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In this May 2010 edition of B-Side, Tamara Keith and Rob Sachs continue their search for the Mason-Dixon Line, discovering that this historic boundary isn’t all that well marked. As they search, the B-Side Crew explores personal boundaries.
In this March 2010 edition of B-Side, Rob Sachs and Tamara Keith venture out in the rain to try and find the historic Mason-Dixon Line. Along the way we hear about a pair of European villages that share the most bizarre border you’ve ever heard of, guards who work a watery border, and a man who knows no borders.
Charla Bear and Tamara Keith continue trying to find their way home. They reach civilization, only to realize they still have no idea where they are. On this October 2009 edition of B-Side, we’re finding ourselves.
On this edition of B-Side from September 2009, Tamara Keith and Charla Bear get lost on purpose. They are dropped off in a mysterious suburban location and have to find their way back to downtown Washington, DC. Think of it as a low budget version of one of those survival shows on the Discovery Channel. The show is all about losing things from a diary to a stream.
We’re learning the hard way. This July 2009 edition of B-Side is about a group of people struggling to learn, to make it in college. And we’re not talking about the usual too many units not enough time kind of trouble. These students are undocumented immigrants – most brought here by their parents when they were too young to have any say in the matter. And now they’re dealing with the consequences.
On this edition of B-Side from December 2008, host Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to some unconventional neighborhoods. Also, what happens when a fence falls down, or there never was one.
Part two of B-Side's exploration of authority, this one from October 2008. Host Tamara Keith rides through the streets of Sacramento with a police officer and finds people have varying levels of respect for the authority of a cop.
In this Sept 2008 edition of B-Side, host Tamara Keith rides through the streets of Sacramento with a police officer and finds people have varying levels of respect for the authority of a cop.
A cure for the dog days of summer, this August 2008 edition of B-Side brings you the best of the season of watermelon and warm nights.
Anything can happen in Paris, like running into a French Algerian guy who can beatbox the French national anthem. On this edition of B-Side from May 2008, Host Tamara Keith and Rene Gutel wander the streets of Paris exploring the themes of voice and identity.
Part two of our series on what our clothes say about who we are, this one from April 2008. B-Side's Tamara Keith visits the threadless.com headquarters in Chicago.
They say the clothes make the man, or woman. On this edition of B-Side from March 2008, we explore what our clothes say about who we are.
On this edition of B-Side from December 2007, Tamara Keith and Erika Kelly visit Union Square in San Francisco and find it filled with holiday cheer – and a couple of hundred intoxicated people dressed as Santa. We bring you stories of holiday cooking, shopping, tree hunting and charity gone awry.
In this episode from November 2007, part two of our exploration of games and nerds. B-Side’s Tamara Keith continues on her adventure at the E For All video game convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
In this episode from October 2007, B-Side’s Tamara Keith went to the E For All video game convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center in search of games and nerds. They weren’t hard to find.
In this episode from August 2007, B-Side’s Tamara Keith and her brother Donovan head to a family fun center to play ski ball and air hockey, and talk about family.
Golf is the ultimate sport of dads. So in honor of Father's Day, B-Side's Tamara Keith went golfing with her father, husband, and father-in-law. On this edition of the show from June 2007, we bring you some of our favorite stories about dads.
In this episode from May 2007, B-Side's Tamara Keith plays "Clue" with a couple of friends as we explore mysteries and clues.
In this show from March 2007, B-Side's Tamara Keith cooks up a pot of her mom's vegetarian lentil soup and explores our relationship to food.
B-Side's Tamara Keith visits a high school to talk about the things that bring us together, the things that separate us, what makes someone in, or out. Produced in February 2007.
Do you remember the game telephone that we used to play in elementary school? The whole class would sit around in a big circle. Someone would start by whispering a phrase in their neighbor's ear. Then that person would pass it along to the next, and the next, and around the circle it spread. Usually by the end of the game, the phrase had been totally distorted beyond recognition. On this edition of B-Side from January 2007, we're talking about gossip and other ways we share information, and we're also playing a virtual game of telephone.
On this edition of B-side from December 2006, the things we do to deal with the unexpected, the unpleasant, the sometimes miserable parts of life.
Take it outside! Isn't that what your mom always told you? And weren't you happy to comply? B-Side's Tamara Keith brings us stories about what happens when inside space becomes outside space. Produced in November 2006.
B-Side's Tamara Keith suits up for a game of roller hockey and brings us stories of ordinary people with extraordinary lives. Produced in October 2006.
