Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 90 (2-38)
Compiled By: KUT
KUT's O’Dark 30 is doing what it does to wander through the world of independent radio production this week. Every Sunday at midnight on Austin's KUT 90.5 and also at 4pm on digital KUT2 we present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio production.
Episode 90 (2-38)includes John Pierson's Master Class with
Producer Art Linson...Be Whatever You Want...Rabbi For Human Rights: Jerusalem...WTF Episode 105 Ben Stiller and Tig Notaro...American Untouchables...Splash...Randy Portrait...And That's How The Band Broke Up...Real Prayer...Chris Elliott and His Dad on Family Comedy...Shining...Bay Area Composer scores the soundtrack of Outer Space
Be Whatever You Want
From Sara Brooke Curtis | 05:00
On a hot summer afternoon three ten year old kids push around a soccer ball style sorbet maker and concoct elaborate stories to make their mundane task more interesting. Immerse yourself in the playful, imaginative, and humorous logic of young friends.
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- Be Whatever You Want
- From
- Sara Brooke Curtis
On a hot summer afternoon three ten year old kids push around a soccer ball style sorbet maker and concoct elaborate stories to make their mundane task more interesting. Immerse yourself in the playful, imaginative, and humorous logic of young friends.
Rabbi for Human Rights: Jerusalem
From Jake Warga | 06:58
Day-In-The-Life of a Rabbi in Israel working for human rights
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- Rabbi for Human Rights: Jerusalem
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- Jake Warga
Jerusalem: Rabbi for Human Rights
A day-in-the-life of Rabbi Arik Ascherman with
"Rabbis for Human Rights" in Jerusalem. He interacts
with Arabs and Jews, and intercedes when he can during
Palestinian home demolitionsHe looks for common ground
amongst the the rubble and rocks, the M-16s and tanks,
and the two religions that started as one.
REF: http://rhr.israel.net/rabbi-arik-w-ascherman
Aired: The World 4/25/08
http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/17607
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pritheworld/sets/72157604730135425/
http://flickr.com/photos/97696066@N00/sets/72157600330576449/
WTF Episode 105 with Ben Stiller & Tig Notaro
From WTF with Marc Maron | Part of the WTF with Marc Maron series | 59:00
Two conversations, first with Ben Stiller and then with comic Tig Notaro. Both news hole and 59 minute versions are provided.
American Untouchables
From The humble Farmer | :55
You're Familiar with The American Caste System?
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- American Untouchables
- From
- The humble Farmer
You're Familiar with The American Caste System?
Splash
From Rich Halten | 18:52
From a bridge famous for suicide jumps, the story of one lucky survivor and how a broken neck and collapsed lung made him a new man.
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- Splash
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- Rich Halten
The Sunshine Skyway bridge spans the mouth of Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida. It carries thousands of cars everyday. It's also become one of the top ten places to end your life. This is the story of the many who jumped, one lucky guy who survived, and how broken bones and a collapsed lung made him a new man. "Splash" made its web debut on Transom.org.
Randy Portrait
From Jamie Courville | 05:00
Randy Kearse grew up in the Farragut housing projects in what is now the trendy DUMBO section of Brooklyn, New York. In the late 1980’s crack cocaine hit the streets. Randy was in a unique position to see this, as he was selling it himself. Mr. Kearse was caught and went to federal prison for 15 years. During that time he did what many have not. He turned his life around and lived through example.
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- Randy Portrait
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- Jamie Courville
Randy Kearse has written several books. The most popular title is Changin’ Your Game Plan! How to Use Incarceration as a Stepping Store for SUCCESS. He has inspired others to not make the same mistakes he has. He lets people know that there can be and is life after prison.
Randy's story has been featured in several outlets such as The New York Times and The Colbert Report. This piece is different. It is a sound portrait of Randy telling his story in his own voice. I spoke with Randy last year and his positive attitude is contagious. You may find more information on Randy's website at http://www.randykearse.net.
Real Prayer
From KVNF | Part of the Belief Systems and Other B.S. series | 03:31
A prayer is definitely answered, but the results are ambiguous.
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- Real Prayer
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- KVNF
When I was a fundamentalist Christian, I often had prayers answered by miraculous means. But sometimes the ultimate results seemed anything but divine. In this essay, I relate one striking example.
Chris Elliott and His Dad On Family Comedy
From Blank on Blank | Part of the Blank on Blank series | 06:53
"I can remember trying to impress my dad with my sense of humor. Sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing." - Chris Elliott with his dad, Ray Elliott.
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- Chris Elliott and His Dad On Family Comedy
- From
- Blank on Blank
So what’s it like to grow up in a really funny family? Where it’s more than just hilarious road trips or nightly comedy routines around the dinner table? I’m talking about a family where your dad makes a living making people laugh. Does the comedic touch rub off? And can anyone get in the last laugh? Well, Jane Borden, a comedian herself, got an answer when she interviewed Bob and Chris Elliott. Now Bob’s the father and you may know him from the legendary live comedy duo of Bob and Ray. Chris is his youngest son who’s built his own successful comedy career on TV and in film. So here’s how Bob and Chris Elliott remember growing up in Manhattan.
INTERVIEW NOTES
- Date: March 2008
- The Scene: By phone, Chris Elliott driving and Bob Elliott at home
- The Source: Cassette Recorder - The Related Article: Read it @ Timeoutnewyork.com
Bay Area composer scores the soundtrack of outer space
From KALW | 08:36
If you've been to the planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences recently, then you've heard Christopher Hedge's work on the show "Life: A Cosmic Story." Hedge is an accomplished composer and musician, but creating the sound design for the state-of-the-art Morrison Planetarium was a unique challenge. The room features a complex network of speakers that lets him place sounds in a three-dimensional space. But how could he use it? What does Saturn sound like? Or for that matter, the inside of a cell?
KALW's Martina Castro met up with Christopher Hedge at the Magic Shop Studio to see how he brings ethereal and elemental sounds to life.
If you've been to the planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences recently, then you've heard Christopher Hedge's work on the show "Life: A Cosmic Story." Hedge is an accomplished composer and musician, but creating the sound design for the state-of-the-art Morrison Planetarium was a unique challenge. The room features a complex network of speakers that lets him place sounds in a three-dimensional space. But how could he use it? What does Saturn sound like? Or for that matter, the inside of a cell?
KALW's Martina Castro met up with Christopher Hedge at the Magic Shop Studio to see how he brings ethereal and elemental sounds to life.