September 28, 1996 broadcast with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Butch Thompson
Live from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Butch Thompson.
September 21, 1996 rebroadcast with Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Pat Donohue, and Howard Levy
Rebroadcast of the April 27, 1996, "Where do jokes come from, and where do they go?" broadcast, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with comedian Paula Poundstone, humorist Roy Blount Jr., guitarist Pat Donohue and harmonica player Howard Levy.
September 14, 1996 rebroadcast with the Turtle Island String Quartet and R. Crumb & The Cheap-Suit Serenaders
A rebroadcast of the June 3, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Bay Area-Concord, California. With the Turtle Island String Quartet and underground cartoonist R. Crumb and his band, the Cheap-Suit Serenaders. Keillor talk about Concord/Bay Area, Puff from Bertha's Kitty Boutique is corrupted by Crumb's Fritz the Cat; Guy Noir and Guy's Alpha Cologne.
September 7, 1996 rebroadcast with Fontella Bass and Lonnie Pitchford
A rebroadcast of the June 17, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from Jackson, Mississippi, with gospel singer Fontella Bass, bluesman Lonnie Pitchford. Farmer Jim, local radioman met Garrison on the train; in "The News From Lake Wobegon," Minnesotans are lured by sweet Southern voices.
August 31, 1996 rebroadcast with Chee Yun, Paul Rishell, and Annie Raines
A rebroadcast of the May 20, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from Hartford, Connecticut, with violinist Chee Yun and blues artists Paul Rishell & Annie Raines. In Lake Wobegon, it's graduation day, the fishing opener, and fumes from the repainted Whippets' dugout.
August 24, 1996 rebroadcast with Maria Muldaur and the U.S. Navy Band-San Diego
A rebroadcast of the May 27, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from San Diego, California, with Maria Muldaur and the U.S. Navy Band-San Diego. APHC's Memorial Day show, complete with Sousa music.
August 17, 1996 rebroadcast with Peter Ostroushko & The Mando Boys and Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Rebroadcast of the May 13, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Peter Ostroushko & the Mando Boys, and French-Canadian folk musicians Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Sketches include Guy Noir and the lie-detecting dog and the story "The Old Man Who Loved Cheese," with underscoring by Rich Dworsky.
August 10, 1996 rebroadcast with Leo Kottke and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet
A rebroadcast of the May 6, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with guitarist Leo Kottke and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Sketches includes "Uncle Art and Gloria," featuring Keillor as Art the Butcher and Erica Rhodes as his talented niece.
August 3, 1996 rebroadcast with The Duke's Men, Michael Cooney, and Sharon Olds
A rebroadcast of the April 29, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul Minnesota, with The Duke's Men, playing the music of Duke Ellington; Michael Cooney, singer of old songs; and poet Sharon Olds. "The News From Lake Wobegon" is the hilarious monologue about the Sons of Knute lodge.
July 27, 1996 rebroadcast with Butch Thompson and Eric Bogle
A rebroadcast of the April 22, 1995 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Butch Thompson and Australian singer Eric Bogle. Thompson and pianist Rich Dworsky play "Chopsticks Fantasy," four hands on the piano, and "The News From Lake Wobegon" is the listener favorite-a couple is injured by a ceiling mirror at the Romeo Motel.