Michael Wex In Action
In Yiddish - on the RadioFor the first half of 2006 Michael Wex recorded thirteen five-minute pieces in Yiddish for The Forward Hour, a Yiddish radio show from the Forward newspaper:June 24 Click on the links above to hear the shows. In English - on the RadioWex has been interviewed many times on the radio and television, in the US, Canada and Australia. Here are a couple of our favorites:Wex interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air for NPR. In English - on TelevisionWex interviewed by Al Roker on The Today Show.In English - onlineTo read the guest blog Wex did for Powell's Books go to this page.Here's Wex discussing the expression hak mir nisht ka' tshaynik at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst. Here's an example of Michael's MCing at a Klezkanada concert where he muses on the news that a Belgian lending library is planning to lend people...... At another Klezkanada concert Wex manages to get mileage out of false teeth from lost and found, his love of Walter Brennan and a Mr. Happy t-shirt. Wex's interview for Harper Collins where he pulls questions out of a hat. Michael's performance at the Klezkamp staff concert where he gives his rendition of that 90s classic I'm Too Sexy. To see Wex read from Micah Mushmelon go to the Micah Mushmelon extract page. To read Wex's articles go to this page. In English and Yiddish - OnlineClick here to read the New York Times blog entry for the panel discussion Wex took part in about the future of Yiddish at the Museum of the City of New York.Return from Wex In Action to the Michael Wex home page
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