This week: a May 2013 rebroadcast from the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver play "Blue Train (Of the Heartbreak Line)," the U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs "The Klaxon," Robin and Linda Williams and Joe Newberry sing "Rocky Island," Rob Fisher and The DiGiallonardo Sisters perform "Jeepers Creepers," and Howard Levy joins The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band for "Rhumba Flamenca." In Lake Wobegon, Sarah Peterson worries her parents by becoming successful.

This week: a March 2010 rebroadcast from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Brandi Carlile sings "The Story" and The Wailin' Jennys perform "Bird Song." In Lake Wobegon, Lyle Janske runs the high school basketball concessions stand to take his mind off his son's illness.

This week: a winter rebroadcast with a hint of California warmth, originally from the San Diego Civic Theatre in February 2011. Sara and Sean Watkins perform "I'm a Memory," the United States Navy Band Southwest plays "The National Emblem March," and Jearlyn Steele sings "Tell Mama." In Lake Wobegon, Clint and Irene Bunsen celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary at the Moonlight Bay Supper Club.

This week, we're staying on the West side of the Mississippi River, for another live broadcast from the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota with special guests, bluegrass sensation Becky Schlegel, country singer Kim Parent, and two young a capella groups, girls' quartet GQ, and men's septet The Limestones. Plus, our Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; pianist and musical director Richard Dworsky with The Candyland Band (Jeff Bailey on bass, drummer Bernie Dresel, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, and guitarist Chris Siebold); and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live online (5pm to 7pm Central Time) at prairiehome.org!

This week, we're heading West across the Mississippi for a live broadcast from the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota with special guests, folk-rock singer and songwriter Brandi Carlile and gospel grandmaster Jearlyn Steele. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; musical director and pianist Richard Dworsky with The Dayton's Parking Ramp Band (drummer Jonathan Dresel, Larry Kohut on bass, guitarist Dean Magraw, and Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle); and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (5pm - 7pm Central Time) at prairiehome.org!

This week, our host is back at the helm, fresh from burning off a few vacation days he'd built up over 40 years, for a live broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul with special guests, sizzling vocalist and songwriter Aoife O'Donovan, singer and fiddler Emily Miller, and old-time juke-joint band the Steel City Jug Slammers. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; our pianist and music director Rich Dworsky with The Exchange Street Quartet (drummer Bernie Dresel, bassist Larry Kohut, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, and Chris Siebold on guitar); and an update on the last few weeks worth of News from Lake Wobegon.

This week: Chris Thile returns to the Fitzgerald Theater for his second turn as our guest host, with special guests, bluegrass all-stars Jerry Douglas and The Earls of Leicester; singer, violinist, and banjoist Rhiannon Giddens; and storyteller Elna Baker. Plus, a little support from our Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman, and music director and pianist Richard Dworsky. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (5pm - 7pm CT) at prairiehome.org!

It's been four years since our stalwart host took any sort of break from his radio duties, and this week he'll finally get the chance to listen to his own show live, as Chris Thile steps to the centerstage mic at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He'll have a little help from his string-quintet comrades Punch Brothers, poet Billy Collins, bluegrass singer Sarah Jarosz, Minneapolis storyteller Tristan Jimerson, and, keeping things steady, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors (Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman), and our musical director and pianist Rich Dworsky.

This week, we're sticking around Saint Paul, Minnesota for another live broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater, with special guests country songwriter and singer Robbie Fulks, Oklahoma's own John Fullbright, and singer and actress Kate Beahen. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman; musical director and pianist Richard Dworsky with The Exchange Street Rangers (Jeff Bailey on bass, cellist Sally Dorer, drummer Bernie Dresel, and Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle); and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch the entire show live at prairiehome.org! If you're in the Twin Cities, join us after the show for our final January Jump Start concert featuring Robbie Fulks and John Fullbright.

This week: we're live from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, with special guests singer-pianist-activist Nellie McKay, our good friends Robin and Linda Williams, and Minnesota poet Kirsten Dierking. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; Rich Dworsky and The Exchange Street Quartet (drummer Bernie Dresel, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, Gary Raynor on bass, and guitarist Chris Siebold); and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch the entire show live at prairiehome.org! If you're in the Twin Cities, join us after the show for our January Jump Start concert featuring Nellie McKay and Robin and Linda Williams.