Re:sound

This hour, stories that grab hold of our expectations and smash the binary.My Name Is Shawn and I Prefer Heby Judy Campbell & Amy Standed for The Leap from KQED (2015)Shawn Demmons is a 50-year-old man now, but when he was growing up, he was Shawna Demmons. Lately we’ve heard a lot of stories about people who, after years in the closet, found the courage to come out as transgender. But for Shawn, courage was never the problem. His leap was a four decade journey to realize he was a man. And then he had to decide just what kind of man he wanted to be.NOTE: Due to rights restrictions, this story is no longer available on Re:sound, but you can listen here: https://goo.gl/Te7iqkTwirl by Kaitlin Prest for The Heart (2017)Todd once loved a woman. And she loved him back, but there was one thing that she just couldn’t get over, he twirls. This piece explores what it means to be effeminate when you’re a straight cis-dude. Kaitlin talks to men who embrace and resist their femininity.The Accidental Gay Parents by Hillary Frank for The Longest Shortest Time (2015)In this story, gender is just a small piece of a complicated situation our protagonists find themselves in. Theirs is a tale that turns assumptions upside down: it’s a passionate love story, a tense legal drama, and a complicated family affair, that starts when boy meets boy.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour two stories about what remains after the fighting stops.Guilty Landscape By Anik See for Earth Beat from Radio Netherlands Worldwide (2012) World War I started nearly one hundred years ago. As far as wars go, it was epic – ten million soldiers died in just four years. Over two million of them alone died on the Western Front near Ypres, and the landscape of Flanders was completely devastated. Not a living tree or blade of grass survived. But are the marks of war still visible? What’s it like there now? To find out, Anik went there with her young son.Saigon, 1965 By Malcolm Gladwell, Mia Lobel, Roxanne Scott and Jacob Smith Revisionist History (2016) In the early 1960s the Pentagon set up a top-secret research project in an old villa in downtown Saigon. The task? To interview captured North Vietnamese soldiers and guerrillas in order to measure the effect of relentless U.S. bombing on their morale. Yet despite a wealth of great data, even the leaders of the study couldn’t agree on what it meant.This episode or Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. He also hosted because Gwen Macsai is an amazing human being who was away donating her kidney to save someone else's life.Music for Re:sound is provided by Patient Sounds, a private press record label and book publisher in Chicago. You can check them out at patient-sounds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour stories dedicated to our furry and not-so-furry friends.Flash! (parts I & II)by Daimiano Marchetti with Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt (Reply All, 2016 & 2017)Craigslist: Santa Rosa, California. Lost & found. Post title: Lost tortoise. Flash has escaped.Charles Mingus Toilet Trained His Cat. We Put His Method to the Testby Jody Avigran (Studio360 [WNYC], 2014)The jazz musician Charles Mingus was a celebrated band leader and one of the most important composers of his generation. But at the same time he was recording The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, he was working on another masterpiece of sorts. He figured out how to get his cat, Nightlife, to poop in a toilet — and he decided he’d share his method with the world.Snowdriftby Jennifer Wing (Sound Effect [KNKX], 2015)The story of a lost cat that didn’t actually want to be found.Are Animals Creative?by Sean Cole (Studio360 [WNYC], 2006)What separates humans from animals? It used to be tools - and then we found out some animals are pretty handy. But what about art? There may be nothing prettier than birdsong, but each species sings pretty much the same tune. Are animals ever really creative? Sean Cole went looking for animal artists and found a dog painter and an orchestra of elephants.Charlie’s Conundrum [excerpt]by Sook-Yin Lee and Veronica Simmonds (Sleepover [CBC], 2016)Eight-year-old Charlie tells us about her one great love… her guinea pig, Turnip.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.Music featured on Re:sound is provided by Patient Sounds a private press record label and book publisher based in Chicago. For a tracklist of songs, go to www.ThirdCoastFestival.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, Mother’s Day, in all it’s beautiful, complicated glory.Deliveranceby Francesca Panetta and Lucy Greenwell with presenter Lemn Sissay for Between the Ears (BBC Radio 3, 2015)A sound poem made from the audio diaries of five women in their final days of pregnancy.International Brotherhood of MothersBy Nate DiMeo for The Memory Palace (2009)The story of the founding of Mother’s Day and the holiday’s social justice origins turned commercial.Private Black Motherhood and Public White ProtestBy Stacia Brown for Hope Chest (2017)Stacia knows all too well that some adults start treating young black girls as women as early as age 7. In this personal essay - which weaves together Stacia's prose with the perfect measure of interview, music and found sound - we hear about the fears and joys of black motherhood especially in this Trumpian era of blatant racism.On Death and Space CloudsBy Tally Abecassis for First Day Back (2016)After your mom is gone, and all that remains is her voice in your head, how do you introduce that person, that primary force in your life, to someone who never knew her, like your children. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour stories that dive below the surface to help us understand issues of race, the environment and immigration.How Race Was Made (Seeing White, Part 2) [excerpt] by John Biewen ( Scene on Radio , 2017) When producer John Biewen was in high school in the late 1970s, he learned from his textbooks that people could be divided into three distinct races — mongoloid, caucasoid and negroid. Decades later he wondered when and how this now debunked theory of race took hold. In this episode, John looks at those distinctions arose. This excerpt is the second episode of a multi-part series John is producing on race called 'Seeing White'. You can listen to all of the episodes on the Scene on Radio website (http://podcast.cdsporch.org/) or subscribe to the podcast.How the Environment Got Political [excerpt] by Brooke Gladstone ( On the Media from WNYC Studios, 2017) In the 1960's the issues pertaining to the environment were not nearly as divisive as they are today (e.g. Global Warming). Back then, the environment was a bipartisan issue, and a Republican president created the EPA in 1970 in response to public pressure. So how did we get here? How did the environment go from universal concern to political battleground — with the EPA caught in the crossfire?Listen to On the Media's entire episode about the EPA and the environment at http://www.wnyc.org/story/on-the-media-2017-03-10/State (Sanctuary Part 2) by Delaney Hall with Roman Mars (99% Invisible, 2017) In n the 1980s, the United States experienced a refugee crisis. Thousands of Central Americans were fleeing civil wars in their home countries.In response, a network of churches across the country declared themselves “sanctuaries,” offering shelter to thise who were threatened with deportation and in some cases helped smuggle people across the border. Leaders and members of these sanctuary churches believed they had a religious imperative to help people fleeing persecution. But the US government saw things differently, and took legal action. You can hear 'Church', the first episode from 99pi 's Sanctuary series, at 99percentinvisible.org.