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Each week the Third Coast Festival presents the documentary-based program Re:sound
on Chicago Public Radio.
On Re:sound you'll hear intriguing radio stories culled from around
the world ranging from personal narratives to investigative documentaries,
experimental sound art to humorous essays. The host of Re:sound is
independent producer and essayist Gwen Macsai,
who presents this remarkable work along with behind-the-scenes interviews and
other "bonus tracks," and spins it all together with music for your listening
pleasure.
Re:sound is produced by Roman Mars,
formerly of the radio-zine Invisible Ink. Listen to Re:sound on
Chicago Public Radio (91.5 FM) at our new time Saturdays at 1pm,
or here on the Internet at your leisure.
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This Week:
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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)
Extras:
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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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Last Week:
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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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