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Subway dumping (Michael Kavanagh)The Five Senses
This week, we pay homage to each of the five senses with the sounds of a game boy, the sight of a subway burial, the taste of music, the smell of poetry and the touch of Judy Garland. Plus, Jerry Adler brings to life the character of Bill Fleishmann, an aging New Yorker whose memories are very much alive.
Chocolate Donuts and Cologne
Sense of smell is closely linked with human memory. In honor of National Sense of Smell Day, we go out on the street and ask people, "What smells will YOU never forget?"
Smells Like Poetry
Each year the list of national days, weeks and months gets longer. In April, Americans are observing National Poetry Month, Stress Awareness Month, Education Advocacy Week and National Sense of Smell Day, to name a few. Producer Curtis Fox wonders if a few alliances might not be forged, and resources shared, among the celebrants.
Smelly People
What do you get when you google the words "odor" and "poem"? It's this little ditty by English schoolteacher Roger Stevens.
New Old Sounds
New York vs. Vienna. Live, via the web. In case you missed it, Next Big Thing producer Amanda Aronczyk reports from the transatlantic GameBoy Music Match, showcasing very new music in a very 1980s medium. It was part of a month-long festival of electronic music sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, and featured music from Nullsleep, Bitshifter, Glomag and Herbert Weixelbaum.
A Sight to Behold
In 1964, a fleet of 1,410 subway cars - called "Redbirds" - were introduced to the New York City transit system. Now they're all but extinct, replaced by sleek, silver ones. So where do the red ones go? Next Big Thing producer Michael Kavanagh heads out to sea to find out.
» View large pictures of the "subway dumping"
A Touch of Judy
You know those people you meet, on a bus or at the bar, whom you can immediately sense are itching to tell a story? Bill Fleischman is one of them. He is a New Yorker in his 70s. He springs from the imagination of writer David Cale, and is brought to life by actor Jerry Adler. Produced by Emily Botein
What does music taste like?
Texas-based band Brave Combo plays an eclectic blend that’s part polka, part punk, part habanera and much more. Here, cooking show meets performance chat when Brave Combo band leader Carl Finch shows host Dean Olsher how the band mixes all these ingredients together. Playing along: fellow band members Jeffrey Barnes, Danny O’Brien, Alan Emert, and Bubba Hernandez.
