Most of the links below take you to the beginning of the program, and live sets usually start later on in the program.

This page last updated May 19, 2013

Jenny O. performs live at 4pm. From April 3, 2013. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Sylvie Simmons discusses her book I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen. From November 14, 2012. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Marco Benevento live set at 4pm. From October 10, 2012. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Megan Jean and the KFB live at 4pm. From October 3, 2012. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

John Strausbaugh discusses his forthcoming book on the history of Greenwich Village. From August 15, 2012. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Ivana XL (with Joe McGinty) live in studio. From May 30, 2012. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Live musical guest: Mike Doughty. From September 21, 2011. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Rich Russo (guest): "Anything Anything" From September 14, 2011. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Performing live in the studio: Mary Lorson. From August 31, 2011. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Cracked Latin (trio): Lane Steinberg, Luis Accorsi, Charlie Zeleny. From August 3, 2011. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Michael Anderson discusses This Planet is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry of Sun Ra. From July 13, 2011. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Illustrator Rick Meyerowitz discusses his new book DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: The Writers and Illustrators Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great. From October 13, 2010. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Halley's Comet: Around the Piano with Mark Twain and John Davis. From April 21, 2010. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010) interview feature from 1983 (at 4pm) From April 14, 2010. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Special guest: monologist, artist, musician Jessica Kane. From April 7, 2010. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Scala Choir (interview and live performance) From January 6, 2010. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Special guest: Jennifer Charles. From November 25, 2009. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Alasdair Maclean of the Clientele: live solo performance. From October 28, 2009. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Amy Annelle live performance. From August 26, 2009. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Jeremy Wallace Trio in-studio performance. From August 19, 2009. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

The Amanda Chronicles, Pt. 1. From July 22, 2009. Listen to the whole show: . See the playlist.

Empowerment at the click of a button. (3:15pm: Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey live) From June 10, 2009. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio or . See the playlist.

Special Guest: DAVID LEOPOLD, author of "Irving Berlin's Show Business" From November 30, 2005. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

The usual genre-surfing tokenism, plus JOSEPH LANZA discusses his book VANILLA POP. From February 2, 2005. Listen to set "Interview with Joseph Lanza": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

WFMU: Less worse than all the other radio stations. (Live guest: THE LAST TOWN CHORUS / MEGAN HICKEY; plus special feature: JOHN PEEL 1983 interview) From January 26, 2005. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Please listen carefully. Our menus have changed. (THE LOST PATROL live @ 2 pm) From December 29, 2004. Listen to set "The Lost Patrol performs live": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

WFMU: A safe haven for Prozac progressives. (TIGER LILLIES live and GO HOME PRODUCTIONS interview) From November 3, 2004. Listen to set "Interview with Mark Vidler of Go Home Productions": RealAudioRealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

MOLVANIA: Forgotten jewel of Eastern Europe! (TOM GLEISNER interview) From September 29, 2004. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Ann Randolph. From August 11, 2004. Listen to set "Interview with Ann Randolph": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Elysian Fields. From July 7, 2004. Listen to set "Elysian Fields perform live": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

JOANNA NEWSOM live. From June 23, 2004. Listen to set "Joanna Newsom performs live": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Music for your active, lo-carb lifestyle (Special guests: KAREN MANTLER and Gary Valente) From May 26, 2004. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Where the shunned shine (Special guest: SEXTON MING) From May 19, 2004. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Jeremy Wallace . From May 12, 2004. Listen to set "Jeremy Wallace performs live": RealAudio. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

WFMU and You: 91 dimensions of compatibility! (Special guest: ESZTER BALINT) From April 21, 2004. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

ELEVATOR MUSIC with JOSEPH LANZA. From April 7, 2004. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

WFMU: Where duct tape is a way of life (MARIE FRANK performs live with Neill Furio on Gender Bias) From November 12, 2003. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

1440 watts of engine trouble (2-3 pm: JENder Bias: An Hour With JENIFER JACKSON) From July 30, 2003. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Baby, let's destinate! (Gender Bias: Petra-Vaganza! An Hour of Petra Haden 2-3 pm) From June 18, 2003. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Following up her acclaimed appearance on WFMU this past May, Beth Sorrentino returns to Irwin's program to present a set of new songs, and a few old favorites. (At 2pm on the Gender Bias 2-3pm segment of Irwin's slot.) From November 7, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

The Bran Flakes. Otis Fodder and Sir Mildred Pitt of Seattle's mischievous sample pirates the Bran Flakes visit to guest DJ and feature some of the duo's new and vintage recordings. From October 24, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Nova Social. From June 13, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio.

John Davis Plays Blind Tom! Irwin welcomes pianist/historian John Davis to discuss and play selections from his one-man multi-media production, Will the Real Thomas Wiggins Please Stand Up! From June 6, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Beth Sorrentino, the vocalist, pianist & songwriter for the trio Suddenly, Tammy!, presents a solo set. From May 30, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Otis Fodder, One-half of WFMU heavy-spinners the Bran Flakes, Mr. Fodder skies in from Seattle to guest on Irwin's program, bringing a grab-bag of audio goodies from his free-form collection of vinyl and MP3 files, including kitschy spoken word, shimmering vocal choruses, incorrigible singing children, and Bran Flakes remixchief. From May 9, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio.

Jeremy Wallace returned to perform his mix of dirt-road country-blues and rock. Suitable for thinkers and drinkers. From April 11, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio. See the playlist.

Princess live. Originally formed in 1997, Princess haunts the NYC underground with intimate, mostly acoustic live shows. From January 31, 2001. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio.

Live set by Stew of the Negro Problem. (Set starts at 2 hours 20 minutes into the archive.) From October 18, 2000. Listen to the whole show: RealAudio.