Re:sound #203 The Rivers Show

This hour we meander our way down three rivers in search of solace, spiritual healing and, of course, total domination.

2015 / TCF / WBEZ 91.5, USA


This hour we meander our way down three rivers in search of solace, spiritual healing and, of course, total domination.

Reversal of Fortune

by Dan Weissman, Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible, 2013)

Chicago's biggest design achievement isn't the achitectural wonders that rise high above the city's lakefront and river — it's the Chicago River itself.

Descent

by Alex Chadwick and Bill Abbott (Unfictional, KCRW, 2011) The story of two men whose troubles and tragedies find respite in the raging rapids of Cataract Canyon.

The Ganges River

by Phoebe Judge and edited by Katie Davis (The Story, APM/WUNC, 2012)

The Ganges, a 1,500-mile river that flows through Northern India, is a place where people bathe, wash clothes and pray. It is also where waste lines pour out sewage every day. Producer Phoebe Judge travels to the city of Varanasi, where she meets people who live along the Ganges River and want to clean it up.

Special Thanks to Richard Steele for reading the show's open.

This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk

produced by

Dan Weissmann

Dan Weissmann is a general-assignment reporter for WBEZ with a wide range of interests.

Roman Mars

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

Sam Greenspan

Sam Greenspan (@samlistens) is the creator and host of BELLWETHER, a podcast of speculative journalism. At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Sam will be part of a Panel Discussion all about new methods of intertwining documentary, fiction & story for - dare we say it - even truer stories.


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