A musical evocation of landscape, language and tender attention to the ground beneath your feet. By Nyokabi Kariũki (2021) “In December 2020, my family and I were able to visit my Cũcũ (Grandmother) in her home in Githũnguri, Kenya. We walked around the farm — just as we always do when we visit — but … Continue reading "A Walk Through My Cũcũ’s Farm"

A poet folds time, capturing her life in audio recordings. By Giorgia Cadeddu and Vittoria Soddu for STUDIOLANDA (2021) Sardinian poet and ecologist, Orlanda Sassu, devoted her entire life to recording audio as an archive for the memory of her village and of the language she was afraid to lose. Writing poems and mutetus (a … Continue reading "Iolanda They Call Me By My Name"

A story of home By Heloiza Barbosa for Faxina (2021) The story of a Brazilian woman who borrowed money from a ‘coiote’ to flee Brazil, leaving behind her two-year-old son, and crossed the border between Mexico and the USA on foot to escape death at the hands of her husband. Domestic violence against women in … Continue reading "Between Four Walls"

A story flies away from the truth. By Marta Medvešek (2020) 28 years ago, a man found an injured baby stork. Shot in the wing, she couldn’t fly. She was predestined to die. But the man changed her destiny. Did he know that she would change his destiny just as much? To keep her safe, … Continue reading "Fly or Die"

Love and deliverance. By Nanna Hauge Kristensen for Radio24syv (2019) Jørgen is 95 years old and has lived two lives. One as a husband and father, and one where he could be himself. After fifty-two years of marriage, he comes out, aged 80 years old. Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Edit and mix: Ole Fugl … Continue reading "A Late Blooming"

On memory and forgetting. By Elena Dikomitis (2021) ‘Stew with Za’atar’ talks about coping with post-traumatic stress through Elena Dikomitis’ personal recount of the devastating August 2020 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. In conversation with a psychologist, Dikomitis engages with her own memories to eventually take control over them. Elena Dikomitis won the 2021 Korte Golf … Continue reading "Stew with Za’atar"

The sound of a mysterious piano echoes in the silence of the night. By Sofia Saldanha for Centro de Dramaturgia e Argumento (CeDA) and Antena 2 (2021) Translated by Sofia Saldanha and Amanda Booth Sofia Saldanha is an award winning audio producer. She started her radio adventure in Portugal at Rádio Universitária do Minho, has … Continue reading "The Piano"

Fredrik Ramel realises he’s not the only Fredrik Ramel out there. By Fredrik Ramel (2019) This short documentary was the winner of Tempo Documentary Festival‘s Short Dox Radio award in 2019. Fredrik Ramel is a radio journalist and graduate from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. Currently producer and host for the podcast P3 Dystopia for Sveriges … Continue reading "My Namesake is the King of Italodisco"

A sonic reflection on a moment of uncertainty. By Las Raras (2020) Made in April 2020, Las Raras recorded this episode in their apartment in Santiago de Chile during the mandatory quarantine to prevent Covid-19. This episode features soundscapes recorded in Barra de Valizas, Uruguay, in Robinson Crusoe Island and in Coihueco, Chile. Las Raras … Continue reading "Echoes of Our Confinement"

Language shifts over time and context in this exploration of dryness and heat. By Bartosz Panek for Constellations (2020) During the drought the road is dry features the voices of Jan Gola (Poręby village), Magda Maksimiuk (film critic), Paulina Mirowska and Ola Czerniawska (activists from Earth Strike), Anna Andrzejewska (hydrologist, Kampinoski National Park), Wiktor Kotowski … Continue reading "During the Drought the Road is Dry"