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this week Third Coast held a public discussion in Chicago about the big podcast of the moment, S-Town. We recorded this event live at Ipsento606 with about 50 S-Town super fans. To join in on the discussion, visit facebook.com/groups/stownhall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour redefinition, reflection... and the new you. The Understudy By Sophie Townsend with Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Love Me (CBC, 2016) Sophie Townsend has been a widow for a year and a half. She is too busy taking care of her children to entertain the idea of dating, until a man compliments her shoes. Katie V Katie By Nancy Lopez for Snap Judgement (2017) When Katie Crouch learned there was another Katie Crouch who lived in the same city and apparently had the same professional interests as her she thought, huh, what else do we have in common? She would soon find out. Not All Who Wander Are Lost…But Some Definitely Are By James Spring for This American Life (2014) A car is a classic place to realize: "oh, I’m lost." But sometimes the realization of being lost comes first, and the car is the solution. Drive, keep driving, get un-lost. James Spring has this story about a road trip as life plan. This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, “I do” or “do I?” the calculus for marriage, for better and for worse.Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl by Joe Richman and Sarah Kramer (Radio Diaries, 2016) A few years ago, Radio diaries teamed up with Cowbird, a public storytelling website and held a competition to find a fresh voice. They discovered Majd Abdulghani, a muslim teenager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a young woman under pressure from her parents to consider an arranged marriage.How Will I Know? by Andrea Silenzi (Why Oh Why, 2016) Andrea Silenzi, host of the relationship podcast Why Oh Why, looks back at the role the show has played in her personal life. Travel through the past three years as Andrea talks to her editor, Hillary Frank, about what’s going on in her relationship.Choose Responsibly by Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2017) Choosing a partner is just a game, or is it?The Wedding Song by Yenting Hsu (ARTE Radio, 2011) At the time of her marriage, a Paiwan princess bids farewell to her family and her youth. So the wedding song of this indigenous Tawainese people is mixed with tears. Recorded in the village of Liang-Shan, in the Ping-Tung region, south of the island.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we’re coming to you from inside the Third Coast Institute of Sound — a fictional museum we’ve dreamed up where all of the exhibits and artifacts are dedicated to things that make sound and noise.The Cat Piano (on loan from The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments) By Victoria Ferran with Sound Engineer Chris O’Shaughnessy for Soundproof (ABC RN, 2016) The history of the cat piano goes back centuries and raises unanswered (and perhaps unanswerable) questions about the relationship between music and noise, human and animal.Vox Ex Machina By Delaney Hall and Roman Mars for 99% Invisible In 1939, an astonishing new machine debuted at the New York World’s Fair. An operator sat at the organ-like device’s curved wooden console with a giant speaker towering behind her. She faced an expectant audience, placed her hands on a keyboard in front of her, and then played something the world had never really heard before — a synthesized voice.Mr Pumpernickle's Musical Gas (on loan from The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments) By Victoria Ferran with Sound Engineer Chris O’Shaughnessy for Soundproof (ABC RN, 2016) In the 1830s, the French were imagining a delivery method for music long before the radio was invented, all thanks to gaz musical .Roald Dahl's Sound Machine (on loan from The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments) By Victoria Ferran with Sound Engineer Chris O’Shaughnessy for Soundproof (ABC RN, 2016) Roald Dahl's short but slightly disturbing story tells of a man named Klausner who invents a machine that can hear sound the human ear cannot hear.Gone With A Trace: The story of lost items on the US/Mexico border By Joan Webber for The Current (CBC, 2015) Every year, thousands of people try to secretly cross into America by foot. It is a brutal, daunting trip. Some make it, some are caught and sent back, and still others die in the effort. And along the way the landscape is littered with objects left behind, testaments to the struggle people endure trying to get here. Photographer Richard Misrach and composer Guillermo Galindo have been collecting these objects left by migrants and transforming them into musical instruments, in the hopes of giving voice to statistics.Khlebnikov's Radio of The Future (on loan from The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments) By Victoria Ferran with Sound Engineer Chris O’Shaughnessy for Soundproof (ABC RN, 2016) ‘The Radio of the Future—the central tree of our consciousness—will inaugurate new ways to cope with our endless undertakings and will unite all mankind.’ — Velimir Khlebnikov, 1921Fluctuations [web and podcast only] By Phil Smith for Short Cuts (Falling Tree Productions & BBC Radio 4, 2013) At night, Phil pines for the sound his toilet used to make.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story. No Place Like Homeby Phoebe Judge and Lauren Sporher (Criminal, 2015)In the early 90s, a wealthy magazine publisher was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a minimum security prison in Louisiana. But white collar criminals weren’t the only people living there, and the other people inside had basically been forgotten about by the outside world, some of them for decades. Shipped to Timbuktuby PJ Vogt, Alex Goldman and Alex Blumberg (Reply All, 2015)A missent email from the world of professional cookie advisers sends PJ hurtling down a path to WWII Japan. We'll Drive Till We Find An Exit [EXCERPT]presented by PJ Vogt at the 2016 Third Coast ConferenceA session about the joy and fear of pursuing stories without any idea of how they're going to succeed, or if they're going to succeed at all. Reply All’s PJ Vogt shares some tricks for making these kinds of off-the-map stories work. He’ll talk about how you gather tape for a story you don't yet have a map for, how to include your original sense of wonder and discovery in your final script, and how to take stories that feel ordinary and insist on them becoming more strange. