BrailleNote Apex

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BrailleNote Apex

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Jan 4, 2012

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This is the sound of Matthew Shifrin using his BrailleNote—a computer for the blind that pushes plastic nodes through tiny holes to display text in braille.

Released:

Jan 4, 2012

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Martial Law: My friend Casey was a holdout during Hurricane Katrina. He worked occasionally for a friend who owned Old Time Photo, one of those business where you take fake historical photos with your friends. On the night president Bush came to the city there was... by Random Tape
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BrailleNote Apex: This is the sound of Matthew Shifrin using his BrailleNote—a computer for the blind that pushes plastic nodes through tiny holes to display text in braille. by Random Tape
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So Long Pujols: Five Days after I began broadcasting classical music over one of St. Louis' existing Christian stations Albert Pujols announced he was leaving the St. Louis Cardinals for the Los Angeles Angels. Now what does Albert Pujols have to do with JOY-FM you... by Random Tape
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Strawberries Oh My Gosh!: Bill Keaggy responded to postings by musicians on fiverr.com who offered to write and record a song for five dollars. He sent each of them a found grocery list and asked them to record a song inspired by the list. This is my favorite track from Let's... by Random Tape
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Burn the River: Thaddeus Conti is the self-proclaimed poet laureate of Hog Alley. This poem can be found in Thaddeus’s book Aepoetics which you can purchase here: http://www.amazon.com/%C3%A6poetics-Thaddeus-Conti/dp/1935084011 by Random Tape
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Useless Evidence: Sometimes you wish audio had pictures. by Random Tape
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Badass Emma-This Place: I was hanging out in Cabrini Park, a dog park in the French Quarter in New Orleans when Badass Emma saw my microphone and asked me to interview her. She told me the story of how she lost her dogs in Katrina and about her job as a cook. We talked about... by Random Tape
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Pizza Cat: My girlfriend recorded this gem while doing interviews for a radio story about the closing of the beloved Sugar Park Tavern in New Orleans. by Random Tape
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The Dragon Does Not Wehbay!: Do you want the love of the fire? Cuz I’m not gonna wait around to give you my desire. For some reason an ex-girlfriend of mine gave her number to a guy who called himself The Dragon. Not surprisingly he left her a string of insane voice... by Random Tape
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Gavin's Roar: My cousin Gavin does the best T-Rex impersonation I’ve ever heard. It puts my terrible acting to shame. by Random Tape
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Mississippi River Barge: This is the song of the barge, bobbing on the river near Hopeville. by Random Tape
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Another Successful Meal by Captain Tom: After a successful meal Captain Tom has no trouble patting himself on the back for a job well done. by Random Tape
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Larry's Thumb: I was walking my dog the other night when I came across Larry Boutan sitting on a concrete wall drinking a beer. I noticed he was missing his right thumb so I asked him how he lost it. This is the story of that fateful night when a large woman started... by Random Tape
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Goddamn Great Drum Music: I came across this LP from 1963 that features three naked women playing bongos on the cover. It’s one of the most inexplicable recordings I’ve ever heard. Each side is a single fourteen-minute track of what appears to be two people having... by Random Tape
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Broken Brain: These voice messages were left on my friend Danny’s phone by his dad. They are two of my all-time favorites. We’ll never know how the second message ends. The machine cut Danny’s dad off mid-message. by Random Tape
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Captain Tom Wins a Ham: Back when I was a deckhand on the M.V. Ptarmigan, a glacier tour boat in Alaska, I used to hang out in the wheelhouse and listen to Captain Tom tell stories. I called him up recently and asked him to tell me the one about about the time he won a ham... by Random Tape
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In Praise of Noise: James Arthur’s poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, Poetry, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, New England Review, and Narrative. He has received the Amy Lowell Traveling Poetry Scholarship, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in... by Random Tape
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Badass Emma-'85: I was hanging out in Cabrini Park, a dog park in the French Quarter in New Orleans when Badass Emma saw my microphone and asked me to interview her. She told me the story of how she lost her dogs in Katrina and about her job as a cook. We talked about... by Random Tape
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Welcoming the Water Angel: I attended a fancy party where a beautiful woman modeled a dress that was hooked up to a garden hose. The dress sent streams of water into the sky and reminded my friend of this sad tale of enema addiction. by Random Tape
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Badass Emma-Miss Clio: I was hanging out in Cabrini Park, a dog park in the French Quarter in New Orleans when Badass Emma saw my microphone and asked me to interview her. She told me the story of how she lost her dogs in Katrina and about her job as a cook. We talked about... by Random Tape
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Christmas Bike: I can only assume Garrett was moved by the Christmas spirit when he left me this message. Or perhaps he was wasted on egg nog. by Random Tape
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Badass Emma-Oh Lord: I was hanging out in Cabrini Park, a dog park in the French Quarter in New Orleans when Badass Emma saw my microphone and asked me to interview her. She told me the story of how she lost her dogs in Katrina and about her job as a cook. We talked about... by Random Tape
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