Podcast Episodes

Selected ShortDocs: Memory

Season 1 Episode 17

A quartet of very short works exploring memory – most inspired by Third Coast Audio Festival ShortDoc Challenges. Pieces by Ligaiya Romero, Madeline …

9 years, 8 months ago

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Rogue Chickens and Ratty-ass Radishes

Season 1 Episode 16

A punk farmer. A tale of rogue chickens on the loose in the city. A pair of refreshing takes on the whole Food thing, in and around Durham, NC. Piece…

9 years, 9 months ago

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Things I'm Afraid to Say

Season 1 Episode 15

A refugee from Bosnia. An NYC-born survivor who grew up poor, black, Muslim, and gay. And how one, and her music, saved the other.

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9 years, 9 months ago

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Groundwork

Season 1 Episode 14

People in two communities – one in Alaska, one in New York State – wrestle with questions about energy and the environment. We listen in on democracy…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Straight, No Chaser

Season 1 Episode 13

A South Sudanese refugee and the music that cuts his heart to pieces. Thelonious Monk’s North Carolina roots. Music and home. Pieces by Nusaibah Kofa…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Losing Yourself

Season 1 Episode 12

It happens. A happy, healthy young person suddenly gets a grave diagnosis. What does not usually happen: The patient rolls tape. By Ibby Caputo.

Lear…

9 years, 11 months ago

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The Dead Can't Do You Nothing

Season 1 Episode 11

It waits for us all. A lot of people want to think about death as little as possible. Others want to dive right in and explore the mystery. Two short…

9 years, 11 months ago

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The Right Note

Season 1 Episode 10

Music can be a powerful gift – if you get the song right, or the right song. Two stories from North Carolina.  

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10 years ago

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Emmett and Trayvon

Season 1 Episode 9

There’s a long and painful history in the U.S. of white men killing black men and boys without punishment. In this episode, we listen in on “Dar He,”…

10 years ago

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No Santa

Season 1 Episode 8

A father turns on a recorder while tucking in his 7-year-old, having no idea he’s about to capture a poignant growing-up moment in his son’s life. (A…

10 years, 1 month ago

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