Re:sound #262 Moo and Man

This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.

2018 / TCF / 91.5 WBEZ, USA


This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.

Moo and Oink
By Cher Vincent for The Nod from Gimlet Media
With a long-running TV commercial featuring a dancing cow and pig, Moo and Oink grocery stores were a staple for Chicago’s black South Side communities. But producer Cher Vincent digs a little deeper into the origins of these iconic stores.

Man Choubam (I am good)
By Sharon Mashihi for KCRW’s Unfictional and The Heart
Sharon Mashihi is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards, which has been hard on her relationship with her mom. But Sharon saw a chance to mend the strife when she bought a ticket to a cruise with Farhang Holakouee, a famous Iranian talk-show psychiatrist. Could therapy and sunshine fix their relationship?

'Man Choubam' won the 2018 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Silver Award. To hear the full ceremony and read a transcript of Sharon Mashihi's acceptance speech, click here.

This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.

produced by

Brittany Luse

Brittany Luse is host of Sampler, a podcast about podcasts, at Gimlet Media.

Sharon Mashihi

Sharon Mashihi (she/her) is an artist and storyteller, primarily working in audio and performance.


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