Title
Presented
Story
An inquiry into the nature of human relationships over the course of eons, featuring musical accompaniment in diverse time signatures, and a British narrator.
They Didn't Get Along was produced for the 2006 TCF ShortDocs Challenge: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story.
Producer
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. He is a founding member of the band One Ring Zero, which has released seven albums, including the acclaimed literary collaboration As Smart As We Are. As a writer, Michael's work has appeared in such journals as McSweeney's, The Lifted Brow, and Post Road. He hosts a podcast series with Rick Moody called 18:59 and is a producer for the Web site Cassette From My Ex. Hearst has appeared on such shows as NPR's Fresh Air, A+E's Breakfast With the Arts, and NBC's The Today Show.
Rick Moody is the author of several critically-acclaimed novels and collections of short fiction, including Garden State, The Diviners, and The Ice Storm, as well as The Black Veil: A Memoir With Digressions. Moody has earned various literary awards and was presented with a Guggenheim fellowship in 2000. He has taught at several educational institutions, including the Bennington College Writing Seminars. Moody's radio collaborations have appeared on Resonance FM, The Next Big Thing, Weekend America, and Re:sound, among other places.
Extra
The Third Coast collaborated with cartoonist Matt Madden on 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story. The project, inspired by the French literary group Oulipo, asked any/everyone to produce a short audio piece that:
- began with some manifestation of, "To begin with, they never got along;"
- included a pre-recorded voice, rhythmic noise and exclamation
- lasted exactly 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Read about and hear all 101 submissions to 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story.
Hear more audio work from Michael Hearst and Rick Moody.