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May 27 , 2006 (#22)
Originally Broadcast May 22, 2005
There is in the Soul a Desire for not Thinking: The Double Life of Raymond Carver
Alfred Koch- Producer
Lea Redfern- English translation Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The life of Raymond Carver was right out of one of his own short stories; difficult, brief, and brilliant. He's been called the modern-day Chekov, and his work often draws comparisons with Hemingway. Raymond Carver hadn't been very well known in Austria, where this documentary was originally produced, but a serendipitous piece of timing helped this documentary receive a lot of attention. Robert Altman's film Short Cuts was released and as a consequence, the carver short stories it was based on were translated into German, generating something of a Carver explosion in the German-speaking world....then, this story aired. It was written in German, Koch's native tongue, and then translated into English for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It’s quite apparent that Alfred Koch was, as he puts it, "heavily Carver addicted" going into this production -- to both Carver's writing and his life story, and it shows in the care with which the audio piece was put together.
Featured Music
E-Rock, “Shrink Ray,” Conscious (Audio Dregs, 2003)
E-Rock, “Birds,” Conscious (Audio Dregs, 2003)
The Books, “Be Good to Them Always,” Lost and Safe (Tomlab, 2005)
Why?, “Miss Ohio’s Nameless,” Sanddollars (Anitcon, 2005)
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Hear Austrian radio documentarian Alfred Koch's story about seminal American author Raymond Carver in its orignal German. We've provided a transcript so that you can follow along. (23:00) |
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May 13 , 2006 (#47)- The Nosce te Ipsum Show
Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen
Roman Mars - Producer, KALW
Growing up in the south, writer A. H. Weatherman regularly competed in beauty pageants. She remembers them vividly: the mothers were terrifying, the costumes uncomfortable, and the pageants themselves unforgettable...for all the wrong reasons. ( Invisible Ink, 2004)
Mea Me Mine
Richie Duchon- Independent Producer
Mea Tavares, was born female, and then spent the next twenty years defining what it was to be male. (Salt Center for Documentary Studies , 2005)
Obsession
Catalina Puente- Rookie Reporter
Czerina Patel- Senior Producer, Radio Rookies
Miguel Macias- Producer, Radio Rookies
We’re all obsessed about something. Some of us, many things. Some of us, when we were Teenagers, many many many things. Catalina Puente is a sophomore in high school and in her story, she lets us in on an obsession that almost ruined her life. (Radio Rookies, 2005)
Featured Music:
Melodium, “Untitled 5 ,” Hum Hum & Bla Bla EP (Autres Directions in Music, 2005)
Aesop Rock, "No Regrets," Labor Days (Definitive Jux, 2001)
Chihei Hatakeyama, "Towards a Tranquil Marsh ," Minima Moralia (Kranky, 2006)
Dug, "New Tazwell," JD Wenceslas (Anticon, 2005)
Dug, "Tough Room ," JD Wenceslas (Anticon, 2005) |
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May 6 , 2005 (#20)
Originally broadcast April 24, 2005
Sweet Phil From Sugar Hill
Phyllis Fletcher- Producer/Reporter KUOW Seattle
A man has 14 children with 13 different women, dies young, and leaves his kids no choice but to learn about him through each other, and through the letters he wrote from prison.
Interview with Phyllis Fletcher
Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with Phyllis Fletcher about Sweet Phil and how her documentary brought the disparate parts of her family together.
Tony Schwartz: 30,000 Recordings Later
Davia Nelson—Independent Producer, Kitchen Sisters
Nikki Silva—Independent Producer, Kitchen Sisters
Tony Schwartz has not only recorded some of the most important social figures of his day, but also some of the most mundane daily occurances: children playing jumprope, cabbies in New York. He single handedly changed the world of advertising with his creation of “the daisy ad.” He has created political campaigns, a radio show that ran for over 30 years, short films, books, lectures, and it all started in 1945 when he got his first wire recorder and he has been recording ever since. (NPR's All Things Considered, 1999)
Featured Music:
Casino Vs. Japan, “Koma Sign-Off,” Whole Numbers Play the Basics (Carpark, 2002)
Lullatone, “Leaves Falling,” Little Songs About Raindrops (Audio Dregs, 2004)
Rainstick Orchestra, “Powderly,” The Floating Glass Key in the Sky (Ninja Tune, 2004)
Casino Vs. Japan, “Trad Velecido,” Whole Numbers Play the Basics (Carpark, 2002)
The Books, “None But Shining Hours,” Lost and Safe (Tomlab, 2005) |
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