THE BAND T-SHIRT
as heard on PRI's Studio 360
When music writer Johan Kugelberg was growing up in Sweden, wearing the Sex Pistols or Ramones on your chest was its own act of rebellion.
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EDIBLE ESTATES
as heard on PRI's Studio 360
The artist Fritz Haeg has been digging up and transforming front lawns from Kansas to California. His art project is called "Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn." Studio 360's Julie Burstein found out that one of Haeg's edible estates is just blocks from her house -- she and the artist toured the neighborhood.
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BROKEN GLASS
as heard on WNYC News
In the early 80's, Ray Mortenson photographed the empty buildings that dominated landscape of the South Bronx. The images showed the social and economic devastation of the period. WNYC asked Mortenson to tell us about his experience creating this body of work.
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TWO WEEKS
produced at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Laurie Williams (aka. Crow) is preparing to die in the next two weeks.
[available on PRX, review]
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WFMU's SEVEN SECOND DELAY
Producer, WFMU
Hosts Ken and Andy further lower WFMU's already abysmal standards as the program enters its death throes. Stunt radio which subjects the radio audience to concepts and topics which mature adults should not have to endure. Plus, variety shows with artists, writers and musicians broadcast every month live from the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater.
RECENT EPISODE:
Live from the UCB Theater, Andy Goes Puppet
Featuring puppet artist Tim Lagasse, comedian Kristen Schaal, artist Drew Friedman, a couples therapist, and International Whistling Champion Steve Herbst.
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WFMU's TOO MUCH INFORMATION
Contributing Producer, WFMU
Too Much Information is the sober hangover after the digital party has run out of memes, apps and schemes. Host Benjamen Walker finds out that, in a world where everyone overshares the truth 140 characters at a time, telling tales might be the most honest thing to do.
RECENT EPISODE:
You Liked That, Then You Will Hate This
Part of an hour long show, the first and third segments feature my interview with psychic Jeannie of A-B-C-D-E-S-P-dot-com.
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LAST NIGHT, RIGHT NOW AND BEYOND
Culture Producer, WNYC.org
Part social calendar, part cultural diary. This WNYC podcast brings you the stories, ideas and people that make New York the right now capital of the world. Each podcast also includes recommendations to upcoming performances, movies, readings, lectures and parties you just might have to attend later.
SAMPLE EPISODE:
McQ for Target, Missed Connections for Comics, the Apollo Lives On
On today´s podcast, Manhattan gets first dibs on Alexander McQueen´s new edgy-ish line for Target, cartoonist Julia Wertz finds inspiration in the cringefest section of Craigslist, and the Apollo Theater looks back at 75 years.
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TALK TO ME: LECTURE SERIES PODCAST
Culture Producer, WNYC.org
Talk to Me brings you downloadable readings and conversations with writers, artists, and scholars – from author Joshua Ferris to choreographer Mark Morris to poet Sharon Olds – recorded at cultural institutions in New York City and beyond.
SAMPLE EPISODE:
Flarf vs. Conceptual Writing
There is still an American Avant-Garde in poetry! At the Whitney Museum, poet Kenneth Goldsmith organized a faux battle between two living breathing movements in poetry – the Flarf Collective and Conceptual Writing. WNYC´s Pejk Malinovski joined me in the studio to recap the battle.
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