Re:sound

This hour, what happens when a relationship from your past returns unexpectedly and pulls you back in time?

I'm Your Man

by 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 Dembosky

TRACKLIST

Monplaisir - 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.

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This week, all stories - even stories about Dunkin' Donuts - are about power.

ALL STORIES ARE STORIES ABOUT POWER

presented 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 Conference.

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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 Gays

By Audrey Quinn for Nancy from WNYC

Even after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the military wasn't an easy place to be out.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 Glass

By Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams for Ear Hustle from Radiotopia

Parenting is hard enough in person. Behind bars, it’s almost impossible. Almost...

Still Life With Shovel

By Sean Hurley

Snow 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.

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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 2018 Best Serialized Story Award 

Where is Cleo? It’s a mystery her family has been trying to unravel for decades after the young Cree girl was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1970’s. Like thousands of Indigenous children, Cleo’s brothers and sisters were taken from their community, many sent to live with white adoptive families across Canada and the U.S. Now Cleo’s siblings have reconnected as adults and are determined to find their missing sister. 

Espera / Wait, produced by Sayre Quevedo. 

Winner of the 2018 Director’s Choice Award 

Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy. 

Counted: An Oakland Story, produced by Adizah Eghan, Anna Sussman, Shaina Shealy, Jonathan Jones, with co-producers Pat Mesiti-Miller, Nancy Lopez, Jazmin Aguilera, Eliza Smith, and Pendarvis Harshaw for Snap Judgment. 

Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Gold Award 

Through a series of audio portraits, this piece provides an intimate introduction to a community dealing with violence. It tells the story of one year in Oakland, the people who were lost there, and the people they left behind. 

This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Isabel Vázquez.

Listen to the full pieces at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Learn more about this year's Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Awards Ceremony here.

Find the tracklist of songs used in this hour at ThirdCoastFestival.org.

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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 Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged. Basim Razzo lost his family and his home in one of these airstrikes. Why was Mr. Razzo’s home targeted? And how often does this happen? 

Summer Rain, produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen for Danish Radio P1. 

Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award 

Visibility and invisibility. Severance and openings. Everyday life, loss and rain. This short documentary is a personal piece about Chemo therapy. 

Host’s Fat, produced by Jonathan Zenti and edited by Cathy Fitzgerald for Meat. 

Winner of the 2018 Skylarking Award 

Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man. He explains how the shape of his body and the diets he underwent in his life has often caused him to question his identity. 

Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley, produced by Will Evans and Alyssa Jeong Perry and edited by Taki Telonidis with Ziva Branstetter for Reveal in partnership with KQED. 

Winner of the 2018 Radio Impact Award 

This investigation into Tesla’s safety practices shows how the company has prioritized production over safety and disregarded the warnings of its own safety staff. Tesla responded by calling Reveal an "extremist organization." 

Overnight in the E.R., produced by Sammy Mack and edited by Alicia Zuckerman for WLRN News. 

Winner of the 2018 Best News Feature Award 

Over the course of a night at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, it’s not uncommon to see a gunshot wound victim come through the doors. This story shows what happens in those crucial moments after a shooting in real-time. 

Man Choubam (I am good), produced by Sharon Mashihi with editors Bob Carlson and Kaitlin Prest for UnFictional from KCRW. 

Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award 

Sharon calls herself a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. They confront their longstanding differences on an Iranian self-help cruise. 

This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Isabel Vázquez.

Listen to the full pieces at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Learn more about this year's Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Awards Ceremony here.

Find the full tracklist of songs featured in this hour at ThirdCoastFestival.org.

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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.

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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 Oink

By Cher Vincent for The Nod from Gimlet Media

With 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 Heart

Sharon 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.

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This hour, we go into a hypnotherapists office and come out with a story of international intrigue.

No Bad News

By 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

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Today we go back in time to try and heal old wounds and revisit history.

Buzz

By 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 Di

By 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.

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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 why one downtown payphone has an unusual amount of activity, but only in the middle of the night. And answering this question led her down an unexpected path.

Unsent 

By Laura Barton for Short Cuts from Falling Tree Productions and BBC Radio 4 (2017) 

A box full of postcards, stamped and unsent, may seem insignificant, but as Laura Barton explains, those cards can capture a time and place long forgotten.

This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk.

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