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June 27, 2004 (#7)
Mei Mei – A Daughter’s Song
Dmae Roberts – Independent Producer, MediaRites
As a little girl in Taiwan, Chu-Yin was sold into slavery. After spending her childhood homeless and alone, she moved to America where she raised her daughter Dmae Roberts. Growing up, Roberts was angry and frustrated at he rown inability to live up to her mother’s ideal of a perfect Taiwanese daughter. But over time Roberts’ feelings soften and change.
Messages
Dmae Roberts – Independent Producer, MediaRites
While Dmae Roberts mother Chu-Yin was dying from breast cancer, Roberts was one of her most important caretakers. When they weren’t together, they communicated by phone, often leaving messages for each other. These messages became the core of Roberts’ audio homage to her mother, and a window into further understanding her mother’s life and death.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alix Spiegel – Independent Producer
It’s practically a household term today, but 30 years ago no one had heard of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nor did anyone believe that the psychological problems suffered by Vietnam veterans were caused by their military service. Alix Spiegel documents the evolution of PTSD from a nameless experience to an officially recognized medical condition. (NPR’s All Things Considered)
Read an interview with Alix Spiegel
Sweepstakes Winner
Joe Frank – Independent Producer
The original radio maverick, Joe Frank is known for leaving listeners more than a bit uncomfortable. Here he imagines a seemingly celebratory phone call interrupted by a disturbing one…poking fun at public radio in the process.
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June 20, 2004 (#6)
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.
(KALW’s Invisible Ink)
Interview with Producer Roman Mars
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
Matt Power – Independent Producer
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. (PRI's The Next Big Thing from WNYC)
Featured Music:
Mice Parade, Collaborations (After Hours/Bubble Core)
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June 13, 2004 (#5)
Remedial Theory
Benjamen Walker – Independent Producer
When Slobodan Milosevic was tried at the Hague for crimes against humanity, the
world collectively turned against him, except for Benjamen Walker who
hand-delivered a pile of edifying literature to him, including Dostoevsky's
Crime and Punishment. (PRI's The Next Big Thing, from WNYC)
Silence
Joan Schuman – Sound Artist
Imagine being in love with someone with whom you've never communicated
verbally. That's how it was at the start of Tripura and Om's relationship. Joan
Schuman paints an aural portrait of their very...quiet...relationship.
And How Does That Make You Feel
Kathleen Ross – Producer, Blunt Youth Radio
Stella's senior year in high school isn't about proms and football games. It's
full of therapists, overbearing adults, and vice. Kathleen Ross offers this
fictionalized view of high school from the therapist's couch. (WMPG’s Blunt
Youth Radio)
Chicken Diaries
Jude Fletcher and Michael Johnson – Independent Producers
They're great for dinner, metaphors, and weak jokes. But can chickens make
decent house pets? Meet Betty and Veronica, two hens who give Jude Fletcher the
chance to see for herself. (KQED’s Hot Soup)
Featured Music:
To Rococo Rot and I-Sound, Music Is a Hungry Ghost (City Slang)
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June 6, 2004 (#4)
New Violet Flame
Brenda Hutchinson – Independent Producer
When Brenda Hutchinson's sister decided to raise her kids in a secluded
religious community in Montana, Hutchinson went to investigate. This piece
documents her exploration into a completely foreign world of worship.
(Soundprint)
Letter from Chicago
Jonathan Menjivar – Independent Producer
Jonathan Menjivar's mom started worrying about him when he moved to
Chicago...and hasn't stopped. In this audio letter, Menjivar attempts to
reassure his mom by documenting a day in his life.
Paint Mixers
damali ayo – Performance Artist
Dmae Roberts – Independent Producer, MediaRites
As a little girl, damali ayo looked for her skin tone in a box of crayons but
it was nowhere to be found. So as an adult, ayo asks paint mixers to create a
color that matches her skin...and surreptitiously records them as they do so.
Geek Speak
Pamela Z – Independent Producer
Listen as Pamela Z turns the vocabulary and attitude of a computer geek into an
entirely new language, complete with harmony, rhythm, and melody.
Featured Music:
Manitoba, Up in Flames (The Leaf Label)
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