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The Next Big Thing
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They Might Be Giants (photo: Joshua Kessler)Captain of the Saucer Squad
Works-in-progress by guitarist Marc Ribot. Wordplay, with lexicographer Erin McKean, “They Might Be Giants” singer/songwriter John Linnell and Boston College junior Billy Hurley. An artful diatribe against bad table manners. And the latest in a series of characters created for The Next Big Thing by David Cale.
Use It or Lose It
Activist lexicographer Erin McKean sets her sights on singer/songwriter John Linnell of the group “They Might Be Giants.” She’s hoping he’ll bring back to common parlance some words that are threatened by obsolescence.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cookbooks
Home cooks sing the praises of their favorite cookbook authors. Produced by Julie Subrin.
I Hate the Way You Eat
Next Big Thing producer Pejk Malinovski’s meditation on mealtime is enough to make you vow never to dine with your family again.
Melody
Sometimes it takes a random encounter to gain perspective on one’s life. That seems to be the case for Chris Alton, a 41-year-old actor. Alton is the latest in a series of characters created and performed for The Next Big Thing by David Cale. Produced by Emily Botein.
In Security
A look at the latest advances in airport security, as imagined by improvisational actors Mary Purdy and Bradley Dean White. Produced by Curtis Fox.
Marc Ribot Himself
Avant-garde
guitarist and composer Marc Ribot has played with Tom Waits, the Lounge
Lizards, Marianne Faithfull, Elvis Costello and many others. Here, host
Dean Olsher invites him to do his own thing. And so he does – ranging
far and wide, from cowboy tune to mutated jazz standard. Produced by
Matt Lieber.
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