On this edition of B-Side from April 2006, Andrea Seabrook visits the Leather Rack, an adult accessories store, to talk about taboos.
On this episode of B-Side from March 2006, do we work to live, or do we live to work? For most people striking the right balance between life and work is an eternal conundrum.
In zoology, crepuscular refers to animals becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds. On this edition of B-side from February 2006 we explore dusk.
In zoology, crepuscular refers to animals becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds. On this edition of B-Side from January 2006 we look at what humans do between the hours of 4 and 6 AM.
Have you ever started out on a project thinking it will be easy - only to find that it is way more difficult than you could have ever expected? On this edition of B-Side from December 2005, host Andrea Seabrook and the B-Side Crew bring you an assortment of 'piece of cake' moments.
You could call this the cut and paste edition of B-Side. Host Andrea Seabrook brings you some of our favorite stories from recent shows. And she finds a pattern...our best pieces always seem to have something to do with how we define ourselves. Produced in October 2005.
On this edition of B-side from September 2005 we're taking a chance as host Andrea Seabrook visits the Reno airport and introduces us to some risk-takers.
On this edition of B-Side from August 2005 we have an audio diary from 2 seasons in the life Adam Hyzdu. Adam is an outfielder, and was picked in the first round of the baseball draft back in 1990, fresh out of high school. We join Adam as he prepares for spring training in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. He's hoping to make the opening day roster, something he's never done before.
On this edition of B-side from July 2005 we're talking about birth, rebirth, reincarnation and a lot of other stuff, too. Host Andrea Seabrook guides us through RE:birth with the help of her mother-in-law, who has lived through it all...in this life and others.
On this edition of B-side from May 2005 we're talking about personal space -- you know... that invisible hula hoop that floats around your waist... that boundary we all have between us and the world... well, MOST of us have it anyway.
Here's a joke: what's the difference, between boogers and broccoli? Kids will eat the boogers. OK, that joke wasn't funny. But on this edition of B-Side from March 2005 we bring you plenty of things that are.
Think about all the stuff to make ourselves look good...most of the time people don't even notice...or they totally disagree about what is beautiful. On this edition of B-Side from January 2005, we're talking about beauty (again).
When did you learn about it? Did your parents sit you down? Was there a picture book involved…or did you just learn by doing? Did you swear you’d wait til marriage? Did you actually wait? This time on B-Side, we’re talking about sex. Produced in November 2004.
Forget the butcher the baker and the candlestick maker, this time on B-side we bring you the zoo keeper, the Elvis impersonator, and the ballerino. Produced in October 2004.
They say truth is stranger than fiction. But sometimes, it can be pretty hard to tell one from the other. On this episode of B-Side from August 2004, we walk the line.
In the center of San Francisco there's a plaza with no benches and a fountain with a fence around it. It's a place that most people cross the street to avoid. This time on B-Side, United Nations Plaza…and the question, what makes a public space fail? Produced in July 2004.
On this edition of B-side from May 2004, imitation. What it means to do your best to be like someone else. Our show today in 6 acts. Act 1:Evil but not mean - a 30 year old marketing consultant becomes Austin Powers' nemesis. Act 2: Polly wanna dictionary? Act 3: Bad Boys Gone Wild - impersonating an eighties hair band. Act 4: Faked Alaska. Act 5: Inside the Indian imitation industry. And Act 6: It's a small world after all - our intrepid reporter goes ten thousand miles away only to find kids reciting Tupac.
Breath in, take a look around - what do you see? What do you hear? What's that funky taste in your mouth? This time on B-side, the senses. Produced in April 2004.
On this edition of B-Side from March 2004, we bring you an unconventional radio documentary about AIDS and some of those suffering from the disease. Produced by Daniel Weisser and Joe Plotts.
Here at B-side the tape is always rolling, but sometimes, the most interesting sounds we collect end up on the cutting room floor. On this episode of B-side, sounds that didn't make the cut. Produced in January 2004.
As is our tradition for these holiday shows, we have a potluck of stories for you from our past adventures in radio. In this mix you'll hear what it's like to be in a long-term drug study, take a trip to North Pole, Alaska, and learn about a new trend in Christmas Tree shopping. Produced in December 2003.