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour the unexpected and inexplicable.'Julia'by Johnathan Goldstein with Chris Neary, Kalila Holt and Wendy Dorr (Heavyweight , 2016) In grade 8, Julia was bullied so badly by a group of girls that she changed schools without telling anyone. Soon after, the girls from her old school showed up at her house and rang her doorbell. She didn’t answer it. For the past 20 years, Julia’s been wondering what those girls wanted.'As Many Leaves'by Sally Herships (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2016) One evening in the autumn of 2013, Sally Herships received a short email from her husband telling her he was never coming home again. At first she thought it was a joke, but when she got home he and a suitcase had gone. From the night he left, her husband cuts off all contact and Sally, broken-hearted, is tortured by a single question. Why?The episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're featuring an episode of our brand new podcast — the Third Coast Pocket Conference.The Third Coast Pocket Conference is the start of your next great story — featuring sessions from Third Coast Conferences and more.How to Make Your Listener Levitate & Other Magic Tricks (Recorded 13 November 2016 at the Third Coast Conference in Chicago) You don’t want your audience to listen half-heartedly — you want them to be so deeply engaged, they’re a little surprised when they bump down to earth at the end.So how do we create audio that doesn’t just entertain, but enchant? UK producer Cathy FitzGerald shows how she hooks her listeners: head, heart, guts and soul. In this session, she offers practical tips on creating an intense, tangible world through scripting, structure and surprise – and then considers the magic that happens when we take a step back and let listeners make sense of it for themselves.This session features excerpts from the following works [listed in order of appearance]: 'She's Alright, My Mum Is' by Nigel Acheson & Kim Normanton 'Burn Slush' by Cathy FitzGerald 'Skylarking' by Cathy FitzGerald 'Of Figs and Men' by Phil Smith 'White Stiletto Dreams' by Cathy FitzGerald 'The Ballad of the Radio Feature' by Alan Hall 'Envision Yourself Being a Free Man' by Sylvia Ryerson 'Little Volcanoes' by Cathy FitzGerald 'A Conversation with Ray Bradbury' from UCTVFollow the link to hear all of these stories:https://goo.gl/VQ1F8CSubscribe to the Third Coast Pocket Conference:rss.acast.com/thirdcoastpocketconference Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition. From more than 550 entries in 2016, ten were chosen as winners. This hour we're featuring selections from the winners of the following awards: Skylarking, Best Documentary: Foreign Language, Best News Feature, Best Documentary: Bronze and Best Documentary: Gold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition. From more than 550 entries in 2016, ten were chosen as winners. This hour we're featuring selections from the winners of the following awards: Best New Artist, Best Documentary: Honorable Mention, Radio Impact, Directors' Choice and Best Documentary: Silver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour the life and AIDS reporting of New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz.Dying Words: The AIDS Reporting of Jeffrey Schmalz and How It Changed the New York Times by Kerry Donahue & Sam Freedman (The Dying Words Project, 2015) On the afternoon of Friday, December 21, 1990, Jeffrey Schmalz had a grand mal seizure in the middle of the New York Times newsroom where he worked. Soon after he was diagnosed with full blown AIDS. He spent the rest of his life and career writing about the epidemic from the perspective of the gay community, even as he was dying from the disease himself.Jeanne and Morty Manford. Activist son; Revolutionary mom by Sara Burningham and Eric Marcus (Making Gay History, 2016) In 1972, Jeanne Manford, founded the organization PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in support of her son Morty Manford — a gay man who would go on to become an assistant attorney general of New York.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour people trying their best — and sometimes failing miserably — to make a connection.Incommunicado By Yowei Shaw (The World In Words, PRI, 2015) Yowei Shaw was born in the United States and speaks virtually no Mandarin. Her grandfather is from Taiwan and speaks virtually no English. Kid talk was fine when Yowei was a kid. But now she's grown up, she's determined to have proper conversations with Yeye— before it's too late.Meet the Jawniaks By John Biewen (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2014) John Biewen never imagined he would have any reason to visit Poland or to encounter the Polish language in any serious way. Then, in middle age, he fell in love with a Polish immigrant named Ewa. John went to Poland to meet the parents, but still he saw no reason to trouble himself learning Ewa’s mother tongue. At least, not before arriving on Polish soil.Chin-Kyll and Bo-Ok: Across the DMZ By Davey Kim (Snap Judgement, 2015) What happens when you are reunited with your North Korean sister for the first time in over five decades?This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.TRACKLIST Adriana Krikl, ‘Disconnect’, Snowbirds In Flight (self-released, 2015) So I’m An Islander, ‘Fastlan Reprise’, Væst Ven (self-released, 2015) Diana Fire, ‘Stop Talking’, Super Sighs (Yarn Audio, 2016) Komiku, ‘Bleu’, It’s time for adventure (Chez Monplaisir, 2016) Monplaisir, ‘In the name of loneliness’, Surtout ne pas se perdre (2011-2016) (Chez Monplaisir, 2016) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're going on three soundwalks that meander at the pace of real life.4700 Liberty Heights Avenue [EXCERPT] by Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick (Out of the Blocks, WYPR, 2015) The 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue is a portrait of survival and adaptability. It's a self-governed, informal economy where the currency is respect. Space is shared by merchants, churches, longtime residents, and drug dealers. Immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, West Africa, and Korea have set up shops alongside a dwindling number of African American-owned businesses. Trust is earned here, not given lightly.Meet Me At the Cemetery Gates [EXCERPT] by Susanna Grant & Jo Morris (Shuffle Festival, 2015) Neglected for years, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a registered charity mainly run by volunteers. Originally one of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries, it stretches for 31 acres and is the city's largest urban woodland. From cemetery to nature reserve, the park mirrors the East End’s long history of providing a refuge and haven for (im)migrants. We meet those who played there long ago, Serbian foragers, bird-watchers and to children who visit the park now, who all create a portrait of this bewitching space.Shaktoolik Soundwalk [EXCERPT] by Josie Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum & Joaqlin Estus (Frontier of Change for KNBA and Localore: Finding America from AIR Media, 2016) The village of Shaktoolik, Alaska, is 400 miles from Anchorage, on a spit of land between the Bering Sea and the Tagoomenik River. Climate change threatens to wash the village away within the next few decades. But what's it like to live there? This immersive audio tour will transport you to Shaktloolik. You'll walk the length of the village, go into homes, and meet a few of the people who live there.