Make No Little Plans from 2012

Featuring Nathan Gunn, Peter Sagal, and Lera Lynn

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Listen to the classic show from Nov. 10, 2012

Make No Little Plans returns the show to November 10, 2012, for a performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. With special guests, Grammy Award-winning baritone Nathan Gunn, author and public radio quizmaster Peter Sagal, and sultry Southern chanteuse Lera Lynn. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors (Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman; trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso, clarinetist Kim Cusack, and our good friend Butch Thompson join The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.

Highlights include Pat Donohue’s “Enough of My Love,” Butch Thompson’s take on “In the Dark,” duet versions of “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” and “When My Morning Comes Around” with Lera Lynn, Nathan Gunn crooning “The Parting Glass,” plus Peter Sagal sitting in on scripts for The Lives of the Cowboys, Guy Noir, and SFX. All this plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Click here to listen now or join us via social channels where the link debuts on Saturday nights at 5 p.m. CT.

NATHAN GUNN

Metropolitan Opera baritone Nathan Gunn has appeared in renowned opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Paris Opera, and the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. He is also a professor of voice at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, his alma mater. At the piano: Julie Jordan Gunn.

Peter Sagal

Peter Sagal’s career has included stints as a playwright, screenwriter, stage director, actor, extra in a Michael Jackson video, travel writer, essayist, ghostwriter, and staff writer for a motorcycle magazine. But public radio listeners know him best as host of NPR's hugely popular quiz program, Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!

LERA LYNN

When Lera Lynn was about six, it suddenly occurred to her how to sing harmony. From then on, singing became a constant pursuit. This Nashville-based, Georgia-bred singer-songwriter has made her mark in the music world and amassed a following with her haunting voice and award-winning compositions. American Songwriter magazine wrote that that she can “write a damn good song ... she can also tell a damn good story.”

Prairie Home HOLIDAY with Garrison, Heather and Rich

PRAIRIE HOME HOLIDAY will be an evening full of laughter and cheer as Garrison Keillor takes the stage with vocalist Heather Masse and pianist Richard Dworsky. Together, they’ll share stories and timeless songs that celebrate the essence of love and family. Plus, a Christmas sing-along.

November 28th at 7 pm at the Southern Theater in Columbus, OH

November 29th at 7:30 pm at the Honeywell Center in Wabash, IN

“A 90-page self-­published masterwork about the inexorable decrepitude that accompanies old age — but, more importantly, also the manifold pleasures that accrue as you arrive there. Serenity at 70, Gaiety at 80 is a playful yet deeply felt meditation that ought to be a standard in the literature of human aging.” — Saturday Evening Post. Get the book

Lake Wobegon Family Reunion

A collection of fan-favorites that plays more like a greatest hits collection of your favorite Lake Wobegon stories. Yes, they are all here! From creating the Living Flag in front of the Central Square to taking a pilgrimage to Buddy Holly’s crash site to the carnage that Bruno, the fishing dog, wreaks on a wedding and the question of what to do with all the water in Lake Superior. All in all, a collection of 19 memorable monologues from 40 years of live broadcasts represents some of the very best of Garrison Keillor (so far). Over 5 hours on 4 CDs. Get the CDs.

Handcrafted 50th Anniversary Mug

Yes, we have the group from the old radio gathered and taking the old show out on the road to mark the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the very first broadcast on July 6, 1974. This means new gear, including this unique mug, handcrafted by the artisans at Deneen Pottery. It’s an amazing piece of art. Get the mug.

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