Small Things Considered; 1984 Compilation

<v Speaker>At five o'clock, children in New York City used to watch reruns of Fat <v Speaker>Albert, The Dukes of Hazzard, Happy Days and Three's Company. <v Speaker>Now, many of these same children are talking with the mayor. <v child>He's going around asking you if you want to take a picture and my teacher-. <v Speaker>If a photographer comes over to you and asks to take a picture, <v Speaker>you yell, help. <v Speaker>Somebody comes over who-. <v Speaker>Is getting computer advice from teacher Tom Trucker. <v child>I'd like to know what a difference between a parallel and a serial interface for a <v child>printer. <v Tom Trucker>OK. Before we were talking about the cables that send information to your <v Tom Trucker>printer. And this is what you're talking about. <v Tom Trucker>There's two ways-. <v Speaker>Meeting Nigerian musician Olatunji. <v child>Is Nigeria is a language very different from <v child>America? <v Olatunji>You bet. It has a beautiful question because <v Olatunji>see, we were under. <v Olatunji>Nigeria was under English. So we learned how to speak English.

<v Olatunji>But they are about 200 other languages. <v Olatunji>And I speak 7 of those languages. <v Olatunji>We have Yoruba... <v Speaker>What's made the difference? Small things considered. <v Speaker>Now, a growing number of children in New York are listening to and participating in live <v Speaker>radio. Especially for children, our New York Public Radio, <v Speaker>WNYC. <v children>We listen to small things considered every day. <v Speaker>3 4 9 8 5 3 5. That's our number, at small things considered. <v Speaker>We want you to join us because we're going to make a cartoon on the radio. <v Speaker>Can you imagine such a thing? Only in small things considered could such a thing be <v Speaker>possible. 3 4 9 8 5 3 5 is our number. <v Speaker>Give us a call and give us ideas on what you would like to have in the giant <v Speaker>small things considered cartoon.

<v Speaker>You can call us time. <v Speaker>Small Things Considered is presenting a new creative prime time for children. <v Speaker>A regular schedule of weekly features, including Martha's Mishaps. <v Speaker>Behind the door. <v Speaker>Now, Martha, isn't it possible that behind that door is just somebodies old clothes? <v Speaker>Maybe it's just your old closet. <v Martha>No, I know that there has to be something special behind that door. <v Speaker>And I think Alice might have an idea for you. <v Speaker>Hi, Alice. Hi. <v Speaker>Hi, Alice. What? What do you think is behind that door? <v child>Whatever it is, I don't think you should open it. <v child>Because maybe the person who lived there before had. <v child>Maybe a you know, a matador saves a wild bull. <v child>Maybe they have a wild bull behind there. <v Martha>A wild bull behind the door. Oh, no. <v Martha>And if I open the door, the bull would run around my apartment and make it messier than <v Martha>it is now. Ah, that would be terrible. <v child>I know. <v Speaker>And we'll return in just a moment for the next part of tonight's

<v Speaker>episode of Martha's Misshaps. <v Speaker>Every Tuesday Susan Dias shares her unusual talent of writing songs <v Speaker>on the spot. <v child>I like to hear music. <v Susan Dias>You like to hear music? <v child>I like to listen to small things considered. <v child>[Susan Dias: OK.] I like to read. <v Susan Dias>You like to read? What's the favorite kinds of things that you like to read? <v child>Mysteries. <v Susan Dias>Mysteries. OK. <v child>I don't like school. <v Susan Dias>You don't like school? OK. <v Susan Dias>And what's your whole name Rachel? <v child>Rachel Goldstein. <v Susan Dias>Rachel Goldstein. <v Speaker>Kids call in and describe themselves to Susan. <v Speaker>She uses the information to write a song about them right on the air. <v Susan Dias>Oh I hate to get up in the morning. I feel like such a ?inaudible? Cuz I got to leave my mysteries and melodies and I got to go to school. And I sit all day daydreaming of the <v Susan Dias>time I can turn down the light and <v Susan Dias>make a tent from the sheets in my bed.

<v Susan Dias>And read mysteries all night. <v Susan Dias>And hear melodies all night. <v Susan Dias>Oh does anyone there know how I feel <v Susan Dias>or know what I mean? <v Susan Dias>If you do, won't you please be a friend <v Susan Dias>to me? <v Susan Dias>Rachel Goldstein. <v Susan Dias>That was beautiful. <v child>Very nice <v Susan Dias>Oh, thank you for giving me the suggestion Rachel. <v child>Welcome. <v Speaker>Small things considered is working, and because we listen to kids every day, <v Speaker>they tell us what they want. <v Speaker>An uptown girl and girls just want to have fun. <v Speaker>Lewis requested Barcelona. <v Speaker>You might think I'm crazy by the cars and we're not going to take it. <v Speaker>Josh requested Rocky 13, that Eye of the Tiger Ghostbusters

