Re:sound

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• Re:sound #267 Kintsugi Whipped Cream

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  Feb 01 2019

  This hour, an unlikely therapeutic duo and a magical journey through the golden age of radio advertising.Kintsugi Dogby Natalie Kestecher for Short Cuts from BBC Radio 4.A bittersweet story about redundancy, an unwanted dog and the Japanese art of repair.A 700-Foot Mountain of Whipped Creamby Clive Desmond for The Organist from KCRW and McSweeney's, with executive producers Andrew Leland and Ross Simonini.From in utero to the studio, producer Clive Desmond provides a tour of the golden age of radio ads, featuring Frank Zappa, Ken Nordine, Linda Ronstadt, and Randy Newman. Here, each jingle becomes a Proustian madeleine.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.TRACKLISTMoontone - Old Heroes (Free as Can Be, 2018)Rrrrrrose Wieck - En attendant demain (Fin de la communication, Monplaisir Loyalty Freak Music, 2019)Glaciære - Floating on the water (Hammock, Stevia Sphere, 2017)Image by humberama....more

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• Re:sound #266 I'm Your Man

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  Jan 11 2019

  This hour, what happens when a relationship from your past returns unexpectedly and pulls you back in time?I'm Your Manby April Dembosky for The Leap from KQED.April hasn't seen Steve in 15 years. So when she gets a call from a lawyer asking about him, she's not sure what to think. As memories from long ago crowd her mind, she's also confronted by an ugly new truth. One that haunts her present and makes her doubt the past.This story appears on Re:sound as an abridged version - to hear the full story, click here.+ Interview with April DemboskyTRACKLISTMonplaisir - Waves (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Monplaisir - Close to you (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Monplaisir - Spell me your love (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Image by April Dembosky.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez....more

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• Re:sound #265 All Stories Are Stories About Power

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  Jan 07 2019

  This week, all stories - even stories about Dunkin' Donuts - are about power.ALL STORIES ARE STORIES ABOUT POWERpresented by Sandhya Dirks (American Suburb, KQED) and Chenjerai Kumanyika (Uncivil and Seeing White)From the Third Coast Conference - where audio producers from around the world gather to share expertise - this session from the 2018 conference tackled a topic that goes beyond audio stories alone. For makers and listeners alike, this presentation challenges the ways that stories privilege whiteness, quirkiness and empathy. Through examples and inquiry, Sandhya and Chenjerai show that there is no such thing as an innocent, objective, or purely entertaining story. All stories are stories about power, and storytellers hold the power to better interrogate the structures that shape our understandings.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.For more conference sessions and conversations that push the boundaries of audio storytelling, subscribe to our other podcast, the Third Coast Pocket Conference....more

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• Re:sound #264 Gaggle Glass

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  Dec 20 2018

  Today we go from the pentagon to prison to philosophical musings about the sweet sound of the snow shovel.The Pentagon’s Secret Gaggle of GaysBy Audrey Quinn for Nancy from WNYCEven after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the military wasn't an easy place to be out. The surprising story of the squarest place on earth, the pentagon, and the gaggle of gays that was a (gentle) force to be reckoned with.Thick GlassBy Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams for Ear Hustle from RadiotopiaParenting is hard enough in person. Behind bars, it’s almost impossible. Almost...Still Life With ShovelBy Sean HurleySnow seems magical and beautiful, until you have to shovel out your driveway. But even then, it can get you thinking, to say nothing of sweating.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk & Isabel Vázquez....more

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• Best of the Best 2018 (Part 2)

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  Nov 22 2018

  This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...God + the Gays, produced by Phoebe Wang. Winner of the 2018 Best New Artist Award In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships. Dirty Water, produced by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, with help from outside producer Pat Mesiti-Miller and editor Curtis Fox for Ear Hustle. Winner of a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award Dirty Water explores the process of restorative justice, through a frank conversation about sex trafficking. During the episode, Sara Kruzan (formerly incarcerated) and Louis A. Scott (currently incarcerated) share their individual experiences of being “in the life.” Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo, written & hosted by Connie Walker and produced by Marnie Luke and Jennifer Fowler for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Winner of the 2018 Best Serialized Story Award Where is Cleo? It’s a mystery her family has been trying to unravel for decades after the young Cree girl was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1970’s. Like thousands of Indigenous children, Cleo’s brothers and sisters were taken from their community, many sent to live with white adoptive families across Canada and the U.S. Now Cleo’s siblings have reconnected as adults and are determined to find their missing sister. Espera / Wait, produced by Sayre Quevedo. Winner of the 2018 Director’s Choice Award Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy. Counted: An Oakland Story, produced by Adizah Eghan, Anna Sussman, Shaina Shealy, Jonathan Jones, with co-producers Pat Mesiti-Miller, Nancy Lopez, Jazmin Aguilera, Eliza Smith, and Pendarvis Harshaw for Snap Judgment. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Gold Award Through a series of audio portraits, this piece provides an intimate introduction to a community dealing with violence. It tells the story of one year in Oakland, the people who were lost there, and the people they left behind. This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Isabel Vázquez.Listen to the full pieces at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Learn more about this year's Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Awards Ceremony here.Find the tracklist of songs used in this hour at ThirdCoastFestival.org....more

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• Best of the Best 2018 (Part 1)

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  Nov 22 2018

  This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...John Thompson vs. American Justice, produced by Andrew Marantz, Sarah Lustbader, and Katherine Wells and edited by David Krasnow for The New Yorker Radio Hour. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Bronze Award When John Thompson was investigated for the murder of the son of a prominent family in New Orleans, he insisted on his innocence. But prosecutors wanted a conviction and he quickly landed on death row. Eighteen years later, and just weeks before his execution date, Thompson’s lawyers discovered that a prosecutor had hidden exculpatory evidence from the defense. Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq, produced by Annie Brown, with reporter Azmat Khan and edited by Lisa Tobin for The Daily. Winner of a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged. Basim Razzo lost his family and his home in one of these airstrikes. Why was Mr. Razzo’s home targeted? And how often does this happen? Summer Rain, produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen for Danish Radio P1. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award Visibility and invisibility. Severance and openings. Everyday life, loss and rain. This short documentary is a personal piece about Chemo therapy. Host’s Fat, produced by Jonathan Zenti and edited by Cathy Fitzgerald for Meat. Winner of the 2018 Skylarking Award Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man. He explains how the shape of his body and the diets he underwent in his life has often caused him to question his identity. Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley, produced by Will Evans and Alyssa Jeong Perry and edited by Taki Telonidis with Ziva Branstetter for Reveal in partnership with KQED. Winner of the 2018 Radio Impact Award This investigation into Tesla’s safety practices shows how the company has prioritized production over safety and disregarded the warnings of its own safety staff. Tesla responded by calling Reveal an "extremist organization." Overnight in the E.R., produced by Sammy Mack and edited by Alicia Zuckerman for WLRN News. Winner of the 2018 Best News Feature Award Over the course of a night at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, it’s not uncommon to see a gunshot wound victim come through the doors. This story shows what happens in those crucial moments after a shooting in real-time. Man Choubam (I am good), produced by Sharon Mashihi with editors Bob Carlson and Kaitlin Prest for UnFictional from KCRW. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award Sharon calls herself a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. They confront their longstanding differences on an Iranian self-help cruise. This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Isabel Vázquez.Listen to the full pieces at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Learn more about this year's Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Awards Ceremony here.Find the full tracklist of songs featured in this hour at ThirdCoastFestival.org....more

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• Re:sound #263 Meat Music

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  Nov 02 2018

  This hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”The Host’s Fat By Jonathan Zenti for Meat As an overweight man, Jonanthan Zenti explains how his shape and his diets often cause him to question his identity… but not to lose it.Louie Louie: the strange journey of the dirtiest song never written  By David Weinberg, Nick White and Myke Dodge Weiskopf for KCRW’s Lost Notes   An FBI Investigation, an engagement ring, wine coolers... all part of the surprising story behind the ubiquitous anthem that every teenager bangs out on their first guitar.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #262 Moo and Man

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  Oct 11 2018

  This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.Moo and OinkBy Cher Vincent for The Nod from Gimlet MediaWith a long-running TV commercial featuring a dancing cow and pig, Moo and Oink grocery stores were a staple for Chicago’s black South Side communities. But producer Cher Vincent digs a little deeper into the origins of these iconic stores.Man Choubam (I am good)By Sharon Mashihi for KCRW’s Unfictional and The HeartSharon Mashihi is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards, which has been hard on her relationship with her mom. But Sharon saw a chance to mend the strife when she bought a ticket to a cruise with Farhang Holakouee, a famous Iranian talk-show psychiatrist. Could therapy and sunshine fix their relationship?This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #261 No Bad News

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  Sep 21 2018

  This hour, we go into a hypnotherapists office and come out with a story of international intrigue.No Bad NewsBy Sarah Geis for Love+Radio from Radiotopia  Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he didn’t think twice about saying ‘Yes’.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk

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• Re:sound #260 Princess Buzz

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  Aug 31 2018

  Today we go back in time to try and heal old wounds and revisit history.BuzzBy hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein and with Wendy Dorr, Chris Neary, and Kalila Holt for *Heavyweight* from Gimlet Media  Buzz (Jonathan Goldstein’s father) and Sheldon (his uncle) are brothers in their eighties who have been estranged for decades. With Jonathan’s encouragement, Buzz visits Sheldon to see if there’s still a relationship left to salvage.Sandi And Princess DiBy Arwen Nicks for *How Was Your Day?* from KUOW On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, is involved in a nighttime crash in Paris that leads to her death, the death of her partner Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul. On the same day, a phone call in the middle of the night leads Sandi Clark to an emergency room and a tragedy she's not sure she can handle.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #259 Divided We Payphone

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  Aug 10 2018

  This hour, we trot across middle America, with a story from a Nashville neighbourhood, and a Missouri payphone that won’t stop ringing.The Great Divide By Meribah Knight for The Promise from Nashville Public Radio (2018) Big Man, a public housing resident from Nashville’s Cayce Homes, walks across the street to meet the wealthy couple who live in the fancy new home on the hill. In many ways, their lives couldn’t be more different, but in breaking the silence between the two sides of the gentrifying neighborhood, a friendship begins to form — only to be dashed in a way no one could have expected. [Note: this is the 4th episode of the series]Putting Columbia’s Pay Phone Mystery to Rest By Emerald O’Brien for KBIA in Columbia Missouri (2016) Payphones went from being a staple of many people’s daily lives to nearly completely antiquated in a matter of decades. This is true in Columbia, too – with only a couple dozen phones still standing. But KBIA's Emerald O'Brien looked into why one downtown payphone has an unusual amount of activity, but only in the middle of the night. And answering this question led her down an unexpected path.Unsent By Laura Barton for Short Cuts from Falling Tree Productions and BBC Radio 4 (2017) A box full of postcards, stamped and unsent, may seem insignificant, but as Laura Barton explains, those cards can capture a time and place long forgotten.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #258 Tsunami Song

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  Jul 20 2018

  This hour, a deep dive into the anthem of the Confederacy, two different kinds of waves and a modern take on Romeo & Juliet.The SongBy producers Chris Neary, Chiquita Paschal, and Saidu Tejan-Thomas and hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika for Uncivil from Gimlet Media (2017)  On this episode, the *Uncivil* team dig deep into ‘Dixie’, the anthem of the Confederacy only to find out that everything we thought we knew about the history of the song… was wrong.Migraines & Tsunamis   By Adrienne Lily (first appeared on Constellations in 2018)  This is a non-narrative (but highly descriptive) piece about the prelude to suffering. It’s a play on expecting pain, on remembering pain and on the scales of suffering. Going through the warning signs of a tsunami and the nervous anticipation of an impending migraine. Part audio diary, part collage and part soundscape.Romeo & JulietBy Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Pen Pals (2017)  After their suicides, a posthumous textathon between Romeo and Juliet reveals he somehow wound up in Heaven, she in Hell. Can Juliet claw her way through the circles of Hell to join her Romeo or will she be stuck bunking with The Real Housewives of Inferno for good? Starring *Love's* Paul Rust and Noël Wells of Master of None.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #257 Skateboarding Beatles

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  Jun 29 2018

  This hour, the most famous chord in pop music, swimming pools, skateboarders and more!The Pool and the Stream by Avery Trufelman for 99% Invisible (2017) A story in three acts, that connects one idea, born in Northern Europe, to a four-wheeled phenomenon in 1970s Southern California.Magical Mystery Chord by Joel Werner for Sum of All Parts (2017) The opening chord to The Beatles ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is one of the most iconic sounds in pop music history. But for decades, no one could figure out exactly how those couple of seconds of music were made.No Event by Miyuki Jokiranta (first appeared on Constellations in 2018) Time functions asymmetrically in a doctor's waiting room. Our bodies keep their own time, which is rarely calibrated to half hour appointments, and we feel we're often left waiting. The smallest procedure can stretch to fill a day, and a year on waiting list, a lifetime. No Event is a plastic moment in a waiting room.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #256 Toccata in Dream Murder

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  Jun 08 2018

  This hour more of our faves, including Gloria Gaynor, a seventeen year-old retiree, and two spoofs: one microbiological and one murderous.Episode 1: A Perfect Murder by Katy Yeiser, David Sidorov, Ryan Natoli, and Fran Hoepfner for A Very Fatal Murder from The Onion In the first episode of “A Very Fatal Murder,” longtime Onion Public Radio reporter David Pascall, who has searched tirelessly for the most resonant true-crime podcast that is also about middle America, heads to Bluff Springs, NE where the small town is reeling from the death of 17-year-old Hayley Price.Toccata by Mira Burt-Wintonik & Cristal Duhaime feat. the voice of Jane Lewis for Falling Tree Productions and The Essay from BBC Radio 3 Canadian producers Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime blend reality and fiction to explore a parasitic relationship.Dear Dream by Jess Shane for The Doc Project from the CBC A lot of us define ourselves by our jobs. Which is why people often struggle when the time comes to retire. They don't know who they are any more. And we're not just talking about people who stop working after a lifetime in a career — the girl at the heart of this documentary is 17. She retired from a promising rhythmic gymnastics career — she was competing at a national level and was Olympics-bound — about a year ago because of an injury. And retirement? She still hasn't accepted it.“Inside the National Recording Registry: I Will Survive” by Devon Strolovitch for PRI’s Studio360 Originally released as a B-side, so many deejays began playing Gloria Gaynor's “I Will Survive” that the record company reissued it as a single. It was immediately embraced as an emblem of women’s empowerment and soon became anthem among the LGBT community and survivors of all kinds. Music writer Vince Aletti joins Gaynor herself to tell the story of the recording.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #255 Taxidermied Cows

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  May 18 2018

  This hour, a teenage taxidermist, a community of medical migrants who settled in Snowflake, Arizona, and, a day in the life of a sacred cow.A Cow A Day by Pejk Malinovski for Falling Tree Productions and Between the Ears from BBC Radio 3 At sunrise, on the banks of the Ganges river, the poet and radio producer Pejk Malinovski picks out a cow at random and starts to follow her. He continues to follow her until sunset. A meditative journey unfolds within the sonic backdrop of the ancient city of Varanasi - until suddenly the two of them find themselves on the set of a Bollywood dance film. ‘A Cow a Day’ invites you to un-follow your digital stream and exercise your ability to be just present.The Teenage Taxidermist by Rachel Matlow for The Sunday Edition from the CBC Tristan Meyer-Odell is a pretty normal 15-year-old guy. He loves video games, comic books and his pets: a python and big burly dog. But recently, Tristan has taken up an unusual hobby. And to support it, he has a freezer in his bedroom. It was the top thing on his Christmas wish list last year. The freezer is now full of dead animal carcasses, patiently waiting for his attention.Medical Migrants by Delaney Hall for State of the Re:Union Susan Molloy has a controversial medical condition called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), which renders people seriously intolerant to synthetic substances. Because of this she’s lived in the clean mountain air of Snowflake, Arizona since 1994. MCS is not recognized as an illness by the American Medical Association, and people with the condition often find themselves without medical care, or access to disability resources. Sufferers live largely outside of mainstream society in isolated communities where they fend for themselves and build their own support networks. In Snowflake, the few dozen people who migrated there, left behind homes, families, and jobs to seek a place they can feel better... and more are still hoping to move in.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #254 Pinball Poets

