Dean Olsher
Dean Olsher is a therapist and spent over 30 years as a broadcaster, mostly for public radio.
He was an arts and culture correspondent for NPR News as well as the creator and host of The Next Big Thing, a popular national show. Currently he's a visiting professor at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
producer
Matthew Power first met poet Allen Ginsberg at his cousin's Bar Mitzvah, when he was a 15-year-old aspiring writer.
This hour: karaoke as marital therapy, a man tries to cure his stutter, the weird world of Tupperware parties, and more.
This hour: sex on the Internet, music and memory, and more.
This hour: a Japanese blues singer, an aging opera fan, and homemade recordings of a rural children's choir.
This hour: the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles.
This hour: gods, idols, worshipers, and skeptics.
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Most of us use our voices in our work, but finding our "Voice" is an often overlooked part of our creative development. Hear what professionals from a variety of different fields have to say about this elusive aspect of our craft.
Arthur Godfrey had it. So did Bob and Ray. And Ken Nordine has it, too. "It": the magical quality that makes you feel they're talking to you and you alone.
You've pitched your story; you've collected tape; you've gone through your edits; you're ready to track.
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