Live, improvised, experimental sets of psychedelic post-punk rock soundscapes by Brooklyn trio The Plaster Cramp. New episodes air Thursdays at midnight on Radio Free Brooklyn.
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Welcome to Improbable Walks, the travel podcast that brings you to the streets of Paris, wherever you are. Every episode, we discover a new street in the City of Light, strolling into the hidden history and stories of Paris, block by block. Your host is Canadian writer and long-time parisienne, Lisa Pasold. To support this podcast, please become a patron at Patreon
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However Improbable is a podcast book club about Sherlock Holmes, by and for the people who love him. Every other week, detective lit enthusiasts Marisa and Sarah present a fresh new recording of Holmes and Watson’s adventures, and then delve into the story, its history and politics, adaptations, and why we’re still so captivated by the detective and his good doctor. Holmes himself famously said that there’s nothing new under the sun—but we’re willing to give him a run for his money. howeveri ...
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Research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK — research about anything and everything, from everywhere —research that's good or bad, important or trivial, valuable or worthless. Presented by Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/improbableresearch/support
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Territorios Improbables es un viaje algunos de los lugares más peculiares, más escondidos y, a la vez, más extraordinarios del planeta. Y por las historias que los construyeron. Historias de espejos monumentales que devolvieron el sol a un pueblo a oscuras. Historias de pájaros carpinteros y pirámides que anunciaban el fin del mundo. Historias de iglesias que navegan y de barcos con velas de hormigón y muchas más
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Sandro JF, Rhys Parton, Josh G, Liv Grieve and Zachary Adams are the names. Being nerds is the game! This is the podcast in which Australian teens get together and review stuff.
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Every medicine in your pharmacy has a human story behind it. Real people doing real work and living real lives. We all have romantic ideas about scientists working late into the evening or doctors dropping everything to answer a phone call about a patient. You can almost envision the moment when one of those researchers finally solves an intellectual puzzle and leaps into action. Their eyes go from an empty stare to an alert laser-like focus. They sit a bit taller and start to read frantical ...
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10.24.24 )) . . (( dissection other by the bank of some brings sewageBởi The Plaster Cramp
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In this episode, we check out CAMPAGNE-PREMIERE just below boulevard de Montparnasse. The street is barely one block long, but a surprising number artists and writers lived here during the first half of the 20th century, including Man Ray, Lee Miller, Yves Klein, Foujita, Elsa Triolet, and Louis Aragon! If streets are haunted by past creative shade…
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10.17.24 )) . . (( lightning tooth afternoons again sidewalk knowsBởi The Plaster Cramp
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10.10.24 )) . . (( unceremoniously on milky metaphors of swords by the lamps differentBởi The Plaster Cramp
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10.03.24 )) . . (( lady and death need of lies faces silent stolen subway tokenBởi The Plaster Cramp
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A gruesome packet: Cardboard Box discussion
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Want to narrate a story? Read more here: https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com/read Upcoming stories include: Silver Blaze, Beryl Coronet, The Empty House! "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" raises a lot of visceral feelings about the voyeristic nature true crime, centering women in their own stories, dysfunctional families and why exactly Hol…
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09.26.24 )) . . (( many the bowery does latin what is certain is thatBởi The Plaster Cramp
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09.19.24 )) . . (( believing stone life is real not be stillBởi The Plaster Cramp
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09.05.24 )) . . (( be the moon dissection battles of sunset of the empty spaceBởi The Plaster Cramp
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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
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“'There were three sisters altogether. The old one was just a good woman, the second was a devil, and the third was an angel.” From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Jenna Hanchey. Jenna Hanchey is a critical/cultural communication professor by day, and a speculative fiction auth…
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08.29.24 )) . . (( not the judge flesh know on the iron towardBởi The Plaster Cramp
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08.22.24 )) . . (( red monotonous impossible space pistol pocket monkeyBởi The Plaster Cramp
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08.08.24 )) . . (( encircling does trees anxious reached the firstBởi The Plaster Cramp
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08.01.24 )) . . (( a city of red sidewalk soft out brittle hopeBởi The Plaster Cramp
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07.25.24 )) . . (( he the tumbledown there black gypsy teeth rainbowBởi The Plaster Cramp
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07.18.24 )) . . (( along the northern stop out all numberless doubtBởi The Plaster Cramp
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Anais Nin, Henry Miller, & the Villa Seurat
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In this episode, we stroll into a hidden gem behind the well-known streets of Montparnasse: the Villa Seurat. This is a small street described in the famous Diaries of Anais Nin. Villa Seurat also appears in the work of her lover, Henry Miller, although he disguises the identity of the street by calling it “Villa Borghese”. This part of the 14th ar…
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07.11.24 )) . . (( taste of green more unassailable antithesis terminalBởi The Plaster Cramp
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07.04.24 )) . . (( shiver negatives cut gets on the outside wallsBởi The Plaster Cramp
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06.27.24 )) . . (( in the deep three masquerade as the death of monkeys a mirrorBởi The Plaster Cramp
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Goodness gives extras: Naval Treaty Discussion
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The goodness of roses, stormy petrels and a shockingly good breakfast all come to play in "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" - a perfect short story that has it all. Political intrigue! Brotherly betrayal! Practical jokes! Weird monologues! We cover everything from Watson's old school friends to Holmes's theatricality in today's discussion. Thanks…
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Pop songs & cigarettes - Serge Gainsbourg on rue de Verneuil
