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Transom Podcast Audio – Archive (58)
Walking Across America: Advice for a Young Man
April 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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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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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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Blind Parenting
June 2012Transom is proud to premiere this incredibly charming story by Sterling Smalley with Maura Kutnyak-Smalley. They are brother and sister, both blind, with blind parents, and they ponder together the challenge of raising their own kids—some blind, some not.
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Portrait of the Bully as a Young Man
March 2012Transom Donor Fund winner, Jones Franzel thought she was advising on a youth-produced feature about Jeff, a bully who ended up in jail, but the portrait changed course, brought Jones into it, and tread on her boundaries between teacher and reporter.
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Bucky's Dome
March 2012Up now on the Transom podcast, Bucky's Dome by Katie Klocksin. She produced this piece last fall while attending the Transom Story Workshop.
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The D-Word
February 2012At Transom, we are steady advocates of Slow Radio, un-rushed humanity-filled storytelling. In that spirit we present "The D-Word" by Ed Prosser. Yes, it's about Death. And about people who make their livings from death. The pace is slow. There is plenty of time, after all. When you feel like changing your rhythm, come listen.
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Story Workshop Fall 2011: Pieces
December 2011For seven weeks this fall, students from all over the US (plus Canada and Australia) came to Woods Hole to immerse themselves in radio. Come read about their experiences and listen to some of their work.
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Invitation: PRPD Benediction by Jay Allison
October 2011Jay Allison's "benediction" from this year's Public Radio Program Directors Conference, with both a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF of the speech.
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