and the American Dream." Steve and Sidran spoke about the historical, spiritual and cultural aspects of music and how Jewish immigrants had an outsized impact on American popular music.

  Fascinating and thought provoking! WMPG is honored to have an artist of Sidran's caliber on our air.

  You can find out more about Ben Sidran at Bensidran.com

  Click here to listen

• USM's Convocation opened in 2007 with a keynote speech by Roger W. Bowen, a former university president and former general secretary of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He spoke on "Academic Freedom and Academic Democracy" on Thursday September 20. The morning of the speech he talked with WMPG volunteer Steve Hirshon on his show Hukkin' a Chainek. That interview can be heard here.
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• An interview with former two-term VT govenor, former DNC National Chairman and one time presidential candidate Howard Dean. Aired on 8/28/09.