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  Apr 27 2018

  This hour: lawyers-turned-pinball wizards, two extraordinary minds meeting in a field of poetry and, forty years after the phrase was coined, the skinny on 420.Geis & Geis: Pinball Machine Distributors by Sarah Geis for Falling Tree Productions' Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 When Sarah was 10-years-old, her lawyer parents decided to quit their jobs and and take a spin in the world of pinball.420 by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer for Criminal The Colorado Department of Transportation says the 420 mile markers on the state’s highways were stolen so often, they had to replace them with 419.99 mile markers. Many people know that “420” represents marijuana – hence the popularity of the mile markers – but very few know why. It’s not a police code, it’s not the number of chemical compounds in cannabis, and it’s certainly not Bob Marley’s birthday. This is the real story.Two Poets by Martin Johnson for Seriously on BBC Radio 4 Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant for whom words are filled with colour and numbers have become friends. In Daniel's world, four is shy, six a little sad. Numbers and words come easy to him. And he never forgets — once, he recited 22154 digits of Pi from memory. On another occasion, he learned Icelandic in a week. He has a hard time connecting with people, but the poetry of Australian Les Murray opened up a new world for Daniel.This hour of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #253 Naked Strangers

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  Apr 06 2018

  This hour an unlikely best-seller, a colorful hero and the legends of burlesque.“Naked Came the Stranger”: an oral history By Sam Kim for PRI’s Studio360 In 1969, the erotic potboiler “Naked Came the Stranger” climbed The New York Times bestseller list. According to the back cover, it was written by a “demure Long Island housewife” named Penelope Ashe. Except… that wasn’t the whole story.Becoming Barbara by Natalie Kestecher for Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 When Natalie found herself stuck on a story she was writing and struggling for ideas, a friend invited her to a special gathering. There, during a spiritual dalliance into literary soul-searching, she finally met her muse.Burlesque Legends by Steve Urquhart for Seriously on BBC Radio 4 Each year, hundreds of performers attend the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas, where the guests of honour are The Living Legends. In the mid-20th century these women were shunned by society. Most were presumed prostitutes. But now their careers are celebrated, and their ground-breaking acts are revived, at the Titans of Tease Reunion. British actor, cabaret star, and former Best Male Striptease Artist, Mat Fraser embarks on a very personal journey to meet some of the legends, both on and off stage.This hour of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #252 Analog

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  Mar 16 2018

  This hour, three stories from the annals of analog. ‘Second Side Up’By David Waters with Asst. Producer Robbie MacInnes and Exec. Producer Francesca Panetta for Between the Ears on BBC Radio 3 (2017)For over four decades, Mark Talbot recorded scenes from his life and used them to create a cassette radio show, which he called Second Side Up. Complete with music, interviews and phone-ins, Second Side Up sounded like professional work, but not a single episode was ever broadcast. The tapes were distributed to a tiny network of friends and family, a unique correspondence that came to define Mark's life.The resulting archive of tapes is a unique autobiography in radio-show format. Cassette From My Ex [Excerpt]by Joe Decault for 91.5 WBEZ Chicago (2009)That mix tape you received from an ex. ‘Time’By Damon Krukowski, Max Larkin and Ian Coss for Ways of Hearing from Radiotopia’s ShowcaseContemplate the way digital audio – in music recording, and in radio and television broadcast – employs a different sense of time than we use in our offline life, a time that is more regular and yet less communal.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #251 Jesse & Joe

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  Feb 23 2018

  This hour, we remember the audio work of two brilliant producers who recently passed away — Jesse Cox & Joe Frank.Part 1: Jesse Cox (5 September 1986 – 18 December 2017)‘Keep Them Guessing’ [excerpt] by Jesse Cox for ABC RN’s 360Documentaries (2013) As a young boy, producer Jesse Cox discovered a set of old cassette tapes which turned out to be a hugely popular BBC radio show featuring his grandparents performing telepathically. The tapes had been sitting in the front room of his parent's home for years - recordings of an unsolved mystery that has captivated and kept his family guessing for three generations. (This piece won the 2013 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Directors’ Choice Award)‘This Is About Jesse Cox’ By Belinda Lopez & Jess Bineth for This Is About (2017) Friends and colleagues of Jesse Cox remember his work, life, spirit and humour.‘The Real Tom Banks’ by Jesse Cox with Timothy Nicastru for ABC RN’s Radiotonic (2014) Tom Banks is 23, gay and searching for love. He grew up relatively isolated on a farm just outside of Geelong in Victoria, Australia, and as a teenager turned to internet chat rooms to meet others. Over the years, Tom has become somewhat of an expert when it comes to meeting guys online. And he's learned that when you're online, you can be whoever you want to be. So who is the real Tom Banks? (This piece won the 2014 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Best Documentary Silver Award)Part 2: Joe Frank (19 August 1938 – 15 January 2018)Featuring: Excerpts from Joe’s 2003 Third Coast Lifetime Achievement Award Speech‘Sweepstakes Winner’ by Joe Frank for KCRW Fund Drive (2000) In Sweepstakes Winner, Joe Frank imagines a seemingly celebratory phone call from KCRW's Fund Drive that is quickly interrupted.‘Dreamers’ by Joe Frank for KCRW’s Unfictional (2013) Dreamers is a contemplation of time and mortality. It includes stories about a family’s tragic visit to Palestine and a man who attends a dinner party after learning he might be dying.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #250 Our 250th Show

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  Feb 09 2018

  This hour, we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 14 years of Re:sound.With former producers Katia Dunn, Roman Mars, Delaney Hall and Katie Mingle, we listen to excerpts of memorable Re:sound moments and episodes:The Karaoke Tupperware ShowThe Confessions ShowThe Phone ShowThe Transmissions ShowThe Feedback ShowThe Music of Everyday Things ShowThe Night ShowThe Centenarians ShowThe Stories from Childhood ShowThe Driving ShowThe Odd Couples ShowThis episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #249 The Pocket Conference Show Part 2

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  Jan 12 2018

  This hour we're going behind-the-scenes at two top podcasts: The Daily and 99% Invisible .Bringing Together Narrative and News  [EXCERPT]presented by Lisa Tobin and Michael Barbaro of The Daily from The New York Times When the New York Times got into the podcast business in 2017, they hired producer Lisa Tobin, a public radio veteran, as executive producer. Lisa and her team went in thinking they would make one type of podcast and came out with something completely different. The form they inadvertently invented was The Daily, a twenty-minute deep dive into the news that to applies documentary story structure to traditional journalism. They must be doing something right, since The Daily shot right to the top of the podcast charts. At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, Lisa Tobin the show’s host, Michael Barbaro, discussed what they’ve learned from the first nine months of making The Daily.The Past Isn't Past  [EXCERPT]presented by Delaney Hall of 99% Invisible At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, Delaney Hall shared a range of stories that trace a line from the past to the present — using deep reporting to understand the world around us. During the session, Delaney drew on her experiences as a producer and editor with 99% Invisible , as well as work from other history-centric podcasts like Uncivil , More Perfect and Scene on Radio . She also shared tips on how to frame and structure stories about the past, how to source archival material and how to bring dead characters and lost places to life in sound.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Third Coast's 2017 Audio Recap

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  Dec 29 2017

  Before the end of a busy and exciting year for radio and podcasts, the Third Coast staff got together to recap and reflect on 2017.Johanna, Maya, Gwen, Dennis and Isabel discussed the shows and moments in the audio world from 2017 that they won't soon forget... and talked about what they look forward to hearing more of in 2018 and beyond.What we won’t forget from 2017:Johanna: How much everyone wanted to talk (debate, and reconsider, and take some more) about S-Town.Isabel: The rise of mini-series, often delving into the mind of one man (yep, mostly men), including: Missing Richard Simmons, Start Up’s series on Dov Charney, The Pope’s Long Con, Mogul: The Life & Death of Chris Lighty, Embedded’s “Trump Stories”Dennis: Podcast producers making limited series that can end, like Showcase & Heaven’s Gate.Maya: How inspiring it was — especially for public media newsrooms — when 74 Seconds won the Third Coast/RHDF Best Documentary: Gold.Gwen: This latest season of Heavyweight & the divisive set-up of Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel.What we’re looking forward to in 2018:Gwen: MORE OF THE THINGS I LOVE!!!!Johanna: More people re-thinking the podcast form — like in CBC’s Alone: A Love Story.Maya: A nightly, live on-air radio broadcast hosted by women about urgent, topical issues, like WNYC’s “A Reckoning in Our Own House”Isabel: More great Spanish-language and bilingual podcasts! Shout out to Martina Castro’s bilingual provocation.Dennis: Pieces without clear narrative arcs — and podcasts & radio stories made overseas, but NOT in Europe....more

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• Re:sound #248 The Twisted Xmas Show

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  Dec 21 2017

  This hour, Third Coast’s take on the holidays.No Santa By John Biewen for Scene on Radio (2015) A father turns on a recorder while tucking in his 7-year-old, having no idea he’s about to capture a poignant growing-up moment in his son’s life. (Advisory: This episode is not suitable for some young children.)Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas By Ben Manilla for Inside the National Recording Registry for Studio360 (2012) The soundtrack of the holidays is lousy with annoying songs about sleigh rides and snowmen, and beautiful old carols done up as treacly as possible. One of the saving graces this time of year is the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, written by Vince Guaraldi.Winterval By Helen Zaltzman for The Allusionist (2016) There's a word that has become shorthand for 'the war on Christmas' with a side of 'political correctness gone mad': Winterval.Morning Program [excerpt] By Stephanie Foo for Pilot (2016) A satirical look at the way public radio often treats "exotic" holidays... applied to Christmas.Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix [excerpt] By Cathy FitzGerald for BBC World Service (2016) Producer Cathy FitzGerald travels to the snowy north of Finland to discover the sport of reindeer racing. She visits the little town of Inari, where the cappuccinos come with tiny antlers sketched in the foam and the local bar – PaPaNa (The Reindeer Dropping) – serves pizza topped with bear salami. Each year, the top 24 fastest reindeer compete here to be crowned The Reindeer King. They fly around a two-kilometre race track carved on the surface of icy Lake Inari to the cheers of hundreds of spectators.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Best of the Best 2017 (Part 2)

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  Nov 23 2017

  This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition, including the Best Documentary: Gold Award winner.The Discussion — Best New Artist by Rosa Gollan for PocketDocs from ABC Radio National For some friends there's no subject too secret, or content too confronting. Rosa and Ryan have that kind of friendship. But five years after they first met, Rosa realized there was still one discussion left to have, and it wasn't going to be easy.Los Cassettes del Exilio — Best Foreign Language Award by Dennis Maxwell for Radio Ambulante For much of Dennis Maxwell’s childhood, his father was living in exile, communicating with the family via cassette tapes. Dennis found those tapes recently and discovered the true impact of his father’s exile.The Accidental Gay Parents, Part 5 — Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award by Hillary Frank with Kristen Clark and Abigail Keel for The Longest Shortest Time from Stitcher This is the story of what it’s like to be a pregnant man, and to share that news with your parents, your children, and the world.S-Town — Directors' Choice Award by Brian Reed and Julie Snyder S-Town is a podcast that starts as a traditional investigation into corruption and wrongdoing in rural Alabama that becomes something much newer and stranger: a literary profile of one man’s life.The Traffic Stop — Best Documentary: Gold Award by Tracy Mumford with Hans Buetow, reported by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir, for 74 Seconds forMinnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was pulled over by Officer Jeronimo Yanez for a broken brake light. How did a routine traffic stop turn fatal in less than two minutes? We break down what happened that night, second by second.This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Dennis Funk.Music for Best of the Best was provided by Patient Sounds, a private-press record label and book publisher in Chicago....more

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• Best of the Best 2017 (Part 1)

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  Nov 23 2017

  This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...Quiet Revolution — Best New Artist Award by Laura Irving for BIRSt.co.uk This autobiographical account follows a middle-aged woman embarking on an unconventional new hobby of roller skating. Is she a fearless warrior against age and gender stereotypes?Standing Out from the Crowd at a Trump Rally — Best News Feature Award by Ike Sriskandarajah for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX In Myrtle Beach, candidate Donald Trump spoke at a Tea Party convention about banning Muslims: “We don’t know where these guys are from.” At a motorcycle rally outside, producer Ike Sriskandarajah is personally confronted with the same skepticism.Blink Once for Yes — Best Documentary: Bronze Award by John Fecile, Steven Jackson and Lizzie Schiffman Tufano for Love + Radio, from Radiotopia When Mike comes home after an accident, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice.Heavyweight: Gregor — Skylarking Award by Jonathan Goldstein with co-producers Wendy Dorr, Kalila Holt, Chris Neary for Heavyweight from Gimlet Media.20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. Now, Gregor would like some recognition. But mostly, he wants his CDs back.Emancipation: A Young Man Leaves Foster Care on His Own Terms — Radio Impact Award by Noel Anaya with Brett Myers and Denise Tejada for Youth Radio and NPR’s All Things Considered When Noel Anaya had his final hearing before aging out of California’s foster care system, he wanted to bring millions into that courtroom with him, where he’d suffered time and time again.Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl — Best Documentary: Silver Award by Sarah Kate Kramer and Joe Richman for Radio Diaries and NPR’s All Things Considered Majd Abdulghani dreams of becoming a scientist, while her parents want to arrange her marriage. From the age of 19 to 21, Majd Abdulghani used a microphone to chronicle her life, taking listeners inside a society where the voices of women are rarely heard.This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Dennis Funk.Music for Best of the Best was provided by Patient Sounds, a private-press record label and book publisher in Chicago....more

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• Re:sound #247 The Meet the Composer Show

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  Nov 17 2017

  This hour, we're diving deep into the strange, beautiful world of modern music composition.The Producer  By Alex Overington for WXQR's *Meet the Composer* (2017)  Staff paper and key signatures are great for concertos and sonatas, but the composers in this story don’t think that way… in fact most of them aren’t even sure they should be called composers at all. That includes producer Alex Overington who takes us on a road trip to unravel the creative process of those who write without a score.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.Music for Re:sound* is provided by Patient Sounds, a private-press record label and book publisher in Chicago....more

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• Re:sound #246 The Mirrored Show

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  Oct 27 2017

  This hour, what we see - and what we want to see - when we gaze into our reflections in the mirror.MirroredBy Cathy Fitzgerald for BBC Radio 4 / World Service (2017) Each of us cultivates an image of ourselves at certain point in our lives and, once it’s there, it’s a hard image to shake. So much of our identities are expressed through our appearance. So what happens to our self-image as we get older and our features begin to change? In this story, we hear from people between the ages of 11 to 86 years old as they reflect… on their reflections in the mirror.Only VolunteersBy Rebecca Hertz for Snap Judgement (2012) When Rebecca began working for a makeover-themed reality TV show, she thought she was going to be helping women realize their dreams and become more self-confident. What actually happened over the course of the show’s production was very different from what she - or any of the show’s contestants - signed up for.The Trouble With Beauty [Excerpt]By Lea Redfern for ABC RN’s 360 Documentaries (2013)As producer Lea Redfern prepares to have her first baby girl, she confronts the issue of having to someday teach her daughter about “beauty.” In this story, Lea explores how society values beauty and whether as a parent, she’ll be able to turn some of those values around.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vazquez.Music for Re:sound is provided by Patient Sounds, a private press record label and publisher in Chicago....more

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• Re:sound #245 The Determination Show

