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Scene of the Crime
November 2010Paul Bieber is a private investigator. He searches for evidence in cases from insurance fraud to murder. Lately, he's decided to get into human rights investigations and went to Colombia to interview victims of paramilitary violence. This violence may have been funded by multinational corporations, a claim that Paul was beginning to investigate, and he wanted to tell the story for radio.
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Inside the Adoption Circle - A Transom Radio Special
October 2010"Inside the Adoption Circle" represents more of Transom's encouragement of Slow Radio. Without hurry, it wanders within the circle made by adopted children, by birth parents making an adoption plan for their children, and by parents adopting the children of others. Viki Merrick and Samantha Broun spent real time with the people they spoke to, and you can hear it.
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Polk Street Stories - A Transom Radio Special
June 2010Joey Plaster is an oral historian focusing on queer history in the Bay area. He spent over a year in 2008 and 2009, gathering the stories of the Polk Street neighborhood—on the street and alleyways, in the bars and churches, in apartments and shelters, in the missions and the clubs. Produced by Joey Plaster with Jay Allison.
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Finding Miles
June 2010This brave and intimate diary illuminates gender transition in an immediate way—from the mundane practical considerations to the fundamental identity transformation. Take some time to follow this path with Megan toward Miles. Produced by Sarah Reynolds with help from Jay Allison.
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Working With Studs - A Transom Radio Special
April 2010Transom Editor Sydney Lewis crafted this lovely eulogy to America's greatest listener and Transom's patron saint. In a seamless blend of documentary and reminiscence, Sydney and a crew of Studs’ co-workers bring great stories, along with wonderful previously-unheard tape of Studs himself. Produced by Sydney Lewis with help from Jay Allison and Viki Merrick.
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Matthew
April 2010Matthew wears a face-mask. He reveals through drawings and sound the story behind the mask. We don’t want to say too much about his story, because its strength is in the unraveling. From a production standpoint, the story couldn’t be simpler. But it will stick with you. Produced by Helena Keeffe with Matthew Blanchard.
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Local Radio, Local Food
March 2010The obvious added value of any radio station? Localness. The Local Food Report is produced here on Cape Cod and the Islands. We are on the ground. We live here. In many cases, we may be the only truly local media outlet in our communities. Localness gives us a key to sustainability and good health. The same could be said for food. Produced by Elspeth Hay, Jay Allison and Viki Merrick.
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Kidnap Radio
January 2010Annie Correal's father was kidnapped in Colombia by guerillas and held in the jungle for months. He was rescued in a military raid. It was an amazing story, made more so by the fact that it was so common. There are thousands still missing down there, and there’s a radio station that broadcasts to them—messages from their loved ones. Annie went back to tell the story. Produced by Annie Correal with Jay Allison.
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Cat Lady
December 2009Transom sometimes provides a home for things that don’t fit anywhere else, things we’d like to hear out of the blue on public radio, but probably never will. Cat Lady is one of those. It’s a portrait, a reading, a vocal impression, a story, a performance. Produced by Joseph Keckler.
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In Verse: The Making of "Women of Troy"
November 2009This remarkable slide show/poem/radio piece is part of In Verse, which arose from AIR’s Maker’s Quest. Transom’s feature is about the Making Of…including three powerful duets, made from poems and recordings of the people who inspired them. Highly recommended. Produced by Lu Olkowski, editor Ted Genoways, poet Susan B.A. Somers-Willett, and photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally.
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