Episode 31: United Nations Plaza

On this episode of B-Side, United Nations Plaza…and the question, what makes a public space fail? In the center of San Francisco there’s a plaza with no benches and a fountain with a fence

Episode 30: Imitation

On this edition of B-Side, imitation. What it means to do your best to be like someone else. Our show today in six acts (to be read in the style of a certain iconic

Episode 29: Sensations

Breath in, take a look around – what do you see? What do you hear? What’s that funky taste in your mouth? On this episode of B-side, the senses. Originally aired in April 2004.   Liner

Episode 28: Vernacular, An AIDS Documentary

Joe Plotts spent years working at a Seattle non-profit organization, providing services to people with HIV and AIDS. In that time, he met more than a thousand people suffering from the disease, and many

Episode 27: Sound Portraits

Here at B-side the tape is always rolling, but sometimes, the most interesting sounds we collect end up on the cutting room floor. This time on B-side, sounds that didn’t make the cut. Originally aired

Episode 26: Holiday Potluck

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, which originally aired in December of 2003, you’ll hear what

Episode 25: Recording History

In this special edition of B-Side, which originally aired in 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