Sundays On The East End

Join us as we engage in a conversation with author and memoirist Erica Heller about her latest book, "One Last Lunch." Within the pages, Kirk Douglas asks his father what he thought of him becoming an actor. The Anglican priest George Pitcher has lunch with Jesus. Kate O'Toole dines with her dad, Peter O'Toole. Bob Balaban imagines lunch with Groucho Marx. And more...

A talk with "Beat Bobby Flay" chef and Food Network personality Palak Patel about her arrival in the states as an immigrant child, her rise up the corporate ladder and how food plays such an important role in our lives, memories, and spirit.

Join us as we chat with filmmaker Rex Miller about tennis and Black people — namely his award-winning American Masters documentary about Althea Gibson, and his upcoming Arthur Ashe doc — plus his relationship to the East End (hint: it has to do with tennis).

We speak with EHHS graduate, trans advocate, global citizen and forensic entomologist Joel Melia about trans rights, dead bodies, and bugs.

Join us as we speak with Dr. James Banks, coordinator of multicultural affairs for Suffolk County Community College, and comedian Richie Byrne, founder of "United We Laugh," a diverse stand-up comedy tour that has frequently played on the East End. Hear about how this duo met and teamed up to change the narrative through laughter and meaningful dialogue.

This week, join Alec and Bridget as we take a little stroll down Memory Lane. June 14 is our last show in this current incarnation, at 11 a.m. on 88.3 WPPB - FM, as next week — drumroll please! — we change over to a new time and new call letters (but same place on your radio dial). Beginning with the June 21 show, we will still be Sundays on the East End with Bridget LeRoy & Alec Sokolow at 88.3 WLIW FM, and we will air on Sunday at 4 PM -- right after Broadway to Main Street and right before the new weekend edition of NPR All Things Considered. This Sunday, we will play a few soundbites of our favorite shows, including our interviews with Sophie B. Hawkins, April Gornik, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, G.E. Smith and Taylor Barton, Bonnie Michelle Cannon of the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreation Center Inc, and Alec's cool baby brother, producer Sam Sokolow with his better half, Julia Fowler of the Southern Women Channel. Tune in for a fun look back and an exciting look ahead!

This week, Alec and Bridget talk with Sag Harbor resident Nicole Delma, founder of the "Air, Land + Sea" environmental film series of the Hamptons International Film Festival, a former "Survivor" contestant, a mom, a maker, and a doer. Nicole has recently launched a petition campaign to see if Amazon will offer plastic-free packaging, and as of the show's recording, she had received over 356,000 signatures. She has also recently launched, pre-COVID-19, a company of eco-friendly "maker's kits" with her new company, mindoffline.org.

Bridget with this week's co-host, actress and eldest child, Georgia Warner, talkin with commercial fisherman turned artist Matthew Raynor, who was paralyzed from the chest down in 2019 and lost the use of his fingers as well. But Matt has found ways to adapt to his disability and continues to create art and inspire hope.

Bridget and Alec interview yoga teacher and shaman Ray Crist of the Jaguar Path.

Alec and Bridget interview singer-songwriter-storyteller Inda Eaton.

Bridget and Alec talk movie magic with Sag Harbor Cinema's artistic director Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan and its executive director Gillian Gordon Crozier.

Bridget LeRoy with special co-host Joe Shaw of the Express News Group and singer-songwriter, bandleader, and all-around rock goddess Nancy Atlas.

Alec and Bridget welcome noted artist and philanthropist Eric Fischl, National Book Award-nominated children's book author and educator Patty McCormick, and sports writer and journalist Steve Friedman, to discuss the new Prime House Writers' Retreat in Sag Harbor.

News veteran Judy Licht and advertising guru and columnist Jerry Della Femina joined Alec and Bridget to discuss local journalism, deep fakes, and more.

Our guest is Southampton Town Police Chief Steve Skrynecki, talking about a lifetime in law enforcement.

Bridget and Alec talk with rocker, film composer and arranger, and local legend Joe Delia.

Alec and Bridget welcome Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren and Aki Goldberg Terwilliger of Aki's Kitchen to discuss entrepreneurship, community, and more.

Bridget and Alec talk with Alejandro Saralegui, director of Madoo Conservancy, about art, nature, and growing up in NYC.

Alec Sokolow interviews author and activist Talia Carner.

Bridget and Alec welcome Bryan Downey, local photographer, filmmaker, and cinematographer, and Ginew Benton, filmmaker, musician, and member of the Ojibwe people, to discuss their films, "Nashville Long Island" and "Looking Glass."