NPR: In Character…
If you haven’t checked out NPR’s new program "In Character", you must. It’s an 8-10 minute segment on a legendary fictional character. Thus far they’ve featured Catain Ahab, Blanche Du Bois, The Little Tramp, Darth Vader and my favorite episode, Long Duk Dong.
The whole show is podcast so you’ll never miss it. The series blog both lets listeners suggest their own characters and explains on the existing segments. The web extra of Cartman answering the questionnaire from Inside the Actor Studio is priceless.
This is exactly what radio should be in the 21st century, he says with all due exaggeration. Participatory, focused, blending high and low, visual and audio. I’m so in.
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These have shown up in the pop culture podcast and I didn’t know what show they were coming from. Thanks! I haven’t added a new podcast in a long time.
These have shown up in the pop culture podcast and I didn’t know what show they were coming from. Thanks! I haven’t added a new podcast in a long time.