RADIO Hear some of these clips and see who has licensed them at the Public Radio Exchange. Canned Music Killing It on the Dance Floor - When film and television music supervisors need background music on the cheap, they turn to music libraries, who have pre-recorded music searchable by keywords like "dark" and "groovy." It's not meant to be listened to intently, but in the 1970s, some libraries were turning out irresistable avant-garde funk. From Studio 360. A Street-level View of the Snowpocalypse -- After the (Second) Blizzard of 2010, it was hard enough to go one block, much less across town. A report from the streets, from WYPR's Maryland Morning. Foreclosure Prevention: Everyone's Doing It! -- A report on local, state, and federal responses to spiking foreclosure numbers, from Maryland Morning, February 2010. "There Was a Coldness That Happened" -- Baltimore native Tyrone Crawley recounts how the 1969 “Maryland Youth Rally for Decency” at Memorial Stadium turned into a riot. From "Across the Divide," a Maryland Morning series featuring personal stories about race. Maryland by the Numbers -- The Free State gets the Harper's Index treatment. From Maryland Morning. Maryland by the Numbers IV -- more regional statistical follies. What to Make of High Zero - Some people find the chaos of free improvisation thrilling. Others find it abrasive. Listen in on a conversation Andrea Appleton and I have been having for years about what's really happening during a performance of experimental free improvisation. From WYPR's Maryland Morning. Thy-High: Next time you're watching the National Spelling Bee, keep an eye on the kids' necks. That's how you'll find the dopers. Listen to this short story about abuse of performance-enhancing thyroid stimulant hormone among pre-teen spellers from WYPR's The Signal. (Don't worry it's fictional...so far.) Clean Up That Projection, Please: Dave Longstreth, leader of Brooklyn's Dirty Projectors, talks about the band's new album, Bitte Orca. From WYPR's Maryland Morning. Honorably Discharged...into a Recession: Retired Spc. Lawrence Towles, a 23-year-old Iraq veteran from the eastern shore, received an honorable discharge from the Army last August. Listen to his story of restarting civilian life in the midst of a recession. From WYPR's Maryland Morning. Tomorrow's Solar Workforce: President-elect Obama wants to create 5 million "green jobs." Well, someone's going to have to train them. In this report for NPR's Morning Edition, visit a Colorado institute that trains future solar panel installers. Zappa in Bronze: Why did two Frank Zappa fans from Vilnius, Lithuania donate a bronze bust of Frank Zappa to the city of Baltimore? Find out in this piece from Weekend America. Listen to this piece from western Colorado's KVNF to hear how election monitors helped to keep the 2008 election fair and square. Day in the Work Life...Superdelegate: Listen to Colorado DNC member Debbie Marquez explain what it's like to tell Bill Clinton that she wasn't voting for his wife and other stories from her time as a 2008 superdelegate. From Marketplace. Boarding up Bmore: What's it like to be responsible for boarding up Baltimore's vacants? Listen to Shawn Chapman, a laborer for Baltimore City's Department of Housing and Community Development, describe his job in this "Day in the Work Life" piece from Marketplace. (Bonus: Listen to a song written in 2002 that was the catalyst for the story.) A Dream Fulfilled Under the Gospel Tent - On April 25, The Worship Squad performed under the Gospel Tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the first time. For their leader, Minister Ron Hadley, it was the culmination of a struggle to turn his life around. From Weekend America. Navigating in Nebraska - Two years ago, 166 Hurricane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans ended up in Omaha, Nebraska. Two years out, one man is trying hard--perhaps too hard--to help them get back on their feet. From Weekend America. Last Chance - A day working on the water with one of southern Maryland's few remaining oystermen. First in a series at Weekend America looking at aspects of our culture and environment that might not be around in 50 years. Inspired by an alarmist Washington Post article originally titled "Seafood May Disappear By 2048, Scientists Say." Strike! - A new chamber music series in New York City...in a boxing ring. From Weekend America. Musical Blind Date - Audio profile of Baltimore's High Zero Festival of Experimental and Improvised Music. Voice of America, October 2004 Where Do Cadavers Come From? - The "life" of a medical school cadaver, from donation to cremation. Flowers From the Dead Earth - A short spoof documentary on the "actual social phenomenon" of community gardens that includes every known public radio clich?. Produced by the Beetdown Radio Collective. The First Attraction - A collaboration with Beeterdowner Bruce Wallace for the Third Coast Audio Festival's 99 Ways to Tell a Story experiment: the myth of Narcissus reimagined through the story of the north poles of two magnet bars who fall tragically in love. Beetdown is now podcasting.

PRINT Book reviews: A Search for Meaning in the Pacific Northwest: A review of Jon Raymond's Livability at High Country News. Catch Him If You Can: A review of David Samuel's The Runner at High Country News. Criticism and Reporting for the Columbia Journalism Review: Secrets of the City: The premiere of the fifth season of The Wire has rekindled a vicious dispute between David Simon and his former editors at the Baltimore Sun. It has gotten personal, but can we learn anything about how we report on our cities from the substance beneath the bickering? From the Jan/Feb 2008 issue. A critical look at the Baltimore Sun's December 2007 series on an opiate addiction drug called buprenorphine. Katrina Washout: Apart from this article in the Washington Times, Katrina recovery has been mostly absent from coverage of the campaign trail. In this 2008 CJR piece, reporters who have been covering the Gulf Coast tell us what questions they would like to ask the candidates. The War You See, and The War You Don't: News networks have always had to make compromises to get access to dangerous battle zones. Did they go too far in acquiescing to Israel's and Hezbollah's demands during their 2006 war? Sunday New York Times Real Estate section: Where Every Day is Moving Day: A profile of Corona, Queens. A Friendly Bustle, with Oases Nearby: A profile of Bedford Park, the Bronx. Steeped in History, With a Feel of the Brand New: What does a group of 1830s free black oystermen from Maryland's Eastern Shore have to do with the current development of housing on Staten Island? See this profile of Rossville, Staten Island. Features and profiles: Have Sketchbook, Will Travel: After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans artist leaves the Big Easy for the Manhattan rat race. From Oxford American. Manhattan's (Gigantic) Underbelly: A profile of the can collector/public service pornographer behind a new literary movement: The Denied Perspective. From New York Press. Shop Stalk: A primer on Retail Stalking. From The Crier. In jpg only: Cover, 1, 2, 3,4 Drill, Baby, Drill--No, really, baby...you can now: Decades old offshore drilling ban almost certain to expire: Despite heated wrangling in Congress, oil and gas drilling three miles from shore will likely become legal. From Plenty Magazine. The Chair: New York is one of just a few states that allow third parties to list major party candidates on their ballot lines. How does this affect the balance of power at the local level? Read this profile of the Chair of Westchester County's Independence Party to find out. From Westchester Magazine. Invest in Your Nest: If you can't sell your home, you might as well fix it up. From Westchester Magazine. Arts and Culture: 2005 Top Ten in Arts and Culture: From Baltimore's PeekReview. CD Reviews for Prefix Magazine. Barbershop - Piedmont Blues musicians hold a weekly jam session at the Northeast Washington, D.C. barbershop of departed blues legend Archie Edwards. RADAR Review, June 2004 Whatever Happens - A profile and interview of Baltimore jazz guitarist Earl Wilson. RADAR Review, April 2004 _____