Freethought Art & Music: Steve Benson, Ernie Harburg

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4.6 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2009

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Editorial cartoonist Steve Benson unveils his brand-new Seattle bus sign that he designed for the foundation (HO! HO! HO!). Ernie Harburg, retired scientist and son of famous songwriter Yip Harburg will discuss the smash Broadway success of the revival of Finian's Rainbow and tell us about his new book.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio on Air America with your hosts Dan Barker and Annie Lori Gaylor.
0:19.9	Imagine there's no heaven
0:22.4	It's easy if you try
0:28.7	No hell below us
0:35.6	Above us only sky below us above us
0:39.3	above us only sky
0:42.3	imagine
0:45.3	all the people
0:48.3	living for today
0:54.4	Yeah
0:56.0	And my power sings in Glacomora
1:02.2	Is that little brook still leaving there?
1:09.0	Does it still run down to Donico?
1:12.6	Through killy bags, he'll carry and kill dare. How are things in Glockamora?
1:25.1	Is that willow tree still we've been there?
1:30.3	I'm Annie Larry Gailor, and this is Frithario, and that's Judy Collins singing,
1:33.9	How Are Things in Glacomora?
1:35.8	And we'll be talking with Ernie Harbrook to find out how things are going in Glockomor.
1:40.2	He's the son of lyricist Yip Harberg, who wrote the words to the musical Finian's Rainbow, enjoying a revival on Broadway, taking it by storm.
1:49.6	We're broadcasting and streaming over many Air America stations and Air America Weekends.
1:55.1	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighbor, atheist of the airwaves.
1:59.4	And this show is for the weekend of November 7th and 8th, 2009.
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