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It’s what you’re talking about at work, at home, in the bar. What you just read, overheard, argued about.That’s what you’ll hear on 11 Central Ave, Chicago Public Radio’s new comic strip. This radiostrip plays out in the kitchen of 11 Central Ave, the home of an extended family. As they rush around in the morning drinking coffee, looking for their shoes, they're talking about everything from the most compelling topics of our time (immigration, the war, racism, suicide) to the most ridiculous (mommy blogging, help desks in India, pocket dialing, donor eggs, the fog of internet dating.) It's a wry look at America's zeitgeist in four minutes. According to a reviewer on ITUNES: "These are witty, contemporary slices of life that could be sealed away in a time capsule and reopened in fifty years to glimpse what life was like in the first decade of the twenty-first century. You have to pay attention: they pack a lot into every slice. If you don't see yourself in these episodes you're probably not listening very hard." RIGHT NOW: 11 CENTRAL AVE ON NPR'S "DAY TO DAY." Join the BLOG about it. Winner of the 2007 gold medal for best comedy, New York Festivals. Writers Write 11 Central Ave. This new series is designed to get well-known fiction writers’ work onto public radio in a format that is short and easily accessible. Episodes have been written by Rick Moody, James Reiss, Ruth Pennebaker, Rudolph Delson, Steve Skinner, and Andy Heidel. For an interview with Rick Moody about writing this episode click here. To hear his episode "The Birthday Present."
Music for 11 Central Ave composed and performed by George B. Hicks (c)(p)2006. |
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SHOW TIMES: • WBEZ Chicago, IL • WBUR Boston, MA • WUSM Hattiesburg, MI • KUOW Seattle, WA Sun • KUT Austin, TX • WLRN MIAMI, FL • WUGA Athens, GA |