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In this episode, we visit a classic Left Bank street, the rue de Verneuil... which has a lively 20th century cultural record: This is where writer James Baldwin first landed in Paris, where singer Juliette Gréco lived, and where songwriter Serge Gainsbourg wrote, loved, smoked, and drank--today, his former home is the location of the Gainsbourg mus…
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The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
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"The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by William Wandless. “It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” William H. Wandless (he/him) is a professor of English at Central Michigan University, where he gets to visit with Arthur Conan Doyle and his Victorian peer…
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05.30.24 )) . . (( things turgid confetti firm differentBởi The Plaster Cramp
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05.23.24 )) . . (( hour convinced of our genius exit shiver shallBởi The Plaster Cramp
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Theatre & Decadence in La Nouvelle Athènes
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In this episode, we visit the "New Athens", a newly-restored neighborhood once inhabited by theatre stars, courtesans, and painters. Find out who Napoleon Bonaparte bought bedroom furniture for, admire some truly lovely 1820s architecture, and admire the decadent visionary artistry of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau. For photos, please check out m…
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05.16.24 )) . . (( voltage fight dream of a lost fate mightBởi The Plaster Cramp
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05.09.24 )) . . (( light didn't all around us day of our dead mosquitoBởi The Plaster Cramp
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05.02.24 )) . . (( i encountered something confetti whim painted head electricBởi The Plaster Cramp
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04.25.24 )) . . (( on the outside stirring giving he is now rows of familyBởi The Plaster Cramp
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Results without causes: Stockbroker's Clerk discussion
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Holmes is hired by a young clerk to investigate a suspiciously good job offer - and ends up in a case of identity theft and robbery. "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is an odd little story with a dramatic twist in the middle that stands it apart from other similar tales. We discuss Dr. Watson, M.D., how much we long for a better robbery s…
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04.18.24 )) . . (( morning switchblade electric in the rapture in the rapture hardBởi The Plaster Cramp
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04.11.24 )) . . (( vivisection muffled spitting you there opium vacationBởi The Plaster Cramp
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The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
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"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Jack Carmichael. “Human nature is a strange mixture, Watson. You see that even a villain and murderer can inspire such affection that his brother turns to suicide when he learns that his neck is forfeited." Content warning (and SPOILER ALERT!): This story contains a fairy…
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04.04.24 )) . . (( each tower mind grows insist oneBởi The Plaster Cramp
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03.28.24 )) . . (( a legend howls endless endless a sphinx thisBởi The Plaster Cramp
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03.21.24 )) . . (( great blind eye a wonder no tongue twist of treesBởi The Plaster Cramp
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We focus on the Passage des Panoramas & the Passage Jouffroy--two of my favourite covered passageways in Paris today. Back in the 1800s, Parisians window-shopped, met for pastry and tea, and browsed music stories to find the latest compositions in these arcades, and really, things haven't all changed that much. This episode includes the story of th…
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An obvious fact: The Boscombe Valley Mystery discussion
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Holmes complains about the weather, insults a Scotland Yard detective and untangles some old family drama in this strange little story. Plus, Watson is married now! Did anything else meaningful happen? From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" is an oddly-paced, weirdly plotted short story about murderous Australians and…
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03.14.24 )) . . (( wandered addiction measured stirs the silent pistol pocketBởi The Plaster Cramp
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03.07.24 )) . . (( liquid light know a wonder different twilight ofBởi The Plaster Cramp
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"The Boscombe Valley Mystery" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Sarah Kolb.“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact,” he answered, laughing. “Besides, we may chance to hit upon some other obvious facts which may have been by no means obvious to Mr. Lestrade.” "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" is narrated by Sarah Kolb. Sarah is Co…
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In this episode, we continue our stroll along the Grands Boulevards, exploring some wild stories, literati, and even an assassination attempt that resulted in the brand new Garnier Opera house being built. And I get to chat about some of my favourite Parisians from the past, including General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the Revolutionary hero & father …
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01.25.24 )) . . (( perfumes of light voltage grown space reasonBởi The Plaster Cramp
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01.18.24 )) . . (( disturbing in the rapture dancing in the lightbulb dockside house is a ghostBởi The Plaster Cramp
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12.14.23 )) . . (( weren't already flowers the broad no personBởi The Plaster Cramp
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12.07.23 )) . . (( hellfire engine person cocktail car crash as the death of monkeys crumpled night skyBởi The Plaster Cramp
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11.30.23 )) . . (( drugstore white times the snowfalls of kansas city the coming of mire golden fingernailBởi The Plaster Cramp
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Belle Epoque Spectacle: Grands Blvds (part 1)
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In this episode, we celebrate the holidays with a stroll past the Opera Garnier. Bright department store windows, glittering performances, and even cinema lights: the Grands Boulevards has it all. This is where the Lumiere Brothers introduced film to Paris audiences, and where Nadar ran his 19th-century photography studio. As always, for more info,…
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Crime is common: The Copper Beeches discussion
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Welcome back to our discussion episodes! From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" is one of the nastiest tales in the canon - complete with a skin-crawling villain named Jephro Rucastle. It also stars one of our favorite women - the intrepid Violet Hunter. Sarah and Marisa check in with Holmes and Watson after o…
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