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The Next Big Thing / January 09, 2004

The Next Big Thing

Friday, January 09, 2004
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  • Kenny Barron
    Kenny Barron

    Most Unusual
    Show #419

    A look at the rather non-traditional relationship between a North Dakota museum and a New York artist. Jazz pianist Kenny Barron playing as only he can. And a vicarious wander through the streets with a man who tunes in to other people’s personal listening devices.

A Jury for Martha

Dean consults with a few well-versed experts about what Martha Stewart’s defense team might be looking for in a juror.

I’m Sick: An Audio Diary

Next Big Thing contributor Mary Purdy’s intimate record of a non-life-threatening and not-especially-protracted bout of the flu. Produced by Curtis Fox.

Good Evening, Mr. and Mrs. America

Breaking news from Walter Winchell, dated Sunday, January 11, 1948.

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 too. Before you know it, he's plugged his recorder into your player and he’s taping your music. That's right, Gideon D'Arcangelo is at it again with his "Walkman Busting." And now we plug in to HIS player, to find out what he heard. Produced with Jill Krauss.

A Most Unusual Collaboration

In parts of the world, New York artist Barton Benes’s work is routinely rejected for being outrageously grotesque. Not so in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1997, Benes helped the art museum there create a reliquary of objects recovered from a devastating flood. Since then, he and curator Laurel Reuter have developed a working relationship that’s proven surprisingly beneficial to both of them. Produced by Amy Farley with Jonathan Mitchell.

Into the Picture

A painting hangs on a wall in the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Four people stand in front of it - three poets and a painter. What do they see? That depends on which one you ask. Produced by Pejk Malinovski. To see the painting for yourself, click here.

By Heart

Saxophonist Stan Getz once described pianist Kenny Barron as the “other half of my heart.” Barron is known for his soft and soulful playing. Listen in as he joins Dean in the studio to play music and talk about his life as a sideman – and a band leader. Produced by Emily Botein. For more music from that session, click here.