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Distance

Published On Mar 23,2012

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Far Below Lake Michigan

Published On Dec 06,2011

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What They Saw

This is the third episode in a series of Civil War stories I’m doing every month for Slate.com as part of its Slate Daily Podcast Music: Two pieces here. Both straight out of a favorite summer of mine, maybe 1999. … Continue reading

Published On Nov 08,2011

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Mary, Mary, and Mercy

Published On Oct 28,2011

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Crazy Bet

This episode is part of my on-going collaboration with Slate.com. Once a month, for a stretch, I’ll be producing a Civil War-themed podcast as part of the series.

Published On Sep 29,2011

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Road Trip

Notes: This episode appeared originally as part of a series called “Civil War Stories” I’m doing for Slate.com. Starting in August, 2011, these episodes appear monthly as part of Slate’s Daily Podcast and then appear here as part of the … Continue reading

Published On Aug 19,2011

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A Stretch

Music: We’ve got three pieces (Chickens, Swamp, and Squirrels) from Orion Riegel Dommisse’s album, also, delightfully, called chickens. Windy bit is Africastle by Battles. Plucky, shuffly, stringy bit is from Alexandre Desplat’s score to The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Notes: This … Continue reading

Published On Jul 05,2011

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Natural Curiosity

The Music: The “theme,” as it were, that you hear in the beginning and through a fair amount of the piece is from the opening of the score to the movie, Please Give, as is the piece at the end … Continue reading

Published On Jan 26,2011

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six scenes from the life of william james sidis, wonderful boy

The Music: Scene 1: First song is “Brand New Day” by Worm is Green. Then a little bit of Gary Numan doing “Trois Gymnopedies,” then the second Gymnopedie (lost the name of the pianist). Scene 2: is a small piece … Continue reading

Published On Jan 07,2011

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A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product

Start with “the One That You Love” by Air Supply (I mean, finally, right?). Then the beginning of “If You See a Chance” by Steve Winwood. Wrapped up with “On Our Way to Fall in Love” by Yo La Tengo. … Continue reading

Published On Oct 27,2010

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