I love it! This brilliant piece is hilarious and captures perfectly the stream of thought of a man on his way to and at a stress test at his cardiologists. As has been mentioned before, Mr. Anderson is the master of digression, something he displays perfectly in this piece. Highly recommended.
I like Mr. Anderson's offbeat pieces, and this is just one clever and original example. Mr. Anderson does an exceptional job imitating inexperienced audio diarists. My only nitpick is near the end: he spends perhaps an ornate amoutn of time describing one item, despite that it has no larger meaning than another thing his narrator has found. All in all, good piece worth running.
In this fascinating piece, Mr Anderson examines himself when placed in a confrontational situation with a racist at a restaurant. Things turn for the worst and the whole piece is told from a retrospective point-of-view with an ingenious suspense ending.
Ms van Heemstra takes us on a meandering, thoughtful journey of the food cycle in New York. Sitting on a subway, she ponders what happens to all of the human waste fifteen million people produce. On that notion, she investigates and follows the cycle to sanitation plant, to manure factory, to Florida tomato fields, to New York fruit market, to restaurant, and back again. It's not just about "her" tomato, though. Ms van Heemstra observes the people involved in the cycle and their own personal stories, as well.
For his Masters thesis Mr. Temchine studied the "failed" UN PLaza in San Francisco and the effect it has had on the space it was designed for, over the years. Though Mr. Temchine acknowledges that city planners hated the plaza before it was installed, he does not allow them to be correct. Instead, he focuses on the plaza's place in the city's heart and minds, its effect on the homeless problem of SF, and the philosophy of city design. He also touches on the hopeless attempts to revive the plaza speckled with remarks from the many personalities involved. Very interesting, even to a non-SF resident.
In his description of this piece at transom.org, Mr, Hodgman decribes a joke he once heard Michael Feldman (Whad'ya Know) tell. Not surprisingly, Mr. Hodgman bears something of a resemblance to Mr Feldman in his personality, witty comments, and clever deviations. Not as polished as the veterans at Whad'ya Know, Mr. Hodgman & Co. at Little Gray Books Lectures don't really try to be: they're more personal, more real, and more downright interesting. It's less like listening to a radio show hundreds of miles away and more like listening to a bunch of friends. Highly recommended.
Mr. Anderson uses interesting editing that both moves the story and, after time, mildly irritates. The audience must struggle to catch every detail, but the payoff is well worth it to the attentive listener. What Mr. Anderson accomplishes with the fact-paced no-pause cuts is a train-of-thought that moves about as fast as a brain does (or as fast as a mouth can imitate it), and the story matches that idea: God is telling the narrator to do a daisy-chain of things that lead to an eventual, endearing ending. The result is an hour's worth of material in a sprightly nin-and-a-half minutes. If I were a station, this isthe type of piece I would run, but not make a habit of running, as some listeners may not like its quick style.
Pure simple fun. I would have liked it if Mr. Mitchell used made the Terminator more eloquent in situations where only "Affirmative" and "Negative" were used, but this was probably intensively time consuming as-is.
Though humorous, this piece isn't very compelling. Mr. Mitchell may allude to the "with us or against us" stance of the current U.S. administration in regards to the war on terrorism/in Iraq, and I chuckled at the earnestness with which President Tony Soprano waged war, but other than that, it's pure lighthearted fun.
This fascinating objective approach to modern and historical love is mind-blowing in its structure -- an intermix of "expert" and nonexpert declarations (by not labeling the lay from the pro, Miguel Macias forces us to accept all opinions without discretion, and points out the personal nature of our views on the subject), voiceacted prose and recitations -- and entirely schizophrenic. But that's the idea. As different as our ideas of love may be now, they are similar compared to different thoughts of love over time. Is love expressed? Does it exist? Is it affected by (socio)economic influences? This deeply thoughtful, sometimes sentimental, sometimes caustic, entirely cerebral piece forces listeners to take a step back and think about all these, and form our own opinions.
Jeanine Cornillot has written and recorded a beautiful piece here (with help from veterans Viki Merrick and Jay Allison). Radio novice Cornillot interviews her father after 16 years without contact. In moments that are intensely personal to Cornillot, she delicately measures questions before she asks them, and he offers surprisingly truthful, unemotional answers and insights. He is entirely unhesitating in his responses and seems to completely understand and is unregretting of his motives. Cornillot is initially surprised by his honesty and machismo, but learns to accept it as part of his character. In the end, though she is nt substantially closer to the man, she finds that she maintains the same concern for his well-being that she had while he was in prison even now that he is out.
Comments by R. Tyler Mack
Comment for "Stress Test"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 30, 2005 at 11:01 AM | Permalink
Review of Stress Test
I love it! This brilliant piece is hilarious and captures perfectly the stream of thought of a man on his way to and at a stress test at his cardiologists. As has been mentioned before, Mr. Anderson is the master of digression, something he displays perfectly in this piece. Highly recommended.
Comment for "Garbage"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 30, 2005 at 09:48 AM | Permalink
Review of Garbage
I like Mr. Anderson's offbeat pieces, and this is just one clever and original example. Mr. Anderson does an exceptional job imitating inexperienced audio diarists. My only nitpick is near the end: he spends perhaps an ornate amoutn of time describing one item, despite that it has no larger meaning than another thing his narrator has found. All in all, good piece worth running.