On this episode of B-side from November 2003, learn how one man's private music collection became a national treasure. This radio documentary examines the amazing recording collection of Leon Kagarise, an audio technician from Baltimore, Maryland. On his tapes are unedited performances complete with hootin' and false starts from country and bluegrass legends such as Patsy Cline, The Stanley Brothers, Johnny Cash, and the Stoneman family before they became stars. Leon Kagarise has nearly 4000 hours of music from the Golden Age of country music on these tapes, and you'll hear the highlights.
In this episode, B-side takes a look at the weird world of politics. These are stories you won't pick up watching Washington Week in Review. Produced in November 2003.
On this episode of B-Side, we're going to the fair. We'll fill up on fried foods, rides some rides, and play some games. But that's not all - we'll also go to the races and actually witness the miracle of life. Produced in October 2003.
Grab a chicken kabob and a beer, find a sunny spot to sit and kick back for B-Side's end of season potluck. It's a veritable smorgasbord of quirky stories from both coasts, Alaska, and one producer's drawer of unmentionables. Produced in September 2003.
With so much focus on conflicts abroad… it's easy to overlook the battles we are fighting here in our own backyards. On this episode of B-Side, battlefields at home. Produced in August 2003.
As the saying goes - it's not the destination - it's the journey. On this episode of B-side, we bring you stories of personal journeys. Produced in May 2003.
Messages from the past, messages from the present, and messages from family…the treasured words and mementos exchanged between loved ones on this episode of B-side. Produced in April 2003.
Whether you're into science fiction or fantasy, romance or historical analysis, books are the way in. In this episode of B-Side, we'll hear stories about people with a passion for the page. Produced in March 2003.
We have it from the day we're born until the day we die. It may change, but it's always with us in one form or another. In this episode of B-side: What's in a name? Produced in February 2003.
It was a time when Chuck E. Cheese was the place to have a birthday party and there was nothing greater than a bedtime story with mom or dad. It's a little thing we call childhood. Produced in January 2003.
Ahhh family. As they say on Cheers, "can't live with 'em, pass the beer nuts." On this episode of B-Side, an archive edition all about family. December 2002.
Everyone has a hidden side - a side that's a little bit different. In this episode of B-side - we meet some people who don't keep their eccentricities a secret. Produced in November 2002.
In this episode, B-side goes EXTREME with stories about sports that you won't find at the Olympics or the X-Games for that matter, any time soon. To get in the mood, the B-side crew went bowling. This may not sound too extreme to you...and it didn't seem that extreme to us either, but we found than any sport can be extreme if you play it with the right attitude. Produced in October 2002.
In this episode, priceless moments caught on tape. From childhood recordings to less than subtle phone messages. The B-Side crew is caught on tape whether we like it or not. Produced in October 2002 (an NFCB Award winner!).
In this episode, you are what you drive. We bring you stories about transportation and the sometimes unusual ways we get from place to place. Produced in September 2002.
In this episode, stories about going home – what home means, how home feels, and how home can change. Produced in August 2002.
In this episode, we’re talking about pets – those furry, feathery, and scaly creatures that touch so many people’s lives. How they’re loved, and how they’re lost. Produced in July 2002.
This episode is a compilation of past B-Side features that will take you all over the map. Produced in June 2002.
This episode is all about memory – what sparks it, how it works, and what happens when it breaks down. Produced in May 2002.
This episode is all about love – everything from telephone psychics to the story of how one couple got together. Produced in April 2002.
This episode is all about little things – everything from baby carrots, to pint-sized rock stars. We’ll also learn about what it’s like to shop for clothing in the kids section as an adult, and hear about the preemie ward at Oakland Children’s Hospital. Produced in March 2002.
In this episode we take a look at the way things work, everything from vacuum cleaner repair to broken parking meters. We’ll also get a lesson in dumpster diving and meet a dad who takes tinkering to a new level. Plus, fearless B-Side crew members crawl under a 1991 Honda Accord and attempt to change the oil without professional help. Produced in February 2002.
Produced in November 2001: A look at how people survive the challenges of every day life and the things they do to get by - financially, emotionally and even linguistically. Hosted by Dave Gilson.
Produced in October 2001 in the weeks following 9/11: From Esperanto diehards to high-school idealists and Punjabi separatist taxi drivers, we bring you a show about revolutionaries in our midst. Hosted by Claudine Zap.
Our inaugural episode from Sept 2001: From spending hours in the salon to spending hundreds on the latest diet sensation, we’ve got a show all about beauty and the things people do to achieve that perfect look. Hosted by Tamara Keith.