Le Show

By ashreffler@npr.org

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Part-time New Orleans resident Harry Shearer hosts a look at the worlds of media, politics, cyberspace, sports and show business while providing an eclectic array of music along the way.

4.7

320 ratings

	EPISODES LIST
		Le Show For The Week Of December 9, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us the first part of his 2018 Year in Rebuke. We’ll look back at big headlines and overlooked news stories with The Appresidentice , Entrepod , News of the Warm, Nixon in Heaven , Bad Days at Black Rock , Donald Trump’s Mar a Lago Diet, Clintonsomething , and original music about the environment and Stormy Daniels.	12.09.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of December 2, 2018 Harry celebrates the 35 th anniversary of Le Show with reflections on former President George H.W. Bush, What the Frack?, News of Microplastics, Let Us Try, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, a peek into Michael Cohen’s answering machine, and great music.	12.02.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Nov. 25, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer Reads the Trades , plus has CPR's Said and Don e, News of the Olympic Movement , America's Longest War , News of the Warm , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	11.25.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of November 18, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us We’re Not #1, News of the Atom, News of NiceCorps, News of Microplastics, It’s a Smart World After All, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, a peek into Melania Trump’s Voice Mail, original music and more.	11.18.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of November 11, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us The Apologies of the Week, The Appresidentice, and an interview with Bruce Schneier, author of Click Here to Kill Everybody .	11.11.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of November 4, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry brings us What the Frack?, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, Dominion, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, America’s Longest War, Karzai Talk , The Apologies of the Week, musical selections about autumn and more.	11.04.2018
		Le Show For the Week of October 28, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer intercepts a call from Donald Trump’s iPhone. Also, The Land of 15,000 Princes, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, It’s a Smart World, Apologies of the week,music selections by Harry, and more.	10.28.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Oct. 21, 2018 On this week's Le Show, Harry Shearer interviews economist and Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Stony Brook University, Stephanie Kelton. Also, News of the Atom , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	10.21.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Oct. 14, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer gets a phone call from Donald, Brett Kavanaugh sings "I Don't Remember Christmas," News of Microplastics , We're Not #1 , News of Smart Houses, This Is Your Brain on the War on Drugs , News of the Godly , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	10.14.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of October 7, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us News of 15,000 Princes, News of Inspector’s General, News of the Atom, News of the Warm, The Appresidentice, Apologies of the Week, and a tribute to Geoff Emerick, The Beatles’ audio engineer.	10.07.2018
		Le Show For the Week of September 30, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: Let Me Tell You About the Bees, News From Outside the Bubble, It’s a Smart World, News of Dominion, Anita Hill Coca-Cola Marketing Skit, Brett Kavanaugh’s Song about Beer, We’re Not Number 1, Apologies of the Week, original music selections from Harry, and more.	09.30.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Sept. 23, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: News from Lake Reverie—Radio Fella Sells His House , News of Dominion , Harry Reads the Trades , News of Microplastics , News of the Godly , News of the Olympic Movement , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	09.23.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of September 16, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us News From Outside the Bubble, News of Bad Banks, News of Microplastics, Apologies of the Week, News of Bees, Land of 15,000 Princes, News of the Godly, as well as original music, updates on the Senate race in Texas, and other news you might have missed.	09.16.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of September 9, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us Land of 15,000 Princes, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Smart Houses, The Appresidentice , Apologies of the Week, plus original music.	09.09.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of September 2, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Reads the Trades, brings us Let Us Try, News of Bees, News of the Atom, Land of 15,000 Princes, Inside Extra Access Tonight , The Apologies of the Week, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, original music, and salutes both Aretha Franklin and Senator John McCain.	09.02.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of August 26, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us What the Frack, News of the Godly, News of Smart Houses, News of Inspector’s General, News of Microplastics, News of the Olympic Movement, The Appresidentice, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week and, to commemorate his 100th birthday, musical selections from Leonard Bernstein.	08.26.2018
