One of the good things about this piece is that it takes us to a place where we usually don't go - at least during those working hours. Having said that,I agree with Dmae, generally. I think the listener may feel like he is in the market but I think it's like he's always talking to the workers and never standing by, "just watching" them working. How can I say it? There's some background action that could take the front line here and there, something like that. But, even so, it was a nice tour for me, "over the ocean".

This is a slice of life piece with great potential about fish mongers in lower Manhattan. There is a lot of texture to the piece with a variety of voices and the sounds of the fish market. Yet I think at 6:40 it's too long and could be shortened by two minutes. The opening is abrupt and the first minute could certainly be summed up with a host intro. There is much repetition in the comments and some could easily be taken out. Also the ambience track is one steady background stream of general market sound. With collage pieces, it's good to capture moments that can be used as transitions between themes. There aren't any conversations between fish sellers and customers. No interactions really and no individual sounds of people working. This piece needs those little gems. At this point, I can't recommend for stations outside the East Coast. Nothing universal stands out. It's very specific to this market. There would need to be more interviews about what makes people want to go to market like this. What is the connection with sellers and customers? Why do people goto this market? Is this a way of life that will disappear in our culture? Answers to questions such as these can lift a piece from the local to the national realm. I hope the producer will keep working on this piece and offer it to a national audience.