Piece image

Gone Mousin'

Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
From: Rebecca Sheir
Length: 00:02:58

Embed_button
In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"... Read the full description.

More from Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ

A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board (00:03:45)
From: Rebecca Sheir

A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica (00:04:46)
From: Rebecca Sheir

What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!
Piece image

Gladiators of the Gullet (00:04:45)
From: Rebecca Sheir

When a local eating contest goes major league and professional "gurgitators" step up to the plate, can the local lay-eaters hold their own?
Piece image

Unleavened Alaska: Passover in the Last Frontier (00:05:40)
From: Rebecca Sheir

When it comes to Passover, why is this state different from all other states?
Piece image

Rise & Shine: Baking Bread in the Last Frontier (00:05:20)
From: Rebecca Sheir

The culinary -- and romantic -- chemistry of Alaskan sourdough.
Piece image

Studying & Sniffing: Becoming a Certified Beer Judge (00:04:53)
From: Rebecca Sheir

Drink your beer -- and judge it, too.
Piece image

Love & Borscht in Alaska (00:03:12)
From: Rebecca Sheir

Nina Fefelov's Samovar Cafe brings a tempting taste of Russia to rural Alaska... with a heaping helping of one-of-a-kind love.
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation (00:07:41)
From: Rebecca Sheir

A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”

An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble (00:06:22)
From: Rebecca Sheir

Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. For real.
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel

From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again (00:03:48)
From: Rebecca Sheir

A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Piece Description

Want to build a better mousetrap? Perhaps an invasive species of prehistoric fish will do the trick...

Broadcast History

This piece was a top-16 finalist in the 2007 Third Coast International Audio Festival ShortDoc Competition.