		Le Show For the Week of August 19, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer debuts a new song: "Waste Beach." Also, News of the Godly , The Apologies of the Week , News of the Olympic Movement , News of Bees , It's a Smart World , News of the Atom , News of the Warm , and more!	08.19.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of August 12, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us another edition of Our Freedom Loving Friends, News of the Olympic Movement, News from Outside the Bubble, Harry Reads the Trades, News of America’s Longest War, Karzai Talk , News of Inspector’s General, The Apologies of the Week, great music and more.	08.12.2018
		Le Show For the Week of August 5, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer has Keeping Up with the Murdochs , News of Bad Banks , It's a Smart World , News of the Warm , The Apologies of the Week , News of NiceCorps , News of the Olympic Movement , and more!	08.05.2018
		Le Show For the Week of July 29, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: The Appresidentice: Pivoting from Helsinki , News of the Olympic Movement , News of the Atom , News of the Warm , News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week , and more!	07.29.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jul 29, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: The Appresidentice: Pivoting from Helsinki , News of the Olympic Movement , News of the Atom , News of the Warm , News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week , and more!	07.29.2018
		Le Show For the Week of July 22, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer examines telephonic communications with "Butt Call," "Just One Word," and Trump Calls Cohen . Plus News of the Atom , News of the Godly , News of Smart Houses , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	07.22.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jul 22, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer examines telephonic communications with "Butt Call," "Just One Word," and Trump Calls Cohen . Plus News of the Atom , News of the Godly , News of Smart Houses , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	07.22.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of July 15, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer brings us We're Not #1, News of the Godly, World of Microplastics, News of the Warm, “Inside Extra Access Tonight: Sag Man” Radio Skit, Let Me Tell You About the Bees, News of the Atom, Apologies of the Week, original music selections by Harry, and more.	07.15.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of July 8, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us a tribute to the late Henry Butler with excerpts from an interview the two conducted, a performance from Butler at the South By Southwest Conference & Festival, and reflections about his life from other New Orleans piano players, Tom McDermott and David Torkanowsky. Plus, new editions of News of Dominion, News of the Warm, and the Apologies of the Week.	07.08.2018
		Le Show For The Wekk Of July 1, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us News of Bees, Our Freedom Loving Friends, News of NiceCorps, The Apologies of the Week, News of Americas Longest War, Karzai Talk , News from Outside the Bubble, News of the Warm, original comedy sketches and great music.	07.01.2018
		Le Show For the Week of June 24, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: Shave the Children , News of the Godly , Our Freedom-Loving Friends , News of the Atom , News of Smart Houses , The Apologies of the Week , News of the Warm , and more!	06.24.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jun 24, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: Shave the Children , News of the Godly , Our Freedom-Loving Friends , News of the Atom , News of Smart Houses , The Apologies of the Week , News of the Warm , and more!	06.24.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of June 17, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us News from Outside the Bubble, It’s A Smart World After All, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, plus another episode of The Appresidentice and original music satirizing this week’s headlines.	06.17.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jun 10, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer sings "He Lies," plus Clintonsomething: Bill’s Book Tour , News of AFPAC/America's Longest War , It's a Smart World , News of the Warm , The Apologies of the Week , News of Inspectors General , News of the Atom , and more!	06.10.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jun 3, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer observes the early arrival of summer in song, plus News of the Godly , The Apologies of the Week , News of Smart Houses , Let Us Try , News of Microplastics , News of the Atom , and more!	06.03.2018
		Le Show For the Week of May 27, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer presents News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Land of 15,000 Princes, Let Us Try, News of Inspectors General, the Apresidentice, Apologies of the Week, along with satirical skits, musical selections from Harry, and more.	05.27.2018