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  Oct 13 2017

  This hour, amateur detectives, spiritual revelations and other stories of dogged perseverance.The 27th Amendment By Matt Largey for Pop-Up Magazine and KUT Austin (2016) With everything that’s going on in politics these days, it helps to remember the power that we have as individuals to make change. Examples of this are far too few, of course. But there is one that stands out. And you’ve probably never heard it.Angie By Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer for their podcast Criminal (2015) In July of 2002, Philadelphia Homicide Detective Pat Mangold was called to the scene of a gruesome murder on the Schuylkill River. When he wasn’t able to determine the victim’s identity, he expected the case to remain unsolved. But then, out of the blue, a professional soccer player inserted himself into the investigation, and became obsessed with solving the crime. Featuring a behind the scenes interview with Phoebe JudgeFirst You Leave and Then You Go By Karen Duffin Re:sound debut, originally produced for the Transom Storytelling Workshop (2013)This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.Karen's dad most wanted to pass on his curiosity and his faith to his seven children. She has the curiosity, it's sharing his faith that she's not so sure of.Music for Re:sound is provided by Patient Sounds, a private press record label and publisher in Chicago....more

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• Re:sound #244 The Phil Smith Show

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  Sep 15 2017

  This hour, we dive into the audio features of the multi-talented musician and poet, Phil Smith. Satchmo Encore By Phil Smith for Short Cuts a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, 2014 The Smith Brothers' Ain't Misbehavin' was a highlight of the 1994 Cheadle Hulme Junior School's Informal Concert. Jazz historian Alyn Shipton assesses its critical value. Die Fremde By Phil Smith for Short Cuts a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, 2014 An nod to Kafka, language and longing. Towards By Phil Smith for Short Cuts a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, 2017 Love in a time of climate change, // Love under sponsored umbrellas, // Love in a time of Eisenstein films // uploaded to Youtube, // and that famous scene // of the baby's pram rolling down the steps, // to the waterfront in Odessa... Four Resolutions of a Dimished Chord By Phil Smith (previously unaired), 2017 Leonard Bernstein and an exploration of romances that fizzle out. "We Are Here To Help Each Other Get Through This Thing, Whatever It Is" By Phil Smith for Short Cuts a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, 2017 A story that starts with Kurt Vonnegut, ends with a giggling librarian, and in between touches on loneliness, insecurity, the deathly serious and the ridiculously absurd. A Very Different Time By Phil Smith for Short Cuts a Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, 2017 A setting of W.H. Auden's 'Paysage Moralisé' — a poem about the idea of home and who gets to live where For more work from Phil's website to hear more features and music: https://www.pmcsmith.com/ This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #243 The Finally! Show

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  Aug 25 2017

  This hour, we’re sharing a few of Third Coast’s favourite stories that didn’t quite fit the mold of past episodes. Smart Old Broad By Gideon Brower and Nick White for Unfictional from KCRW (2014) Maureen "Mo" O'Neill was spending her days mostly alone. She didn't have many friends, she was getting older, and didn't know who she was. After work she could never summon up the inspiration it took to get off the couch and leave the house. But that's when she discovered the solution that opened up the world to her… competitive air guitar. The Leaves By Jaye Kranz for ‘Between The Essays’ (The Essay) for Falling Tree Productions & BBC Radio 3 (2015) Radio producer Jaye Kranz was given a line of poetry from an Adelaide Crapsey poem—"The leaves, frost crisp'd, break from the trees"—and asked to make adventurous radio with it. What followed is a leap into the therapeutic possibilities of poetry, and a tumble down the rabbit hole into a dreamlike space of memories. The Magic Skates [excerpt] By Mad Genius for Where@abouts (2016) Jeanne Du Snark brings the pain for the Mad Rollin' Dolls, a roller derby league in Madison, Wisconsin. The audio collective Mad Genius recorded Jeanne's world, remixing her skates into an arena-shaking stomp. "You could get hit from anywhere. Just be ready." Six House Parties By Ross Sutherland for Imaginary Advice (2015) Ross Sutherland takes you through a creative menagerie of themed house parties. Knitter on the Bus By Kate Sweeney for Atlanta Sounds from WABE (2012) Fred Skey is an Atlanta commuter who’s found a crafty way to pass the time as he takes MARTA to and from work: knitting. He says that the act of knitting feels like a meditation; when he focuses on his stitches during his long commute, the stress from the workday melts away. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #242 The Soundtracks of Our Lives Show

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  Aug 04 2017

  This hour the symphonic textures of our everyday lives. Soundtracks of Our Lives By Tim Hinman for Third Ear (2013) Crossing the planet in search of something that can make some sense of sound, Tim Hinman talks to film sound designer Peter Albrechtsen in Copenhagen and deconstructs the sound of cinema. Jacob Kirkegaard, sound artist from Denmark travels to Ethiopia in search of sounds that may not be what they seem. British sound recordist and composer Chris Watson is at the South Pole and the North Pole, stopping over in Denmark for a walk in the park. Musician and singer Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg gets lost in childhood sounds of the Swedish forest, and music producer Steve Albini shows us around his studio in Chicago, USA. Check out more from Tim on the podcast Sound Matters . This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #241 The Smash the Binary Show

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  Jul 14 2017

  This hour, stories that grab hold of our expectations and smash the binary.My Name Is Shawn and I Prefer Heby Judy Campbell & Amy Standed for The Leap from KQED (2015)Shawn Demmons is a 50-year-old man now, but when he was growing up, he was Shawna Demmons. Lately we’ve heard a lot of stories about people who, after years in the closet, found the courage to come out as transgender. But for Shawn, courage was never the problem. His leap was a four decade journey to realize he was a man. And then he had to decide just what kind of man he wanted to be.NOTE: Due to rights restrictions, this story is no longer available on Re:sound, but you can listen here: https://goo.gl/Te7iqkTwirl by Kaitlin Prest for The Heart (2017)Todd once loved a woman. And she loved him back, but there was one thing that she just couldn’t get over, he twirls. This piece explores what it means to be effeminate when you’re a straight cis-dude. Kaitlin talks to men who embrace and resist their femininity.The Accidental Gay Parents by Hillary Frank for The Longest Shortest Time (2015)In this story, gender is just a small piece of a complicated situation our protagonists find themselves in. Theirs is a tale that turns assumptions upside down: it’s a passionate love story, a tense legal drama, and a complicated family affair, that starts when boy meets boy.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #240 The Aftermath Show

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  Jun 23 2017

  This hour two stories about what remains after the fighting stops. Guilty Landscape By Anik See for Earth Beat from Radio Netherlands Worldwide (2012) World War I started nearly one hundred years ago. As far as wars go, it was epic – ten million soldiers died in just four years. Over two million of them alone died on the Western Front near Ypres, and the landscape of Flanders was completely devastated. Not a living tree or blade of grass survived. But are the marks of war still visible? What’s it like there now? To find out, Anik went there with her young son. Saigon, 1965 By Malcolm Gladwell, Mia Lobel, Roxanne Scott and Jacob Smith Revisionist History (2016) In the early 1960s the Pentagon set up a top-secret research project in an old villa in downtown Saigon. The task? To interview captured North Vietnamese soldiers and guerrillas in order to measure the effect of relentless U.S. bombing on their morale. Yet despite a wealth of great data, even the leaders of the study couldn’t agree on what it......more

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• Re:sound #239 The Stupid Pet Tricks Show

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  Jun 02 2017

  This hour stories dedicated to our furry and not-so-furry friends. Flash! (parts I & II) by Daimiano Marchetti with Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt (Reply All, 2016 & 2017) Craigslist: Santa Rosa, California. Lost & found. Post title: Lost tortoise. Flash has escaped. Charles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Test by Jody Avigran (Studio360 [WNYC], 2014) The jazz musician Charles Mingus was a celebrated band leader and one of the most important composers of his generation. But at the same time he was recording The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, he was working on another masterpiece of sorts. He figured out how to get his cat, Nightlife, to poop in a toilet — and he decided he’d share his method with the world. Snowdrift by Jennifer Wing (Sound Effect [KNKX], 2015) The story of a lost cat that didn’t actually want to be found. Are Animals Creative? by Sean Cole (Studio360 [WNYC], 2006) What separates humans from animals? It used to be tools - and then......more

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• Re:sound #238 The Mother's Day Show

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  May 12 2017

  This hour, Mother’s Day, in all it’s beautiful, complicated glory. Deliverance by Francesca Panetta and Lucy Greenwell with presenter Lemn Sissay for Between the Ears (BBC Radio 3, 2015) A sound poem made from the audio diaries of five women in their final days of pregnancy. International Brotherhood of Mothers By Nate DiMeo for The Memory Palace (2009) The story of the founding of Mother’s Day and the holiday’s social justice origins turned commercial. Private Black Motherhood and Public White Protest By Stacia Brown for Hope Chest (2017) Stacia knows all too well that some adults start treating young black girls as women as early as age 7. In this personal essay - which weaves together Stacia's prose with the perfect measure of interview, music and found sound - we hear about the fears and joys of black motherhood especially in this Trumpian era of blatant racism. On Death and Space Clouds By Tally Abecassis for First Day Back (2016) After your mom is gone, and all that remains is her voice in your......more

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• Re:sound #237 The Tip of the Iceberg Show

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  Apr 21 2017

  This hour stories that dive below the surface to help us understand issues of race, the environment and immigration. How Race Was Made (Seeing White Part 2) [excerpt] by John Biewen ( Scene on Radio , 2017) When producer John Biewen was in high school in the late 1970s, he learned from his textbooks that people could be divided into three distinct races — mongoloid, caucasoid and negroid. Decades later he wondered when and how this now debunked theory of race took hold. In this episode, John looks at those distinctions arose. This excerpt is the second episode of a multi-part series John is producing on race called 'Seeing White'. You can listen to all of the episodes on the Scene on Radio website (http://podcast.cdsporch.org/) or subscribe to the podcast. How the Environment Got Political [excerpt] by Brooke Gladstone ( On the Media from WNYC Studios, 2017) In the 1960's the issues pertaining to the environment were not nearly as divisive as they are today (e.g. Global Warming). Back then, the......more

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• S-Town Hall

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  Apr 13 2017

  Earlier this week Third Coast held a public discussion in Chicago about the big podcast of the moment, S-Town. We recorded this event live at Ipsento606 with about 50 S-Town super fans. To join in on the discussion, visit facebook.com/groups/stownhall

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• Re:sound #236 The New You Show

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  Mar 31 2017

  This hour redefinition, reflection... and the new you. The Understudy By Sophie Townsend with Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Love Me (CBC, 2016) Sophie Townsend has been a widow for a year and a half. She is too busy taking care of her children to entertain the idea of dating, until a man compliments her shoes. Katie V Katie By Nancy Lopez for Snap Judgement (2017) When Katie Crouch learned there was another Katie Crouch who lived in the same city and apparently had the same professional interests as her she thought, huh, what else do we have in common? She would soon find out. Not All Who Wander Are Lost…But Some Definitely Are By James Spring for This American Life (2014) A car is a classic place to realize: "oh, I’m lost." But sometimes the realization of being lost comes first, and the car is the solution. Drive, keep driving, get un-lost. James Spring has this story about a road trip as life plan. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #235 The "I Do" or "Do I?" Show

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  Mar 10 2017

  This hour, “I do” or “do I?” the calculus for marriage, for better and for worse. Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl by Joe Richman and Sarah Kramer (Radio Diaries, 2016) A few years ago, Radio diaries teamed up with Cowbird, a public storytelling website and held a competition to find a fresh voice. They discovered Majd Abdulghani, a muslim teenager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a young woman under pressure from her parents to consider an arranged marriage. How Will I Know? by Andrea Silenzi (Why Oh Why, 2016) Andrea Silenzi, host of the relationship podcast Why Oh Why, looks back at the role the show has played in her personal life. Travel through the past three years as Andrea talks to her editor, Hillary Frank, about what’s going on in her relationship. Choose Responsibly by Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2017) Choosing a partner is just a game, or is it? The Wedding Song by Yenting Hsu (ARTE Radio, 2011) At the time of her marriage, a Paiwan princess bids farewell to her family......more

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• Re:sound #234 The Third Coast Institute of Sound Show

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  Feb 24 2017

  This hour we’re coming to you from inside the Third Coast Institute of Sound — a fictional museum we’ve dreamed up where all of the exhibits and artifacts are dedicated to things that make sound and noise. The Cat Piano (on loan from The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments) By Victoria Ferran with Sound Engineer Chris O’Shaughnessy for Soundproof (ABC RN, 2016) The history of the cat piano goes back centuries and raises unanswered (and perhaps unanswerable) questions about the relationship between music and noise, human and animal. Vox Ex Machina By Delaney Hall and Roman Mars for 99% Invisible In 1939, an astonishing new machine debuted at the New York World’s Fair. An operator sat at the organ-like device’s curved wooden console with a giant speaker towering behind her. She faced an expectant audience, placed her hands on a keyboard in front of her, and then played something the world had never really heard before — a synthesized voice. Mr Pumpernickle's Musical Gas (on loan from The Museum of......more

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• Re:sound #233 The Rabbit Hole Show

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  Jan 27 2017

  This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story. No Place Like Home by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Sporher (Criminal, 2015) In the early 90s, a wealthy magazine publisher was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a minimum security prison in Louisiana. But white collar criminals weren’t the only people living there, and the other people inside had basically been forgotten about by the outside world, some of them for decades. Shipped to Timbuktu by PJ Vogt, Alex Goldman and Alex Blumberg (Reply All, 2015) A missent email from the world of professional cookie advisers sends PJ hurtling down a path to WWII Japan. We'll Drive Till We Find An Exit [EXCERPT] presented by PJ Vogt at the 2016 Third Coast Conference A session about the joy and fear of pursuing stories without any idea of how they're going to succeed, or if they're going to succeed at all. Reply All’s PJ Vogt shares some tricks for making these kinds of......more

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• Re:sound #232 The Baffled Show

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  Jan 06 2017

  This hour the unexpected and inexplicable. 'Julia' by Johnathan Goldstein with Chris Neary, Kalila Holt and Wendy Dorr (Heavyweight , 2016) In grade 8, Julia was bullied so badly by a group of girls that she changed schools without telling anyone. Soon after, the girls from her old school showed up at her house and rang her doorbell. She didn’t answer it. For the past 20 years, Julia’s been wondering what those girls wanted. 'As Many Leaves' by Sally Herships (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2016) One evening in the autumn of 2013, Sally Herships received a short email from her husband telling her he was never coming home again. At first she thought it was a joke, but when she got home he and a suitcase had gone. From the night he left, her husband cuts off all contact and Sally, broken-hearted, is tortured by a single question. Why? The episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk...more

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• Re:sound #231 The Pocket Conference Show

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  Dec 23 2016

  This hour we're featuring an episode of our brand new podcast — the Third Coast Pocket Conference. The Third Coast Pocket Conference is the start of your next great story — featuring sessions from Third Coast Conferences and more. How to Make Your Listener Levitate & Other Magic Tricks (Recorded 13 November 2016 at the Third Coast Conference in Chicago) You don’t want your audience to listen half-heartedly — you want them to be so deeply engaged, they’re a little surprised when they bump down to earth at the end.So how do we create audio that doesn’t just entertain, but enchant? UK producer Cathy FitzGerald shows how she hooks her listeners: head, heart, guts and soul. In this session, she offers practical tips on creating an intense, tangible world through scripting, structure and surprise – and then considers the magic that happens when we take a step back and let listeners make sense of it for themselves. This session features excerpts from the following works [listed in order of appearance]:......more

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• Best of the Best 2016 (Part 2)

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  Dec 02 2016

  This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition. From more than 550 entries in 2016, ten were chosen as winners. This hour we're featuring selections from the winners of the following awards: Skylarking, Best Documentary: Foreign Language, Best News Feature, Best Documentary: Bronze and Best Documentary: Gold.

