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Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 142 (3-38)

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KUT's O’Dark 30 has survived the Olympics and now has more of the very best from the world of independent radio production. 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 142 (3-38) includes Rudy's Gray Area...Whiskers and Small Spaces...99% Invisible #42 - Recognizably Anonymous...Crown the King: Red Takes Black...The Mikie Show #40, Hector & Lidia...Hungry Valentine with Julia Child...The Decisions Project - 27 - College and Horses...My Blue Bucket...Cathedral of Junk...Bonjour Chanson Series 11, Episode 51...Sounds Familiar #4: The Rule of Threes...Trouble, Triumph and Trips

Rudy's Gray Area

From Third Coast International Audio Festival | Part of the 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories series | 02:55

Rudy has lived on this bizarre little block since 1953, before a dozen railroad tracks and nearly as many highway lanes separated it from other residential neighborhoods.

Would he ever consider moving? Not a chance.

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Rudy has lived on this bizarre little block since 1953, before a dozen railroad tracks and nearly as many highway lanes separated it from other residential neighborhoods.

Would he ever consider moving? Not a chance.

"Rudy's Gray Area" was produced by Jennifer Brandel for the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, a collaboration with EveryBlock, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works featuring at least two neighbors, a color in the title, and three consecutive seconds of narrative silence. 

Whiskers and Small Spaces

From Noelle O'Donnell | 15:09

When Noelle was a kid, she was scared of facial hair. She’s never been able to figure out why or how she outgrew it, but it’s been a family joke since she can remember. Noelle asked family and friends what fears they’ve dealt with or are currently dealing with. She even put an ad on craigslist, asking others to share their experiences.

Default-piece-image-0 When Noelle was a kid, she was scared of facial hair. She’s never been able to figure out why or how she outgrew it, but it’s been a family joke since she can remember. Noelle asked family and friends what fears they’ve dealt with or are currently dealing with. She even put an ad on craigslist, asking others to share their experiences.

99% Invisible #42- Recognizably Anonymous (Standard 4:30 Version)

From Roman Mars | Part of the 99% Invisible (Standard Length) series | 04:30

A group accidentally created what ad execs dream of: a unique brand identity that rapidly achieved world-wide appeal and renknown. Except this group wants to bring down the entire system. In fact, they're not even a group.

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Anonymous is not group. It is not an organization. Rob Walker describes Anonymous as a “loosely affiliated and ever-changing band of individuals who… have been variously described as hackers, hacktivists, free-expression zealots, Internet troublemakers, and assorted combinations thereof.”

But when Anonymous came up against the Church of Scientiology, a small, non-hierarchical collection of Anons decided to take the disparate phrases, images and ideas circling around the 4Chan.org /b/ message board (where Anonymous has its roots) and combine them into a very engaging and effective “brand identity” (For lack of a better word. Is there a better word? I’d love to hear it. -rm).
 
 The Anonymous logo is comprised of a headless man in a suit, with a question mark where the head should be, juxtaposed against a UN flag. All of these elements are freely interchangeable and can combine with other Anonymous imagery (see top illustration). According to Walker, the logo is “a cleverly subversive, and ironic, appropriation and exploitation of paranoia about Big Brother-style faceless power.”

And then there’s the mask. Appropriated from the graphic novel and movie “V for Vendetta,” the V mask (designed by comic book artist David Lloyd) has become the de facto public face of Anonymous, and it serves as such a powerful image that it has skipped over into other street protests like the Occupy Wall Street movement. Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta, has expressed his support of demonstrators exploiting the theatrical qualities of the V image in street protest.

Anonymous at Scientology in Los Angeles

In this episode, Rob Walker explores the origins of the meme-like images in the Anonymous “visual brand” and explains why these icons so powerfully define a phenomenon that eschews definition.

This piece was produced by me and Rob Walker based on his article “Recognizably Anonymous” in Slate.

Crown the King: Red Takes Black

From Third Coast International Audio Festival | Part of the 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories series | 02:32

One block from my apartment sits the Capitol Pool Checkers Club where, each week, men with nicknames like the Hammer, the Pressure Man, and the Razor gather to trash talk over heated games of checkers.

Sd12_red_kampe_small One block from my apartment sits the Capitol Pool Checkers Club where, each week, men with nicknames like the Hammer, the Pressure Man, and the Razor gather to trash talk over heated games of checkers.

