Blank on Blank

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Blank on Blank is building and broadcasting an archive of journalists' lost interviews.

Interviews gathering dust on tapes and hard drives are transformed for new audiences online, on mobile devices, and on the radio.

Listen to unexpected stories from famous names and universal tales from everyday Americans. They're all sprinkled with music and storytelling.

Why should journalists record interviews only to help write a story? They should also be heard.


86 Pieces

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Zelda Kaplan on Dancing and Living at 87
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87-year old Zelda Kaplan:"I am very interested in fashion. I like to look nice. I still love to dance. My friends are dead. ... So with whom should...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 3
Photographer Terry O’Neill on His Famous Rolling Stones and Beatles Pics
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Famed Pop Photographer Terry O'Neill: "We used to laugh behind his (Mick Jagger's) back saying: 'Can you imagine Mick singing at 40?' And he's bloo...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:38
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Performer Cynthia Hopkins on Fearing People and Her Crowds
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How do you reconcile being downright scared of people and crowds if you’re always on stage? Actor and Singer Cynthia Hopkins has an answer: "I am...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 03:56
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Tim Gunn on His FBI Agent Father
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Who knew that fashion deacon Tim Gunn's father was J. Edgar Hoover's right hand man? Gunn: "He was Hoover's ghostwriter. ... I was not the son he w...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:22
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Pete Seeger on "We Shall Overcome"
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Folk music legend Pete Seeger explains the history behind the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome", and why this famous song has many brothers ...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
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Mavis Staples on Getting Back on Top at 71
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Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples has been singing since the 1960s. Now as her career enters its sixth decade, she has just won her first Grammy...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
Chris Elliott and His Dad On Family Comedy
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"I can remember trying to impress my dad with my sense of humor. Sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing." - Chris Elliott with his dad, Ray Elliott.

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:53
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U2's Bono on Playing Music for America Right After 9-11
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This lost interview with Bono comes to us from a conversation recorded back in 2001, just weeks after 9-11. Bono was speaking with Anthony Bozza--t...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:43
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The Dietitian on Feeding Bob Marley Before He Died of Cancer
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Caption: Bob Marley on Tour in Dublin July 6, 1980, Credit: Eddie Mallin via Flickr
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
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Bono on His Dad's Final Days Before He Died of Cancer
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"I’d go and usually have a pint of Guinness and a chaser to steady my nerves. Then I'd go to the hospital and I'd sleep beside my father." - Bono. ...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 04:22
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Peter Straub On His Love for Soap Operas
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"I’ll do email and work until 1:30, 2 because at two is the holy hour when I must watch 'One Life to Live.' My Soap." - Horror Author Peter Straub...

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  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:38
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Ellen DeGeneres on Her Start in Comedy in New Orleans
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"I’m driving down the street in the French Quarter and there was a sign that said “Opening Soon: Clyde’s Comedy Corner" ... But at Clyde’s there wa...

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  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:52
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Ricky Gervais on Atheism and Jetpacks
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Comedian Ricky Gervais:"So what I’m really wishing for is justice in the world, honor really and wishing that every one gets their reward, which cl...

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  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:40
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Jonathan Alter on How to Interview Presidents Obama, Clinton, & Nixon
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"I think it’s fair to say that helped to create the Teabaggers." - President Barack Obama during an interview with Jonathan Alter

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  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:16
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Dave Brubeck on Fighting Communism with Jazz
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Dave Brubeck took the stage at the Litchfield Jazz Festival in 2008 and during a conversation with John Dankosky, the host of Where We Live on WNPR...

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  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:11
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Thomas Bradshaw on Finding Humor at Funerals
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"Funny things happen at funerals. Very funny, comical, human things. You may not laugh, but it’s all mixed up together. " - Thomas Bradshaw. Interv...

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  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 05:07
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Carroll Spinney on Creating Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
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Writer James Sullivan got to do something that millions of kids have dreamed about doing–he got to go to Sesame Street. And when he was there, Jame...

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke on Wankers & Confronting Who You Are
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Thom Yorke, lead singer and songwriter for the band Radiohead, tackles the challenges that just about everyone faces: confronting who you are and ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
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Allen Ginsberg and Julian Beck on Reagan, Recordings & Resilience
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We came across an amazing tape that was just uncovered in a box in New York City. On tape: legendary Beat Generation poet, Allen Ginsberg. Ginsber...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 10:05
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Bill Draper on His $20 Bet with Fidel Castro
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"It surprised me when I saw [Fidel]’s not tall, but he came into the room and seemed bigger than life, because he’s got the uniform and that presen...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1

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