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The Next Big Thing Archive
June 2002
Confidence Tricks
Sunday, June 30, 2002
In the midst of thunder storms and soaring temperatures, strange things seem to be happening on the airwaves. We’ve got interference from… Jonathan Katz? Plus a boarding school tale by up-and-coming author Touré.
Pizza, cats and dogs
Saturday, June 22, 2002
This week it’s all about pizza. And cats. And dogs. Really.
The science of Louis Armstrong, the vocabulary of a cab driver
Friday, June 14, 2002
The Next Big Thing is the science of Louis Armstrong and the vocabulary of a cab driver. It's what to do when you think your lover is dying. Here's a hint - Jurassic Park. And while you're here, tell Harry Pritchett his father will see him now.
Big Fish in Small Ponds
Sunday, June 09, 2002
We talk to big fish in small ponds - this year's Mrs. Asparagus; a supermarket check-out celebrity; one of the inventors of books-on-tape; and, last but not least, the winner of this week's "Five Sounds in Search of an Author" contest.
Guruship
Saturday, June 01, 2002
At a time when our leaders seem unable to provide any guidance - spiritual, tactical, or otherwise - we turn to others for guruship… from a tow truck operator to a legendary blues musician. Plus a new round of sounds, for this month's Five Sounds in Search of an Author contest.