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis FunkTRACKLIST Artem Bemba, 'Red Shore', Basscoast (Southern City's Lab, 2015) Adriana Krikl, 'Every Way, Sonic Escapes (self-released, 2016) Adriana Krikl, 'Glitch, Sonic Escapes (self-released, 2016) Seba Lay, 'Directions', In search of (self-released, 2008) So I'm an Islander, 'Æ Kirk'bak (The Church Hill)', Stelheij (self-released, 2016) Seba Lay, 'Colors', In search of (self-released, 2008) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge!Including interviews with producers and a visit to our 2016 partner, Manual Cinema, who are adapting this year’s winning ShortDocs into a live shadow puppetry performance.Maya Turns 26 by Maya Goldberg-Safir Whether she likes it or not, things are about to change.Out of Order by La Cosa Preziosa A man & his TV crime drama-induced phobia.ragazzo incontra ragazzo by Garrett Kling A chance encounter brings together an American and Italian boy, not knowing when they'll ever meet again.Too Many Miles * by Stephanie Rowden & Jennifer Metsker What if Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” were re-imagined as a film?Swimmers by Michelle Macklem A woman pieces together sonic memories and her sense of belonging through swimming.The Hadal Zone by Peregrine Andrews & Geoff Marsh Two obnoxious city boys take the Giant Squid Safari in the Sea of Japan and end up in deep trouble.What Is It Like? by Tree Mabry A look at invisibility, silhouettes, and humanity through a kaleidoscope.Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People * by the Dear Deer Face Collective A story about deer, a wonderful lake, internet privacy.HATCH * by Geoff McQueen A man, in orbit, going round and round...Hard-Boiled Poet by Regina Botros This hard-boiled poet cracks another case wide open.I dream of rattlesnakes ** by Todd, Sam & Belle Wemmer A contemplation on the return of rattlesnakes to Massachusetts.*= Winner **= People’s Choice Award WinnerMusic for this episode was composed by Matthew Bourne for his album moogmemoryThis episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring an audio postcard from the Restorative Radio Project plus an interview with the series' producer, Sylvia Ryerson. 'Envision Yourself Being a Free Man'by Sylvia Ryerson with recordings by Essie Mannes (Restorative Radio Project, WMMT, 2016)Essie Manns is the grandmother of DeVaughn Hall, currently incarcerated at Red Onion State prison. Essie lives in Roanoke, Virginia, a 4 hours drive from the prison. She cannot drive long distances, but she gets rides from her friends and family as often as she can to go and visit DeVaughn in prison. For her audio postcard, Essie recorded a Sunday with the family. She took the recorder to church, and then returned home for a fish fry with their whole extended family.Read our behind-the-scenes interview with Sylvia: http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/article/sylvia-ryerson-btsThis episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, the story of how an event affected one woman, her family and the criminal justice system.A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice and My Mother by Samantha Broun and Jay Allison for Atlantic Public Media and Transom.org In 1994, Sam Broun's mother, Jeremy Brown, was the victim of a violent crime. She was 55 years old and living alone. A stranger came into her backyard, attacked her from behind and five hours later, he left her lying on her bed — hands and feet bound with tape. Alive. She survived. This is a story of how the system failed and how that crime launched and destroyed political careers. It's also a story about family — both the victims and the assailants — and how thousands of prisoners' hopes for a second chance were lost.This piece was made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts with special thanks to Thanks to Rob Rosenthal, Melissa Allison, Sydney Lewis, Viki Merrick, public radio station WCAI and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.For more about this story, including images, audio extras and links to additional resources, visit Transom.orghttp://transom.org/2016/a-life-sentence-victims-offenders-justice-and-my-mother/http://transom.orghttp://atlantic.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, the suits we wear and the impressions we make. The Runwayby Luke Malone (Start Up, Gimlet Media, 2016) It’s not uncommon for shoppers to walk out of Mary Going’s store feeling on top of the world. Mary runs Saint Harridan, a company that makes custom suits for the gender non-conforming. With her store, Mary has created a space that caters to the needs of butch women and trans men—something that doesn’t happen very often. Her fans are enthusiastic and dedicated, her products are selling out… but she can barely pay her rent.The Blazer Experimentby Delaney Hall (99% Invisible, 2016) In 1968, the police department in Menlo Park, California hired Victor Cizanckas to be the new police chief. His main goal was to reform the department, which had a strained relationship with the community at the time. The method he chose was unconventional — new uniforms for all police officers.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.Special thanks to Jeanine Fry, Master Tailor at Daniel George Custom Suits in Chicagohttp://www.danielgeorgecustomsuits.com/PhotoRobert Sheiehttps://goo.gl/B7K3Qd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, one man who needs to devour as much air as he can and another who's at his best while holding his breath.Air by Neil Sandell (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2016) Neil Sandell is a man of a certain age, a man who loves to ride his racing bike. But as he gasps for air while climbing a steep mountain road, he wonders, why is he driving himself so hard? After all, he's living his dream—a life on the Cote d'Azur. Does the answer lie with his cycling hero Jens Voigt, a man on a mountain, or somewhere in his past?Dark Blue by Hana Walker-Brown (The Lives of Others, Radio Wolfgang, 2016) Stig Pryds has been free-diving since January 2013 and already within that year, he ranked in the top 10 free-divers worldwide. Stig suffers from a chronic arthritic condition that had left him jobless, divorced and in agony; so heavily medicated, he couldn’t even remember his children. On the brink of suicide, Stig discovered that under the water, he felt no pain.Mr Right by Inge Hoonte (Deep Wireless 4, 2007) Searching for your ideal partner can be exhausting, even with the help of personal ads.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis FunkPhoto Stig Pryds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour audio air conditioning — we’re turning down the thermostat and ushering in stories that give us the chills.I Fell Through the Ice by Dennis Funk and Gwen Macsai (Re:sound debut, 2016) Phil Smith grew up skating on frozen lakes. But one New Year's Eve, reliving his childhood memories put him in a life and death situation.Overland by Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace , 2016) George Frederick Tilton was crew member on the ship the Belvedere, which made regular trips to the arctic to trap and hunt in the late 19th century. When the Belvedere and it's crew found themselves stranded, Tilton set out on a mission to rescue them all.Arctic Sound Lost & Founds by Jennifer Kingsley (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2016) Radio producer and naturalist Jennifer Kingsley is quite familiar with the area, having traversed some of it in a canoe. On her last trip, she opted for a larger vessel and set out to record the sounds of her environment. She came back with more than she could have imagined.Frozen Ailve by Peter Frick-Wright & Robbie Carver (Outside Podcast , 2016) In this episode, the listener endures a series of plausible mishaps on a bitterly cold night: a car accident on a lonely stretch of road, a broken ski binding that foils a backcountry escape, a disorienting tumble in the snow and a slow descent into hypothermia and delirium.Music in this episode was performed on instruments made from ice by Icemusic. Icemusic is a project of Norwegian composer Tjere Isungset.