Emily Botein

The Next Big Thing unveils "New York Works," a series profiling people with jobs that are fast disappearing. This week, it's Walter the Seltzer Man. And we've got some more famous voices - Walt Whitman, Chowhound Jim Leff, and our very own contest judge Jesse Green.

Word ...

This week, we explore things lost, and things found - letters, memories, voices, paintings, and a play by Wallace Shawn.

Caption Contest
Five Sounds in Search of an Author:
Listen carefully
In between these sounds is a story and it's up to you to ...

The Next Big Thing looks back at 2001. You won't find any Ten Best or Worst lists here. Instead, we've got a collection of voices strange, wonderful and thought-provoking, that capture just a few of New York City's many pulses in the past year - both before and after September ...

Close the door, unplug the phone, and take a break from the holiday frenzy with The Next Big Thing. This week, we celebrate those who defy social conventions, and those who are consumed by them. Stay tuned...

Tell Your Story Walking
Do you think eighty-five years ...

The Next Big Thing offers a cure for the holidays blahs. We'll make you laugh every which way we can. At least we'll try.

Mountain Holes?
One of the most frustrating things about this administration is that -- unlike the Clinton White House -- these days, ...

If you knew the history of lower Manhattan, would you feel more connected to it? And would that "historical grounding" make it easier to cope with recent events? Join historian Hope Cooke as she explores Lower Manhattan with host Dean Olsher..

Loose Lips
In 1943, there ...

The Next Big Thing is an entire show devoted to some of the best fiction, plays and comedy that we have to offer.

Mad cow?
Sometimes it's hard to remember the kinds of things that occupied our thoughts three months ago. Eating beef was on the ...

A special LIVE SHOW, as part of the Museum of Television and Radio’s Annual Radio Festival.

Five Sounds in Search of an Author
Jesse Green joins Dean for The Next Big Thing's monthly contest. This week, listeners have a special challenge: they have to finish their ...

We wish we were all rested up for this week's show, but the fact is, it's not possible to fall asleep unless C-N-N is on, which means, that if we actually do fall asleep, it's not at all restful, which means that, like so many people, we've got insomnia. And ...

People around the country have been saying how much they love New York like never before. It's not clear that people in the tourism industry would agree. Still, the sentiment is welcome. And so this week on The Next Big Thing, we're going to bring you some of the places ...

Are you ready to laugh yet? It has taken us a little longer than other people to get to that point. But we're trying. Today, a classic short romantic comedy by David Ives. But before that, a report on the memorials going up in Union Square, and the Parks Department ...

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 ...

Author Madhur Jaffrey speaks with fellow South Asians, some of whom are being targeted in misplaced acts of revenge. Musician Laurie Anderson offers one artist's response to the attack on the World Trade Center. A poem that's been making the rounds on the Internet, and a classic essay that now ...

Today on The Next Big Thing, a different show from what we normally do. Because in fact, everything from now on is going to be different from what we normally do. It's not possible to keep track of the number of people who have gone on TV and radio to ...

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 radio drama. We're giving over the whole hour to "You're the Fool," written by Roy Nathanson for our show. It's more than a play with music. In a way, it's an extended musical composition ... with a plot.

Listen to "You're the ...

The Next Big Thing is having something to sing about. The Big Apple Chorus does. So does Mac Cole. What? You never heard of him? Well, we've got someone you might have. Suzanne Vega's here doing what she does best - just her, a guitar and some new songs we ...

The Next Big Thing is like being on a tour bus through the voices of New York. It's what it's like back stage at the Amato Opera... which isn't all that far from the back row. It's how we think of death in the idyll of Green-Wood Cemetery. It's the ...