<v Speaker>and Haydn's Surprise Symphony. <v Speaker>Rene requested Purple Rain. Let's go crazy and darling Nikki and. <v Speaker>They want music and small things considered responds with a unique <v Speaker>mix of popular and children's records. <v song>The very next day, the cat came back. The body was a goner, but the cat came back, he <v song>just couldn't stay away. <v song>Sing it again, the cat came back the very next day. <v song>The cat came back, it's body was a goner. <v Speaker>On the small things considered top ten past hits have included Michael Jackson's Beat <v Speaker>It. <v Speaker>Allan Sherman's Hello, muddah. Hello, faddah, as well as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony <v Speaker>and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. <v Speaker>Now, what's this, this another one of your favorites? <v Speaker>Yeah, it's a little bit of a mood change here, but I thought, I thought I'd stay with <v Speaker>some of the classical music that I like. <v Speaker>This is Mozart. This is called well, it translates to a little night

<v Speaker>music. Eine kleine Nachtmusik written by Mozart. <v Speaker>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. <v Speaker>Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Oh that's right. <v Speaker>We've played this here on Small Things Considered. <v Speaker>Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee. <v Speaker>Small things considered is radio. <v Speaker>Children can count on hosts. <v Speaker>Larry Orfaly and Kathy O'Connell are always there every day <v Speaker>from 5 until 8 p.m. <v Speaker>It sounds neat. <v Kathy O'Connell>It really did. It was really neat. But, you know, suddenly one day I didn't need my <v Kathy O'Connell>violet anymore. <v Kathy O'Connell>She just disappeared. <v Kathy O'Connell>And I re-. I never really drew her again. <v Kathy O'Connell>Why do you think that was? <v child>I had a bunch of other friends and. <v child>Since you have all these other friends. I think you forgot about Violet. <v Kathy O'Connell>I think that may have been what it was, but the imaginary friend you have for a while. <v Kathy O'Connell>Then when I really needed Violet, she was there and it was really important to have her. <v Larry Orfaly>The imaginary friend pulled you through a tough time. <v Kathy O'Connell>Yeah, just like a real friend does.

<v child>My imaginary friend. <v Speaker>Parents consistently tell us that small things considered gets their children <v Speaker>away from the television set, that the family listens together and that <v Speaker>they appreciate the programs variety. <v Speaker>Every Tuesday begins with Sam's computer hour. <v Speaker>Our computer teacher, Tom Truckle uses Sam, our talking Commodore <v Speaker>computer for his weekly computer lessons. <v Speaker>Before what? OK, before <v Speaker>I ask my question, I have a program that I set up with Sam to make <v Speaker>him sing. I remember somebody asked about it last week. <v Speaker>Oh, great. And listen. <v Speaker>Okay, Larry. <v Speaker>Tom. Listen. ?inaudible? That <v Speaker>was fantastic. <v Speaker>Oh, thanks a lot, Sam. Sam, later on Tuesday night, paging Dr. <v Speaker>Book. Paging Dr. Book.

<v Speaker>Doctor Book, Dr. Rita Book. <v Speaker>Paging Dr. Book. <v Speaker>Dr. Book offers Children reading suggestions for every situation. <v Speaker>I tell you, as it was in a few books, that I think would be good <v Speaker>books to tell you about best plans and what happens when best friends fight. <v Speaker>One of them is written by a woman named Miriam Cohen. <v Speaker>I think it's a McMillan book is called Best Friends, and it tells the story <v Speaker>of what happens, how best friends get along, and how they sometimes don't get along <v Speaker>and how they get back together. I think that might be helpful for you. <v Speaker>You want to try that? <v Speaker>On Wednesday nights, a weekly spelling bee hosted by the Duke of Words. <v child>S.E. T.T L.E. <v Stuart Leigh>Oh, I'm so sorry. <v Stuart Leigh>Seattle is SEATTLE. <v Stuart Leigh>Maybe you'll get a chance to visit there sometime and see that gigantic space needle they <v Stuart Leigh>have there. <v Kathy O'Connell>Thanks, Jonathan. <v Larry Orfaly>Good try Jonathan.

<v Speaker>On Thursday nights, kids talk with veterinarian Dr. Gary Cain about their pet <v Speaker>concerns. <v child>I wanna ask is, why do birds and <v child>you know, animals have more babies than <v child>humans? <v Speaker>That's a very good question. The female dogs and a lot of most of the female <v Speaker>animals produce more eggs when they are in season, <v Speaker>when they're ready to have babies. And they're. <v Speaker>And now the mystery history guest hour characters from the past, such as Mark <v Speaker>Twain, Elenor Roosevelt and Julius Caesar call in and challenge <v Speaker>listeners to guess who they are. <v child>Yes. Are you William Shakespeare? <v Speaker>Absolutely correct. <v Speaker>The listener who gives the correct answer wins a book from Small Things Considered <v Speaker>on Marci's Friday night party. <v Speaker>Children play interactive games over the radio. <v Larry Orfaly>You got two more parts of the body with three-letter words. <v child>Jaw? <v Kathy O'Connell>Oh That is so good. I can't believe you got that. <v Kathy O'Connell>I was sure I'd stumped everybody on jaw.

<v child>Gum. <v Kathy O'Connell>Oh, my goodness. We have a winner. <v Speaker>We listen to children and they listen to us. <v Speaker>Small things considered radio, especially for children. <v Speaker>From New York Public Radio, WNYC.