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• Best of the Best 2016 (Part 1)

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  Nov 25 2016

  This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition. From more than 550 entries in 2016, ten were chosen as winners. This hour we're featuring selections from the winners of the following awards: Best New Artist, Best Documentary: Honorable Mention, Radio Impact, Directors' Choice and Best Documentary: Silver

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• Re:sound #230 The Dying Words Show

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  Nov 18 2016

  This hour the life and AIDS reporting of New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz. Dying Words: The AIDS Reporting of Jeffrey Schmalz and How It Changed the New York Times by Kerry Donahue & Sam Freedman (The Dying Words Project, 2015) On the afternoon of Friday, December 21, 1990, Jeffrey Schmalz had a grand mal seizure in the middle of the New York Times newsroom where he worked. Soon after he was diagnosed with full blown AIDS. He spent the rest of his life and career writing about the epidemic from the perspective of the gay community, even as he was dying from the disease himself. Jeanne and Morty Manford. Activist son; Revolutionary mom by Sara Burningham and Eric Marcus (Making Gay History, 2016) In 1972, Jeanne Manford, founded the organization PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in support of her son Morty Manford — a gay man who would go on to become an assistant attorney general of New York. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk....more

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• Re:sound #229 The Communication Barrier Show

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  Oct 28 2016

  This hour people trying their best — and sometimes failing miserably — to make a connection.Incommunicado By Yowei Shaw (The World In Words, PRI, 2015) Yowei Shaw was born in the United States and speaks virtually no Mandarin. Her grandfather is from Taiwan and speaks virtually no English. Kid talk was fine when Yowei was a kid. But now she's grown up, she's determined to have proper conversations with Yeye— before it's too late.Meet the Jawniaks By John Biewen (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2014) John Biewen never imagined he would have any reason to visit Poland or to encounter the Polish language in any serious way. Then, in middle age, he fell in love with a Polish immigrant named Ewa. John went to Poland to meet the parents, but still he saw no reason to trouble himself learning Ewa’s mother tongue. At least, not before arriving on Polish soil.Chin-Kyll and Bo-Ok: Across the DMZ By Davey Kim (Snap Judgement, 2015) What happens when you are reunited with your North Korean sister for the first time in over five decades?This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.TRACKLIST Adriana Krikl, ‘Disconnect’, Snowbirds In Flight (self-released, 2015) So I’m An Islander, ‘Fastlan Reprise’, Væst Ven (self-released, 2015) Diana Fire, ‘Stop Talking’, Super Sighs (Yarn Audio, 2016) Komiku, ‘Bleu’, It’s time for adventure (Chez Monplaisir, 2016) Monplaisir, ‘In the name of loneliness’, Surtout ne pas se perdre (2011-2016) (Chez Monplaisir, 2016)...more

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• Re:sound #228 The Sonic Wanders Show

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  Oct 14 2016

  This hour we're going on three soundwalks that meander at the pace of real life. 4700 Liberty Heights Avenue [EXCERPT] by Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick (Out of the Blocks, WYPR, 2015) The 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue is a portrait of survival and adaptability. It's a self-governed, informal economy where the currency is respect. Space is shared by merchants, churches, longtime residents, and drug dealers. Immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, West Africa, and Korea have set up shops alongside a dwindling number of African American-owned businesses. Trust is earned here, not given lightly. Meet Me At the Cemetery Gates [EXCERPT] by Susanna Grant & Jo Morris (Shuffle Festival, 2015) Neglected for years, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a registered charity mainly run by volunteers. Originally one of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries, it stretches for 31 acres and is the city's largest urban woodland. From cemetery to nature reserve, the park mirrors the East End’s long history of......more

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• Re:sound #227 The 2016 ShortDocs Show — Radio Cinema

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  Sep 30 2016

  This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge! Including interviews with producers and a visit to our 2016 partner, Manual Cinema, who are adapting this year’s winning ShortDocs into a live shadow puppetry performance. Maya Turns 26 by Maya Goldberg-Safir Whether she likes it or not, things are about to change. Out of Order by La Cosa Preziosa A man & his TV crime drama-induced phobia. ragazzo incontra ragazzo by Garrett Kling A chance encounter brings together an American and Italian boy, not knowing when they'll ever meet again. Too Many Miles * by Stephanie Rowden & Jennifer Metsker What if Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” were re-imagined as a film? Swimmers by Michelle Macklem A woman pieces together sonic memories and her sense of belonging through swimming. The Hadal Zone by Peregrine Andrews & Geoff Marsh Two obnoxious city boys take the Giant Squid Safari in the Sea of Japan and end up in deep trouble. What Is......more

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• Special Feature: Envision Yourself Being a Free Man

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  Sep 23 2016

  On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring an audio postcard from the Restorative Radio Project plus an interview with the series' producer, Sylvia Ryerson. 'Envision Yourself Being a Free Man' by Sylvia Ryerson with recordings by Essie Mannes (Restorative Radio Project, WMMT, 2016) Essie Manns is the grandmother of DeVaughn Hall, currently incarcerated at Red Onion State prison. Essie lives in Roanoke, Virginia, a 4 hours drive from the prison. She cannot drive long distances, but she gets rides from her friends and family as often as she can to go and visit DeVaughn in prison. For her audio postcard, Essie recorded a Sunday with the family. She took the recorder to church, and then returned home for a fish fry with their whole extended family. Read our behind-the-scenes interview with Sylvia: http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/article/sylvia-ryerson-bts This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez...more

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• Re:sound #226 The Life Sentence Show

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  Aug 26 2016

  This hour, the story of how an event affected one woman, her family and the criminal justice system. A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice and My Mother by Samantha Broun and Jay Allison for Atlantic Public Media and Transom.org In 1994, Sam Broun's mother, Jeremy Brown, was the victim of a violent crime. She was 55 years old and living alone. A stranger came into her backyard, attacked her from behind and five hours later, he left her lying on her bed — hands and feet bound with tape. Alive. She survived. This is a story of how the system failed and how that crime launched and destroyed political careers. It's also a story about family — both the victims and the assailants — and how thousands of prisoners' hopes for a second chance were lost. This piece was made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts with special thanks to Thanks to Rob Rosenthal, Melissa Allison, Sydney Lewis, Viki Merrick, public radio station WCAI and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole......more

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• Re:sound #225 The Whatever Suits You Show

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  Aug 05 2016

  This hour, the suits we wear and the impressions we make. The Runway by Luke Malone (Start Up, Gimlet Media, 2016) It’s not uncommon for shoppers to walk out of Mary Going’s store feeling on top of the world. Mary runs Saint Harridan, a company that makes custom suits for the gender non-conforming. With her store, Mary has created a space that caters to the needs of butch women and trans men—something that doesn’t happen very often. Her fans are enthusiastic and dedicated, her products are selling out… but she can barely pay her rent. The Blazer Experiment by Delaney Hall (99% Invisible, 2016) In 1968, the police department in Menlo Park, California hired Victor Cizanckas to be the new police chief. His main goal was to reform the department, which had a strained relationship with the community at the time. The method he chose was unconventional — new uniforms for all police officers. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Special thanks to Jeanine Fry, Master Tailor at Daniel......more

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• Re:sound #224 The Breathe In/Breathe Out Show

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  Jul 15 2016

  This hour, one man who needs to devour as much air as he can and another who's at his best while holding his breath. Air by Neil Sandell (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2016) Neil Sandell is a man of a certain age, a man who loves to ride his racing bike. But as he gasps for air while climbing a steep mountain road, he wonders, why is he driving himself so hard? After all, he's living his dream—a life on the Cote d'Azur. Does the answer lie with his cycling hero Jens Voigt, a man on a mountain, or somewhere in his past? Dark Blue by Hana Walker-Brown (The Lives of Others, Radio Wolfgang, 2016) Stig Pryds has been free-diving since January 2013 and already within that year, he ranked in the top 10 free-divers worldwide. Stig suffers from a chronic arthritic condition that had left him jobless, divorced and in agony; so heavily medicated, he couldn’t even remember his children. On the brink of suicide, Stig discovered that under the water, he felt no pain. Mr Right by Inge Hoonte (Deep Wireless 4, 2007)......more

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• Re:sound #223 The Cold Show

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  Jun 26 2016

  This hour audio air conditioning — we’re turning down the thermostat and ushering in stories that give us the chills. I Fell Through the Ice by Dennis Funk and Gwen Macsai (Re:sound debut, 2016) Phil Smith grew up skating on frozen lakes. But one New Year's Eve, reliving his childhood memories put him in a life and death situation. Overland by Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace , 2016) George Frederick Tilton was crew member on the ship the Belvedere, which made regular trips to the arctic to trap and hunt in the late 19th century. When the Belvedere and it's crew found themselves stranded, Tilton set out on a mission to rescue them all. Arctic Sound Lost & Founds by Jennifer Kingsley (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2016) Radio producer and naturalist Jennifer Kingsley is quite familiar with the area, having traversed some of it in a canoe. On her last trip, she opted for a larger vessel and set out to record the sounds of her environment. She came back with more than she could have imagined. Frozen Ailve by......more

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• Re:sound #222 The Uninvited Guests Show

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  Jun 03 2016

  This hour, uninvited guests like old lovers, irrational fears and the annoying habits that keep us up at night. Like Steps Of Passing Ghosts by Kaitlin Prest Kaitlin Prest explores how we can remain haunted by past loves 'Like Steps of Passing Ghosts'. Holdout by Katie Mingle and Roman Mars A woman watches while a shopping mall goes up all around her. The Hijacker's Letter by Davey Kim What do you do when you receive a letter from your husband’s killer? The Lonely Animal: A Snorer's Memoir by Natalie Kestecher Two shunned snorers reflect upon the impact that their snoring has had on their relationships....more

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• Re:sound #221 The Writing Out of Trouble Show

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  May 20 2016

  This hour we're featuring two stories of love through loss... plus an interview with the producers who've written their way through these troubled moments. The Updates by Sophie Townsend with Sound Engineer Louis Mitchell. Sophie's updates were read by Gabrielle Rogers (360documentaries, ABC RN 2014) When Sophie Townsend’s husband Russell was diagnosed with lung cancer, she became the family spokesperson, a task she found endless, difficult and confronting. People’s questions about his sickness left her reeling, because the news she had to give them was never good. Soon she started the Russell Updates, a weekly email that laid it all bare for friends and family. The updates were not just a way to keep everyone informed, but Sophie’s way of working things out in her own head, and keeping herself afloat. ASK ME by Sara Brooke Curtis (Unfictional, KCRW 2016) Sara spent her days riding buses and walking the beach alone, thinking of someone who wasn't there. In time, she found an unlikely stranger to share......more

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• Special Feature: The Intersection

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  May 06 2016

  The Intersection — Episode 1, 'Home' by David Boyer (The Intersection, KALW, 2016) Welcome to THE INTERSECTION and to the corner of Golden Gate Ave and Leavenworth St in the Tenderloin. While the neighborhood has the highest density of kids and seniors in San Francisco, it's associated more with its many homeless residents. We'll hear from a woman who sleeps in a tent—and cooks—on the sidewalks. And another woman who found a home in an innovative supportive housing project just steps away from the corner. Listen to the entire series at theintersection.fm...more

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• Re:sound #220 The Forest & Flight Show

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  Apr 22 2016

  This hour gravity, antigravity, magical trees and flying carpets. The Magic Carpet Flight Manual by Cathy FitzGerald & Matt Thompson (A Rockethouse Production, BBC World Service, 2010) Cathy FitzGerald explores the past, present, and very real future of the magic carpet and wonders what our desire to defy gravity tells us about ourselves. Along the way, we meet a Japanese astronaut who took a real carpet into space — and flew it, a Muslim whose prayer mat rises above the mundane and a physicist working on levitation in the quantum world. Gravitation and Other Graces by Stephanie Rowden (Re:sound debut, 2016) Once upon a time, producer Stephanie Rowden stumbled upon an elderly, gnome-ish, armchair philosopher named Wolfgang. Ailing and living alone, he'd attracted a devoted circle of much-younger friends and caretakers. Stephanie found herself unexpectedly drawn into Wolfgang's orbit, and, in this audio essay, she retraces her path from documentarian to caretaker herself, eventually in search of a very......more

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• Re:sound #219 The Fighting for the Promised Land Show

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  Apr 08 2016

  This hour the story of thousands of African American farmers who lost millions of acres of land at the hands of institutional racism. All You Need Is A _____. by Aengus Anderson & James Ford Howell (2010 ShortDocs Challenge) Two opposing groups of immigration protestors in Arizona attempt to define the word "wall" without referring to Mexico. Fighting for the Promised Land: A Story of Farming and Racism by Tina Antolini (Gravy, 2015) Shirley Sherrod’s introduction to the intermingling of agriculture and racism came when she was 17 years old, with an incident that changed the course of her life. And, after that moment, her life has been one defined by the fight for black-owned farmland. It’s a fight that has included devastating racism, the biggest class action lawsuit in the history of the United States, and a high-profile firing from the USDA. Gravy is a project of the Southern Foodways Alliance...more

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• Re:sound #218 The Odd Couples Show (LIVE!)

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  Mar 26 2016

  This hour we're live at the Hideout in Chicago with stories of pairs who are complete opposites, but utterly entwined. The Sitter Dispatch by Maya Goldberg-Safir & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2015) Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected. Gamun-Pyul by Rayon Wright (Radio Rookies, WNYC 2010) Rayon Wright was born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn. Though he grew up surrounded with Jamaican culture and music, he wants more than anything to producer Korean music (or K-Pop). A lot of non-Asian teenagers like Hello Kitty or Japanese Anime, but Rayon's love for Asian culture goes far beyond that. Grote's Notes by Gwen Macsai & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2016) Re:sound host Gwen Macsai tells the story of her unlikely friendship with a bank robber. This episode of Re:sound was recorded live at The Hideout in Chicago. Special thanks to Johanna Zorn......more

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• Re:sound #217 The Call & Response Show

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  Feb 26 2016

  This hour stories of quiet calls that have produced the most unexpected responses. The Time Traveller and the Hitman by Lynn Levy, Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt (Reply All, Gimlet Media, 2015) In 1997, John Silveira wrote a joke classified ad in a tiny publication called Backwoods Home Magazine asking if anyone wanted to travel back in time with him. A lot of people took him seriously. What do you do when everyone wants you to fix the worst mistakes they’ve ever made? Obituary Notice by Peter Meanwell (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2012) WPAQ is a tiny radio station nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. It was founded to preserve a wholesome way of life — broadcasting local Old Time and Gospel music, local preachers, and the local obituary notices three times a day. These notices a portrait of the region's unique rural history, which is disappearing with every death. Mojave Phone Booth by Joe Rosenberg (Snap Judgement, 2015) When Doc started calling a phone booth in the middle of the desert......more

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• Re:sound #216 The 2015 ShortDocs Show — Studs Rules

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  Feb 12 2016

  This hour we listen to some of our favourite entries to the 2015 Third Coast Short Docs Challenge: Studs Rules! For our 2015 Studs-inspired Challenge we partnered with the Studs Terkel Radio Archive at WFMT. With their help, we came up with the following rules: Your radio story must... • be two to three minutes in length • be titled with a question that begins with one of the five Ws • contain the question "And what happened then?" • and include a shout of silence or a cry of laughter ShortDocs Featured this hour (* = ShortDocs Winner, ** = People's Choice Award Winner) Where Do I Even Start? by Ben Riskin & Aaron Leeder A working interview for a smart phone society. What Do You Need To Know? by Ilya Marritz The bread guys pay a visit to a busy Brooklyn deli. What Happened When You Caught a Toadfish? by Sam Wemmer, Ian Romer Todd Wemmer Liam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka. Where Do We Go... by Catie Talarski An audio impression of racial tensions. What Was It About......more

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• Re:sound #215 The Shouters & Lurkers Show

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  Jan 15 2016

  This hour stories of those who share and those who lurk. The Mollusc and the Peacock by Natalie Kestecher (Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4, 2014) This is the story of a Facebook lurker, someone who sees herself as curious but benign. Like her grandmother, who was a fan of American soap operas, she has a taste for stories about the lives of others just as long as they’re glamorous and extravagant and don’t bear too much resemblance to reality. Voyager Found by Jonathan Mitchell (The Truth, 2014) In the 1970s, NASA produced an audio time capsule on a Golden Record curated by astronomer Carl Sagan to represent all of life on earth as we’ve known it. It was sent aboard the Voyager spacecrafts to reach distant planetary systems. This episode of the podcast “The Truth” imagines the listeners who might find it. Wake Up, Baby! by Peregrine Andrews (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2015) A baby sleeps. A man in another room watches her on a screen. Her loving father? No. This man does not know this baby. He's......more

