Classifieds

"Stolen Dog, black, toy poodle named Isis." Producer Todd Bachmann interviews a man named Leo, who recently placed that ad. Leo was planning to breed Isis with his other dog, Button, a Shitzu, and make a new breed which he planned to call "Shidoodle." (7 minutes)

Sometimes in the classified ads one person will be seeking something that another person will be offering. This is especially true of the musicians section of the classifieds, where there might be a drummer seeking a band, and on the same page, a band seeking a drummer. We play matchmaker and form a one-day band out of the musicians in the classifieds. Producer Starlee Kine tells what happens, with the help of Jon Langford, a musician who already has a band, the Mekons, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary in rock and roll, and whose most recent album is OOOH! (Out of Our Heads). (15 minutes)

The classifieds are populated by people in flux. People selling stuff from old lives in transition new ones. But people buying the stuff may also be in transition. And they don't care if they're purchasing things with a history, just so long as it's someone else's history. Radio producer Jay Allison tells the story of the things he bought from the classifieds to fill his new life after his marriage broke up. Jay Allison receives funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through the Open Studio Project. (15 minutes)