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Episode #531

Something to Believe In

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Friday, April 01, 2005

Baseball fans explain their allegiances. Maira Kalman sketches her way through the streets of Manhattan. Audio artist and filmmaker Miranda July tells both sides of three stories. And Orson Welles stumbles over "a can of peas." Also in the show, tales of a phone-sex operator, by fiction writer David Cale.

White Card

metrocard In the 1960s, the next big thing in Amsterdam was white bikes, left unlocked on the street, for anyone to use and then leave for the next rider. More recently, a few lucky New York City subway riders were treated to a similar ...

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Sunny Side Up

Writer David Cale has introduced us to many people through his short stories. This week, we meet Hayley Collins, a young woman who’s found a unique way to benefit from some men’s preference for a woman with a British accent. "Sunny Side Up" was performed by Cara Seymour. Produced by ...

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The Sound of a Blog

It seems blogs have taken a new turn towards more (and more interesting) audio. Here’s a particularly entertaining example, from the "365 Days Project," curated by Otis Fodder. It’s titled "Orson Welles - Frozen Peas Spot."

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A Meditation on Fandom

Boston Red Sox A considerable number of ardent Boston Red Sox fans live, of all places, in New York City -- the belly of the beast - which made author Nicholas Dawidoff wonder: what do fans get from all the hours they spend watching ...

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Walkman Buster

walkman bustling A guy walks up to you on the street and asks you what's playing on your Walkman. You tell him. But wait - now he says he wants to listen, too. Before you know it, he's plugged his recorder into your player ...

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Illustrating Grammar

Maira Kalman Artist and designer Maira Kalman is perhaps best known for her children’s books chronicling the adventures of Max the Dog. She’s also drawn New Yorker covers and designed watches. Most recently Kalman set to illustrating Strunk and White’s Elements of Style. Illustrating ...

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Dialogues I, II and III

Miranda July Scenes from a strange, familiar yet unfamiliar movie that you'll never see - created by Miranda July for The Next Big Thing. July's debut feature film, "Me and You and Everyone We Know," will be out this summer.

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