		Le Show For the Week of May 20, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer interviews Orange County Register sports enterprise/investigative reporter, Scott Reid, about abuses at USA Swimming. Also: News of the Olympic Movement , The Apologies of the Week , and new song from Derek Smalls, and the Le Show Torture Playlist.	05.20.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of May 13, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer brings us News of the Atom, Mar a Lago Diet Ad Parody, News of the Godly, News From Outside the Bubble, "Spooky Gina" parody song, World of Microplastics, Apologies of the Week, plus original music selections from Harry, and more.	05.13.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of May 6, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us What the Frack, Harry Reads the Trades, World of Microplastics, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, The Apresidentice, and the Apologies of the Week, plus original music selections from Harry, and more.	05.06.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of April 29, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us Harry Reads the Trades, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, Let Me Tell You ‘Bout the Birds, News of Bees, It’s A Smart World, the Apologies of the Week, parodies about President Trump and Tom Brokaw, plus original music selections from Harry, and the late Bob Dorough.	04.29.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of April 22, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry brings us We’re Not #1, News of NiceCorps, Harry Reads the Trades, News of the Olympic Movement, the Apologies of the Week, plus satirical sketches about President Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, great music and more.	04.22.2018
		Le Show For the Week of April 15, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer interviews Homer Venters, MD from Physicians for Human Rights, plus a song of Scooter's scooting past the clink, The Apologies of the Week , News of the Warm , and more!	04.15.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of April 8, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer debuts a new song from Derek Smalls, a new episode of The Apprecedentice , News of Bees , Let Us Try , News of the Atom , The Apologies of the Week , News of the Warm , News of the Olympic Movement , and more!	04.08.2018
		Le Show For the Week of April 1, 2018 This week on Le Show: The Return of Shab-Shab , News of the Olympic Movement , Our Freedom-Loving Friends in Saudi Arabia , News of the Warm , The Apologies of the Week , News of Inspectors General , News of the Atom , Let Us Try , and more!	04.01.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of March 25, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry brings us News of NiceCorps, News of the Atom, News of Mircroplastics, the Apologies of the Week, plus reflections on the 15th Anniversary of the Iraq War, a visit from Ralph The Talking Computer, great music and more.	03.25.2018
		Le Show For the Week of March 18, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer presents News of Af-Pak, "We're Not #1," World of Microplastics, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, "Clinton-Something: The Wilderness Years," News of the Warm, Apologies of the Week, music, and more!	03.18.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Mar. 11, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer sings "Stormy Daniels," CPR's Said & Done: Harvey Weinstein , News of the Reckoning , News of the Warm , News of the Godly , News from Outside the Bubble , News of Microplastics , News of Inspectors General , The Apologies of the Week , and more!	03.11.2018
		Le Show For The Week of March 4, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer discusses artificial intelligence with NYU Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Gary Marcus, plus The Apologies of the Week and News of the Warm .	03.04.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Feb. 25, 2018 This week on Le Show with Harry Shearer: The Appresidentice: Guns and Clearances, News of AFPAC , Let Us Try , News of Inspectors General , The Apologies of the Week , News of Microplastics , It's a Smart World , News of the Olympic Movement , and more!	02.25.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of February 18, 2018 This week Harry returns with Our Freedom Loving Friends, Follow the Dollar, The Worst of The Worst, News from Outside the Bubble, News of Microplastics, News of the Atom, the Apologies of the Week, plenty of funky music from New Orleans, and more.	02.18.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of February 11, 2018 This week on Le Show Harry brings us We’re Not #1, Follow the Dollar, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, What the Frack?, News of AFPAK, the Apologies of the Week, plus another edition of Karzai Talk and great music.	02.11.2018
		Le Show For The Week Of February 4, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer brings a new episode of News From Outside the Bubble, News of the Olympics, News of Bad Banks, News of the Smart World, Nixon in Heaven, News of the Atom, News of Inspectors General, music from the Meters, and more.	02.04.2018
		Le Show For the Week of Jan. 28, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer brings News of the Godly , We're Not #1 , News of Microplastics , Harry Reads the Trades , News of NiceCorp , The Pod , News of the Olympic Movement , and more!	01.28.2018
		Le Show For the Week of January 28, 2018 This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer brings a new episode of News of the Godly, "We're Not Number 1," News of Microplastics, Harry Reads the Trades,News of Nicecorp, Steve Wynn Story, F-35 Updates, Utla Story, "The Pod," and News of the Olympic Movement...	01.28.2018

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Le Show For The Week Of Dec...

12.09.2018

This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us the first part of his 2018 Year in Rebuke. We’ll look back at big headlines and overlooked news stories with The Appresidentice , Entrepod , News of the Warm, Nixon in ...