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis FunkPhotoespie (on and off)https://goo.gl/hCpRMm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, uninvited guests like old lovers, irrational fears and the annoying habits that keep us up at night.Like Steps Of Passing Ghosts by Kaitlin Prest Kaitlin Prest explores how we can remain haunted by past loves 'Like Steps of Passing Ghosts'.Holdout by Katie Mingle and Roman Mars A woman watches while a shopping mall goes up all around her.The Hijacker's Letter by Davey Kim What do you do when you receive a letter from your husband’s killer?The Lonely Animal: A Snorer's Memoir by Natalie Kestecher Two shunned snorers reflect upon the impact that their snoring has had on their relationships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're featuring two stories of love through loss... plus an interview with the producers who've written their way through these troubled moments.The Updatesby Sophie Townsend with Sound Engineer Louis Mitchell. Sophie's updates were read by Gabrielle Rogers (360documentaries, ABC RN 2014)When Sophie Townsend’s husband Russell was diagnosed with lung cancer, she became the family spokesperson, a task she found endless, difficult and confronting. People’s questions about his sickness left her reeling, because the news she had to give them was never good. Soon she started the Russell Updates, a weekly email that laid it all bare for friends and family. The updates were not just a way to keep everyone informed, but Sophie’s way of working things out in her own head, and keeping herself afloat.ASK MEby Sara Brooke Curtis (Unfictional, KCRW 2016)Sara spent her days riding buses and walking the beach alone, thinking of someone who wasn't there. In time, she found an unlikely stranger to share her thoughts with, and help her grieve.PhotoSebastian Hilliggoo.gl/jveDj3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Intersection — Episode 1, 'Home'by David Boyer (The Intersection, KALW, 2016)Welcome to THE INTERSECTION and to the corner of Golden Gate Ave and Leavenworth St in the Tenderloin. While the neighborhood has the highest density of kids and seniors in San Francisco, it's associated more with its many homeless residents. We'll hear from a woman who sleeps in a tent—and cooks—on the sidewalks. And another woman who found a home in an innovative supportive housing project just steps away from the corner.Listen to the entire series at theintersection.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour gravity, antigravity, magical trees and flying carpets.The Magic Carpet Flight Manualby Cathy FitzGerald & Matt Thompson (A Rockethouse Production, BBC World Service, 2010)Cathy FitzGerald explores the past, present, and very real future of the magic carpet and wonders what our desire to defy gravity tells us about ourselves. Along the way, we meet a Japanese astronaut who took a real carpet into space — and flew it, a Muslim whose prayer mat rises above the mundane and a physicist working on levitation in the quantum world.Gravitation and Other Gracesby Stephanie Rowden (Re:sound debut, 2016)Once upon a time, producer Stephanie Rowden stumbled upon an elderly, gnome-ish, armchair philosopher named Wolfgang. Ailing and living alone, he'd attracted a devoted circle of much-younger friends and caretakers. Stephanie found herself unexpectedly drawn into Wolfgang's orbit, and, in this audio essay, she retraces her path from documentarian to caretaker herself, eventually in search of a very distinctive tree that was to be Wolfgang's final resting place.PhotoDiego Langellottihttps://goo.gl/Ibg68u Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour the story of thousands of African American farmers who lost millions of acres of land at the hands of institutional racism.All You Need Is A _____.by Aengus Anderson & James Ford Howell (2010 ShortDocs Challenge)Two opposing groups of immigration protestors in Arizona attempt to define the word "wall" without referring to Mexico.Fighting for the Promised Land: A Story of Farming and Racismby Tina Antolini (Gravy, 2015)Shirley Sherrod’s introduction to the intermingling of agriculture and racism came when she was 17 years old, with an incident that changed the course of her life. And, after that moment, her life has been one defined by the fight for black-owned farmland. It’s a fight that has included devastating racism, the biggest class action lawsuit in the history of the United States, and a high-profile firing from the USDA.Gravy is a project of the Southern Foodways Alliance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we're live at the Hideout in Chicago with stories of pairs who are complete opposites, but utterly entwined. The Sitter Dispatch by Maya Goldberg-Safir & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2015)Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected. Gamun-Pyul by Rayon Wright (Radio Rookies, WNYC 2010) Rayon Wright was born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn. Though he grew up surrounded with Jamaican culture and music, he wants more than anything to producer Korean music (or K-Pop). A lot of non-Asian teenagers like Hello Kitty or Japanese Anime, but Rayon's love for Asian culture goes far beyond that. Grote's Notes by Gwen Macsai & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2016)Re:sound host Gwen Macsai tells the story of her unlikely friendship with a bank robber.This episode of Re:sound was recorded live at The Hideout in Chicago. Special thanks to Johanna Zorn, Sarah Geis, Maya Goldberg-Safir, Louie Cheney, the Cheney Family, Radio Rookies, WNYC, Rayon Wright, Dan Grote, Jerry Bischoff (Dan's lawyer), Phil Smith, Steve Pickering (who read exceprts from Dan Grote’s letters) and Ryan Hembrey of The Hideout (for his help recording our live show). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour stories of quiet calls that have produced the most unexpected responses.The Time Traveller and the Hitmanby Lynn Levy, Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt (Reply All, Gimlet Media, 2015)In 1997, John Silveira wrote a joke classified ad in a tiny publication called Backwoods Home Magazine asking if anyone wanted to travel back in time with him. A lot of people took him seriously. What do you do when everyone wants you to fix the worst mistakes they’ve ever made?Obituary Noticeby Peter Meanwell (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2012)WPAQ is a tiny radio station nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. It was founded to preserve a wholesome way of life — broadcasting local Old Time and Gospel music, local preachers, and the local obituary notices three times a day. These notices a portrait of the region's unique rural history, which is disappearing with every death.Mojave Phone Boothby Joe Rosenberg (Snap Judgement, 2015)When Doc started calling a phone booth in the middle of the desert, he was sure no one would ever pick up. But, oh, would they ever...PhotoHobart/Surry Arts Council Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we listen to some of our favourite entries to the 2015 Third Coast Short Docs Challenge: Studs Rules!For our 2015 Studs-inspired Challenge we partnered with the Studs Terkel Radio Archive at WFMT.With their help, we came up with the following rules:Your radio story must...• be two to three minutes in length• be titled with a question that begins with one of the five Ws• contain the question "And what happened then?"