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- Cows are people too and other storiesThis week’s episode is a mixed bag of reader complaints and how we dealt with them. Every photojournalist has taken a phone call or received an email complaining about a photo they have taken. Some of the complaints are legitimate but some times they border on the absurd. In this week’s podcast we concentrate on the absurd.43 min
- Tim Tai: At the center of the stormThe Talking Pictures podcast talks with University of Missouri photojournalist and student Tim Tai, who, while trying to cover a student protest on campus for ESPN, found himself embroiled in a heated debate about press freedom and public privacy while surrounded by angry, pushing protesters. The event was captured on a now-viral video and has brought accolades and scrutiny to the soft-spoken 20-year-old. Photo of Tim from video by Mark Schierbecker - https://youtu.be/xRlRAyulN4o50 min
- Pasties and fur make for a great first day
A two-part episode built around a big surprise and a wild first day on the job for Meg. In part one we surprise young Meg with a chance of a lifetime and in part-two she discusses how to shoot a raunchy burlesque show when your editor accidentally sends you to a raunchy burlesque show.
42 min - 107-years in the making
The highs and lows of producing a multimedia project about Die Hard Cubs Fans, some of which are over a 100-years-old and hard of hearing. Our thumbnail photo for this week's podcast features Mick Nelsen, 76, East Moline, Ill. who surprised us with his excellent rendition of the 1969 Chicago Cubs fight song "Hey Hey, Holy Mackerel."
42 min - 107-years in the making
The highs and lows of producing a multimedia project about Die Hard Cubs Fans, some of which are over a 100-years-old and hard of hearing. Our thumbnail photo for this week's podcast features Mick Nelsen, 76, East Moline, Ill. who surprised us with his excellent rendition of the 1969 Chicago Cubs fight song "Hey Hey, Holy Mackerel."
42 min - Out of Africa with Nick Loomis
Western Africa based freelance multimedia journalist Nick Loomis sits down with us to talk about living and working in Africa and Haiti. Nick is native of Davenport, Iowa and one of our favorite Dispatch/Argus photo dept. alumni. Nick is back in the United States for his annual visit and resupply mission before heading back to work in Dakar, Senegal. To see some of Nick's work from Africa see - www.nickloomis.com
55 min - A legendary night in Iowa City
It was an emotional night for everyone in Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City when former player Brett Greenwood, who doctors thought would never walk again, led the Hawkeyes out of the tunnel on Saturday Sept. 19, 2015. Greenwood is currently recovering from serious neurological injuries following his collapse during a routine workout Sept. 9, 2011, at Pleasant Valley High School. University of Iowa Athletic Dept. staff photographer Brian Ray captured a number iconic images Saturday night and we talk to him about the images and lengths he had to go to capture them. To see the images discussed go to - https://theiowahawkeyes.exposure.co/the-iowa-hawkeyes-vs-the-pitt-panthers
36 min - Live from the Shanty Boat
We take the podcast on the road (technically the river) to talk with artist, historian and shanty boat captain, Wes Modes. Wes and his dog Hazel, recently docked their shanty boat in the Quad-Cities to collect stories for his project 'A Secret History of American River People'. "Secret History is a journey to discover and collect the lost narratives of people who live and work on the river from the deck of a recreated shantyboat and present these stories through web-based digital archives and a touring art installation," Wes Modes.
30 min - Live from the Shanty Boat
We take the podcast on the road (technically the river) to talk with artist, historian and shanty boat captain, Wes Modes. Wes and his dog Hazel, recently docked their shanty boat in the Quad-Cities to collect stories for his project 'A Secret History of American River People'. "Secret History is a journey to discover and collect the lost narratives of people who live and work on the river from the deck of a recreated shantyboat and present these stories through web-based digital archives and a touring art installation," Wes Modes.
30 min - Lost AmericanaPaul and Todd sit down with Chicago based photojournalist Vincent David Johnson to talk about his documentary photo project, 'Lost Americana'. For the last 20-years Johnson has ventured out across America to find vestiges of the country's once booming agriculture society. Johnson describes the project on http://www.lostamericana.com - "Lost Americana is a record of a fading bit of American history, before the land that helped build it, reclaims the buildings and people who once made it great."50 min
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