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A narrator tackles disembodied voices; admitting she seeks out the strange while actual Electronic Voice Phenomenon reverberates in a surreal background.
Hearing Things was produced for the 2006 TCF ShortDocs Challenge: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story.
Carolina Wheat, when asked what she does best, the response is without hesitation. “Swim, read aloud and speak off the cuff, publically,” Carolina answers. She's queried oracles, friends and researched the microfiche sections of libraries as to why her neck has a symmetrical ‘beauty mark’ centered atop the flesh of the vocal chords. Answers found are like: you carry a message, you must find the right medium of communication, or you will die in childbirth. The latter ceased the research. With two healthy, natural births behind her, her own mother would say she's blessed. She figures she has a distinguishing mark that is a mystery yet will help identify her in the case that she gets lost or loses herself.
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.