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• Re:sound #214 The Anchor Dreams Show

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  Dec 17 2015

  This hour, the story of a man who's ultimate goal is to become a national evening news anchor. Anchor Dreams — The Passion of Scoop Nemeth by Noel Black & Jake Brownell (Wish We Were Here, KRCC, 2015) Brian 'Scoop' Nemeth has a singular goal: to become a national news anchor on the Fox News Network's prime-time broadcast. Despite the challenges of Asperger's, 'Scoop' moved from his hometown of Colorado Springs to the city of Denver, where he's built a following through YouTube videos and public access TV. On top of this, he's published a book of erotic poetry and designs women's activewear. But is America ready for someone like 'Scoop' to takeover TV news as the 'black Bill O'Reilly'? Help Third Coast launch the next generation of great audio storytelling. Donate here: goo.gl/DDrkPr ...more

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• Special Feature: Director's Cut — Re:sound #1 The Very First Show Show

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  Dec 11 2015

  This week on a special feature podcast, we're flashing back in time to 2004 to have a listen to the very first episode of Re:sound. Producer Dennis Funk talks with Re:sound's Host, Gwen Macasi and Third Coast's Director Johanna Zorn about how it all began, and they provide a little commentary throughout the hour. Third Coast is in the middle of our annual fundraiser at the moment, and we're celebrating the role that Third Coast has played in launching the audio storytelling revolution. For photos from our #ThirdCoastLaunchPad click here: https://goo.gl/ZYwxVZ Donate here: https://goo.gl/DDrkPr ...more

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• Best of the Best 2015 (Part 2)

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  Nov 30 2015

  The 2015 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

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• Best of the Best 2015 (Part 1)

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  Nov 30 2015

  The 2015 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

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• Re:sound #213 The Jeff & Elly Show

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  Nov 13 2015

  This hour, two delightfully out-of-the-ordinary musical portraits from producer Alan Hall. The Grace of Jeff Buckley by Alan Hall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2014) The story of the day Jeff Buckley arrived on the UK music scene in 1994 — from a photo shoot in the morning, a live radio appearance in the afternoon and then to a gig at Bunjies folk club so over-booked that a second concert was arranged for later that evening at the 12 Bar. The Voices of Elly Stone by Alan Hall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2014) Elly Stone is a modest, 87-year-old New Yorker — 'born and dragged up' — whose sublime voice will forever be associated with the songs of Belgian chanteur Jacques Brel. Twenty years after her retirement from the stage, she offers a rare insight into her life and what music has meant to her. 'The Voices of Elly Stone' won the 2015 Prix Europa for Best European Music Programme. Listen to 'Rhapsody in Bohemia' by Alan Hall, winner of the Directors' Choice Award at......more

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• Re:sound #212 The Drug Court Show

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  Oct 21 2015

  This hour, we follow three addicts through Australia's drug court system. Inside the Drug Court: part 1—the last chance by Sharon Davis and sound engineer Steven Tilley (Earshot, ABC RN, 2015) After a year of negotiations with the government of New South Wales, Australia, producer Sharon Davis was granted exclusive access to the state's Drug Courts — a program where long term addicts, many of them hardened criminals, are released from jail in order to join a strict rehabilitation program designed to end their addiction.. In the first episode of this three part series, Sharon follows three addicts on their journey to sobriety through the Drug Court system. Listen to part 2 & 3 of this series: http://ab.co/1FSGHir Photo epSos.de http://bit.ly/1hUFwVZ ...more

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• Re:sound #211 The Pulled From the Pages Show

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  Oct 02 2015

  This hour: audio stories inspired by the written word, be it a novel or a comic book. Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat [NOTE: only available at http://ThirdCoastFestival.org until November 2, 2015] by Steven Rajam & written by Tim Key (BBC Radio 4, 2012) Tim Key — poet, comedian, and crumpled polymath — is obsessed with Nikolai Gogol's short story 'The Overcoat'. Written in 1842, it's a fable of a simple Russian clerk whose desire for a new coat to keep the St Petersburg winter at bay forever changes his life... and ultimately destroys him. Tim's off to find out what — if anything — Gogol's mysterious story can tell us, whilst contending with his own filthy disgrace of a jacket. [Listen to the piece here: http://bit.ly/1jEg88G] Superman by Laura Starcheski and Al Letson (State of the Re:Union, 2012) Al Letson is a storyteller and public radio host who is hugely, passionately into comics. In his search for super stories, he found a Superman superfan that fell prey to a real life villain, and a......more

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• Re:sound #210 The Inner Ear Show

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  Sep 11 2015

  This hour two stories that dive into the depths of the inner ear. Disequlibrium [NOTE: not available on the podcast] by Nick Ryan, Lisa Gee and Jeremy Mortimer (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2012) Nick Ryan, is award-winning sound designer and composer. For reasons unknown, he wakes up every day feeling dizzy, nauseous and destabilized. Despite medication and his GP's assurances, the feelings persist. At the same time Nick is building a game-world entirely from sound through which players must navigate using only their hearing. 'Disequilibrium' is a meditation on the nature of sound and hearing. It traces Nick's experience of his balance disorder as it morphs his world into a space nearly as alien as the one he's creating. LISTEN HERE: http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1835-re-sound-210-the-inner-ear-show In One Ear and Out the Other by Tim Hinman (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2015) 'In One Ear and Out the Other' takes a bizarre trip inside the brain of Danish documentary producer Tim Hinman......more

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• Re:sound #209 The Firsts Show

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  Aug 21 2015

  This hour: first lines, first days back and every last first you can think of. Getting Back Out There by Tally Abecassis (First Day Back, 2015) First Day Back is a documentary podcast that follows filmmaker Tally Abecassis as she faces the challenges of picking up her career after an extended maternity leave. In this episode, Tally lays out her situation and makes a move to restart her filmmaking career. She talks about “freelancer math” and asks her family some big questions, getting the most surprising answer from her son. My First... [Excerpt: listen at www.thirdcoastfestival.org] by Steve Heather & Siegmar Zacharias (Soundproof [ABC RN], 2015) Your first breath, your first mistake, your first lie, your first kiss, your first job, your first death. The first time you celebrated, and the first time you regretted a first time. 'My First...' constructs a collective life biography from years 0 to 100, through memory, story, and music. The piece traces a society from the 1920's to 2015 and into......more

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• Re:sound #208 The Behind the Headlines Show

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  Jul 31 2015

  This hour stories of black lives caught in the cross hairs of injustice. 695BGK by Phoebe Judge & Lauren Spohrer (Criminal, 2015) Just before 2am on December 31, 2008, police officer John Edwards was patrolling in Bellaire, Texas when he saw an SUV driven by two young African-American men. Edwards followed the SUV and ran the license plate number. His computer indicated that the SUV was stolen, and Edwards drew his gun and told the two men to get down on the ground. By the time Edwards realized he had made a mistake, one of the men had already been shot. Strange Fruit [NOTE: only available at www.ThirdCoastFestival.org until 31 August] by Maggie Ayre (Soul Music, BBC Radio 4, 2014) Billie Holiday's famous song 'Strange Fruit' expresses the horror and anguish of a community subjected to lynching in the American South. In this programe, we hear the stories of people whose relatives were lynched by white racists and of the various forms of grief, anger and reconciliation that have followed. And......more

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• Special Feature: Producers To Keep An Ear On

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  Jul 24 2015

  On this special Third Coast Podcast we're doing what we do best — sharing the best radio from around the world! On this episode we're featuring the podcast How to Be a Girl, and show's creator, Marlo Mack tells us about her experience at the Third Coast Conference. Also, Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with the 2015 People's ShortDoc Award winning producer, Sara Curtis, about the her piece and the ShortDocs Challenge. FEATURING: Mama, I'm a Girl by Marlo Mack (How to Be a Girl, 2014) When he was three years old, Marlo's son informed me that her was actually her daughter. She's now the mother of a happy, confident little transgender girl, but it took a while to get there. Where Do I Find You Now? by Sara Curtis (Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, 2015) An intimate conversation with Studs Terkel about the edges of life and death. And don't forget, it's fundraising time here at Third Coast, so if you love what we do, and want to love us forever, then please support us with a donation.......more

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• Special Feature: The Sarah Awards

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  Jul 17 2015

  To kick-off Third Coast's summer fundraiser, we're doing what we do best — sharing great radio from around the world — with some extra special feature podcasts over the next two weeks. On this episode, Re:sound producer Dennis Funk talks to Ann Heppermann and Martin Johnson founders of the new, Third Coast-inspired audio fiction competition, The Sarah Awards. We also hear a few pieces that will feature on their new podcast Serendipity and learn about their Very Very Short Short Fiction Contest. FEATURING: Every Heart Has a Limited Amount of Heartbeats by Martin Johnson (Serendipity, 2015) We will all die, and those who are already dead slowly becomes faint memories, that can be awakened, and relived. I Blinked and I Was 30 by Andrea Silenzi (Serendipity, 2015) On Andrea's 30th birthday, the universe gave her an impossible assignment. Could she use that day to come to terms with everything she’d done before, and everything she’d hope to do now? Subscribe to Serendipity:......more

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• Re:sound #207 The Oops!... Who Dunnit Again Show

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  Jul 10 2015

  This hour two mysteries: one involving an obscure novel and Britney Spears, and the other a real life murder most fowl. Case #2: Britney by Starlee Kine, Alex Blumberg, Melinda Shopsin and Eric Mennel (Mystery Show, 2015) Andrea, a writer no one reads, one day, she makes a shocking discovery that the paparazzi snapped a photo of Britney Spears holding a copy of her second novel. The author then enlists super sleuth Starlee Kine to track down Britney in hope of learning whether the popstar actually read her book and, if so, did she like it. Animal Instincts by Phoebe Judge, Lauren Spohrer and Eric Mennel (Criminal, 2014) In 2001, a woman was found dead in a pool of her own blood. Her husband was convicted of her murder. But a curious neighbor had a different theory… one that brings new meaning to man vs. beast. Photo BritneyExperts.com ...more

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• Re:sound #206 The Sarah Boothroyd Show

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  Jun 19 2015

  This hour we explore nearly a decade's worth of work from Canadian sound artist, musician and radio producer Sarah Boothroyd. Gleeful Barbarians by Sarah Boothroyd (Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4, 2012) An audio postcard from the often joyful, sometimes exasperating, and always busy world of early parenthood. Featuring very silly noises, nearly-indecipherable toddler chitchat, and 27 different ways a two-year-old can say 'no.' Do What You Fear And Fear Disappears by Sarah Boothroyd (Third Coast International Audio Festival Short Docs Challenge, 2006) Screams, thoughts on fear, screams, spooky music, more screams. Rabble Rousers by Sarah Boothroyd (Ontario Arts Council, 2012) Touching on ethics, justice, democracy, and global citizenship, Rabble Rousers explores the notion of protest as a spontaneous installation of improvised 'music' in public space. Forest To Desert by Sarah Boothroyd (Third Coast International Audio Festival Short Docs Challenge, 2008) An audio doodle about this phrase:......more

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• Re:sound #205 The Imposter Show

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  May 30 2015

  This hour what you see, is not always what you get. Chook In Memorium by Mike Ladd (360 Documentaries, ABC Radio National, 2014) The Australian lyrebird is a remarkable creature, able to mimic almost every man made and natural sound; sirens, car engines, other birds. Chook was very popular with visitors at the Adealaide Zoo until he died in 2011 at the age of 32. In this audio tribute to Chook we hear him mimic innumberable sounds. The Two Lives of Asa Carter by Joe Richman & Samara Freemark (Radio Diaries, 2012) Asa Carter was a speechwriter for Alabama Governor George Wallace. He penned one of the most infamous speeches of the era… Wallace’s 'Segregation Now, Segregation Forever' address. Forrest Carter was a Cherokee writer who lived in Texas. His autobiography, The Education of Little Tree, is a beloved classic that has sold millions of copies around the world. But these two men shared a secret. 45s at 33 by Steve Urquhart (Radiotonic, ABC Radio National, 2015) It started with Dolly......more

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• Re:sound #204 The Stories From Childhood Show

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  May 08 2015

  This hour some of our favorite childhood icons: from the man who gave us Thing One & Thing Two... to Dorothy, the Tin Man and Toto too. Dr Seuss and the Butter Battles by Eleanor McDowall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2011) Theodor 'Dr Seuss' Geisel remains one of the best-loved children's authors in America. Famed for his witty and often subversive stories such as, 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' his whimsical characters and playful rhymes are deeply embedded in American childhoods and those of children around the world. However, few readers are aware of the surprising political subtext to many of his tales. American Icons: The Wizard of Oz [Excerpt] by Ave Carrillo, Jonathan Mitchell and Eric Molinsky with host Kurt Andersen (Studio360, 2005) It's been more than seventy years since movie audiences first watched The Wizard of Oz. Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, but none of the business sense.......more

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• Re:sound #203 The Rivers Show

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  Apr 17 2015

  This hour we meander our way down three rivers in search of solace, spiritual healing and, of course, total domination. Reversal of Fortune by Dan Weissman, Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible, 2013) Chicago’s biggest design achievement isn’t the achitectural wonders that rise high above the city's lakefront and river — it’s the Chicago River itself. Descent by Alex Chadwick and Bill Abbott (Unfictional, KCRW, 2011) The story of two men whose troubles and tragedies find respite in the raging rapids of Cataract Canyon. The Ganges River by Phoebe Judge and edited by Katie Davis (The Story, APM/WUNC, 2012) The Ganges, a 1,500-mile river that flows through Northern India, is a place where people bathe, wash clothes and pray. It is also where waste lines pour out sewage every day. Producer Phoebe Judge travels to the city of Varanasi, where she meets people who live along the Ganges River and want to clean it up. Special Thanks to Richard Steele for reading the show's open.......more

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• Re:sound #202 The To Heal A Sick Nation Show

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  Mar 20 2015

  This hour a revealing snapshot of Martin Luther King, Jr. as he struggled to stay the course he'd set out for himself and the nation. To Heal A Sick Nation [EXCERPT] by Greg Kelly & Stephen Smith and presented by Paul Kennedy (Ideas [CBC], 2014) By 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. saw his dream becoming 'a nightmare'. Criticised by black militants, rejected by white allies, and threatened with death as violence tore America apart.That year was also Canada's Cenntenial Celebration, and Dr. King was invited to give a series of annual lectures on the CBC radio program Ideas. This piece unfolds the behind-the-scenes story leading to King's message of hope delived in his 1967 Massey Lectures. To hear the full episode, visit www.ThirdCoastFestival.org ...more

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• Special Feature: The Sitter Dispatch

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  Mar 06 2015

  This week on the podcast, a Third Coast original production. The Sitter Dispatch by Maya Goldberg-Safir & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2015) Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected.

