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Mike Daisey

Daisey Does MacDowell

Arts, Culture & Media

A hundred years ago in New Hampshire, Edward and Marian MacDowell opened the doors of America’s first official artists colony. Aaron Copland wrote “Billy the Kid” there. Willa Cather worked on Death Comes for the Archbishop. And earlier this year, Mike Daisey went to work on a monologue. He has this to say about his […]

Tesla and Twain

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At the Sound of the Beep

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Visitor from the Future

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Visitor from the Future

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Kurt’s invitation to the people of the future to attend the show is answered by monologist Mike Daisey. He reports that time is a lot more fluid than we think.

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The Death Ray

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Mike Daisey completes his life story of Tesla with this tale about the scientist’s real Dr. Strangelove moment: inventing the ultimate superweapon. But did it work? The government thought it might, and the Cold War got hotter.

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Visitor from the Future

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt’s invitation to the people of the future to attend the show is answered by monologist Mike Daisey. He reports that time is a lot more fluid than we think.

The World

Visitor from the Future

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt’s invitation to the people of the future to attend the show is answered by monologist Mike Daisey. He reports, time is a lot more fluid than we think – and the TV show “Lost” is even more complicated.

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Tesla and Twain

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Tesla was a flamboyant character who held salons where he played fast and loose with technology. Mike Daisey tells the story of Tesla, Mark Twain, and an X-ray gun.

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