This week: Voices from other dimensions. We’ve got blood-curdling screams from the folks who brought us “The Toxic Avenger.” Digital voices gearing up to replace actors. The voice of a modern-day oracle, speaking by way of an electronic billboard on Flatbush Avenue in Brookyn. And the surprisingly passionate voices of men and women shouting on the floor of the Stock Exchange. Also this week, a new round of “What’s Your Word.”
When Worlds Collide
A romantic comedy about ex-lovers who haven’t seen each other for trillions of years. Written and performed by Mark O’Donnell with Mary Purdy. Produced by Curtis Fox.
Build an Oracle and They Will Come
What’s in a Voice
The summer before last an actor sold her voice to Rhetorical, a Scottish company that specializes in computer-generated synthetic speech. The Next Big Thing’s Curtis Fox puts that digitized voice to the test.
Open Outcry
Every business day, the men and women of the New York Mercantile Exchange stand around in huge circles, shouting at each other, setting the price of the world's commodities. Sound artist Ben Rubin created a layered soundscape of this unusual ritual, known as "open outcry" trading. This piece was part ...
Heard in a Church
Young singers from the St. Bartholomew’s Boy and Girl Choristers, performing at St. Bartholomew’s in midtown Manhattan. Produced by Amanda Aronczyk.
What’s Your Word
Erin McKean, editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary and of Verbatim magazine, fields calls from ambitious listeners who want to get a new word into circulation. Produced by Jill Krauss.
Halloween Earful
A montage of radio horror from Halloweens past.
Troma-tized
The people that brought you “The Toxic Avenger” are putting the finishing touches on their newest gross-out film, the politically-pointed (but also politically incorrect) “Tales from the Crapper.” The Next Big Thing’s Amanda Aronczyk goes behind the scenes with Troma Entertainment founder Lloyd Kaufman. Produced with Daniel McDermon.
“Frankenstein Monster Song”
A song by the group “One Ring Zero,” with lyrics by Margaret Atwood. It’s part of the band’s literary musical project, which involved collaboration with writers-made-lyricists Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, A.M. Homes and others. An album and book of the songs, titled “As Smart as We Are,” will ...
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