We resurrect voices from the past. And piano performances. And seances. A rock musician takes us on a ghost-hunting tour through Iceland. Glenn Gould comes back to life. Using only opera, Musician Matt Glaser penetrates the fog surrounding his mother. And, finally, surrounded by voices from the past, host Dean Olsher looks for words to bid them a proper goodbye.
The Last Great Escape
Glenn Again
Walkman Busting
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. Before you know it, he's plugged his recorder into your player and ...
Ghostbusting
Opera Mom
In her last few years, Next Big Thing contributor Matt Glaser’s mother had difficulty recalling the most basic day-to-day information. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. But if Glaser played her a recording of Verdi or Mozart, his mom, once an opera singer, would easily pick up the soprano part. Matt ...
Bye Now
It seems we’re rarely given the chance to say a proper goodbye. Things we know, and love, quietly take their leave, and it’s only later that we realize they are gone. Host Dean Olsher reflects on goodbyes, and why he so resists them.
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