Piece Comment

Review of HEAT -- The Contenders


"Radio is strange." Deft interviewer and journalist John Hockenberry effortless updates material from his series "Heat" produced way back in the 90's. The effect is that of someone carefully re-editing a vintage magazine and finding that the really relevant stuff doesn?t change. Calm, confident, patient, intimate, this is radio conversation at its best and its most unexpected.

Listening to Spalding Gray and Hockenberry switch host/guest roles is a rare gift to the audience.

Programable anywhere, but deserving of careful placement. Weekends and overnights would permit the pieces the space they need to breathe.