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3:25
Larry Massett
How to use the Zulu click language in embarrassing social situations. [transcript]
Broadcast: Aug 29 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Spoken Word, Travel, International
12:15
Andrei Codrescu & Larry Massett
Andrei returns to Romania, his homeland. "Look at the old lady looking out. She’s been looking out for three hundred years. And she’s still curious. She looks like she’s seen everyone: the Romans in their sandals, Germans in jackboots, gypsies with feet of silver, and the communists in their dialectical slippers; and pretty soon, the rollerblades will be coming. She’s not going anywhere." [transcript]
Broadcast: Jun 13 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: International, Travel, Literature, Historical
4:47
Larry Massett
Language without the words, leaving only the breaths, lip-smacks, ums and ahs: "These frozen portraits of a person’s speaking habits outline a spirit or soul that underlies that language," reports the Language Removal Service. ""laboratory that is the only one of its kind in the world -- facilities include our state-of-the-art vocal observation chamber and a special storage facility for our archives, including the world-famous Raymond Chronic Static Language library." [transcript]
Broadcast: Jun 11 2003 on NPR All Things ConsideredSeries: Language Removal Subjects: Comedy, Technology, Spoken Word
4:04
Larry Massett
On the streets of London’s Theatre Distrcit: "then they were screaming at each other, and she swept the silverware off the table, threw the water at him, smashed the glass on the ground, and stormed off." [transcript]
Broadcast: Jun 1 2002 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Drama, International, Entertainment, Travel
59:00
Larry Massett, Radio Diaries, Sound Portraits, Nancy Updike & [Hearing Voices]
A Mother's Day special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Travels with Mom" by Larry Massett- These days, taking mom for out for a day-trip doesn't involve going very far in distance, as it does back in time. "Thursday Night Bingo" by Beverly Donofrio & David Isay for Sound Portraits- Girl's Night Out with writer Beverly Donofrio at her mother's weekly bingo night at the Polish American Hall, Wallingford, CT. "Melissa, Teen Mom" by Joe Richman of Radio Diaries- Melissa Rodriguez didn't mean to get pregnant, but now, after 12 years of living in the foster care system, she's trying to build the family she never had. "Mubarak and Margy" by Nancy Updike- A gay man returns home to care for his mom, and to the "cure" his family wants for his homosexuality; a tale of role-reversals, Middle-Eastern values, an ailing mother, and a devoted son. And "Messages from Mom" by Amy Borkowsky- For more than a decade, New York City comedian Amy Borkowsky has been saving phone messages from her mom, from her CD "Amy's Answering Machine." More audio, info and links...
Broadcast: May 12 2002 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Specials, Holidays, Family, Women
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