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• Re:sound #201 The Cathy FitzGerald Show

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  Feb 26 2015

  This hour we celebrate the ethereal, Dickens-inspired works of British producer Cathy FitzGerald. Skylarking [Excerpt] by Cathy FitzGerald [Sound Design by Joe Acheson] (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2014) Cathy FitzGerald meets a prisoner and a paraglider in this airy daydream about the delights of looking up at a big blue sky. **Please note Skylarking is a lawn-based, horizontal radio feature best experienced from the comfort of a picnic blanket with a long drink, a soft pillow and a view of the sky. How to Dig a Grave [Excerpt] by Cathy FitzGerald (BBC Radio 4, 2014) Gravediggers exist in the popular imagination as a creepy, ghoulish breed. We keep them safely at a distance where they can carry the weight of our fantasies and fears about death. But what's the reality? And what lessons are there to learn six feet under the ground? The Cabinet of Animosities [Excerpt] by Cathy FitzGerald and Matt Thompson (The Documentary, BBC World Service, 2012) The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb exhibits......more

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• Re:sound #200 The Dads Disappearing Show

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  Jan 23 2015

  This hour stories of dads who are starting to slip away and the sons who are desperately trying to stay connected. The Mind Shaft by Lea Thau (KCRW, Strangers, 2014) Greg O'Brien has been a writer, journalist and thinker all his life. Now he is losing his mind due to early on-set Alzheimer's, and he's an astute observer of his own decline. He compares this clicking in and out to the flickering light of a loose plug in a socket. He's in a race against time to share his story before the plug falls out for good. My Father Takes a Vacation by Martin Johnson (RTÉ Radio 1, Documentaries On One, 2008) A few years after Martin Johnson's mother died, his father left he and his two siblings in their native Sweden to go cycling around the coast of Ireland. Six years later, Martin decided to retrace his father’s journey — the places he went, the people he met — to try and better understand who he was, why he disappeared and why he’s been leaving ever since. Photo Michael Strong ...more

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• Re:sound #199 The Nineteen Eighty-Four Show

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  Dec 30 2014

  This hour we head back in time to 1984. [Listen to the full show here http://bit.ly/1vNkzgC] 1984 (the year not the book) by Benjamen Walker (Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything, 2014) In the book 1984, George Orwell predicted that in the future "Big Brother" would watch and dictate our every move. In the year 1984, producer Benjamen Walker was in middle school. Like Orwell's protagonist Winston Smith, Benjamen kept a diary for "future citizens" in which he recorded the country's descent into totalitarianism — and his crush on a girl named Theresa. In 2014, he revisited those diaries and produced this sonic catapult to the days of Reagonomics, Thriller, Clara Peller and the birth of Apple. What would Benjamen's 12-year-old self think about the 42-year-old's documentary? Find out in Behind the Scenes. Advice on Ageing Jonathan Goldstein & Mira Burt-Wintonick What if, by some magic time/space dimensional realignment, you could go back and advise your younger self. What words of wisdom would......more

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• Re:sound #198 The Off Course Show

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  Dec 19 2014

  This hour stories of detours, bad directions and finding the right path... on the road and in life. This Is Not The Way Home by Lea Redfern (360 Documentaries [ABC RN], 2009) If direction in life is a positive, what happens to those who have no sense of direction? And can a relationship be thrown off course by the introduction of an intangible, yet otherwise seemingly perfect, third person? Choir Boy by Katie Mingle (Love + Radio, 2014) Tom Justice came from a well-to-do family. He was senior class president at a swanky suburban high school, graduated from college and excelled as an athlete. Then, a bank and a bike lead him to prison. Off Route by Annie Costakis & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2014) A story about finding direction when your GPS has a mind (or minds) of it's own. Photo Richard Drdul http://bit.ly/1zD5u6k ...more

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• Special Feature: Little Mermaid Favourites

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  Dec 11 2014

  This week on the Third Coast Podcast, we're sharing two of our favourite pieces that were entered to win the 2014 Little Mermaid Award. Into the Woods, Cell Phone, iPod and All by Amy Pearl (New Tech City, WNYC, 2013) In the city, things never seem to slow down. So producer Amy Pearl decided to get away and hike the Appalachian Trail for a few days with her dog. The plan was to be totally unplugged. Well, almost. Variety by Leo Hornak (In the Dark, 2013) A man with eclectic interests gives us a tour of his ancestral home in North Wales, and shares his philosophy on life. Listen to the Little Mermaid Award winners here: http://bit.ly/1y6Bb8c ...more

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• Best of the Best 2014 (Part 2)

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  Dec 05 2014

  The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

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• Best of the Best 2014 (Part 1)

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  Nov 26 2014

  The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

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• Re:sound #197 The Randomness Show

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  Oct 31 2014

  This hour, two stories in which random events change lives forever, and a third pulled from a random cassette. The Long Shadow [Excerpt] by Lea Thau (Strangers [KCRW], 2014) One day in February 1997, four young men decided they would go up to the top of the Empire State Building. What happened in the observatory that day was as random as it was terrifying and cast a long shadow over everything that came after. J Dilla's Lost Scrolls by Pat Mesiti-Miller (Snap Judgment [NPR], 2013) When record store owner Jeff Bubeck buys an old record collection out of an abandoned storage unit, he has no idea what he's (randomly) stumbled across. Jeff learns the collection once belonged to the late, great hip hop producer J Dilla. Along with the thousands of LP's from Dilla's personal collection, there's something else that's uncovered, something huge... The Diet by David Weinberg (Random Tape, 2012) A story unfolds from a cassette found at a yard sale, as a man instructs his family not to interfere with......more

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• Re:sound #196 The Breaking the Silence Show

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  Oct 10 2014

  This week, Israeli soldiers speak out to advocate for Palestinian rights. Breaking the Silence by Cathy Peters (producer) & Dr Peter Slezak (presenter) (360documentaries [ABC RN], 2012) In 2012, writer Peter Slezak took a tour of the Palestinian Occupied Territories where he met with Palestinians and Israelis — including members of an Israeli NGO called Breaking the Silence, which gives tours around hotspots in the West Bank and Gaza. Slezak witnessed what Occupation means in terms of the human rights abuses that occur routinely, and the annexation of Palestinian lands to large Israeli settlements and to the 700 km long Separation Wall. Interview with Rabbi Brant Rosen Brant Rosen was rabbi at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Illinois until his resignation in September 2014. He left the position because he felt his advocacy for Palestinian rights, and criticism of the Israeli government was creating divisions among his own congregation. ...more

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• Special Feature: The Last Days of Hollywood Park

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  Oct 03 2014

  The Last Days of Hollywood Park by David Weinberg (KCRW, 2013) After 75 years, the last race at Hollywood Park was run in December 2013. Once the celebrity playground of Hollywood stars, who owned thoroughbreds and stock in the racetrack, we visit the grounds in their final days. More from David Weinberg at www.randomtape.com Photo jondoeforty1 http://bit.ly/1vlOfBJ

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• Re:sound #195 The Dinner Table Show

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  Sep 19 2014

  This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires. Big Night by Jonathan Goldstein (This American Life [WBEZ], 2002) Producer Jonathan Goldstein made every girl he ever dated watch the home movie of his family's Rosh Hashanah dinner he made when he was 17. He hoped that seeing his family life on film might make the women more sympathetic to his shortcomings Naked Dinner by Gwen Macsai (Weekend Edition Saturday [NPR], 2005) Once a month in New York, a particular group of friends gathers to dine at various restaurants around Manhattan... nude. Re:sound host, Gwen Macsai, has this report from her first Clothing Optional Dinner at a restaurant called Dorian's. Dreaming of Fat Men [Excerpt] by Lorelei Harris (Documentary on One [RTÉ Radio 1], 1994) Five very fat women meet to feast and discuss their relationship with food. Dreaming Of Fat Men is at once funny and sad and presents a portrait of women, food and desire that is rarely seen. Listen to the full story: http://bit.ly/1v0p87E A......more

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• Re:sound #194 The Driving Show

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  Aug 23 2014

  This hour we buckle up and hit the road. Don't Drive Like My Brother by Jonathan Menjivar (This American Life [WBEZ], 2005) Charles Johnson was living in St. Louis, married with a young daughter, and he had no job. He looked around, and decided he'd try trucking. There was this company offering to train and hire drivers, so he signed up. The only problem was, he couldn't read. Stories and Driving by Sophie Townsend with Jesse Cox and Louis Mitchell (Radiotonic [ABC RN], 2014) Sophie Townsend and her husband used to go on long driving trips, taking the back roads and scenic routes, with a cup of hot coffee between them and a constant supply of Fellini soundtracks on the stereo. Sophie no longer drives those routes though, and she's slowly losing those memories because it’s another story, one that keeps forcing it's way up to the surface, that keeps eclipsing those earlier recollections. Drive Straight Ahead by Mira Burt-Wintonick (Wiretap [CBC], 2014) A driver enlists the help of her car's GPS system to......more

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• Special Feature: Linda Lutton Live at The Hideout

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  Aug 08 2014

  A live recording of Third Coast's recent listening event with WBEZ Education reporter Linda Lutton. Linda's reporting laid the foundation for This American Life's award-winning series on Chicago's Harper High School. She spoke with Re:sound host Gwen Macsai and shared some of her favourite stories and inspirations. Teens Share Their Secrets by Hearing Voices and Curie Youth Radio, 2008 Teenagers wish they could tell their parents a lot of things. These kids in Chicago and reveal their secrets in a rather public venue. Gone [Excerpt] by Linda Lutton (WBEZ, 2008) About 12,000 students drop out of Chicago Public Schools each year despite efforts by administrators and teachers to keep them on track. At Robeson High School on Chicago’s south side, even an ambitious program couldn’t stop students from slipping away. Reporter Linda Lutton tracked down a few absent Robeson students and discovered that they’d left school for very different reasons. To hear the full story: http://bit.ly/1muDqs4 A......more

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• Re:sound #193 The 'If You Build It' Show

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  Aug 01 2014

  This hour: they built it and we see who came. Another Planet [Excerpt] by David Weinberg, Brendan Baker and Nick van der Kolk (Love + Radio, The Organist, KCRW, 2014) The story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet. Listen to the entire story: http://loveandradio.org/2014/04/another-planet/ The Treehouse by Karen Duffin with Nick White (Unfictional, 2014) In rural Crossville, Tennessee, you will find a peculiar mansion. It's 15,500 square feet and eight stories high, and spans seven trees.It is the world's largest tree house. This is the story of Horace Burgess, the man who made the tree house, and the price he had to pay for it. Young Ruins by Avery Trufelman with Sam Greenspan, Katie Mingle and Roman Mars (99% Invisible, 2014) At the northwestern edge of San Francisco, right on the Pacific Ocean, is a curious jumble of concrete ruins. You wouldn’t......more

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• Re:sound #192 The Waiting Show

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  Jul 11 2014

  This hour, waiting. Waiting in line, waiting for an organ transplant and waiting for a bus that's never, ever going to come. In Line With Saturday Night Klein by Sean Cole (Weekend America, 2007) Outside of Rockefeller Center in New York, you'll find the standby queue for Saturday Night Live tickets. Hundreds wait, and few will get in, but one man keeps the whole thing in order. The Bus Stop by Lulu Miller (Radiolab, 2010) In this story, the bus stop is there, the people are there. The only thing missing is the bus. Four Failing Lungs by Catie Talarski (WNPR, 2011) For Beth and Brian, a lung transplant could extend their lives for years. Or, it could lead to rejection and continued suffering. Photo Anonymous http://bit.ly/1mprjjM ...more

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• Special Feature: Without Name

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  Jun 27 2014

  Without Name by Lina Misitzis (Here Be Monsters, 2013) Eugene up and left for California one morning without packing a thing from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Producer Lina Misitzis and her roommate Adrian got the apartment at a discount. The condition, though, was that they took the place as Eugene left it—full of his left-behind life. For two years they enjoyed Eugene's magazine subscriptions, ate out of his bowls, slept on his old couch and used his designer spices. Photo Lina Misitzis ...more

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• Re:sound #191 The Songs My Mother Taught Me Show

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  Jun 20 2014

  This week one woman's story unfolds through many threads. Songs My Mother Taught Me by Chris Brookes (CBC, 1998) When soldiers from Newfoundland came to London to fight in WWII, many met and married local women and brought their British war brides back home after the war ended. This story is mostly about one such bride, Producer Chris Brookes' mother, a woman of mystery, charm, and above all, secrets. After her death she unwittingly left behind a few key items — including a diary — and from these Chris begins to unravel her story. He discovers her thirst for life on the one hand, a deep sense of longing on the other, and lots more than he expected about himself. ...more

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• Re:sound #190 The Inner Thoughts Show

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  May 31 2014

  This hour we step inside the mind and listen to our thoughts. I Am Good At [NOTE: This piece is not available due to limited rights] by Cristal Duhaime with Mira Burt-Wintonick (WireTap, CBC 2012) The thoughts running through the heads of a couple as they meet for the first time on a blind date. Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel by Pejk Malinovski (Between The Ears, Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 3, 2013) A man struggles to meditate as he realises he is sitting next to actor Harvey Keitel. Feet by Gwen Macsai and Taki Telonidis (Morning Edition, NPR, 1994) Re:sound host Gwen Macsai meditates on the two things she inherited from her mother: her feet. Guided By Voices [extract] by Benjamin Walker (Too Much Information with Benjamin Walker, WFMU 2011) After reconnecting with an old girlfriend who finds him on Facebook, host Benjamin Walker tries to make some money doing experimental medical testing. ...more

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• Special Feature: Easy Love

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  May 16 2014

  Easy Love by Jaye Kranz (Long Story Short [ABC Radio National], 2014) Twenty six years ago, Warren Kirk was at home in his Melbourne east-suburban rental. He was freshly showered, he was in his kitchen, and he was about to do something he'd never done before. Photo Emma Danielsson

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• Re:sound #189 The Hearing Show

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  May 09 2014

  The Rest Is Silence by Brian Calvert (Unfictional, KCRW, 2013) Amanda McDonough has had hearing problems all her life. She wore hearing aids and hid the fact from everyone she knew. Mostly she got by, until she made a decision that changed everything. Signal To Noise by Paolo Pietropaolo (In The Dark, 2011) What happens when you work with sound everyday — listening to it, recording it, manipulating it — and then one day, one of those sounds sticks around for good? Radio producer Paolo Pietropaolo decided to listen carefully to his tinnitus — a chronic ringing in his ears — in hopes of decoding its mysterious message. 5-7-5 by Flo Neve (Re:sound debut, 2013) After Leslie lost his ability to enjoy music, he was able to find joy in peaceful places and haikus — short poems of 17 syllables — that he considers his 'zone of tranquility'. The Extractor by Jonathan Mitchell (The Truth, 2014) The sounds we make don't just fade away; they're embedded in the wood around us. Photo Ky Olsen...more

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• Re:sound #188 The Tight Spaces Show

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  Apr 18 2014

  This hour we look at the ups and downs of confinement. Picture A Box by Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2012) Sometimes the only way to get out of a tight space is by getting into an even tighter one. Henry Brown did just that when he sealed himself in a very tight space. Tunnel 57 by Roman Mars & Daniel Gross (99% Invisible, 2014) In 1961, East Germany closed its border to West Berlin with a wall. But this isn’t a story about the the Berlin Wall. This is a story about how to get through it — or really, underneath it. Elbow Room by Elizabeth Arnold (Stories From The Heart Of The Land, 2007) Alaska, China and Mongolia ~ How much land does a person need? Elizabeth Arnold, who lives in Alaska, goes in search of even more wide-open space—and ends up with a case of claustrophobia in Outer Mongolia. Sensory Deprivation Tank [Listen on our website www.thirdcoastfestival.org] by Jonathan Goldstein (Wiretap, 2007) In this segment, Goldstein's friend Howard Chackowicz travels through the cosmos......more

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• Re:sound #187 The Matt Power Show

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  Mar 28 2014

  This hour, we celebrate the work of a great journalist — Matt Power, who died March 10, 2014 while on assignment in Uganda. Holy Soul by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2002) For many teens coming of age in the 1970s, the Beat poets served as rebel heroes. Matt Power was no different. Then he met Allen Ginsberg. In the flesh. Power’s recollections first appeared in an essay in the magazine Heeb. Dumpster Diving by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003) Every day of the year, New York City generates 26-thousand tons of garbage. As your mother would say, the amount of food thrown away could feed an army. And come closing time every day, that's exactly what happens. Flying Pumpkins by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2002) Every year in Millsboro, Delaware, on the first Saturday after Halloween, a fierce competition gets underway, involving powerful instruments of propulsion and… some very hearty produce. Drive-in, Drive Out by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003) Ever wonder what it......more

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• Special Feature: Chance

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  Mar 07 2014

  Turn right and you'll meet the man or woman of your dreams. Turn left and you'll get hit by a car. Much of life is a matter of being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time. In this impressionistic audio work, Canadian producer Sarah Boothroyd explores randomness, chance, and luck through the microcosm of the race track. Chance was commissioned by Falling Tree Productions, for an audio version of the parlor game "consequences." What does that mean? And how did Sarah get those incredible hoofbeat sounds? Find out on our website: www.thirdcoastfestival.org Photo: Renata Domagalska ...more

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• Re:sound #186 The 2013 ShortDocs Show — Appetite

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  Feb 14 2014

  This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Appetite, and talk to the organizer of the project, former Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro, about the rules, the incentives, and our collaboration with the James Beard Foundation.

