Joe Frank

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Recent Pieces from Joe Frank

Caption: Howard Dully receiving his "ice pick" lobotomy Dec. 16, 1960, Credit: Walter Freeman

HV023- This is Insanity (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Disturbed Mental States: "This is Insane," says William S Burroughs to the music of Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcracy. An anonymous reporter describes his "Electroshock." The ...
Caption: Battle Mountain, Nevada; photo: Scott Carrier

HV018- Flags and Fireworks (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Celebrating America with flags, fireworks and summer festivals, featuring recitations and reflections on The Pledge” of Allegiance, the annual Rainbow Family migration into ...
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HV025- Heat (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Symptoms of heat fatigue: A sound-poem for "Dead of Summer" in the city by Marjorie van Halteren & Lou Giansante. Tuscon residents reflect the desert "Heat," with author ...
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HV024- Caregiver (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Health caretakers: "Bad Teeth at King Drew Dental Clinic" by Ayala Ben-Yehuda: the Dental Divide, South L.A.'s clinic of last resort. "The Breast Cancer Monologues- Three ...
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Palestinian Dreaming (12:39)
From: Hearing Voices

3 religions, 3 dreams.
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News (08:55)
From: Hearing Voices

The nightly news and other nightmares.
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War vs. Peace (05:51)
From: Hearing Voices

Praise for the glories of war and the futility of peace.
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Time- Sands (02:25)
From: Hearing Voices

A sobering look at the passage of time.
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Time- Old (04:37)
From: Hearing Voices

Tracking the passing of the days.