• and include a shout of silence or a cry of laughterShortDocs Featured this hour (* = ShortDocs Winner, ** = People's Choice Award Winner)Where Do I Even Start?by Ben Riskin & Aaron LeederA working interview for a smart phone society.What Do You Need To Know?by Ilya MarritzThe bread guys pay a visit to a busy Brooklyn deli.What Happened When You Caught a Toadfish?by Sam Wemmer, Ian Romer Todd WemmerLiam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka.Where Do We Go...by Catie TalarskiAn audio impression of racial tensions.What Was It About Marriage Anyway?by Austin MitchellA 1974 conversation between Erica Jong and Studs Terkel... remixed.What Do You Look Forward To, Aai?by Nina PathakThe producer's grandma reflects on growing old in a country that's not her home.Where Did He Go: Ogichan, Grandad?by Eloise StevensA granddaughter tells us about her grandfather's funeral.Who Remembers My Father's Voice?*by Pablo DuarteI ask my family members if they remember what my father sounded like.Who Took Mom To the Prom?*by Emer Horgan with Ronan KellyA story of girls who say 'yes' that is 100% true.What Makes a Good Marriage?*by Olivia HumphreysOlivia's grandparents, now in their 90s and married for nearly 70 years, tell her about when they met and give their advice on a long and happy marriage.What Could Be Bad About This?*by John-Michael FormanWhat if you could learn to stop listening to other peopleWhere Do I Find You Now?**by Sara Brooke CurtisAn intimate conversation with Studs about the edges of life and death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour stories of those who share and those who lurk. The Mollusc and the Peacockby Natalie Kestecher (Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4, 2014)This is the story of a Facebook lurker, someone who sees herself as curious but benign. Like her grandmother, who was a fan of American soap operas, she has a taste for stories about the lives of others just as long as they’re glamorous and extravagant and don’t bear too much resemblance to reality.Voyager Foundby Jonathan Mitchell (The Truth, 2014)In the 1970s, NASA produced an audio time capsule on a Golden Record curated by astronomer Carl Sagan to represent all of life on earth as we’ve known it. It was sent aboard the Voyager spacecrafts to reach distant planetary systems. This episode of the podcast “The Truth” imagines the listeners who might find it.Wake Up, Baby!by Peregrine Andrews (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2015)A baby sleeps. A man in another room watches her on a screen. Her loving father? No. This man does not know this baby. He's in another country, thousands of miles away. And, each night, he watches a different baby. 'Wake Up, Baby!' is an atmospheric journey into the sometimes unsettling world of 'reassuring' technology, and industry that kicked off in the media storm following the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's infant son in 1932. Phototroll.me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, the story of a man who's ultimate goal is to become a national evening news anchor.Anchor Dreams — The Passion of Scoop Nemethby Noel Black & Jake Brownell (Wish We Were Here, KRCC, 2015)Brian 'Scoop' Nemeth has a singular goal: to become a national news anchor on the Fox News Network's prime-time broadcast. Despite the challenges of Asperger's, 'Scoop' moved from his hometown of Colorado Springs to the city of Denver, where he's built a following through YouTube videos and public access TV. On top of this, he's published a book of erotic poetry and designs women's activewear. But is America ready for someone like 'Scoop' to takeover TV news as the 'black Bill O'Reilly'?Help Third Coast launch the next generation of great audio storytelling. Donate here: goo.gl/DDrkPr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on a special feature podcast, we're flashing back in time to 2004 to have a listen to the very first episode of Re:sound. Producer Dennis Funk talks with Re:sound's Host, Gwen Macasi and Third Coast's Director Johanna Zorn about how it all began, and they provide a little commentary throughout the hour. Third Coast is in the middle of our annual fundraiser at the moment, and we're celebrating the role that Third Coast has played in launching the audio storytelling revolution. For photos from our #ThirdCoastLaunchPad click here: https://goo.gl/ZYwxVZDonate here: https://goo.gl/DDrkPr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2015 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2015 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, two delightfully out-of-the-ordinary musical portraits from producer Alan Hall.The Grace of Jeff Buckleyby Alan Hall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2014)The story of the day Jeff Buckley arrived on the UK music scene in 1994 — from a photo shoot in the morning, a live radio appearance in the afternoon and then to a gig at Bunjies folk club so over-booked that a second concert was arranged for later that evening at the 12 Bar.The Voices of Elly Stoneby Alan Hall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2014)Elly Stone is a modest, 87-year-old New Yorker — 'born and dragged up' — whose sublime voice will forever be associated with the songs of Belgian chanteur Jacques Brel. Twenty years after her retirement from the stage, she offers a rare insight into her life and what music has meant to her. 'The Voices of Elly Stone' won the 2015 Prix Europa for Best European Music Programme.Listen to 'Rhapsody in Bohemia' by Alan Hall, winner of the Directors' Choice Award at the 2006 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition — http://goo.gl/qob4wh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour, we follow three addicts through Australia's drug court system.Inside the Drug Court: part 1—the last chanceby Sharon Davis and sound engineer Steven Tilley (Earshot, ABC RN, 2015)After a year of negotiations with the government of New South Wales, Australia, producer Sharon Davis was granted exclusive access to the state's Drug Courts — a program where long term addicts, many of them hardened criminals, are released from jail in order to join a strict rehabilitation program designed to end their addiction.. In the first episode of this three part series, Sharon follows three addicts on their journey to sobriety through the Drug Court system.Listen to part 2 & 3 of this series: http://ab.co/1FSGHirPhotoepSos.dehttp://bit.ly/1hUFwVZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour: audio stories inspired by the written word, be it a novel or a comic book.Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat[NOTE: only available at http://ThirdCoastFestival.org until November 2, 2015]by Steven Rajam & written by Tim Key (BBC Radio 4, 2012)Tim Key — poet, comedian, and crumpled polymath — is obsessed with Nikolai Gogol's short story 'The Overcoat'. Written in 1842, it's a fable of a simple Russian clerk whose desire for a new coat to keep the St Petersburg winter at bay forever changes his life... and ultimately destroys him. Tim's off to find out what — if anything — Gogol's mysterious story can tell us, whilst contending with his own filthy disgrace of a jacket.