Comment for "Seafood Joint"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 30, 2005 at 09:20 AM | Permalink
Review of Seafood Joint
In this fascinating piece, Mr Anderson examines himself when placed in a confrontational situation with a racist at a restaurant. Things turn for the worst and the whole piece is told from a retrospective point-of-view with an ingenious suspense ending.
Comment for "The Tomato and The Big Apple"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 30, 2005 at 09:00 AM | Permalink
Review of The Tomato and The Big Apple
Ms van Heemstra takes us on a meandering, thoughtful journey of the food cycle in New York. Sitting on a subway, she ponders what happens to all of the human waste fifteen million people produce. On that notion, she investigates and follows the cycle to sanitation plant, to manure factory, to Florida tomato fields, to New York fruit market, to restaurant, and back again. It's not just about "her" tomato, though. Ms van Heemstra observes the people involved in the cycle and their own personal stories, as well.
Comment for "Biography of 100,000 Square Feet"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 29, 2005 at 04:19 PM | Permalink
Review of Biography of 100,000 Square Feet
For his Masters thesis Mr. Temchine studied the "failed" UN PLaza in San Francisco and the effect it has had on the space it was designed for, over the years. Though Mr. Temchine acknowledges that city planners hated the plaza before it was installed, he does not allow them to be correct. Instead, he focuses on the plaza's place in the city's heart and minds, its effect on the homeless problem of SF, and the philosophy of city design. He also touches on the hopeless attempts to revive the plaza speckled with remarks from the many personalities involved. Very interesting, even to a non-SF resident.
Comment for "Little Gray Book Lecture: How to Communicate Without the Use of Wires"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 29, 2005 at 01:58 PM | Permalink
Review of Little Gray Book Lecture: How to Communicate Without the Use
In his description of this piece at transom.org, Mr, Hodgman decribes a joke he once heard Michael Feldman (Whad'ya Know) tell. Not surprisingly, Mr. Hodgman bears something of a resemblance to Mr Feldman in his personality, witty comments, and clever deviations. Not as polished as the veterans at Whad'ya Know, Mr. Hodgman & Co. at Little Gray Books Lectures don't really try to be: they're more personal, more real, and more downright interesting. It's less like listening to a radio show hundreds of miles away and more like listening to a bunch of friends. Highly recommended.
Comment for "God is Talking to Me"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 06:20 PM | Permalink
Review of God is Talking to Me
Mr. Anderson uses interesting editing that both moves the story and, after time, mildly irritates. The audience must struggle to catch every detail, but the payoff is well worth it to the attentive listener. What Mr. Anderson accomplishes with the fact-paced no-pause cuts is a train-of-thought that moves about as fast as a brain does (or as fast as a mouth can imitate it), and the story matches that idea: God is telling the narrator to do a daisy-chain of things that lead to an eventual, endearing ending. The result is an hour's worth of material in a sprightly nin-and-a-half minutes. If I were a station, this isthe type of piece I would run, but not make a habit of running, as some listeners may not like its quick style.
Comment for "City X"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 05:55 PM | Permalink
Review of City X
Beautiful sound design! I was almost distracted by the lush audio used in this piece, but not enough to not enjoy the story. Great work, Mr. Mitchell.
Comment for "Terminally Blonde"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 05:52 PM | Permalink
Review of Terminally Blonde
Pure simple fun. I would have liked it if Mr. Mitchell used made the Terminator more eloquent in situations where only "Affirmative" and "Negative" were used, but this was probably intensively time consuming as-is.
Comment for "The Sopranos in the West Wing"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 05:50 PM | Permalink
Review of The Sopranos in the West Wing
Though humorous, this piece isn't very compelling. Mr. Mitchell may allude to the "with us or against us" stance of the current U.S. administration in regards to the war on terrorism/in Iraq, and I chuckled at the earnestness with which President Tony Soprano waged war, but other than that, it's pure lighthearted fun.
Comment for "Chasing Love"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on October 09, 2005 at 09:37 PM | Permalink
Review of Chasing Love
This fascinating objective approach to modern and historical love is mind-blowing in its structure -- an intermix of "expert" and nonexpert declarations (by not labeling the lay from the pro, Miguel Macias forces us to accept all opinions without discretion, and points out the personal nature of our views on the subject), voiceacted prose and recitations -- and entirely schizophrenic. But that's the idea. As different as our ideas of love may be now, they are similar compared to different thoughts of love over time. Is love expressed? Does it exist? Is it affected by (socio)economic influences? This deeply thoughtful, sometimes sentimental, sometimes caustic, entirely cerebral piece forces listeners to take a step back and think about all these, and form our own opinions.
Comment for "Family Sentence"
R. Tyler Mack
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 12:30 PM | Permalink
Review of Family Sentence
Jeanine Cornillot has written and recorded a beautiful piece here (with help from veterans Viki Merrick and Jay Allison). Radio novice Cornillot interviews her father after 16 years without contact. In moments that are intensely personal to Cornillot, she delicately measures questions before she asks them, and he offers surprisingly truthful, unemotional answers and insights. He is entirely unhesitating in his responses and seems to completely understand and is unregretting of his motives. Cornillot is initially surprised by his honesty and machismo, but learns to accept it as part of his character. In the end, though she is nt substantially closer to the man, she finds that she maintains the same concern for his well-being that she had while he was in prison even now that he is out.