Endings in radio used to serve a purpose: they used to signal to a live audience that the time to applaud was near. But this has changed now, prompting Sara Fishko to take a look at the outdated “ending” and to piece together some favorite final moments for a Big Finish. (more)

This is a story about two men and a little baby... well, a big baby actually. (more)

Both brief reflection on mousetraps and a nod to Wallace Stevens. (more)

In sports, the margin of victory can come down to just thousandths of a second. Ben Rubin interviews several famous track and field stars to explore the mental edge athletes try to develop as they prepare for competition. (more)

Fluffy is a mysterious creature surrounded by bees and sweets but confronted by a hysterical mechanical animal which initially causes some angst in the surreal world of imagined adventures of Fluffy. (more)

Filmmaker Adam Clitheroe playfully puts forth an audio portrait of a traditional woodsman . . . equipped with a cell phone. (more)

Jonathan Goldstein's got a knack for exploring life's great (and simple) mysteries via the telephone. (more)

Nathan James tells the story of digging his first underground tunnel. (more)

For the 2008 TCF ShortDocs Challenge, the TCF joined forces with the Prelinger Library, a one-of-a-kind collection of books, periodicals, and more, running the gamut from the concrete and tangible to the abstract and etherized. (more)

Sound designer and multimedia artist Ben Rubin employs the cacophony of the New York Mercantile Exchange to create a musical piece commemorating the reopening of the World Financial Center's Winter Garden, which was closed after the events of September 11th. (more)

This hour: an all-woman Led Zeppelin cover band and metal-loving children. (more)

To celebrate the launch of our new website, the TCF presents the Chicago Sound Drops - short audio works that conjure the city through sound, story, and imagination. (more)

What happens when you work with sound everyday -- listening to it, recording it, manipulating it -- and then one day, one of those sounds sticks around for good? (more)

Catholic mystic falls for the Ace of Spies in post-World War 1 London. (more)

Siler City, North Carolina, used to be a typical small southern town: lots of families had roots going back a century or two and its citizens were proud of the town’s close-knit culture and neighborly feel. (more)

The Sonic Memorial Project is an intimate and historic documentary commemorating the life and history of the World Trade Center and its surrounding neighborhood, through audio artifacts, rare recordings, voice mail messages, and interviews. (more)

Art museum security guards spend their days in uniform, speaking quietly or not at all, surrounded by works of irreplaceable art. (more)

Chance encounters on an April morning show it's the little things in life that can make all the difference. (more)

Most people find hearing their own voices (on voice mails or other recordings) strange, unfamiliar, or even discomforting. (more)

It's time to celebrate Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara. (more)