[Listen to the piece here: http://bit.ly/1jEg88G]Supermanby Laura Starcheski and Al Letson (State of the Re:Union, 2012)Al Letson is a storyteller and public radio host who is hugely, passionately into comics. In his search for super stories, he found a Superman superfan that fell prey to a real life villain, and a tight-knit comics community that pitched in to help.Poioumenonby Jon Steiner & read by Adam Norris, sound by Louis Mitchell (Radiotonic [ABC RN], 2015)Poioumenon is a (sort of) short story by Jon Steiner, inspired (sort of) by and in homage (kind of) to the American postmodern (ish) writer David Foster Wallace, adapted (sort of) for the radio, and about (sort of): figuring out where to go post-post-modernism.PhotoCamshttp://bit.ly/1WCpWOx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour two stories that dive into the depths of the inner ear. Disequlibrium [NOTE: not available on the podcast]by Nick Ryan, Lisa Gee and Jeremy Mortimer (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2012)Nick Ryan, is award-winning sound designer and composer. For reasons unknown, he wakes up every day feeling dizzy, nauseous and destabilized. Despite medication and his GP's assurances, the feelings persist. At the same time Nick is building a game-world entirely from sound through which players must navigate using only their hearing. 'Disequilibrium' is a meditation on the nature of sound and hearing. It traces Nick's experience of his balance disorder as it morphs his world into a space nearly as alien as the one he's creating. LISTEN HERE:http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1835-re-sound-210-the-inner-ear-showIn One Ear and Out the Otherby Tim Hinman (Radiotonic, ABC RN, 2015)'In One Ear and Out the Other' takes a bizarre trip inside the brain of Danish documentary producer Tim Hinman, as he does his best to follow the pathways of cognition to the source — only to be confronted with a stranger and stranger inner universe. With help from a few seasoned Danish scholars, 'In One Ear and Out the Other' is a radio first: real live reportage from inside a living brain. Well… almost.PhotoBBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour: first lines, first days back and every last first you can think of.Getting Back Out Thereby Tally Abecassis (First Day Back, 2015)First Day Back is a documentary podcast that follows filmmaker Tally Abecassis as she faces the challenges of picking up her career after an extended maternity leave. In this episode, Tally lays out her situation and makes a move to restart her filmmaking career. She talks about “freelancer math” and asks her family some big questions, getting the most surprising answer from her son.My First... [Excerpt: listen at www.thirdcoastfestival.org]by Steve Heather & Siegmar Zacharias (Soundproof [ABC RN], 2015)Your first breath, your first mistake, your first lie, your first kiss, your first job, your first death. The first time you celebrated, and the first time you regretted a first time. 'My First...' constructs a collective life biography from years 0 to 100, through memory, story, and music. The piece traces a society from the 1920's to 2015 and into the future to offer meaning shaped from collective memory.Tim Key's Suspended Sentence[NOTE: not available on the podcast listen at www.thirdcoastfestival.org]by Steven Rajam & written by Tim Key (BBC Radio 4, 2013)Tim Key is on a mission to pen the ultimate opening line: one that will knock your socks off, hook you in, blow you away (he'll sort out the rest later, yeah?). As he slowly crafts his one-sentence magnum opus, Tim taps into the minds of some of Britain's top literary talents to find out what a first line should and shouldn't do, and the hours of sweat and toil enshrined in those crucial few words.PhotoPeter Thoenyhttp://bit.ly/1I16FfE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour stories of black lives caught in the cross hairs of injustice.695BGKby Phoebe Judge & Lauren Spohrer (Criminal, 2015)Just before 2am on December 31, 2008, police officer John Edwards was patrolling in Bellaire, Texas when he saw an SUV driven by two young African-American men. Edwards followed the SUV and ran the license plate number. His computer indicated that the SUV was stolen, and Edwards drew his gun and told the two men to get down on the ground. By the time Edwards realized he had made a mistake, one of the men had already been shot.Strange Fruit[NOTE: only available at www.ThirdCoastFestival.org until 31 August]by Maggie Ayre (Soul Music, BBC Radio 4, 2014)Billie Holiday's famous song 'Strange Fruit' expresses the horror and anguish of a community subjected to lynching in the American South. In this programe, we hear the stories of people whose relatives were lynched by white racists and of the various forms of grief, anger and reconciliation that have followed. And learn the roots of the song itself. We've Forgotten James Powellby Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2014)Nate Dimeo looks back to the summer of 1964. It's late afternoon in New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do.Alex Landau and Patsy Hathawayby Jud Etsy Kendall (StoryCorp, 2014)Alex Landau, an African American who was adopted by a white couple, grew up in a largely white, middle-class suburb of Denver, Colorado. After a traffic stop one night, Alex was severely beaten by Denver Police officers. He and his mother, Patsy Hathaway, visited StoryCorps to talk about how Alex’s race has influenced his life and what happened that night the police stopped him.Visit www.ThirdCoastFestival.org for more stories related to this issue. PHOTOKaitlyn Vetohttp://bit.ly/1M0C8Gm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special Third Coast Podcast we're doing what we do best — sharing the best radio from around the world!On this episode we're featuring the podcast How to Be a Girl, and show's creator, Marlo Mack tells us about her experience at the Third Coast Conference. Also, Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with the 2015 People's ShortDoc Award winning producer, Sara Curtis, about the her piece and the ShortDocs Challenge. FEATURING:Mama, I'm a Girlby Marlo Mack (How to Be a Girl, 2014)When he was three years old, Marlo's son informed me that her was actually her daughter. She's now the mother of a happy, confident little transgender girl, but it took a while to get there.Where Do I Find You Now?by Sara Curtis (Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, 2015)An intimate conversation with Studs Terkel about the edges of life and death.And don't forget, it's fundraising time here at Third Coast, so if you love what we do, and want to love us forever, then please support us with a donation. donatenow.networkforgood.org/ThirdCoastPHOTOSharon Hall Shipphttp://bit.ly/1HYRa99 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To kick-off Third Coast's summer fundraiser, we're doing what we do best — sharing great radio from around the world — with some extra special feature podcasts over the next two weeks. On this episode, Re:sound producer Dennis Funk talks to Ann Heppermann and Martin Johnson founders of the new, Third Coast-inspired audio fiction competition, The Sarah Awards. We also hear a few pieces that will feature on their new podcast Serendipity and learn about their Very Very Short Short Fiction Contest. FEATURING:Every Heart Has a Limited Amount of Heartbeatsby Martin Johnson (Serendipity, 2015)We will all die, and those who are already dead slowly becomes faint memories, that can be awakened, and relived.I Blinked and I Was 30by Andrea Silenzi (Serendipity, 2015)On Andrea's 30th birthday, the universe gave her an impossible assignment. Could she use that day to come to terms with everything she’d done before, and everything she’d hope to do now?Subscribe to Serendipity: http://apple.co/1OczBGkAnd remember, it's fundraiser time here at Third Coast, so if you love what we do, please consider making a donation (pssst there are prizes if you do. We'd all be super thankful. donatenow.networkforgood.org/ThirdCoast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour two mysteries: one involving an obscure novel and Britney Spears, and the other a real life murder most fowl. Case #2: Britneyby Starlee Kine, Alex Blumberg, Melinda Shopsin and Eric Mennel (Mystery Show, 2015)Andrea, a writer no one reads, one day, she makes a shocking discovery that the paparazzi snapped a photo of Britney Spears holding a copy of her second novel. The author then enlists super sleuth Starlee Kine to track down Britney in hope of learning whether the popstar actually read her book and, if so, did she like it. Animal Instinctsby Phoebe Judge, Lauren Spohrer and Eric Mennel (Criminal, 2014)In 2001, a woman was found dead in a pool of her own blood. Her husband was convicted of her murder. But a curious neighbor had a different theory… one that brings new meaning to man vs. beast.PhotoBritneyExperts.