Re:sound #83: The Going Up Show

This hour: mountain climbers, pilots, and people on the way UP.

2008 / TCF / WBEZ 91.5, USA


This hour: mountain climbers, pilots, and people on the way UP.

Possessed In Spite of Fear
by Roz Bluett ( Radio Eye , ABC)
Sue Fear was one of the most accomplished climbers in Australia. She died on a mountain descent in 2006, but that's just one part of a much larger story.

Voler
by Arielle Lasky (Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 2007)
80-year-old Myonne Lee decides to fulfill her lifelong dream of taking flight.

Do What You Fear and Fear Disappears
by Sarah Boothroyd (TCF ShortDocs: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story , 2006)
For those of us too afraid to climb an enormous mountain or fly a tiny plane, Sarah Boothroyd's story offers this simple antidote: do what you fear and fear disappears.

This episode of Re:sound was produced by Roman Mars.

produced by

Roz Bluett

Roz Bluett is Producer for ABC Radio National, Radio Eye.

Arielle Lasky

Arielle Lasky is a producer that attended Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in 2007.

Roman Mars

Roman Mars (@romanmars) is the creator of 99% Invisible , a short radio show about design and architecture.


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