Sean Cole

Sean Cole (He/Him) is a supervising producer and occasional guest host at This American Life.

Over the years, he's worked with a lot of other radio shows and podcasts including Radiolab, 99% Invisible, Marketplace, and All Things Considered. He started his radio career as an newsroom intern at WBUR in Boston. He's also the author of the poetry collection After These Messages on Lunar Chandelier press.

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2003 ShortDocs Challenge: Thirst

X-Town

In the late 1930s, Massachusetts flooded four towns in the central part of the state to create a reservoir for the city of Boston. More than 2,000 people lived in those towns.

This hour, waiting. Waiting in line, waiting for an organ transplant and waiting for a bus that's never, ever going to come.

This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts.

This hour: the story of four small towns that were evacuated and flooded to create one of the biggest reservoirs of drinking water on the east coast.

This hour: a beached whale in Maine, a conversation with the "real" Darth Vader, school kids deconstruct the work of one of America's most difficult poets, and more.

This hour: a story about the vagaries of memory, leaving a legacy, and elevating the personal narrative above the political mire.

This hour: producers and sound artists go to the audio playground and remix to their heart's content.

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The Wonders of Narcissism

Let's face it: you're funny and cunning and smart and insightful; disarming, direct, and hopelessly attractive. Why not give the people what they want -- more you! Sure you're not what the story is about.

Every other fall, the Third Coast stretches its wings, embraces a film festival model (minus the popcorn - too noisy) and presents the Third Coast Filmless Festival - a celebration of sound, story, and the art of listening.

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