This hour: a retired child beauty queen recalls her youth and a young man revels in eating trash.

Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen 
by Roman Mars (Invisible Ink, 2003)
Growing up in the south, writer A. H. Weatherman regularly competed in beauty pageants. She remembers them vividly: the mothers were terrifying, the costumes uncomfortable, and the pageants themselves unforgettable -- for all the wrong reasons.

Interview with Roman Mars
Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with Roman Mars about how he stumbled upon A.H. Weatherman's story, Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen, and about his program, Invisible Ink.

Dumpsters of New York
by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, 2003)
Matt Power eats trash. A regular Dumpster-diver, he's unearthed and consumed everything from Odwalla Bars and organic vegetables to fresh berries and gourmet pizza slices. He explains that it's not only cheap, but surprisingly satisfying.