Another ZBS 2 Minute Film Noir aired on NPR Day to Day: An investor in a pro-Mafia musical does not like the dance number entitled, “Cement Sneakers.”

“Barking Guns & Dancing Dolls” (2:18 mp3):

Don’t answer the phone, and definitely don’t put your hand inside. Aired on NPR Day to Day; by ZBS with music by Tim Clark, from their 90 Second Cellphone Chillin’ Theatre, “The Box” (2:57 mp3):

Another ZBS 2 Minute Noir ran this afternnon on NPR Day to Day:

NPR Day to Day continues to air episodes in the new ZBS dramedy 2 Minute Film Noir. The latest:

Here’s some past Noirs:

Hearing Voices from NPR®:
006 Radio Dial— Signals from the Sky
Host— Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airdates— 4/9-16/2008

Radio Dial (54:00 mp3):

Radio stories about radio, then stories about radio stories:

Jake Warga paints sound-portraits of “Urbana FM” in Uruguay and “Radio Gondor” in Ethiopia.

ShortWaveMusic blog records “Duelling Transmitters” (also check his CD 30: A Retrospective 1976-2006).

“WWV- The Tick” comes from Douglas Grant (voiced by former WWV announcer John Doyle).

We premiere Chesty Morgan’s Forbidden Love!.

Larry Massett interviews the “Language Removal Services.”

Recordist Steve McGreevey captures the solar sounds of space weather, the northern lights, and “Natural Radio.”

The Android Sisters lament the loss of great “Ray-Dee-Ohh.”

And Scott Carrier reports to work for “The Friendly Man.”

Shortwave/music mixes from Myke Weiskopf’s CD 30: A Retrospective 1976-2006.

Hearing Voices from NPR®:
002 Her Stories— For Women’s History Month
Host— Dmae Roberts of Stories1st.org
Airdates— 2008.03.19-26

Her Stories (54:00 mp3):

The Kitchen Sisters go to “Tupperware®” parties.

A supermarket checker checks out her life, in ZBS’s radio soap Saratoga Springs.

Jenifir returns “Home From Africa” with all 13 Symptoms of Chronic Peace Corps Withdrawal, produced by Jake Warga.

Host Dmae Roberts has a collage of and about “Sisters.”

In a new syntax of whispers and words Susan Stone tells the story of “Ruby” and her husbands.

And Sonia Sanchez, Tracie Morris, Jill Battson and Meryn Cadell perform short poems.

Music from Tara Key’s Ear & Echo.