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Revisiting - A Trip to the Dentist

2025/5/20
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Dentist
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Larry Massett
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一位专注于电动车和能源领域的播客主持人和内容创作者。
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Rob Rosenthal
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Stephen Oney
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Susan Stamberg
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Rob Rosenthal: 在NPR的早期,由于财务危机,节目内容的选择经历了显著的变化。最初,NPR对实验性和艺术性内容持开放态度,允许各种形式的作品播出。然而,随着NPR逐渐发展壮大,并开始与主流新闻机构竞争,它开始更加注重传统的新闻报道形式。这种转变在一定程度上牺牲了节目的实验性和多样性,使得NPR的声音变得更加可预测。 Stephen Oney: 我在我的书中详细描述了NPR在1983年所面临的严峻财务状况。当时,NPR的银行账户里只有2万美元,却背负着高达910万美元的债务。这场危机是由糟糕的财务管理造成的,NPR面临着生死存亡的关头。 Larry Massett: 我创作《牙医之旅》的初衷很简单,就是因为我需要去看牙医,同时也想做广播节目。在NPR的早期,这种创作环境是相对自由的,任何人都可以尝试并播出自己的作品。 Robert Siegel: (根据传说)我认为NPR应该主要关注新闻报道。虽然我不记得自己是否说过“No more trips to the dentist”这句话,但这句话确实概括了NPR在摆脱财务困境时所做出的选择。 Susan Stamberg: 我认为Larry Massett从未试图适应NPR的既定模式,他始终坚持自己的创作风格。

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This chapter recounts NPR's near-collapse in the 1980s due to financial mismanagement and explores the ensuing debate about NPR's programming direction, specifically the tension between hard news and experimental audio features. It introduces Larry Massett's iconic piece, "A Trip to the Dentist," as a key part of this narrative.
  • NPR's financial crisis in 1983: $20,000 in the bank and $9.1 million in debt
  • Debate over NPR's programming: hard news vs. experimental features
  • Larry Massett's "A Trip to the Dentist" as an example of experimental audio
  • The phrase "No more trips to the dentist" encapsulating the shift towards a more traditional news format

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A dear friend of Transom and all creative audio producers passed way last month -- Larry Massett. This episode of Sound School joins the chorus of voices on Transom marking Larry's passing. Rob presents "A Trip to the Dentist,"  a legendary story Larry made in 1977 for NPR. Easily one of the most hallucinogenic stories aired on the network. You'll want your headphones on for this episode.