From the bedroom to Baghdad, we hear from people who don’t get out as much as they used to. They include elderly participants in a telephone sing-along, an American artist living in Baghdad, and a father doing time for white collar crimes his daughter doesn’t believe he committed. On the lighter side, we’ve got a bedroom-based two-man band called "The Books," and sex columnist Dan Savage (who, needless to say, is rarely able to get his mind out of the bedroom).
Heard on the Phone
Use It Or Lose It, Part 1
Erin McKean is back to coerce yet another high-profile writer into using words that she fears might otherwise disappear into obsolescence. This week, nationally syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage willingly submits himself to Erin’s strong-arming. Produced by Julie Subrin.
More Telephone Sing-Along
Participants of the weekly Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center Sing-Along continue to croon into their handsets…
Whose Justice?
Five years into a ten-year prison sentence for multiple counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and making false statements to the SEC, Bruno Rumignani is trying to make the best of his situation. He takes pottery classes, and has taught opera to fellow inmates. Meanwhile, his daughter Suzanne has given ...
One More Time!
Parting notes from the tireless participants of the Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center Telephone Sing-Along. Produced by Matt Lieber.
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