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HV054- Food Fight
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Clothesline Revival · Todd Colby · Kitchen Sisters · Larry Massett · Radio Rookies · Rocky Tayeh
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054 Food Fight: The Dark Side of the Muffin
Host: Larry Massett of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-11-17 (Originally: 2009-03-25)
“Food Fight” (52:00 mp3):
Serving a savory mix of these Ingredients (photo © Hildie Golding):
“Eat the damn cheese,” sez Carolyn Hopewell in the web series Chesty Morgan’s Forbidden Love.
A Chinese student, Mr. Yen Ching, shares with host Larry Massett his recipe for cooking “Carp” and escaping communism.
Young Palestinian-American Rocky Tayeh, from WNYC Radio Rookies, fights food in “My Struggle with Obesity.” More…
HV104- Vet Vox
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Firesign Theatre · Barrett Golding · StoryCorps · Jake Warga
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104 Vet Vox: Voices of Veterans
Host: Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-11-10
“Vet Vox” (52:00 mp3):
For Veterans Day, Vietnam, Korean, and World War Two vets, recorded by StoryCorps, along with a Marine Sergeant’s recent “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” discharge. And we plug into the iPods of active-duty troops in Iraq (photo gallery), asking them what they’re listening to, and what their lives are like:
Soldier Soundtrack, Iraq- Song: “Indestructible” by Disturbed from Indestructible. “You got to show people that soldiers aren’t just war fighters, they’re peace keepers too…”
Bob Harlee served as an Army Chaplain for 18 years. In 1965, Harllee was sent to Vietnam, and he had to leave his wife and three children behind. One of those children, Carol, now 47, recently asked her father about his life in those days. As part of the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Ky., Harllee had to reconcile his role as a spiritual guide within a unit whose job it was to destroy the enemy. Still, Harllee says, his task was clear: “to encourage everybody to keep their faith strong, even though they’re in the midst of the most terrible thing that mankind can bring upon itself.” Bob Harllee died in Charlottesville, Va., several months after his interview session. He was 73.
Soldier Soundtrack, Iraq- Song: “Send in the Clowns” by Barbara Streisand from The Broadway Album. “They’re not really geared towards a democratic or republic sort of society… the biggest issue will be trying to keep Iran or Syria from moving into the power vacuum when we leave…”
From. their series of of Jack Poet Volkswagon ads
HV076- Small Town
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Ben Adair · Ginna Allison · Scott Carrier · Sean Cole · Larry Massett
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076 Small Town: Rural Routes
Host: Larry Massett of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2009-11-03 (Originally: 2009-11-11)
“Small Town” (52:00 mp3):
Spending time in some shrinking American townships:
The postmistress of describes her Mississippi River community’s dwindling population. Music: Larry Massett.
Four former Massachusetts municipalities were flooded to make room for a reservoir. But the villages live on in the former residents’ minds. A ShortDocs winner, from Third Coast Festival.
This town in California never did exist, though it’s full of folk who live there: an unofficial RV Park and home to the homeless thrives in culture and community.
Little Talcott, West Virginia has a big claim to fame: It’s home to a famous story and song.
Slab City photo © DesertDutch.org.
HV103- Political Party
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Scott Carrier · Barrett Golding · Jonathan Menjivar · Dmae Roberts · rx
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103 Political Party: For Election Week
Host: Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-10-27
“Political Party” (52:00 mp3):
Let’s rev-up this election process with a cross-county Political Party:
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson publicly debates FOX News host Sean Hannity. The spectacle took place inside a chasm called Us versus Them. Produced in 2007 for This American Life; music: Rickie Lee Jones, “Nobody Knows My Name” from Sermon On Exposition Boulevard.
Politics can be frustrating. It can make you scream — which made one Presidential candidate became famous for. Here’s Howard Dean’s scream put to music (more mixes at James Lileks’ Bleatophony).
From the 1980s archives, we present this pre-teen perspective on our government’s founding document.
HV033- Political People
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Jeff Arntsen · Chicago Matters · Barrett Golding · Jonathan Menjivar
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033 Political People: On the Campaign Trail
Host: Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-10-13 (Originally: 2008-10-15)
“Political People” (52:00 mp3):
In 1992 producer Barrett Golding found remnants of Jefferson’s theories and Toqueville’s writings still very much in play, as he followed Montana’s two incumbents US Representatives, one Democrat, one Republican. Due to re-apportionment, they were vying for the state’s one remaining Congressional seat, on a yearlong statewide game of political musical chairs. (Image above-right: Presidential Electoral Vote map, 1968-2008, animated, see full-size here.)
