The Next Big Thing was a

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series produced at

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, and syndicated nationally in the U.S. by

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. It was offered nationally after the success of PRI's

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'', which it somewhat resembles; one distinction is that ''TNBT'' is more likely to be given over to one documentary or

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segment per episode. This show is no longer airing on WNYC, where it began in 1999 and transmitted its last episode in January, 2006. Archives are still available on the

website.

External links

The Next Big Thing - Archive''The Next Big Thing'' program from August 19th, 2001
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Public Radio International programs {{US-radio-show-stub 1999 radio programme debuts 2006 radio programme endings