Re:sound

This week, a special feature. Everything Sounds is a podcast and short-form radio program exploring the role of sound in art, science, culture, and our everyday lives. Each program aims to highlight people, places, and ideas that expand our understanding of the power of sound. This week's episode highlights just such a place, and just such a person. Everything Sounds is produced by George Drake Jr. and Craig Shank.

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This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love.*Note, not all stories from the original broadcast are available on the podcast due to limited rights agreements.A Jerusalem Love Storyby Daniel Estrin (Vox Tablet, 2013)Every relationship has its obstacles, but this one between two men - a Palestinian and an Israeli - may have more than any couple can bear. Other Halvesby Dennis Funk (Shortcuts, Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 4, 2013)When you enter a marriage, you assume that you know the essentials of who your partner really is. Turns out, not always.Unweddingby Rachel Simone James and Sharon Mashihi (Unfictional, KCRW, 2013)Claire and Finbloom got together in such a torrid, pyrotechnic kind-of-way, they decided they could break up with no less fanfare.

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This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.Prisoner Soulby Vivienne Perry, presented by Gary Younge (BBC Radio 4, 2013)In the late 60s and early 70s, the Texas prison system chose to put a little more cash and a lot more creativity into its effort to stave off prisoner violence, boredom and recidivism by allowing prisoners to form bands and record music.Ministry of Presence by Matt Holzman (KCRW's Unfictional, 2013)The very same Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville featured in Prisoner Soul currently houses the busiest death chamber in the country. Meet Carroll Pickett, who has spent many agonizing years on death row, but not as a prisoner.

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This hour: the story of Sandra Willson.Tit for Tat: The Story of Sandra Willsonby Catherine Freyne, with sound engineer, Phillip Ullman In Australia, Sandra Willson is known for many things: she established the first halfway house for women leaving prison, she was a consultant on a popular TV series and an important figure in the gay rights movement. When Willson died in 1999, she left behind an unpublished memoir and a slew of personal papers. From these sources as well as archival interview tape, producer Catherine Freyne tells the story of Willson’s life, from the murder that put her in prison to her later activism. Readings from Willson's memoirs are done by actor, Linda Cropper.Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. More at thirdcoastfestival.org

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This week: dreams and dreamers of all kinds - lucid, fictional, public and elusive. Dream Bedby Sean Cole (Studio 360, 2005)Dreams are intensely personal. But since we all dream, might there be an aspect of dreaming that could be communal? Artist Marina Abramovic believes there is, so she created an installation in the Rose Museum in Boston and then invited people to sleep in it.Dreamersby Joe Frank (Unfictional, 2012)The work of Joe Frank is dark, unpredictable and often, hilarious. His story "Dreamers" is more like an M.C Escher drawing than a traditional tale and leaves you questioning the blurry line between dreams and reality. The Lucid Dreamersby Neva Grant (360documentaries, ABC, 2012)How wonderful would sleep be, if we could control our dreams? As it turns out, many people say this is possible, and YouTube is filled with how-to videos. American producer Neva Grant explored this phenomenon of lucid dreaming while living in Australia. Dreamlandby Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2012)Amusement parks have always been places where the stuff of your wildest dreams can be lived out. So it’s not a surprise that New York’s Coney Island, which once boasted three competing parks, named one of them Dreamland.Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle

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This week: the mother reigns supreme. Kingdom of Womenby Erin O'Dwyer with Timothy Nicastri (360documentaries, ABC, 2013)In remote village in the Yunnan province of China exists one of the only matriarchal cultures in the world. In fact, there isn't even a word in the Mosuo language for 'husband' or 'father.' Children are raised by their mother's brother and all of the property stays in her name. Women entertain as many lovers as they wish, who visit under the cloak of darkness and leave before dawn. The Hidden World of Traveller Girls by The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva (Morning Edition, NPR, 2010)"Travellers" are sometimes thought of as the gypsies of Ireland. The girls marry young and have large families. By the time they’re well established, so is their authority in the community. Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. Hear more great stories at thirdcoastfestival.org.

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This hour: what happens when we open our ears to the surprising symphonies all around us.

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From the ABC's Long Story Short, the story of a guy who was thrown a lot of curve balls, and overcame them all.Persevering Rick was produced for Long Story Short by Mike Williams with sound engineer Timothy Nicastri. Long Story Short was created and presented by Jesse Cox and Mike Williams, and produced by Winding Track and Creative Nonfiction in association with ABC Radio National. The series producer is Lorena Allam. The Third Coast podcast is produced by Katie Mingle. Hear more great stories at http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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This hour: we explore two struggling Texas towns through the beautiful and mournful voices of those who still live there.The Third Coast Festival's Re:sound is hosted by Gwen Macsai and produced by Katie Mingle. http://thirdcoastfestival.org/

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Stories of people in love, who just wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.

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