And Jonathan Menjivar documents Harold Washington College and University of Chicago students discussing “Dreams of Democracy” (audible | PRX) part of the WBEZ series Chicago Matters: Our Next Generation.
Original songs by Greg Keeler and instrumental music by Jeff Arntsen of Racket Ship.
HV101- John Ono Lennon
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101 John Ono Lennon: A Memorial and Celebration
Host: Lynn Neary of NPR
Airs week of: 2010-10-06
“John Ono Lennon” (52:00 mp3):
Born: John Winston Lennon, October 9 1940
Died: John Ono Lennon, December 8 1980
On Saturday, October 9 2010, John Lennon would have turned 70 years old. This is our public-radio party, memorial and celebration:
Our host recalls how the Beatles changed everything, and John lead the charge; an audio essay, sprinked with live performances and 1963-64 Fan-Flub flexi-disk Christmas messages.
Lennon’s life, in own words, from his hundreds of interviews. Accompanied by music, outtakes, antics and poetics — singing, talking, and testifying about peace, family, and art.
Produced at KGLT-Bozeman with mix help from Colter Langan. Archive recordings are courtesy of Yoko Ono, the BBC, the CBC, Chicago’s Museum Of Broadcast Communications, Group W Productions, Rolling Stone Magazine, Apple, Capital, EMI, and Polydor Records.
WONSAPONATIME there was two Ballons called Jock and Yono. They were strictly in love-bound to happen in a million years. They were together man. Unfortunatimetable they both seemed to have previous experience — which kept calling them one way oranother (you know howitis). But they battled on against overwhelming oddites, includo some of there beast friends. Being in love they cloong even more together man — but some of the poisonessmonster of outrated buslodedshithrowers did stick slightly and tey occaasionaly had to resort to the drycleaners. Luckily this did not kill them and they werent banned from the olympic games. They lived hopefully every after, and who could blame them… —Lennon, Skywriting By Word of Mouth
Scanning the radio dial the night Lennon died. The Prof presents more audio of and info on this found-sound recording at WFMU.
Members of the generation jolted by Lennon’s death recall how they heard the news and how deeply this ex-Beatle’s life affected theirs (where were you when you heard?)
Voices: Scott MacNichol, Daniel Callis, Martin Goldsmith, Jane Blume, Mark Weber, Jim Palmer, John Scariano, Bonnie Renfro, Mary Oishi, Rob Raucci, and Emily Zambello. Produced at Cedar Creek Studios and KUNM-Albuquerque. PRX has a half-hour version of “The Day John Lennon Died.”
HV100- Stories of Transformation
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100 Stories of Transformation: Character and Change
Host: Jay Allison of Transom
Airs week of: 2010-09-29
“Stories of Transformation” (52:00 mp3):
Two audio diaries of people documenting their own personal transformation, a Transom Radio special:
Miles has the wrong body. He was born a woman, Megan. After 15 years of serious depression and confusion about his place in the world, at age 28, he decided to make a change. He chose the name Miles and began his slow, difficult transition into manhood. All along the way, he carried an audio recorder with him. This is his story. Produced for Transom (available at PRX); edited by Jay Allison.
For most of his high school career, Louis robbed people: for money, and for thrills. He never got caught. Then, in his senior year, he decided to stop. Louis talks to friends and family, and to himself, about why he was a criminal, and why he needs to change. Produced for Transom (also at PRX) and the 826NYC writing center.
HV040- Spirit World
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Carmen Delzell · Larry Massett · Ceil Muller
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040 Spirit World: Angels on the Line
Host: Larry Massett of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-09-15 (Originally: 2008-12-03)
“Spirit World” (52:00 mp3):
Paranormal sonic-expeditions:
A preacher/prank-caller/audio-artist conjures up a con.
Carmen samples some voodoo Santera, soaks in a spirit bath; she prays for sex, adventure, and central heat.
Ceil visits the small Florida town known as “The Psychic Center of the World.”
Our host hangs out in the new age atmosphere of the California city that sits below the spiritual Mecca of Mount Shasta (4,317 m. / 14,162 ft.).
Photo of the Cassedega intersection signs © Rachael Anne Ryals.
