Episode #515
In the Most Unlikely Places
Friday, December 10, 2004
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(El Topo at the laundromat (P. Fedek))
Jazz at McDonald’s, rock at a laundromat, and avant-garde violin in a chapel. Guest musicians include Ron McClure and Mark Feldman. Zero Boy is back to make more cartoons for radio. Comedian Charlie Schroeder tries his hand at scrapbooking. And Iraqi-American writer and actress Heather Raffo performs three roles from her one-woman show, "9 Parts of Desire."
Every Story is Sacred...
...and we’d like to celebrate just one of those stories, as told by a fictional everyday couple who pays a visit to a non-existent story-telling booth in New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal. Improvised by Mary Purdy and Bradley Dean White, and produced by Curtis Fox.
Scrapbooking
You know an activity has reached fad-status when it manages to make a verb out of a noun – as is the case with "scrapbooking." Next Big Thing contributor Charlie Schroeder decided to find out what the fuss is ...
Stump Zero Boy
Zero Boy is back, ready to convert callers' one-sentence scenarios into elaborate, sound rich "radio cartoons" on the spot. You have to hear it to believe it. Produced by Julie Subrin.
» Visit Zero Boy's website for more information
» Visit Zero Boy's website for more information
3 Parts of Desire
Wash Cycle
It's not easy getting a gig in New York. Indie rock group "El Topo" figured they could improve their odds if they expanded the definition of "gig" to include the neighborhood laundromat. Produced ...
Large Fries and a Jazz Standard
Music on the Run
Experimental violinist Mark Feldman is known for moving across genres – from classical and jazz to avant-garde, in collaboration with John Zorn, Willie Nelson, and many others. Here, he moves across town, playing in unexpected locations throughout lower Manhattan – in search of interesting acoustics and welcoming audiences. Produced by ...
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