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Walking Across America: Advice for a Young Man
April 2 2013At age 23, Andrew Forsthoefel, set out to walk across America, 4000 miles, with a sign on him that said, "Walking to Listen." It's an epic journey, a coming of age story, and a portrait of this country. Co-produced with Jay Allison.
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A Code To Live By In Appalachia
January 2013There may come a day when races are so blended as to be irrelevant, but not yet. For our first 2012 Transom Donor Fund piece, producer Mary Helen Miller explores the racial identity of Melungeons in Appalachia.
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Holy Cow Lisa
December 2012If you’re looking for the perfect story about love and heartbreak for the holidays, we found it for you. Bianca Giaever, just finished this multimedia story for a class at college. Audio drives the story, which functions just fine without pictures, but the pictures make it sing.
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Transom Donor Fund Winners 2012
December 2012We're proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Transom Donor Fund. Thanks to the donors who made this possible and thanks to everyone who applied. Learn more about the six winning projects and producers here.
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Back to the Beginning
October 2012Allison Swaim's final post on her year at sea including a video poem reflecting on her journey and a map of the route she took.
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Forgiveness
September 2012Sometimes an interview blossoms and reveals depths you couldn’t have imagined when it began. That’s how this piece by Bianca Giaever feels… a gentle conversation that moves into a profound story about race, family, murder, transformation… and forgiveness. Give it a listen along with some of the Sonic IDs that Bianca produced while interning with us this summer.
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Transom Donor Fund 2012
August 2012For the second year in a row, we asked for support and many of you sent in donations. Thank you. Transom operates on a thin budget, but we’ve always offered payment for the SHOWS we feature. Thanks to you, the Transom Donor Fund allows us to pa...
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An Open Letter to a Fussy Woman at a Toll Booth
August 2012Donald Whalen is a computer programmer, among other things. He makes stories, like this one, because he has something to say. It is an eloquent statement about casual oppression that many will understand.
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Ship's Log
July 2012Allison Swaim has almost completed her year at sea; traveling around the world via cargo ship. She sent us this ship's log from her time on a container ship back in March. We'll have another update from her soon. Last we heard, she was just leaving Shanghai.
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