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(Sonic Forest, LC, Christopher Janney)
People who stand apart – from novelist Nuala O’Faolain, who gives host Dean Olsher a tour of her Irish-tinted New York, to Zero Boy, a man who makes vocal cartoons on command. Dean also speaks with Ned Rorem, the renowned 80-year-old composer who has written music for an instrument he doesn’t even like. We’ve got comic relief from two of our favorite regulars – Jonathan Katz and Henry Alford. And we remember the writing of Philip Hamburger, read here by his New Yorker magazine colleague Calvin Trillin.
Henry’s Horoscope Hotline
Scientists are still working to understand the particulars of Sedna, the newly discovered "tenth planet." Meanwhile, inquiring minds want to know: what are the astrological repercussions of this recent discovery? Next Big Thing contributor Henry Alford is on the case.
"Letter from Rome"
City and Country
A walk through the forest...in mid-Manhattan. Here’s an audio postcard from the Next Big Thing’s Pejk Malinovski, who stumbled upon sound artist Christopher Janney’s "Sonic Forest" in Union Square.
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Walkman Busting
Radio Cartoons
Cartoons – they’re not just for your eyes anymore. At least not according to a man who goes by the name of "Zero Boy." He’s a self-described "vocal acrobat," and he’s prepared to translate into sound any scenario we throw his way – complete with dialogue and sound affects. Produced ...
A Writer Between Places
Nuala O’Faolain used to be a columnist for the Irish Times, but after gaining international fame for her first memoir, Are You Somebody, she decided it was time to get some distance on her Irish life. So she moved to New York City and began writing a novel. She takes ...
Along the Border
Every day, 2000 people show up in the Mexican town of Sasabe, which borders Arizona, to try to sneak into the United States. Almost half a million of them have been caught in the last six months. Here’s ...
Inspired: Journeys into the Creative Mind
What with all these feisty new voices in liberal radio, some of you may be feeling nostalgic for public radio’s mild-mannered days of yore. Never fear. Jonathan Katz is here, along with comedians Tom Leopold and Julianne Bond. Produced by Tom Snyder.
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