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July 25, 2004 (#11)
Out of the Bedroom...and into the Chat Room
Ann Hepperman and Kara Oehler - Producers, KNAU Radio
As anyone who's ever surfed the Web knows, whether you like it or not, sex is
all over the Internet. Ann Hepperman and Kara Oehler researched online sex from
a variety of angles, and they present several of those dimensions in this
piece. We hear stories about Internet daters looking for love in the digital
age, the sociological impact of Internet sex, and an undercover cop's work
surfing the Web for sex criminals. (Chicago Public Radio’s series Chicago
Matters: Speaking of Sex, 2003)
Opera Mom
Matt Glaser – MusicianB
Dean Olsher – Producer and Host, The Next Big Thing, WNYC
Jazz violinist Matt Glaser grew up in a musical household. His mother was an
opera singer as a young woman, and despite struggling with Alzheimer's, she
retains musical memories such as the soprano part of Mozart's Don Giovanni. So
it's through opera that Matt is able to continue communicating with her. (PRI's
The Next Big Thing from WNYC)
Larry and Zach
Joe Frank – Independent Producer
In Joe Frank's imagined world, a father and son conduct a conversation that
appears to center around certain, tangible topics. But it's actually a searing
and candid examination of their relationship—no holds barred. (KCRW)
Waiting...for Love
Nicholas Longstaff – Sound Artisit (UK)
How many times have you heard or said these phrases: “I'm not ready for a
relationship.” “Let's just be friends.” “I love you...I just don't love you.”
Listen as these and dozens of other relationship cliches bounce between your
ears and around your skull until you're forced to consider what they might
actually mean. (Deep Wireless, an annual festival of radio art in Toronto)
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July 18, 2004 (#10)
Ice Music
Gregory Whitehead - Performance Artist, Playwright, and Independent Producer
What if sounds could be frozen into ice cubes then released upon their melting?
Everyday moments and actions might become rich musical performances...
(NPR's All Things Considered, 1999)
Hana's Suitcase
Karen Levine - Producer, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Children's Holocaust Education Center in Tokyo acquired a suitcase in 2001
that had belonged to a girl named Hana Brady. The Center learned that Hana was
born in Czechoslovakia in 1931 and died at Auschwitz at age 13, but knew
nothing else about her. The Center's director began a search to find out more
and ended up in Toronto, where Hana's brother lives. (CBC’s Sunday Edition on
Radio One, 2001)
Interview with Karen Levine
Gwen Macsai talks with Karen Levine about producing “Hana's Suitcase” and how
the piece has become an educational tool for schoolchildren all over the world.
Basement Bhangra
Jocelyn Gonzales - Producer, WNYC Radio
In her New York City basement, DJ Rekha holds monthly parties celebrating
Bhangra, the traditional folk music of northern India. For Rekha and her fellow
partygoers, the music is as much about building a community as it is about
having a party. (PRI's Studio 360 from WNYC)
Stampede
Chantal Dumas – Sound Artist
In 1999, Chantal Dumas drove across Canada in a van with recording equipment
and a sleeping bag. Her mission? To document her trip through sound. Here she
takes us on a sound-rich journey around a Manitoba county fair horse track.
This piece is part of a larger work entitled Little Man in the Ear. (Deep
Wireless, 2004)
Featured Music:
Fourtet, Rounds (Domino Recording Co.)
Extras:
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July 11, 2004 (#9)
Another Lousy Day
Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister - Co-producers, Long Haul Productions
A few years ago writer David Kodeski found two diaries from the early 1960s in
the back of a dusty Chicago thrift store. The author, a single, working woman
living on the city's south side, wrote meticulously about her everyday life.
She documented how she flirted with her coworkers, fought with her dad, and
searched for happiness while worrying about everything from her weight to her
hairdo. Kodeski set out to find the woman, meeting her friends and neighbors,
solving mysteries, and reflecting on her life along the way. (Chicago Public
Radio, 2003)
Big in Japan by producer Robin Hilton
Every year thousands of Americans pack their bags and move to Japan, hoping to
make it big by teaching English. Desperate to learn English, Japanese schools,
businesses, and government agencies offer small fortunes to just about anyone
who can help teach the language. While some who answer the call are
well-educated and have the best intentions, others are drawn to Japan by the
low qualifications and high pay. Regardless of what motivates them, they all
leave Japan with unique and often surreal stories of their experiences there.
Robin Hilton was no exception. (Soundprint)
Featured Music:
Claudine Coule, “My Darling” (Found Magazine)
Mice Parade, Obrigado Saudade (Bubblecore)
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July 4, 2004 (#8)
Everything on this program was about “Books on the Radio,” including work by
and a conversation with writer Rick Moody.
Boys
This radio version of Rick Moody's short story develops from the phrase “Then
the boys entered the house.” It examines two brothers' journey from infancy
through boyhood to adulthood, and composer Meredith Monk adds her musical
interpretation of the story. (PRI's The Next Big Thing from WNYC)
Metal
When an editor asked him to write about his personal history with heavy metal
music, the best Rick Moody could do was describe his adolescent affection for
the song “Smoke on the Water.” Here's Rick's homage to that “classic,”
featuring music by One Ring Zero. (Re:sound, 2004)
Interview with Rick Moody
Gwen Macsai talks with Rick Moody about a handful of topics, including the
differences between writing for the page versus writing for the radio and his
recent 25th high school reunion.
Bookshelves
Chelsea Merz – Independent Producer, Transom.org
What do books say about the people who own them? Chelsea Merz started wondering
that after she received her family's books when her mother moved cross-country.
Merz says, “My bookcase now resembles the bookcase of my youth. To gaze at
those shelves, well, it's much more moving and revealing than looking through a
family photo album.” (Allston-Brighton Free Radio in Boston and transom.org)
Featured Music:
One Ring Zero, Memorandum (Isota Records)
Illoin, Pinafore (Notenuf)
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