Re:sound #6: The Confessions Show
This hour: a retired child beauty queen recalls her youth and a young man revels in eating trash.
2004 / TCF / WBEZ 91.5, USA
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This hour: a retired child beauty queen recalls her youth and a young man revels in eating trash.
Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen
by Roman Mars (Invisible Ink, 2003)
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.
Interview with Roman Mars
Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with Roman Mars about how he stumbled upon A.H. Weatherman's story, Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen, and about his program, Invisible Ink.
Dumpsters of New York
by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, 2003)
Matt Power eats trash. A regular Dumpster-diver, he's unearthed and consumed everything from Odwalla Bars and organic vegetables to fresh berries and gourmet pizza slices. He explains that it's not only cheap, but surprisingly satisfying.
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Roman Mars (@romanmars) is the creator of 99% Invisible , a short radio show about design and architecture.
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Matthew Power was a freelance print and radio journalist and a contributing editor at Harper's magazine and National Geographic Adventure.
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Julie Shapiro (@jatomic) is the executive producer of Radiotopia from PRX - a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven podcasts. She is also the executive producer of Ear Hustle .