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May 31, 2008 (#48)- The Sobbing Vern Show
Originally aired May 20, 2006
Because of some broadcasting rights issues, we're unable to offer this week's show online. But we've given links to the stories below. Check them out!
Butterfly Lady
Brett Meyers - Independent Producer
Residents of Pacific Grove, California -- where 18,000 Monarch butterflies come to mate every year -- know Ro Vaccaro as the butterfly lady, and she usually wears at least one butterfly emblem every day.
The Sobbing Celebrant
Natalie Kestecher - Independent Producer, Australia
When Natalie Kestecher enrolled in a marriage celebrant certification course, she quickly learned that it's not just about saying the necessary words (which must always include 'I do') and ensuring the right forms are correctly filled in; it's also about devising meaningful ceremonies for a secular society. Theme weddings, butterfly releases, and quotes from 'The Prophet' are all popular. So what happens if you don't do themes, you hate 'The Prophet' and you think butterfly releases are yucky?
Who Is Vern Nash?
Thelon Oeming - Independent Producer, Outfront
The day Thelon Oeming moved into an apartment in a working class area of Toronto he saw a hunched back man shouting to himself in the middle of the street. Soon after that, the sound of an accordian floated across the street and Thelon discovered that this apparently crazy man was not only his neighbour but a musician. His curiosity was aroused. Who was this talented man tormented by demon voices?
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Hear "Butterfly Lady" by Brett Meyers on the NPR website. |
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Listen to "The Sobbing Celebrant" by Natalie Kestecher. |
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Hear "Who Is Vern Nash" on the Outfront website. |
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May 24, 2008 (#93)- The Repetition Show
Meat Factory Ear Worms
Richie Beirne and Ronan Kelly - Producers, RTE
Sometimes a song gets stuck in your head -- the same refrain over and over again -- until it nearly drives you insane. Or maybe not insane. Sometimes the tunes in your head can be soothing, even empowering. For Richie Beirne, they were a real lifesaver at a time and place when he was surrounded by death.
Deviation
Marianne Rahn-Erickson - Independent Producer
A lot of difficult decisions in life come down to a fundamental predicament: should I stay and fight? Or should I just give up and go? Marianne Rahn-Erickson weaves together a story that, at its heart, is about this choice. It involves a dog, a car accident, a marriage, and a quirky epiphany that changed her life forever.
Mantra Trailer
Delaney Hall - Re:sound
Lots of things benefit from repetition, few things actually require it. But a mantra, which by its very nature has to be repeated over and over again, is nothing without it. And mantras are also eminently transportable, as Sherri Lynn Wood can attest. Sherri travels around the country inviting people into her "mantra trailer," a mobile meditation space, recording studio, and site of mysterious broadcast in the form of a 1972 breadbox trailer.
Can You Say Haa?
Reena Katz - Independent Producer
Violinist and sound artist Reena Katz was often told a story when she was younger and for a long time she believed the story was true. But, as she grew up, she began to understand that THIS particular story was a lot more complicated than previously thought.
The Tourist (excerpt)
Martin Williams - Producer, Resonance FM
Tourists travel to thousands of places every year. Almost 80 million tourists traveled to France in 2007. 60 million went to Spain. And another 50 million went to China. All of those tourists, of course, had very, very different experiences wherever they went. But Martin Williams somehow evokes what ALL tourists might feel, abroad in an unfamiliar place...
To hear The Tourist in its entirety (it's really good!) click here.
Featured Music:
Caribou, "Stones", 2007 Tour CD
Hauschka, "Paddington", Room to Expand (Fat Cat, 2007)
Arrow Tour, "Humidity of Mountains", Childish Music (Staubgold Germany, 2005)
Minotaur Shock, "Muesli", Maritime (4AD, 2005)
Park Avenue Music, "Strawberry Magnet", By Hearts and Horses (Clairecords, 2008)
Extras:
Sherri and her mantra trailer.
(For more photos click here.)
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Listen to another story by Ronan Kelly, about unlikely game show contestant Roger Dowds. |
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Chart Sherri Lynn Wood's progress across the U.S. in her mantra trailer. And download mantras for your own remixes. |
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Read an interview with Martin Williams in which he reveals why he's a terrible tourist. And here's a link to his website. |
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May 17, 2008 (#70)- The One Room Schoolhouse Show
Originally aired May 26, 2007
The One Room School in the 21st Centuy
Neenah Ellis - Producer
You might think the one-room schoolhouse is a phenomenon from a bygone era, but there are still a fewhundred of these schools left in the United States. They're often far from cities, in the most remote corners of the country, sometimes at the end of unpaved roads. The kids who attend one-room schools have close relationships with the other students, get lots of individual attention from their teachers, and often benefit from the small family-like community. Veteran producer Neenah Ellis traveled from Maui to Maine, visiting seven one-room schoolhouses to see what was going on in these vestiges of a time gone by.
Interview with Neenah Ellis
Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with Neenah Ellis about the declining numbers of one room schools in the U.S. and what one room schools can teach us about education.
Featured Music:
Original music composed and performed by Howard Levy
Takagi Masakatsu, “Come March,” Childish Music (Staubgold Germany, 2005)
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Visit Neenah's website to see photos from the schools and learn more about the project. |
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Listen to another story, about centenarian Ruth Ellis, by Neenah Ellis. |
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May 10 , 2008 (#92)- The Kyla Brettle Show
Note! Because of some rights issues, we're unable to offer this show on the website. We wish we could!
This week: two curious stories from one of the most talented and curious producers we know...
Affairs of the Mind
Kyla Brettle - Producer, Australia
They say curiosity killed the cat, right? Well, that's not the only thing it's killed or maimed. It turned Lot's wife into a pillar of salt, it exposed the great and powerful Wizard of Oz as a simple 'man behind the curtain' and of course it never did squat for Lois Lane. Yes, that driving human 'need to know' can wreak havoc on a relationship. Just ask a private eye, paid by one spouse to find out about the other...
"Affairs of the Mind" was commissioned by ABC Radio National's Radio Eye.
The Trouble with Rick
Kyla Brettle - Producer, Australia
An acoustic imagining of what it's like to be Rick Tarulli -- a man who suffers from a condition of the inner ear, which gives him something like super-hearing.
"The Trouble with Rick" was commissioned by ABC Radio’s Music Unit and premiered on ABC Classic FM.
Featured Music:
E-Rock, "Shrink Ray", Conscious (Audio Dregs, 2003)
Piano Magic, "I am the sub-librarian", Low Birth Weight (Rocket Girl, 1999)
J. Spaceman, "Musicbox Underwater", Mister Lonely (Drag City, 2008)
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Check out Kyla Brettle's website. |
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Hear "Into the School of Music," another documentary by Kyla, which follows young musicians auditioning for Australia's most competitive music school. |
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May 3 , 2008 (#47)- The Nosce te Ipsum Show
Originally broadcast May 13, 2006
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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