Re:sound

This hour, what happens when a relationship from your past returns unexpectedly and pulls you back in time?I'm Your Manby April Dembosky for The Leap from KQED.April hasn't seen Steve in 15 years. So when she gets a call from a lawyer asking about him, she's not sure what to think. As memories from long ago crowd her mind, she's also confronted by an ugly new truth. One that haunts her present and makes her doubt the past.This story appears on Re:sound as an abridged version - to hear the full story, click here.+ Interview with April DemboskyTRACKLISTMonplaisir - Waves (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Monplaisir - Close to you (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Monplaisir - Spell me your love (Fifty Seconds of Rain, Loyalty Freak Music, 2017)Image by April Dembosky.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, all stories - even stories about Dunkin' Donuts - are about power.ALL STORIES ARE STORIES ABOUT POWERpresented by Sandhya Dirks (American Suburb, KQED) and Chenjerai Kumanyika (Uncivil and Seeing White)From the Third Coast Conference - where audio producers from around the world gather to share expertise - this session from the 2018 conference tackled a topic that goes beyond audio stories alone. For makers and listeners alike, this presentation challenges the ways that stories privilege whiteness, quirkiness and empathy. Through examples and inquiry, Sandhya and Chenjerai show that there is no such thing as an innocent, objective, or purely entertaining story. All stories are stories about power, and storytellers hold the power to better interrogate the structures that shape our understandings.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.For more conference sessions and conversations that push the boundaries of audio storytelling, subscribe to our other podcast, the Third Coast Pocket C

Today we go from the pentagon to prison to philosophical musings about the sweet sound of the snow shovel.The Pentagon’s Secret Gaggle of GaysBy Audrey Quinn for Nancy from WNYCEven after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the military wasn't an easy place to be out. The surprising story of the squarest place on earth, the pentagon, and the gaggle of gays that was a (gentle) force to be reckoned with.Thick GlassBy Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams for Ear Hustle from RadiotopiaParenting is hard enough in person. Behind bars, it’s almost impossible. Almost...Still Life With ShovelBy Sean HurleySnow seems magical and beautiful, until you have to shovel out your driveway. But even then, it can get you thinking, to say nothing of sweating.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk & Isabel Vázquez.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...God + the Gays, produced by Phoebe Wang. Winner of the 2018 Best New Artist Award In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships. Dirty Water, produced by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, with help from outside producer Pat Mesiti-Miller and editor Curtis Fox for Ear Hustle. Winner of a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award Dirty Water explores the process of restorative justice, through a frank conversation about sex trafficking. During the episode, Sara Kruzan (formerly incarcerated) and Louis A. Scott (currently incarcerated) share their individual experiences of being “in the life.” Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo, written & hosted by Connie Walker and produced by Marnie Luke and Jennifer Fowler for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Winner of the

This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...John Thompson vs. American Justice, produced by Andrew Marantz, Sarah Lustbader, and Katherine Wells and edited by David Krasnow for The New Yorker Radio Hour. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Bronze Award When John Thompson was investigated for the murder of the son of a prominent family in New Orleans, he insisted on his innocence. But prosecutors wanted a conviction and he quickly landed on death row. Eighteen years later, and just weeks before his execution date, Thompson’s lawyers discovered that a prosecutor had hidden exculpatory evidence from the defense. Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq, produced by Annie Brown, with reporter Azmat Khan and edited by Lisa Tobin for The Daily. Winner of a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more

This hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”The Host’s Fat By Jonathan Zenti for Meat As an overweight man, Jonanthan Zenti explains how his shape and his diets often cause him to question his identity… but not to lose it.Louie Louie: the strange journey of the dirtiest song never written  By David Weinberg, Nick White and Myke Dodge Weiskopf for KCRW’s Lost Notes   An FBI Investigation, an engagement ring, wine coolers... all part of the surprising story behind the ubiquitous anthem that every teenager bangs out on their first guitar.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.Moo and OinkBy Cher Vincent for The Nod from Gimlet MediaWith a long-running TV commercial featuring a dancing cow and pig, Moo and Oink grocery stores were a staple for Chicago’s black South Side communities. But producer Cher Vincent digs a little deeper into the origins of these iconic stores.Man Choubam (I am good)By Sharon Mashihi for KCRW’s Unfictional and The HeartSharon Mashihi is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards, which has been hard on her relationship with her mom. But Sharon saw a chance to mend the strife when she bought a ticket to a cruise with Farhang Holakouee, a famous Iranian talk-show psychiatrist. Could therapy and sunshine fix their relationship?This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, we go into a hypnotherapists office and come out with a story of international intrigue.No Bad NewsBy Sarah Geis for Love+Radio from Radiotopia  Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he didn’t think twice about saying ‘Yes’.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we go back in time to try and heal old wounds and revisit history.BuzzBy hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein and with Wendy Dorr, Chris Neary, and Kalila Holt for *Heavyweight* from Gimlet Media  Buzz (Jonathan Goldstein’s father) and Sheldon (his uncle) are brothers in their eighties who have been estranged for decades. With Jonathan’s encouragement, Buzz visits Sheldon to see if there’s still a relationship left to salvage.Sandi And Princess DiBy Arwen Nicks for *How Was Your Day?* from KUOW On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, is involved in a nighttime crash in Paris that leads to her death, the death of her partner Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul. On the same day, a phone call in the middle of the night leads Sandi Clark to an emergency room and a tragedy she's not sure she can handle.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, we trot across middle America, with a story from a Nashville neighbourhood, and a Missouri payphone that won’t stop ringing.The Great Divide By Meribah Knight for The Promise from Nashville Public Radio (2018) Big Man, a public housing resident from Nashville’s Cayce Homes, walks across the street to meet the wealthy couple who live in the fancy new home on the hill. In many ways, their lives couldn’t be more different, but in breaking the silence between the two sides of the gentrifying neighborhood, a friendship begins to form — only to be dashed in a way no one could have expected. [Note: this is the 4th episode of the series]Putting Columbia’s Pay Phone Mystery to Rest By Emerald O’Brien for KBIA in Columbia Missouri (2016) Payphones went from being a staple of many people’s daily lives to nearly completely antiquated in a matter of decades. This is true in Columbia, too – with only a couple dozen phones still standing. But KBIA's Emerald O'Brien looked into w

