 Among his public radio productions are Chimpin' the Blues , a history of early blues and pre-blues co-hosted with underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, In the Spirit , a history of Black gospel music, and "Boppin' With Pekar ," an overview of jazz history with Harvey Pekar of American Splendor and special guest, artist Phoebe Gloeckner.Zolten along with Mark Bernhard and Ken Womack produced in conjunction with Penn State Altoona, Monmouth University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Southern Indiana a series of GLORY DAYS/A BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SYMPOSIUM conference/conferences.