Sep 5th, 2008 · Heading home from the Trojan War, a heroic leader makes a dangerous pact with Neptune that jeopardizes the entire community. It's Mozart's innovative Idomeneo in a production by the Bavarian State Opera.
Keywords: products · community · dangerous · innovation · Opera · heroic · Mozart · boundaries · Pacts · Neptune · Idomeneo · Trojan War
Dec 19th, 2004 · One of the last novelty-item factories in the country, the S.S. Adams Company in Neptune, New Jersey, manufactures joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, and cans of jumping snakes. Mark Newgarden, author of Cheap Laffs: The Art of the Novelty Item, and NPR's Petra Mayer take a tour.
Keywords: country · manufacturing · factories · novelty · SS · Jersey · cans · Snakes · Petra Mayer · cushion · Adams Company · Neptune
Jun 22nd, 2004 · The Virginia Beach studio wizards known as the Neptunes have produced hit songs for everyone from Snoop Dogg to Britney Spears. But now the masters of the mixing board have hit the road with a real band and real instruments, calling themselves N.E.R.D. -- for "no one ever really dies." NPR's Ben Gilbert reports.
Keywords: road · songs · instrumentation · Hip · studio · Masters · Nerd · Wizard · Snoop Dogg · Britney Spears · Ben Gilbert · Neptune