The Next Big Thing

Play It Again

Show #336

Friday, May 02, 2003

You’ve heard that voice before, or maybe you’ve heard that song, but you never knew the man behind it. Meet him today – be it Ugly George, famous for a cable access program back in the 80s, or Jim Dickinson, the man behind many household rock’n’roll names. Also, a short story by Touré about a girl who hears voices in her head – loud, and in harmony.

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Judith, It’s Your Mutha

It wasn't easy for Next Big Thing contributor Judith Sloan to tell her mother she was a lesbian. Little did she know, the hardest part was yet to come.

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Guitar Shopping with Jim Dickinson

Jim Dickinson may not be a household name, but he's produced albums that can be found in virtually every American household, by Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Aretha Franklin, the Replacements, and many others. He's also a musician in his own right. But today is a day off, and he's talking shop – while poking around the Carmine Street Guitar Shop – with host Dean Olsher.

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They’re Playing My Song

It’s bad enough when a song gets stuck in your head – the same Bette Midler or ‘N Sync line, over and over. But for an unpopular high school freshman attending “Cricket Academy,” the problem is a little more complicated than that. A new piece of fiction by Touré from his collection “The Portable Promised Land,” read by Mara DeMey for The Next Big Thing.

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My Friend George

In the 1980s, Ugly George made a name for himself on New York cable access television by accosting women on the street, video camera strapped to his back, and persuading them to expose their breasts. The city has changed a lot since then. But has Ugly George? Writer Tom Beller decides to find out. Produced by Catherine Fenollosa.