Catherine Fenollosa

The Next Big Thing is August — therapists on leave, and REAL tomatoes from a farmer who left behind the place, but not the pace, of New York City. It's also a guided tour of Chinatown's side streets, and a look at Alzheimer's as something more than the latest statistic. ...

In the weeks immediately following the attacks on the World Trade Center, we tried to capture the city's conflicted state of mind - fearful, defiant, optimistic and grief-stricken - checking in with people we knew and people we'd never met before. Their voices have stayed with us. Six months later, ...

Week Three, right? Has it been that long? Hasn't it been longer? Pulverized concrete still hangs in the air of Lower Manhattan and we look older. On this week's show, we continue to gather the voices telling the stories of New York now. In Queens, an Egyptian coffee shop is ...

Fear not, sprightly authors! The Next Big Thing caption contest returneth! Perchance could it be you merrily gracing our airwaves and sporting a cap of the highest regard? All right, all right. Enough with the English mockery. The REAL next big thing is drummer Susie Ibarra, who - no foolin' ...

The Next Big Thing is jazz pianist Ethan Iverson. He'll be playing three jazz etudes that were commissioned by our show. Also ... we've got poetry. And not just stuff that'll make you feel good. We're talking about verse that's meant to hurt. And worse.

What's the ...

Now when you think summer solstice, you might think: St. John the Divine. So this week we're heading up there to hang out with the organist. And here's a warning: She's not your typical organist. Speaking of summer, shouldn't you be packing for camp? One of our favorites, Sarah Thyre, ...

We often say the next big thing is visiting places you didn't know existed, even though you go by them every day. This week, that means looking behind the refrigerator or, more precisely, behind the entrance to a little refrigerator repair shop in the Bronx. It's going inside what appears ...

You may have noticed by now that WNYC is asking you to send in some money to help pay for the programming you get on this station 24 hours a day, every day of the year. This week on our show, some of the reasons why we think giving is ...

The Next Big Thing is learning that a dialect is a terrible thing to waste. It's hope springing eternal... well, actually, it's hope springing biological. Maybe. It's animal sightings - including a giant bullfrog in the middle of New York City and a couple of mad cows. What else? You ...

You know, if you've already been the next big thing and it's been awhile, after a moratorium, you CAN become the next big thing again. With that in mind, you may be asking: Where's Suzanne Vega? The answer is: She's right here. Also, fire up the laptop. We're back with ...

The Next Big Thing is a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden with Times sports writer Ira Berkow and asking: What's the big deal? It's a search for Bertie and his gentleman's gentleman. We've also got yoga improv and (ka-ching!) the winner of Five Sounds in Search of an Author. ...

We're haunted. Haunted by the things that happen in specific places - in Cuba, in New York -- and what effect that has on memory. We're STILL haunted by the election... And then there's the real question keeping us up at night: Just what will we do with that big, ...