April 03, 2009
As we all attempt to adopt the thrifty lifestyle, one man is way ahead of the curve. Mr. Jalopy transforms garage sale junk into extraordinary machines. He's a hero to the Maker's Movement -- a community of DIY-ers who mix science, technology, and art. Kurt spent an afternoon with Mr. Jalopy at his workshop in Los Angeles, and saw one of his inventions: "the world's largest iPod."
You know them for their catchy futuristic-disco song "Whip It" and their iconic flowerpot-like head gear, but Devo has surprisingly serious origins. After witnessing the killings at Kent State, the band came together to address the heavy issues of the day in their music when no other bands would. Produced by Michael May.
In the 1990s, Paul H-O created a Wayne’s World-style public access TV show, "Gallery Beat," that poked fun at the oh-so serious art world. Then he started dating Cindy Sherman, art world royalty. She's best known for posing in her own photos, in innumerable made-up identities. Paul H-O became the faceless, nameless "plus one" of Ms. Sherman. So, as Paul tells Kurt, he made a movie about it: "Guest of Cindy Sherman."
The music industry has been suffering from workplace downsizing for years ever since Napster displaced CDs. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky catches up with some former music industry executives to see how they reinvented themselves.
Listener LaKeisha Sabol, from Las Vegas, tells Kurt what gave her the courage to make the leap from real estate to theater and event management.
Josh Greene is a conceptual artist who comes up with projects that try to provide a service to his audience. In 2008, he remounted a piece he calls "Unlicensed Therapy" in San Francisco. It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Produced by Tania Ketenjian.
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National Endowment for the Humanities. Our series on creativity and science is supported in part by the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Our series on Underground Heroes is supported in part by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. 
