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The Voice of the Arts

Joe Weber - The Voice of the Arts

An eclectic blend of short stories, music, and comedy to bring you comfort as the world grows coarser, angrier, and louder.

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31:23

My Oedipus Complex

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/12/18

“Never, never had anyone spoken to me in that tone before. I looked at him incredulously and saw his face convulsed with rage. It was only then that I fully realized how God had codded me, listening to my prayers for the safe return of this monster.” — 7-year-old Larry, speaking of his father, in Frank O’Connor’s “My Oedipus Complex.”

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40:44

Axis

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/10/23

We feature another great short story by Alice Munro titled “Axis,” first published in The New Yorker in 2011. As in many of Alice Munro’s short stories, the characters aren’t like anyone I know, but they never seem contrived or invented. I would say that she loves creating characters and then observing them as they go their own way.

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37:50

Return to M&M World

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/09/18

Kate Walbert’s 2012 New Yorker short story is set on a buzzing early spring day in Times Square, evoking the unique sense of renewal and energy palpable in New York when the city finally begins to thaw out from a long winter. While dutifully fulfilling her youngest daughter’s wish of visiting the hectic M&M World, Ginny’s day turns tense as she struggles to keep track of her kids and revisits memories of her estranged husband.

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39:29

Geronimo Rides Again

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/08/04

The life and times of the Apache warrior and his involvement in the longest armed conflict in U.S. History.

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30:59

The Babes Return

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/06/30

Flora and Terry were both born out of wedlock and have been sent to live far from their families to hide the shame. Flora reveals to Terry that his auntie is really his mother and crushes his dream of someday living with her and the English gentlemen that takes them out on a jaunt to the beach.

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37:22

Everything Still Rises

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/05/28

A fateful bus ride provides the backdrop for an exploration of early '60s race relations and the differing beliefs between a mother and her son in Flannery O'Connor's award-winning 1961 short story.

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43:46

Haven Redux

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/05/06

Spending time with Uncle Jasper and Aunt Dawn.

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27:44

How Badly Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/04/09

When faced with a million dollar question about the planets, it's important to be careful which answer you put your finger on.

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27:20

That Train Keeps-a-Rollin’

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/26

Songs and tales from riding the rails.

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24:53

Just Ignore That Gigantic Dead Ape in the Street

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/26

Was the woman in the negligee being carried by King Kong as he climbed the Empire State Building actually one of the cleaning women?

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21:50

Don’t Break Up in Winter. It Magnifies the Cold....

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/01/29

How a youthful, dissolute lifestyle helped create the terrific lyrics to Leonard Cohen's “Closing Time."

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27:40

Reggae Singers, Flat-Pickers and Groucho Marx

The Voice of the Arts ·

2025/01/08

A suggestion for how to handle the check at the end of a dinner with friends: hand it to the person next to you and say "This is outrageous! I wouldn't pay it if I were you!"

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22:13

The Joys of Bundling and Royal Tenenbaum’s Prognosis...

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/12/11

For some, bundling is nothing more than combining phone, internet and cable plans into one low monthly rate. But for others, it's a whole lot more fun than that.

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31:26

From Mantua to Brooklyn, From Wiseguys to Penguins

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/11/13

Opera, music, movies, and poetry dealing with Italian culture across continents and generations.

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31:27

Return to Thunderdome

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/09/26

A retrospective of the unique and varied career of director George Miller, along with the story of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's battle against ISIS.

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36:02

The Art of Lowering One’s Standards

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/08/15

How far can one lower their own standards before they’ve gone too low? It seems there truly is no limit.

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29:22

The Life and Times of Tom Horn

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/05/01

A brand-new interview with Old West expert Jim Dunham exploring the life of government scout and notorious hired gun Tom Horn, who used his fluency in the difficult Apache language to help capture Geronimo and was played by Steve McQueen in one of his last film roles.

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34:50

More Fun With a Stranger

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/03/28

Richard Yates' short story, which captures one third grade teacher's ability to make the classroom feel decidedly like a dungeon.

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26:42

The Origins of Office Life

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/03/07

A theory about the invention of work and the office, and a tale of two Henry's: Henry V and Henry Hill.

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32:10

Master Thespians and Imaginary Playmates

The Voice of the Arts ·

2024/02/21

Thespian, O Thespian! Glenn Close and Jon Lovitz show us their undying devotion for their one true love -- acting! And the make-believe continues with young Olivia and her imaginary friend Charlie Ravioli, who is always too busy working to actually play with her.

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