This hour, a deep dive into the anthem of the Confederacy, two different kinds of waves and a modern take on Romeo & Juliet.The SongBy producers Chris Neary, Chiquita Paschal, and Saidu Tejan-Thomas and hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika for Uncivil from Gimlet Media (2017)  On this episode, the *Uncivil* team dig deep into ‘Dixie’, the anthem of the Confederacy only to find out that everything we thought we knew about the history of the song… was wrong.Migraines & Tsunamis   By Adrienne Lily (first appeared on Constellations in 2018)  This is a non-narrative (but highly descriptive) piece about the prelude to suffering. It’s a play on expecting pain, on remembering pain and on the scales of suffering. Going through the warning signs of a tsunami and the nervous anticipation of an impending migraine. Part audio diary, part collage and part soundscape.Romeo & JulietBy Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Pen Pals&

This hour, the most famous chord in pop music, swimming pools, skateboarders and more!The Pool and the Stream by Avery Trufelman for 99% Invisible (2017) A story in three acts, that connects one idea, born in Northern Europe, to a four-wheeled phenomenon in 1970s Southern California.Magical Mystery Chord by Joel Werner for Sum of All Parts (2017) The opening chord to The Beatles ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is one of the most iconic sounds in pop music history. But for decades, no one could figure out exactly how those couple of seconds of music were made.No Event by Miyuki Jokiranta (first appeared on Constellations in 2018) Time functions asymmetrically in a doctor's waiting room. Our bodies keep their own time, which is rarely calibrated to half hour appointments, and we feel we're often left waiting. The smallest procedure can stretch to fill a day, and a year on waiting list, a lifetime. No Event is a plastic moment in a waiting room.This episode of Re:

This hour more of our faves, including Gloria Gaynor, a seventeen year-old retiree, and two spoofs: one microbiological and one murderous.Episode 1: A Perfect Murder by Katy Yeiser, David Sidorov, Ryan Natoli, and Fran Hoepfner for A Very Fatal Murder from The Onion In the first episode of “A Very Fatal Murder,” longtime Onion Public Radio reporter David Pascall, who has searched tirelessly for the most resonant true-crime podcast that is also about middle America, heads to Bluff Springs, NE where the small town is reeling from the death of 17-year-old Hayley Price.Toccata by Mira Burt-Wintonik & Cristal Duhaime feat. the voice of Jane Lewis for Falling Tree Productions and The Essay from BBC Radio 3 Canadian producers Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime blend reality and fiction to explore a parasitic relationship.Dear Dream by Jess Shane for The Doc Project from the CBC A lot of us define ourselves by our jobs. Which is

This hour, a teenage taxidermist, a community of medical migrants who settled in Snowflake, Arizona, and, a day in the life of a sacred cow.A Cow A Day by Pejk Malinovski for Falling Tree Productions and Between the Ears from BBC Radio 3 At sunrise, on the banks of the Ganges river, the poet and radio producer Pejk Malinovski picks out a cow at random and starts to follow her. He continues to follow her until sunset. A meditative journey unfolds within the sonic backdrop of the ancient city of Varanasi - until suddenly the two of them find themselves on the set of a Bollywood dance film. ‘A Cow a Day’ invites you to un-follow your digital stream and exercise your ability to be just present.The Teenage Taxidermist by Rachel Matlow for The Sunday Edition from the CBC Tristan Meyer-Odell is a pretty normal 15-year-old guy. He loves video games, comic books and his pets: a python and big burly dog. But recently, Tristan has taken up an unusual hobby. And to suppor