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we explore nearly a decade's worth of work from Canadian sound artist, musician and radio producer Sarah Boothroyd. Gleeful Barbariansby Sarah Boothroyd (Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4, 2012)An audio postcard from the often joyful, sometimes exasperating, and always busy world of early parenthood. Featuring very silly noises, nearly-indecipherable toddler chitchat, and 27 different ways a two-year-old can say 'no.'Do What You Fear And Fear Disappearsby Sarah Boothroyd (Third Coast International Audio Festival Short Docs Challenge, 2006)Screams, thoughts on fear, screams, spooky music, more screams.Rabble Rousersby Sarah Boothroyd (Ontario Arts Council, 2012)Touching on ethics, justice, democracy, and global citizenship, Rabble Rousers explores the notion of protest as a spontaneous installation of improvised 'music' in public space.Forest To Desertby Sarah Boothroyd (Third Coast International Audio Festival Short Docs Challenge, 2008)An audio doodle about this phrase: 'Humankind is preceded by forest, and followed by desert.'Through a Doorby Sarah Boothroyd (CBC Radio and New Adventures In Sound Art, 2008)A soundscape about the Nicholas Street Jail in Ottawa, a structure described by a jail inspector in 1946 as 'a monstrous relic of an imperfect civilization where cells are medieval, incredibly cramped, with conditions far below the limits of human decency.'Chanceby Sarah Boothroyd (Between The Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2013)Turn right and you meet the man or woman of your dreams. Turn left and you get hit by a car. Much of life is a matter of being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time. This impressionistic audio work explores randomness, chance, and luck through the microcosm of the racetrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour what you see, is not always what you get.Chook In Memoriumby Mike Ladd (360 Documentaries, ABC Radio National, 2014)The Australian lyrebird is a remarkable creature, able to mimic almost every man made and natural sound; sirens, car engines, other birds. Chook was very popular with visitors at the Adealaide Zoo until he died in 2011 at the age of 32. In this audio tribute to Chook we hear him mimic innumberable sounds.The Two Lives of Asa Carterby Joe Richman & Samara Freemark (Radio Diaries, 2012)Asa Carter was a speechwriter for Alabama Governor George Wallace. He penned one of the most infamous speeches of the era… Wallace’s 'Segregation Now, Segregation Forever' address. Forrest Carter was a Cherokee writer who lived in Texas. His autobiography, The Education of Little Tree, is a beloved classic that has sold millions of copies around the world. But these two men shared a secret.45s at 33by Steve Urquhart (Radiotonic, ABC Radio National, 2015)It started with Dolly Parton's song ‘Jolene'. Someone uploaded a slowed-down version to YouTube – and the reaction was extraordinary. But ‘Jolene’ was just the beginning. Search for 'slowed down to 33', and you’ll find hundreds of examples of old 7-inch singles playing at 33rpm, rather than 45rpm. As he turns 40 — and perhaps a bit preoccupied with the idea of “slowing down time” — radio producer Steve Urquhart discovers some unexpected gems.The Mysterious James Tiptreeby Eric Molinsky (Unfictional, KCRW, 2015)James Tiptree Jr. was a science fiction writer in the late 60's and early 70's. His books and stories had a loyal following, and were notable for the way he handled gender issues and male/female relationships in an era when science fiction featured almost only male heroes. Tiptree was a mysterious figure and only communicated to a few friends and fans. That's because his career hinged on a very big secret.PhotoNatehttp://bit.ly/1LSGtYe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour some of our favorite childhood icons: from the man who gave us Thing One & Thing Two... to Dorothy, the Tin Man and Toto too. Dr Seuss and the Butter Battlesby Eleanor McDowall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2011)Theodor 'Dr Seuss' Geisel remains one of the best-loved children's authors in America. Famed for his witty and often subversive stories such as, 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' his whimsical characters and playful rhymes are deeply embedded in American childhoods and those of children around the world. However, few readers are aware of the surprising political subtext to many of his tales.American Icons: The Wizard of Oz [Excerpt]by Ave Carrillo, Jonathan Mitchell and Eric Molinsky with host Kurt Andersen (Studio360, 2005)It's been more than seventy years since movie audiences first watched The Wizard of Oz. Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, but none of the business sense. Discover how Oz captivated the imaginations of novelists, artists and thinkers all over the world.Listen to the entire hour here: http://bit.ly/1fnrUf8A Goodnight Moon Storyby Kelley Libby (With Good Reason, 2013)First published in 1947, Goodnight Moon has become one of the most popular books for young children. Yet the book’s author, Margaret Wise Brown, always wanted to write for adults. Kelley Libby tells the story of Brown’s work, life, and tragic early death.Special thanks to Nia Tavoularis & Tim Akimoff.PhotoAlvin Trustyhttp://bit.ly/1H6RYNn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour we meander our way down three rivers in search of solace, spiritual healing and, of course, total domination. Reversal of Fortuneby 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.Descentby 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 Riverby 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. PhotoHideyuki Kamonhttp://bit.ly/1DaGcdj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour a revealing snapshot of Martin Luther King, Jr. as he struggled to stay the course he'd set out for himself and the nation.To Heal A Sick Nation [EXCERPT]by Greg Kelly & Stephen Smith and presented by Paul Kennedy (Ideas [CBC], 2014)By 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. saw his dream becoming 'a nightmare'. Criticised by black militants, rejected by white allies, and threatened with death as violence tore America apart.That year was also Canada's Cenntenial Celebration, and Dr. King was invited to give a series of annual lectures on the CBC radio program Ideas. This piece unfolds the behind-the-scenes story leading to King's message of hope delived in his 1967 Massey Lectures.To hear the full episode, visit www.ThirdCoastFestival.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.