Blank on Blank

Series produced by 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

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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"I design so many scenes, driving on the freeways, listening to music." ~ Martin Scorsese. Interview by James Sullivan. The conversation includes...

Bought by WCNY, Troy Public Radio, KJZZ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 4
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"You don’t have to swing just on the bandstand...The way you pick up your child and bounce him, I think everything can swing." - Jazz legend Jon He...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
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The combination of the beauty marks and the ink on her body, I thought I could tattoo them onto me." - artist Kiki Smith during an interview with G...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
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"I was really anorexic at the time. I looked like a walking skeleton. ... I looked kind of like E.T." - Actress Christina Ricci during a 1998 inter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 1
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"Whenever they (fans) tell me they make love to my music, I tell them to do one for me." - Tony Bennett during a 1991 interview with Jeanne Wolf.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZZ, KCSM, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
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Suhrith Parthasarathy thought he was interviewing a die-hard Manchester United fan on what it's like to follow your team in New York, thousands of ...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 2