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Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 34

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O’Dark 30 is KUT's wildly entertaining adventure through the world of independent radio production. Every Sunday at midnight on KUT 90.5 Austin we present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio production.

Episode 34 includes The Sideshow...the messrs. craft...Who's Your Daddy...Antarctica: Life on the Ice...Trout Stream Families read by author Scott Carrier...The Chicanery of Selling Carbon Credits...Fly Fishing in Montana...#46 Nothing Predictable...Barefoot Running and the Boston Marathon

Who's Your Daddy?

From Sean Cole | 19:09

This is a story about someone who asked the most beautiful man in the world for his sperm.

Default-piece-image-0 When Jenny went to Hawaii, she wasn't expecting to have the epiphany of a lifetime. And she certainly wasn't expecting to have another one upon her return. This is the story of a woman's attempt to defeat the physics of relationships, love, marriage and child-bearing, as told to producer Sean Cole.

Antarctica: Life On The Ice (Filler Version)

From Spectrum Radio | 59:00

“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. We’ll learn about the history of exploring the coldest continent and hear scientists describe their cutting edge research. But first, let’s check in on some of the shortest and most charming residents of Antarctica.

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“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.”  Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. We’ll learn about the history of exploring the coldest continent and hear scientists describe their cutting edge research. But first, let’s check in on some of the shortest and most charming residents of Antarctica.

 

"Trout Stream Families" read by author Scott Carrier

From Amy Wallen | Part of the DimeStories series | 03:45

A family goes on a picnic and secrets are revealed.

Trout_stream_small A quiet tale about a family on an outdoor outing.  As the day progresses, subtle hints reveal the many dark family secrets that lie below the surface of this otherwise relaxing afternoon.  

The Chicanery of Selling Carbon Credits

From The humble Farmer | 02:11

A Tale of Two Cities

Humbleoats_small The Chicanery entailed in the selling of Carbon Credits

Fly Fishing in Montana

From Helen Borten | Part of the A Sense of Place series | 30:01

An ancient pastime explored in the lives, lore and literature of anglers.

Helen_s_portrait_small The producer takes lessons from one of Montana's legendary fly fishers and in the process visits the towns, streams, history and indoor watering places (saloons), hears whopping fish stories and catches a trout in the Land of the Big Sky.

The piece is 29:00 with a minute of silence on the end that can be removed for air.

#46 - Nothing Predictable

From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | Part of the SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling series | 09:02

The focus of this Saltcast is tension and narrative arc. I dissect an audio postcard of my own, called “Nothing Predictable,” and describe the arc of the story each step of the way.

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Here’s the dirty secret about the audio postcard featured on this Saltcast:

I recorded it twice.

Armed with binaural microphones and advice about safety from local fisherman, I recorded a kayak trip around some icebergs at the top of Newfoundland. I paddled about a half hour out to the bergs, tooled around between the two- and three-story ice chunks, then headed in. I narrated the whole way with headphones on and my minidisc recorder safely tucked into a shirt pocket underneath a Gore-Tex jacket.

On my paddle back, I pulled out the disc player to stop recording. Unfortunately, there was no need to press “Stop” — the gear was in “Record-Pause” the WHOLE time!

After cursing myself practically to oblivion, I pressed “Record” and went back out. So, the postcard is “take two” of my excursion.

There was a silver lining — a small one.  The weather changed. It was fairly calm first time through. But, the afternoon wind picked up for “take two” and that added some tension to the piece as you’ll hear.

In fact, the focus of this Saltcast is tension and narrative arc. I dissect the postcard, called “Nothing Predictable,” and describe the arc of the story each step of the way. Happy listening.

Barefoot Running and the Boston Marathon

From Emily Corwin | 05:57

The recent publication of convincing scientific research has elevated barefoot running from the athletic fringe to a full-on fitness revolution. In these 6 minutes you'll meet barefoot runner James Webber as he runs the 2010 Boston Marathon; you'll get the science of barefoot running from celebrity evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman; and hear the perspectives of a podiatrist, a sneaker salesman, and more. Bonus audio available! See full description.

Dscf0088_small Check out Emily's interview with groundbreaking evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman!  Free for stations to use and exerpt, and well worth a listen for the simply curious.