Re:sound

This hour: The American Icons series from WNYC's Studio 360.

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This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more.Rainbow Squaredby Katie Mingle (Re:sound debut, 2013)The original color palette is of course, the rainbow. And though the rainbow has been appropriated by many over the years, Re:sound producer Katie Mingle will (for better or worse) always associate the rainbow with "the double rainbow guy," Paul Vasquez.Rippin' The Rainbow A New One (excerpt)by Radiolab (Radiolab, 2012)To make sense of the science of color, it turns out that rainbows are the perfect teaching tool. In this excerpt from Radio Lab, Robert Krulwich, Jad Abumrad and researcher Mark Changizi discuss whether color comes from within or without, with help from the Young New Yorkers Chorus. After You Leftby Margy Rochlin and Bob Carlson (Unfictional, 2012)For writer Margy Rochlin, the absence of color was the main feature of her ancestral home in Nogales, Arizona. It looked the same for decades... until the day it didn’t.As Black As We Wish To Be (excerpt) by Lu Olkowski (State of The Re:Union, 2012)In a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Southern Ohio, one family disagrees about who they are at their essence, starting with their skin color. Purple Reignby Gwen Macsai and Roman Mars (99% Invisible, 2012)Re:sound host Gwen Macsai comes clean with a very colorful secret. Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. Find out more at thirdcoastfestival.org

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This hour: the story of a harrowing journey on the Mediterranean Sea that started with high hopes and ended in tragedy. Plus Gwen and Julie discuss the (just announced) 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

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Reporter Linda Lutton has spent a great deal of time with one remarkable high school principle as she deals with incredible obstacles.

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This hour: Things anonymous.

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This hour: we drop in on families wrestling with love and loyalty. Grilling Me Softlyby Jay Allison (Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2004)When veteran radio producer Jay Allison went out on his first post-divorce date, his teenage daughter didn’t hold back with her support or her opinions. Jay told the story to a live audience back in 2004.Except Meby Erin Davis (Third Coast National Broadcast, 2008)From early on, Marissa Skilling’s feelings about her Autistic younger brother vacillated between love and hate; some days she wanted to hug him and some days she wanted to strangle him. David and Tedby Max Jungreis (KRUA Alaska, 2012)Blood may be thicker than water, but at what point does loyalty exact too great a cost? David Kaczynski, devoted brother to "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, found himself grappling with this question as he confronted an absolutely unthinkable situation. Basement Storyby Austin Bunn (Re:sound premiere, 2013)Writer Austin Bunn was thinking a lot about his twin brother when their mom decided to sell their boyhood home. In the process of cleaning out the basement, Austin unearthed remnants of a dark childhood game. Finding Sumoby Bob Carlson and Wendy Dorr (Unfictional, 2012)Several years ago, Melanie Hoopes and Ed Herbstman lost something extremely valuable (and cute). This is the story of how it was found.

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Hauntings of war, ethereal recordings, and other ghosts of Vietnam.The Vietnam Tapes of Lance Corporal Michael A. Baronowskiby Christina Egloff and Jay Allison (All Things Considered, 2001)In 1966, Michael Baronowski took a reel-to-reel tape recorder with him into the Vietnam War. Thirty-five years later, the eerie, ghost-like recordings that survived him ended up in the hands of radio producers Christina Egloff and Jay Allison.Wandering Soulsby Cathy Fitzgerald (BBC World Service, 2011)Both Vietnam and the United States remain haunted by the war. In the US, some soldiers are still chased by vivid memories. In Vietnam, the haunting is literal. There, it is believed that war deaths prevent the peaceful continuation of a soul as it journeys from this world to the next.Quiet Americanby Katie Mingle (Re:sound premiere, 2013)In this short feature, Aaron Ximm talks about the field recordings he made in Vietnam using quasi-binaural microphones, and about why he believes sound recordings are the best way to document our experiences.

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Gwen Macsai and Julie Shapiro spin some of our favorite stories from the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs challenge.

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Imagine reporting in a culture that speaks a language your listeners don't understand, and covering issues your listeners don't totally care about - all in a country that doesn't even want you there in the first place.

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Hour two of Best of the Best, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC/RHDF Competition.

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