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• Re:sound #185 The Chance Encounters Show

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  Jan 24 2014

  This hour: when two people meet, sometimes extraordinary things happen. And sometimes extraordinary things happen in order for two people to meet. Message in a Bottle by Peter Mulryan and Liam O'brian (Documentary on One, RTE, 2012) On Christmas day of 1945, an American serviceman named Frank Heyostek tossed a message in a bottle into the Atlantic Ocean. Eight months later it was found by a young woman on a beach in Ireland. Irish producer Peter Mulryan tells the story of what happened next. Big Jim and Smokey Joe by Lea Thau (Strangers, KCRW, 2012) When Jennefer Ludwigsen was a waitress in Hollywood, a grumpy, foul-mouthed customer turned out to be the strangest fairy god-father ever. ...more

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• Re:sound #184 The Failure of Flight Show

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  Jan 10 2014

  This hour: failure of flight. In one story a man mysteriously falls from the sky onto a sunny London street, and in another, a plane crashes into a mountain side, and an 11 year old walks away. Falling by Bob Carlson and Kerstin Zilm (Unfictional, 2013) When Norman Ollestad was a kid, his father was always searching out the next big adventure. In 1979, when Norman was just 11, they left by plane to go skiing in California's San Gabriel mountains. When the plane hit bad weather, Norman realized he was in for a bigger adventure than he could have ever imagined. The Man Who Fell to Earth by Rob Walker (BBC World Service, Assignment, 2013) In September of 2012, on a sunny day in west suburban London, a man was found dead in the middle of the street with no identification. BBC correspondent Rob Walker followed along with the police’s investigation of the incident that started on a plane and ended up spanning two continents and eight countries. ...more

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• Re:sound #183 The Kid's Secret Places Show

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  Dec 19 2013

  This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they’re supposed to follow, and of course, their parents

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• Best of the Best 2013 (Part 2)

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  Dec 05 2013

  The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2013 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

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• Best of the Best 2013 (Part 1)

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  Nov 27 2013

  The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

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• Special Feature: Everything Sounds: Microphone Museum

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  Nov 22 2013

  This week, a special feature. Everything Sounds is a podcast and short-form radio program exploring the role of sound in art, science, culture, and our everyday lives. Each program aims to highlight people, places, and ideas that expand our understanding of the power of sound. This week's episode highlights just such a place, and just such a person. Everything Sounds is produced by George Drake Jr. and Craig Shank.

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• Re:sound #182 The "It's Complicated" Show

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  Nov 01 2013

  This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love. *Note, not all stories from the original broadcast are available on the podcast due to limited rights agreements. A Jerusalem Love Story by Daniel Estrin (Vox Tablet, 2013) Every relationship has its obstacles, but this one between two men - a Palestinian and an Israeli - may have more than any couple can bear. Other Halves by Dennis Funk (Shortcuts, Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 4, 2013) When you enter a marriage, you assume that you know the essentials of who your partner really is. Turns out, not always. Unwedding by Rachel Simone James and Sharon Mashihi (Unfictional, KCRW, 2013) Claire and Finbloom got together in such a torrid, pyrotechnic kind-of-way, they decided they could break up with no less fanfare. ...more

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• Re:sound #181 The Texas State Pen Show

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  Oct 11 2013

  This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for. Prisoner Soul by Vivienne Perry, presented by Gary Younge (BBC Radio 4, 2013) In the late 60s and early 70s, the Texas prison system chose to put a little more cash and a lot more creativity into its effort to stave off prisoner violence, boredom and recidivism by allowing prisoners to form bands and record music. Ministry of Presence by Matt Holzman (KCRW's Unfictional, 2013) The very same Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville featured in Prisoner Soul currently houses the busiest death chamber in the country. Meet Carroll Pickett, who has spent many agonizing years on death row, but not as a prisoner. ...more

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• Re:sound #180 The Tit for Tat Show

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  Sep 18 2013

  This hour: the story of Sandra Willson. Tit for Tat: The Story of Sandra Willson by Catherine Freyne, with sound engineer, Phillip Ullman In Australia, Sandra Willson is known for many things: she established the first halfway house for women leaving prison, she was a consultant on a popular TV series and an important figure in the gay rights movement. When Willson died in 1999, she left behind an unpublished memoir and a slew of personal papers. From these sources as well as archival interview tape, producer Catherine Freyne tells the story of Willson’s life, from the murder that put her in prison to her later activism. Readings from Willson's memoirs are done by actor, Linda Cropper. Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. More at thirdcoastfestival.org ...more

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• Re:sound #179 The Dreams Show

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  Aug 23 2013

  This week: dreams and dreamers of all kinds - lucid, fictional, public and elusive. Dream Bed by Sean Cole (Studio 360, 2005) Dreams are intensely personal. But since we all dream, might there be an aspect of dreaming that could be communal? Artist Marina Abramovic believes there is, so she created an installation in the Rose Museum in Boston and then invited people to sleep in it. Dreamers by Joe Frank (Unfictional, 2012) The work of Joe Frank is dark, unpredictable and often, hilarious. His story "Dreamers" is more like an M.C Escher drawing than a traditional tale and leaves you questioning the blurry line between dreams and reality. The Lucid Dreamers by Neva Grant (360documentaries, ABC, 2012) How wonderful would sleep be, if we could control our dreams? As it turns out, many people say this is possible, and YouTube is filled with how-to videos. American producer Neva Grant explored this phenomenon of lucid dreaming while living in Australia. Dreamland by Nate DiMeo (The Memory......more

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• Re:sound #178 The Matriarchy Show

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  Aug 01 2013

  This week: the mother reigns supreme. Kingdom of Women by Erin O'Dwyer with Timothy Nicastri (360documentaries, ABC, 2013) In remote village in the Yunnan province of China exists one of the only matriarchal cultures in the world. In fact, there isn't even a word in the Mosuo language for 'husband' or 'father.' Children are raised by their mother's brother and all of the property stays in her name. Women entertain as many lovers as they wish, who visit under the cloak of darkness and leave before dawn. The Hidden World of Traveller Girls by The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva (Morning Edition, NPR, 2010) "Travellers" are sometimes thought of as the gypsies of Ireland. The girls marry young and have large families. By the time they’re well established, so is their authority in the community. Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. Hear more great stories at thirdcoastfestival.org. ...more

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• Re:sound #177 The Symphonies Show

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  Jul 11 2013

  This hour: what happens when we open our ears to the surprising symphonies all around us.

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• Special Feature: Persevering Rick

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  Jun 20 2013

  From the ABC's Long Story Short, the story of a guy who was thrown a lot of curve balls, and overcame them all. Persevering Rick was produced for Long Story Short by Mike Williams with sound engineer Timothy Nicastri. Long Story Short was created and presented by Jesse Cox and Mike Williams, and produced by Winding Track and Creative Nonfiction in association with ABC Radio National. The series producer is Lorena Allam. The Third Coast podcast is produced by Katie Mingle. Hear more great stories at http://thirdcoastfestival.org/ ...more

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• Re:sound #176 The Tiny Towns in Texas Show

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  Jun 14 2013

  This hour: we explore two struggling Texas towns through the beautiful and mournful voices of those who still live there. The Third Coast Festival's Re:sound is hosted by Gwen Macsai and produced by Katie Mingle. http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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• Re:sound #175 The Love and Persistence Show

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  May 23 2013

  Stories of people in love, who just wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.

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• Re:sound #174 The American Icons Episode

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  May 03 2013

  This hour: The American Icons series from WNYC's Studio 360.

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• Re:sound # 173 The Colors Show

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  Apr 11 2013

  This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more. Rainbow Squared by Katie Mingle (Re:sound debut, 2013) The original color palette is of course, the rainbow. And though the rainbow has been appropriated by many over the years, Re:sound producer Katie Mingle will (for better or worse) always associate the rainbow with "the double rainbow guy," Paul Vasquez. Rippin' The Rainbow A New One (excerpt) by Radiolab (Radiolab, 2012) To make sense of the science of color, it turns out that rainbows are the perfect teaching tool. In this excerpt from Radio Lab, Robert Krulwich, Jad Abumrad and researcher Mark Changizi discuss whether color comes from within or without, with help from the Young New Yorkers Chorus. After You Left by Margy Rochlin and Bob Carlson (Unfictional, 2012) For writer Margy Rochlin, the absence of color was the main feature of her ancestral home in Nogales, Arizona. It looked the same for decades... until the day it didn’t. As......more

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• Re:sound #172 The Abandoned At Sea Show

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  Mar 14 2013

  This hour: the story of a harrowing journey on the Mediterranean Sea that started with high hopes and ended in tragedy. Plus Gwen and Julie discuss the (just announced) 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

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• Special Feature: Reporter Linda Lutton at Harper High

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  Mar 08 2013

  Reporter Linda Lutton has spent a great deal of time with one remarkable high school principle as she deals with incredible obstacles.

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• Re:sound #171 The Anonymous Show

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  Feb 22 2013

  This hour: Things anonymous.

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• Re:sound #170 The Blood is Thicker than Water Show

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  Jan 31 2013

  This hour: we drop in on families wrestling with love and loyalty. Grilling Me Softly by Jay Allison (Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2004) When veteran radio producer Jay Allison went out on his first post-divorce date, his teenage daughter didn’t hold back with her support or her opinions. Jay told the story to a live audience back in 2004. Except Me by Erin Davis (Third Coast National Broadcast, 2008) From early on, Marissa Skilling’s feelings about her Autistic younger brother vacillated between love and hate; some days she wanted to hug him and some days she wanted to strangle him. David and Ted by Max Jungreis (KRUA Alaska, 2012) Blood may be thicker than water, but at what point does loyalty exact too great a cost? David Kaczynski, devoted brother to "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, found himself grappling with this question as he confronted an absolutely unthinkable situation. Basement Story by Austin Bunn (Re:sound premiere, 2013) Writer Austin Bunn was thinking a lot......more

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• Re:sound #169 The Ghosts of Vietnam Show

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  Jan 10 2013

  Hauntings of war, ethereal recordings, and other ghosts of Vietnam. The Vietnam Tapes of Lance Corporal Michael A. Baronowski by Christina Egloff and Jay Allison (All Things Considered, 2001) In 1966, Michael Baronowski took a reel-to-reel tape recorder with him into the Vietnam War. Thirty-five years later, the eerie, ghost-like recordings that survived him ended up in the hands of radio producers Christina Egloff and Jay Allison. Wandering Souls by Cathy Fitzgerald (BBC World Service, 2011) Both Vietnam and the United States remain haunted by the war. In the US, some soldiers are still chased by vivid memories. In Vietnam, the haunting is literal. There, it is believed that war deaths prevent the peaceful continuation of a soul as it journeys from this world to the next. Quiet American by Katie Mingle (Re:sound premiere, 2013) In this short feature, Aaron Ximm talks about the field recordings he made in Vietnam using quasi-binaural microphones, and about why he believes sound recordings......more

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• Re:sound #168 The 2012 ShortDocs Show — Neighbors

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  Dec 20 2012

  Gwen Macsai and Julie Shapiro spin some of our favorite stories from the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs challenge.

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• Special Feature: Kelly McEvers at the 2012 Third Coast Conference

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  Dec 06 2012

  Imagine reporting in a culture that speaks a language your listeners don't understand, and covering issues your listeners don't totally care about - all in a country that doesn't even want you there in the first place.

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• Best of the Best 2012 (Part 2)

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  Dec 01 2012

  Hour two of Best of the Best, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC/RHDF Competition.

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• Best of the Best 2012 (Part 1)

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  Nov 21 2012

  Showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

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• Special Feature: Jad Abumrad at the 2012 Third Coast Conference

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  Nov 02 2012

  Drawing from radio and beyond, Jad Abumrad shares the stories, sounds, people and projects that have most inspired him over the years.

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• Re:sound #166 The Fix Show

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  Oct 25 2012

  Jason Leopold had all the qualities he needed to break big stories, but the one story that nearly broke him was his own.

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• Re:sound #165 The Enemies to Friends Show

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  Sep 21 2012

  Stories of people who start out as bitter enemies and end up in places you could never predict.

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• Re:sound #164 The Shaken, Not Stirred Show

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  Aug 31 2012

  As the James Bond franchise celebrates its 50th year, we get at what's been driving him all this time - the beat.

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• Re:sound #163 The Far From Home Show

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  Aug 09 2012

  Two stories of people who are far away - physically, emotionally and/or spiritually from the place they call home. http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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• Special Feature: Everybody Scream!!

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  Jul 26 2012

  Spin class gets personal in this episode of Jonathan Mitchell's podcast, The Truth.

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• Re:sound #162 The Ships Show

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  Jul 13 2012

  We’ll bob from the biggest maritime disaster that you've never heard of, to a man who saved thousands of shipboard lives with a deceptively simple design.

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• Special Feature: The Signing

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  Jun 22 2012

  An artful story about a soul-crushing place.

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• Re:sound #160 The Fate vs. Accident Show

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  Jun 07 2012

  This hour: two stories of regular old days that started out static and ended up seismic.

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• Special Feature: An Extraordinary Affair

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  May 24 2012

  The story of two 18th century Irish women who cast off their fates, challenge their times, and scandalize all of Ireland. More at http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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• Re:sound #159 The Protest Show

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  May 18 2012

  Whether it's a mob of millions or one single voice, nothing changes unless someone stands up and says, "No more." More at http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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• Special Feature: Passing Stranger, The East Village Poetry Walk

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  May 11 2012

  A few stops on the East Village Poetry Walk, narrated by Jim Jarmusch. More at http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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• Re:sound #158 The Night Show

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  Apr 27 2012

  This hour: Listening to the night.

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• Re:sound #157 The Children of Sodom and Gomorrah Show

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  Apr 05 2012

  This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a slum called Sodom and Gomorrah.

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• Special Feature: Me and Run Like A Dream

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  Mar 23 2012

  Here's your typical love story, except for one small detail: the husband is a race horse.

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• Re:sound #156 The Russia Show

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  Mar 15 2012

  Cosmonauts, Putin, Soviet design and more.

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• Special Feature: Out of the Blocks

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  Mar 01 2012

  What does an entire city block sound like?

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• Re:sound #155 The List Show

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  Feb 24 2012

  This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts.

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• Re:sound #154 The Painters and Poets Show

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  Feb 12 2012

  This hour: inside the the lives and works of two great American artists, painter Edward Hopper and poet Anne Sexton. *Note not all stories in the original broadcast could be podcast due to rights issues.

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• Re:sound #153 The Murdoch Show

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  Feb 11 2012

  This hour: The rise of media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch.

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• Re:sound #152 The Sports Show

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  Feb 10 2012

  This hour: the drama of sport, the history of sport, the sound of sport and more.

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• Best of the Best 2011 (Hour 2)

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  Feb 09 2012

  Hour two of our Best of the Best special, featuring the winners of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

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• Best of the Best 2011 (Hour 1)

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  Feb 09 2012

  Hour one of our Best of the Best special, featuring the winners of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

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• Re:sound #151 The Little Feet / Big Adventures Show

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  Nov 09 2011

  This week: Little feet on big adventures.

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• Re:sound #150 The Fear of Poland Show

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  Oct 13 2011

  This hour: Facing fears in faraway lands.

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• Re:sound #149 The Piano Show

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  Sep 22 2011

  This hour: the piano. But not just as a musical instrument. The piano as a spiritual healer, as a symptom in a grand delusion, as a man’s obsession, and as a beloved friend, put out to pasture.

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• Re:sound #148 The Buying & Selling Show

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  Aug 25 2011

  This hour: selling, swapping, buying and trading.

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• Re:sound #147 The Sense of Duty Show

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  Aug 04 2011

  This hour: A dark secret that threatens to tear apart a family.

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• Re:sound #146 The Nomads Show

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  Jul 14 2011

  This hour: From the highest fresh water lake in the world to one of the lowest spots on the bowery, we bring you stories of nomadic cultures, peoples and spirits.