This hour: lawyers-turned-pinball wizards, two extraordinary minds meeting in a field of poetry and, forty years after the phrase was coined, the skinny on 420.Geis & Geis: Pinball Machine Distributors by Sarah Geis for Falling Tree Productions' Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 When Sarah was 10-years-old, her lawyer parents decided to quit their jobs and and take a spin in the world of pinball.420 by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer for Criminal The Colorado Department of Transportation says the 420 mile markers on the state’s highways were stolen so often, they had to replace them with 419.99 mile markers. Many people know that “420” represents marijuana – hence the popularity of the mile markers – but very few know why. It’s not a police code, it’s not the number of chemical compounds in cannabis, and it’s certainly not Bob Marley’s birthday. This is the real story.Two Poets by Martin Johnson for Seriously on BBC Radio 4 Daniel Tam

This hour an unlikely best-seller, a colorful hero and the legends of burlesque.“Naked Came the Stranger”: an oral history By Sam Kim for PRI’s Studio360 In 1969, the erotic potboiler “Naked Came the Stranger” climbed The New York Times bestseller list. According to the back cover, it was written by a “demure Long Island housewife” named Penelope Ashe. Except… that wasn’t the whole story.Becoming Barbara by Natalie Kestecher for Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 When Natalie found herself stuck on a story she was writing and struggling for ideas, a friend invited her to a special gathering. There, during a spiritual dalliance into literary soul-searching, she finally met her muse.Burlesque Legends by Steve Urquhart for Seriously on BBC Radio 4 Each year, hundreds of performers attend the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas, where the guests of honour are The Living Legends. In the mid-20th century these women were shunned by society. Most were presumed pr

This hour, three stories from the annals of analog. ‘Second Side Up’By David Waters with Asst. Producer Robbie MacInnes and Exec. Producer Francesca Panetta for Between the Ears on BBC Radio 3 (2017)For over four decades, Mark Talbot recorded scenes from his life and used them to create a cassette radio show, which he called Second Side Up. Complete with music, interviews and phone-ins, Second Side Up sounded like professional work, but not a single episode was ever broadcast. The tapes were distributed to a tiny network of friends and family, a unique correspondence that came to define Mark's life.The resulting archive of tapes is a unique autobiography in radio-show format. Cassette From My Ex [Excerpt]by Joe Decault for 91.5 WBEZ Chicago (2009)That mix tape you received from an ex. ‘Time’By Damon Krukowski, Max Larkin and Ian Coss for Ways of Hearing from Radiotopia’s ShowcaseContemplate the way digital audio – in music recording, and in radio and television broadcast – employs a different s

This hour, we remember the audio work of two brilliant producers who recently passed away — Jesse Cox & Joe Frank.Part 1: Jesse Cox (5 September 1986 – 18 December 2017)‘Keep Them Guessing’ [excerpt] by Jesse Cox for ABC RN’s 360Documentaries (2013) As a young boy, producer Jesse Cox discovered a set of old cassette tapes which turned out to be a hugely popular BBC radio show featuring his grandparents performing telepathically. The tapes had been sitting in the front room of his parent's home for years - recordings of an unsolved mystery that has captivated and kept his family guessing for three generations. (This piece won the 2013 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Directors’ Choice Award)‘This Is About Jesse Cox’ By Belinda Lopez & Jess Bineth for This Is About (2017) Friends and colleagues of Jesse Cox remember his work, life, spirit and humour.‘The Real Tom Banks’ by Jesse Cox with Timothy Nicastru for ABC RN’s Radio

This hour, we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 14 years of Re:sound.With former producers Katia Dunn, Roman Mars, Delaney Hall and Katie Mingle, we listen to excerpts of memorable Re:sound moments and episodes:The Karaoke Tupperware ShowThe Confessions ShowThe Phone ShowThe Transmissions ShowThe Feedback ShowThe Music of Everyday Things ShowThe Night ShowThe Centenarians ShowThe Stories from Childhood ShowThe Driving ShowThe Odd Couples ShowThis episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour we're going behind-the-scenes at two top podcasts: The Daily and 99% Invisible .Bringing Together Narrative and News  [EXCERPT]presented by Lisa Tobin and Michael Barbaro of The Daily from The New York Times When the New York Times got into the podcast business in 2017, they hired producer Lisa Tobin, a public radio veteran, as executive producer. Lisa and her team went in thinking they would make one type of podcast and came out with something completely different. The form they inadvertently invented was The Daily, a twenty-minute deep dive into the news that to applies documentary story structure to traditional journalism. They must be doing something right, since The Daily shot right to the top of the podcast charts. At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, Lisa Tobin the show’s host, Michael Barbaro, discussed what they’ve learned from the first nine months of making The Daily.The Past Isn't Past  [EXCERPT]presented by Delaney Hall of 99% Invisi