We travel over land and water to collect spooky stories and train lore. Also this week, Jonathan Katz takes talk-radio where no other host has ever gone, or would ever want to go. And writer Sean Elder examines the difference between being a celebrity and just looking like one.
End of the Line
Straphangers get rattled when their subway routine is disrupted by service changes, but some changes are more disruptive than others. This week, as part of our ongoing Department of Transportation series, Next Big Thing contributor Steve Zeitlin introduces us to a dedicated subway rider who has long used a subway ...
Trainhopping
As long as there’ve been freight trains, there have been people who build transient lives around them. Next Big Thing contributor Matt Power follows several latter-day hoboes who are on the move – or stuck in the yard – from Chicago to Portland. Produced by Ben Shapiro.
A Spoonful of Scary
As a child, writer and stage director Ellen Sebastian Chang was fed on a diet of spooky stories told by her grandparents, who raised her in rural Washington state. Today, Sebastian Chang passes on the tradition by scaring the daylight out of her daughter – but only if she asks ...
Haunted Island
Living on Nantucket, people find themselves exposed to the elements – both natural and supernatural. Ghost stories abound, and on a recent trip to the island, independent radio producer Molly Murphy gathered these three spooky ones.
Heard on the Street
...or, more accurately, on the shore – at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal, gateway to the San Juan Islands near Seattle. Brought to us by independent radio producer David Welch.
Culinary Timeshare
What do you get when you combine a Polish diner with an Indian snack shop? Chowhound Jim Leff is hot on the trail of a new cooking phenomenon.
You’re on the Air with Jonathan Katz
Jonathan Katz wants his own radio show, but until he gets one, he’ll keep finagling his way onto ours. This week, Katz and his callers explore the emotional territory of phone numbers remembered and forgotten. Featuring Jonathan Katz with special guests Jon Benjamin, David Mamet, Andy Kindler, Ahna Tessler and ...
You Remind Me of a Man
A lot of folks tell Sean Elder he looks just like George W. Bush. Or Tim Robbins. Or Patrick Swayze. He can’t help but wonder: why do some people like to tell other people they look like more famous people? Elder is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. Produced by Julie Subrin.
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