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• Re:sound #145 The Fathers Show

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  Jun 06 2011

  This hour: Dads, in all their glory.

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• Re:sound #144 The Letters Show

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  May 26 2011

  This hour: letters. To yourself, to your city, lost letters, found letters... and a love letter to letters.

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• Re:sound #143 The Centenarians Show

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  May 05 2011

  This hour: Stories about people who lived to be 100, and reflections from producer Neenah Ellis on what she learned from these remarkable centenarians.

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• Re:sound #142 The 2010 ShortDocs Show — Book Odds

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  Apr 07 2011

  This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds, and talk to the organizer of the project, Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro about the rules, the incentives, and our collaboration with widely-acclaimed musical duo, The Books.

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• Re:sound #141 The Hustling Show

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  Mar 17 2011

  This hour: Hustlers. Some are straight-up con artists, and others are just doing what they have to do to get by.

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• Re:sound #140 The Country Western Show

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  Feb 18 2011

  This week: every country song tells a story and has a story behind it.

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• Re:sound #139 The Metamorphosis Show

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  Jan 27 2011

  This hour: two people shed old skins and resurface in foreign territory.

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• Re:sound #138 The Running Show

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  Jan 06 2011

  This hour: Running on two legs, running on four, but most importantly, running with all your might.

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• Re:sound #137 The Jazz and Freedom Show

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  Nov 18 2010

  This hour: Jazz and the struggle for civil rights in South Africa and the U.S.

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• Re:sound #136 The Twins Show

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  Oct 14 2010

  This hour: Identical twins — separated at birth, separated by belief and joined by matching outfits.

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• Re:sound #135 The Taking Care Show

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  Sep 09 2010

  This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.

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• Re:sound #134 The Consequences Show

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  Aug 20 2010

  For every action there is a reaction. This week we look at consequences, both micro and macro.

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• Re:sound #133 The Food Show

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  Jul 23 2010

  This hour: Food. It's delicious. It's complicated.

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• Re:sound #132 The Lost Show

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  Jul 02 2010

  This hour: looking for the intangible. What's lost and what might be found.

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• Re:sound #131 The Space Show

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  Jun 18 2010

  This hour: a one way mission to mars, a Russian cosmonaut's favorite music, the Voyager golden record, the sound of the northern lights, and more.

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• Re:sound #130 The Chicago Show

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  May 28 2010

  This hour: Chicago. Hogbutcher to the world, jewel of the Midwest, and everything in between.

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• Re:sound #129 The Nerve Show

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  May 21 2010

  This hour: how and why we're wired for sound. A look at music and the brain.

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• Re:sound #128 The Willie McGee Show

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  May 06 2010

  This hour: the story (and the story behind the story) of Willie McGee.

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• Re:sound #127 The Urban Dreamers Show

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  Apr 24 2010

  This hour: the experience of the city -- from the bicycle seat, the planner’s map, and the poet’s pen.

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• Re:sound #126 The Scam Show

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  Apr 09 2010

  This hour: the capital of scamming.

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• Re:sound #125 The Justice Show

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  Mar 26 2010

  This hour: we explore some big ideas – justice, injustice, punishment, and redemption – through small, powerful, personal stories.

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• Re:sound #124 The Kids Show

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  Mar 12 2010

  This hour: kids sing opera, they talk about life on a remote island, and they opine about running the world.

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• Re:sound #123 The Textbook War Show

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  Feb 19 2010

  This hour: one woman’s comments at a school board meeting in Kanawa County, West Virginia, become a catalyst for deep division within the school district, the county, the state, and the entire country.

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• Re:sound #122 The Three Records From Sun Ra Show

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  Feb 12 2010

  This hour: two amazing musicians explored through the portal of two amazing documentaries.

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• Re:sound #121 The Death Comes Home Show

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  Jan 29 2010

  This hour: the home funeral movement. Three families who've forgone traditional death rites in favor of a more DIY approach.

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• Re:sound #120 The Poetry Show

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  Jan 23 2010

  This hour: three documentary poems chronicling the lives of working class mothers in Troy, NY. Plus, poets as reporters, confused readers, and more.

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• Re:sound #119 The Cambio Show

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  Jan 01 2010

  This hour: change. Some of us crave it, some of us avoid it at all costs. But whenever and wherever it happens, change creates fallout, intentional or not.

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• Re:sound #118 The Shock Machine Show

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  Dec 18 2009

  This hour: the untold story behind one of the most famous, groundbreaking, and disturbing experiments in the history of psychological research

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• Re:sound #116 The Family Show

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  Sep 25 2009

  This hour: families, in all their messy, dysfunctional glory.

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• Re:sound #115 The Work Show

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  Sep 03 2009

  This hour: a lobster diver in Honduras, a chocolate taster in France, a movie director in Nigeria, and other stories that reveal the workaday world in all its globalized complexity, one person at a time.

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• Re:sound #113 The Journey Show

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  Aug 07 2009

  This hour: journeys to the far north, the moon, and other places near and far.

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• Re:sound #112 The Changes Show

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  Jul 28 2009

  This hour: a seismic shift in a man's identity, a bad dog who refuses to change, and more.

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• Re:sound #111 The 2008 ShortDocs Show — Radio Ephemera

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  Jul 10 2009

  This hour: the weird, wonderful results of the Radio Ephemera ShortDocs Challenge. We sample from some of the submissions, talk with Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro, and learn more about the amazing Prelinger Library, our project collaborators.

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• Re:sound #110 The Quiet Show

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  Jun 19 2009

  This hour: meditations on whispering, selective mutism, and a man who records some of the quietest sounds in the world.

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• Re:sound #109 The Earlids Show

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  May 22 2009

  This hour: two stories that get incredibly, intimately, close to their subjects.

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• Re:sound #108 The Here and There Show

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  May 15 2009

  This hour: here, there, and in-between.

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• Re:sound #107 The Loneliness Show

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  Apr 24 2009

  This hour: best friends who will never meet face to face, an abandoned wedding dress found floating in a lake, and more

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• Re:sound #106 The Entrepreneur Show

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  Apr 10 2009

  This week: a worm digger in rural Maine, a remarkably effective citizen spy, and more.

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• Re:sound #105 The Into the Music Show

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  Feb 13 2009

  This hour: a peek into auditions at one of the most competitive conservatories in Australia, and more.

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• Re:sound #104 The Music of Everyday Things

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  Jan 09 2009

  This hour: melodies from the world around us.

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• Re:sound #103 The Sean Hurley/Sherwin Sleeves Show

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  Dec 19 2008

  This hour: the work of producer Sean Hurley, a writer and musician who lives on top of a mountain in New Hampshire and has an alter-ego, Sherwin Sleeves, who's become central to Sean's radio storytelling.

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• Re:sound #101 The Rock Show

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  Nov 14 2008

  This hour: an all-woman Led Zeppelin cover band and metal-loving children.

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• Re:sound #95 The More Show

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  Aug 01 2008

  This hour: a janitor poet, a teenage psychic, and more.

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• Re:sound #94 The Migration Show

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  Jul 18 2008

  This hour: people move and places change.

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• Re:sound #93 The Singing Show

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  Jul 11 2008

  This hour: a Japanese blues singer, an aging opera fan, and homemade recordings of a rural children's choir.

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• Re:sound #92 The Water Show

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  Jun 13 2008

  This hour: a disappearing lake, a luxury liner on the Adriatic Sea, and more.

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• Re:sound #91 The War and Peace Show

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  Jun 06 2008

  This hour: a radio station dedicates five days of air-time to a live reading of Tolstoy's War and Peace.

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• Re:sound #90 The Repetition Show

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  May 20 2008

  This hour: earworms, mantras, and stories told again and again.

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• Re:sound #88 The Messages Show

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  Apr 25 2008

  This hour: phone solicitors, bottle evangelists, a mysterious cassette tape unearthed in the attic, and more.

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• Re:sound #87 The Magpie Show

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  Apr 18 2008

  This hour: redeeming the much-maligned bird.

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• Re:sound #86 The Death Show

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  Apr 11 2008

  This hour: a visit to a pauper's graveyard, three very short (but very big) questions, and more.

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• Re:sound #85 The 2007 ShortDocs Show — Dollar Storeys

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  Mar 28 2008

  This hour: the wild and wonderful results of the Third Coast Festival's 2007 Audio Challenge: Dollar Storeys.

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• Re:sound #84 The Girls vs. Boys Show

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  Mar 21 2008

  This hour: girls, boys, and sleepover reconnaissance.

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• Re:sound #83 The Going Up Show

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  Mar 07 2008

  This hour: climbing, flying and facing your fears.

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• Re:sound #82 The Borders Show

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  Feb 15 2008

  This hour: an isolated village experiences rapid cultural change, a "border blaster" transmits totally unregulated radio programs from Mexico into the U.S., and a tiny frog causes trouble.

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• Re:sound #81 The Outfront Show

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  Feb 01 2008

  This hour: we celebrate ten years of Outfront, a groundbreaking show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation that invited listeners to tell their own stories.

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• Re:sound #80 The Art Show

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  Jan 18 2008

  This hour: a young patient escapes his hospital bed through flights of imagination, a musician documents a city under siege, and more.

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• Re:sound #79 The What Remains Show

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  Jan 11 2008

  This hour: a man transformed by illness, a house full of paintings left behind by an old friend, and a surprisingly complex story of old people in love.

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• Re:sound #78 The Just Good Radio Show

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  Dec 21 2007

  This hour: a chronicle of European history through the sound of bells and a bizarre spectacle of endurance.

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• Re:sound #77 The Edna Lavilla Show

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  Dec 07 2007

  This hour: a closely guarded family secret and the hidden history of long-deceased grandmother.

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• Re:sound #76 The Being Deaf Show

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  Oct 05 2007

  This hour: sign language, lip-reading, and deaf culture.

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• Re:sound #75 The True Crime Show

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  Sep 28 2007

  This hour: amateur sleuths and internet detectives.

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• Re:sound #74 The Hospice Show

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  Sep 14 2007

  This hour: a surprising look at the relationship between a hospice worker and his patient.

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• Re:sound #73 The Siblings Show

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  Aug 24 2007

  This hour: brothers and sisters contend with family illness.

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• Re:sound #72 The Retirement Show

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  Aug 17 2007

  This hour: the golden years.

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• Re:sound #70 The Brain Show

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  Jul 20 2007

  This hour: the mysteries and complexities of the brain.

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• Re:sound #69 The Body Image Show

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  Jul 13 2007

  This hour: a very personal take on a rare subculture, a young man forced to confront his obesity, a dinner with unabashed nudists, and more.

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• Re:sound #68 The Big Show Show

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  Jun 22 2007

  This hour: the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles.

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• Re:sound #67 The One-Room Schoolhouse Show

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  May 25 2007

  This hour: one room school houses from Maui to Maine, each with a unique culture and character.

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• Re:sound #65 The Podcast Show

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  Apr 13 2007

  This hour: the intriguing world of experimental podcasts.

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• Re:sound #64 The Epistolary Show

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  Mar 23 2007

  This hour: letters on the radio.

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• Re:sound #63 The Conference Show

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  Mar 02 2007

  This hour: excerpts from some of our favorite Third Coast Conference sessions from years past.

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• Re:sound #62 The Long Haul Show

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  Feb 16 2007

  This hour: the work of Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions. Dan and Elizabeth specialize in stories that follow people over days, weeks, and even years.

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• Re:sound #61 The I Hate This Show

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  Jan 26 2007

  This hour: a man grapples with the stillbirth of his son with surprising grace and clear-eyed honesty.

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• Re:sound #60 The End as Beginning Show

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  Jan 12 2007

  This hour: Rebecca Sheir's The End as Beginning: An Audio Exploration of the Jewish View of Death, a trilogy that blends interviews, personal reflections, and music, and focuses on death and the Jewish tradition.

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• Re:sound #59 The Music and Memory Show

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  Dec 22 2006

  This hour: music, memory, lost love, and John Denver.

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• Re:sound #58 The 2006 Short Docs Show — 99 Ways

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  Dec 08 2006

  This hour: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story, an audio experiment orchestrated by the Third Coast Festival in collaboration with cartoonist Matt Madden.

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• Re:sound #57 The Seeking Show

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  Nov 10 2006

  This hour: spiritual loss and pursuit, an isolated religious community in rural Montana, a grumpy minister, and more.

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• Re:sound #56 The Haunting Show

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  Oct 20 2006

  This hour: the story of four small towns that were evacuated and flooded to create one of the biggest reservoirs of drinking water on the east coast.

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• Re:sound #55 The Twenty Years Out! Show

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  Oct 06 2006

  This hour: a story about the bitter fight for gay rights in New Zealand, featuring a blend of rare archival tape of the speeches, rallies, and debates that marked the struggle and the personal stories of people affected by the fight.

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• Re:sound #54 The Emergency Show

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  Sep 15 2006

  This hour: a town grapples with a young person's violent death, and a sound portrait of a chaotic emergency call center.

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• Re:sound #53 The MBK Show

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  Sep 08 2006

  This hour: two stories by Mary Beth Kirchner.

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• Re:sound #52 The Books Show

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  Aug 18 2006

  This hour: readers, writers, literary performance artists, and the grammar police.

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• Re:sound #51 The Travels Show

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  Aug 04 2006

  This hour: a visit to one of the most remote islands on earth, a woman who sings with crickets, a return to Zagreb, and more.

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• Re:sound #50 The Feedback Show

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  Jul 28 2006

  This hour: a documentary composition by Alessandro Bosetti.

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• Re:sound #49 The Stans Show

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  Jul 21 2006

  This hour: a group of tourists travels through Central Asia, where antics and misbehavior ensue.

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• Re:sound #48 The Flux Show

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  Jun 23 2006

  This hour: two stories from RTE's Flux with Ronan Kelly.

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• Re:sound #47 The Pets Show

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  Jun 09 2006

  This hour: a beloved pig and a meditation on dogs.

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• Re:sound #46 The Lemon Tree Show

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  Jun 02 2006

  This hour: two decades after he was forced to flee, a young Palestinian man returns to his home to meet the Israeli woman who lives there now.

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• Re:sound #45 The Nosce te Ipsum Show

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  May 12 2006

  This hour: a child beauty queen, a young transgendered man, and an obsessive teen.

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• Re:sound #44 The Coping Show

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  Apr 14 2006

  This hour: a pizza chef travels to North Korea to cook for Kim Jong Il, a young man contemplates his release from "juvie," and more.

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• Re:sound #43 The Music Show

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  Apr 07 2006

  This hour: time-lapse phonography, a much-sampled beat, and the only instrument you can play without actually touching.

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• Re:sound #42 The Fake Doc Show

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  Mar 31 2006

  This hour: stories that bend, stretch, and downright fabricate the truth.

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• Re:sound #41 The Dry vs. Moist Show

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  Mar 17 2006

  This hour: the captivating results of a transcontinental radio collaboration.

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• Re:sound #40 The Wanderlust Show

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  Mar 03 2006

  This hour: voyaging, wandering, and becoming a fanatic pedestrian.

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• Re:sound #39 The Radio Show

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  Feb 24 2006

  This hour: the strange, storied, hodgepodge history of radio.

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• Re:sound #38 The Games Show

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  Feb 10 2006

  This hour: tongue twisters, brain teasers, cheaters, and one of the worst high school football teams of all time.

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• Re:sound #37 The Studs Show

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  Jan 27 2006

  This hour: the indomitable Studs Terkel.

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• Re:sound #36 The X Meets Y Show

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  Jan 20 2006

  This hour: a seemingly mismatched but (mostly) happy couple, a wife who exacts revenge on her husband via beef broth, and more.

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• Re:sound #35 The Dad Show

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  Jan 13 2006

  This hour: Dads. The good, the bad, and the complicated.

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• Re:sound #34 The Echoes of War Show

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  Dec 23 2005

  This hour: memories and reverberations of conflict.

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• Re:sound #33 The Bollywood Show

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  Dec 16 2005

  This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year.

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• Re:sound #32 The Hollywood Show

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  Dec 02 2005

  This hour: an obscure director frets his way through Sundance, the accidental genre known as film noir, and more.

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