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October 2002

Ghosts and Trains

Sunday, October 27, 2002

We travel over land and water to collect spooky stories and train lore. Also this week, Jonathan Katz takes talk-radio where no other host has ever gone, or would ever want to go. And writer Sean Elder examines the difference between being a celebrity and just looking like one.

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Extra Ordinary

Sunday, October 20, 2002

In these anxious and extraordinary times, The Next Big Thing offers a much-needed dose of the ordinary – a profile of cockroaches, a report on lives lived uneventfully, and an improvisational take on therapy-gone-awry starring Janeane Garofalo and David Rakoff. Plus a studio visit from Suzanne Vega, guitar in hand.

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Making Noise

Sunday, October 13, 2002

Whether you are for or against cacophony, this week’s show has something for you. We meet the man who started an anti-honking poetry movement and listen to the collected works of cutting edge audio artists. Also, we hear from men who made noise through their silence, by registering as conscientious objectors during WWII.

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Guided Tours

Sunday, October 06, 2002

We’ve got a lot of meat on the table, starting with a jaunt through Cincinnati in search of the perfect chili, and followed by an exploration of the overlapping worlds of the Meatpacking District – a New York neighborhood undergoing a radical transformation. Stay tuned also for an audio postcard from a particularly strange place – the imagination of Miranda July – and a report on a major sporting event: the annual NBA Mascot Conference.