 "Crown the King: Red Takes Black" was produced by Adam Kampe for the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, a collaboration with EveryBlock, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works featuring at least two neighbors, a color in the title, and three consecutive seconds of narrative silence. 

The Mikie Show #40, Hector & Lidia

From Michael Carroll | Part of the The Mikie Show series | 28:03

It’s episode forty, the first in a series of forties! We celebrate this new decade of episodes with another wonderful show about dancing. This time, we speak with Lidia and Hector LeGrand, experts in tango, teaching and performing it. But this is the real deal tango from Argentina, very much different from the Hollywood tango portrayed in movies. Plus, we have a sound quiz! And there was a shortage of news so we found the fun page instead. And our friend from, well, can’t say right now, but we take a trip together. So much really, there’s almost no room for dessert!

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It’s episode forty, the first in a series of forties! We celebrate this new decade of episodes with another wonderful show about dancing. This time, we speak with Lidia and Hector LeGrand, experts in tango, teaching and performing it. But this is the real deal tango from Argentina, very much different from the Hollywood tango portrayed in movies. Plus, we have a sound quiz! And there was a shortage of news so we found the fun page instead. And our friend from, well, can’t say right now, but we take a trip together. So much really, there’s almost no room for dessert!

Hungry Valentine, with Julia Child

From Leet and Litwin | Part of the HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child series | 54:51

Happy Valentine's from Julia Child! This one-hour special was started years ago but never aired till now. She presents two love stories that have to do with cooking: excerpts from "Like Water for Chocolate," by Laura Esquivel, and "Violets," by the Irish writer, Edna O'Brien.

Julia_valentine_small "The way to everyone's heart is through the kitchen," says Julia. And so here are a couple of love stories that have to do with love -- and the kitchen. "Like Water for Chocolate" tells its love story through recipes -- recipes for ink, matches, sealing wax, and delicious things to eat.

Judy Rodgers, chef-owner of the Zuni Cafe in San Francisco, takes us into her restaurant kitchen for a romantic recipe.

Edna O'Brien has a story about fixing a meal for an important guest. It turns out to be a story of "doomed" love. Before performing the story, Edna O'Brien takes us to her mother's farmhouse kitchen in Ireland, with the Mrs. Beeton's cookery book always on the counter. Julia has quite a bit to say about Mrs. Beeton's classic book -- its advice about what the cook does, and the second butler -- and how the recipes relate to the dishes prepared in the story. The program has been made possible in part by a grant from the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.

The Decisions Project - 27 - College and Horses

From Aengus Anderson | Part of the The Decisions Project series | 03:50

A woman reflects on her decision to give up equestrianism and go to college.

Decisionsproject_mp3_small During the summer of 2010, producer Aengus Anderson rode his motorcycle around North America and interviewed 220 people about the hardest decisions they had ever made. A cross-section of their conversations are presented here as The Decisions Project.

My Blue Bucket

From Third Coast International Audio Festival | Part of the 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories series | 03:00

A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda.

Sd12_blue_thomas_small A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda.

"My Blue Bucket" was produced by Helene Thomas and Steven Tilley for the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, a collaboration with EveryBlock, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works featuring at least two neighbors, a color in the title, and three consecutive seconds of narrative silence. 

Cathedral of Junk

From Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife | 04:28

Youth reporters from Kealing Middle School explore the incredible fantastical world of Vince Hanneman's Cathedral of Junk in Austin, Texas. Produced by Stories From Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife. Special thanks to Soundiron.

P1020669_small Youth reporters from Kealing Middle School explore the incredible fantastical world of Vince Hanneman's Cathedral of Junk in Austin, Texas. Produced by Stories From Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife. Special thanks to Soundiron.

Bonjour Chanson Series 11, Episode 51

From Charles Spira | Part of the Bonjour Chanson Series 11 series | 24:16

We explore the ever changing landscape of French Language Popular Music and bring the best to our English speaking audience. No need to know French to enjoy the show.

Nancy_small We hope you'll enjoy the kaleidoscope of songs in this episode.  We run the gamut from Charles Trenet whose career spanned more than fifty years to Christophe Mae who today sells more albums  than any other male French singer.  We tell you about the artists in English and you'll know what the songs are about when they are interpreted in the original French.  Here is the lineup for this episode:
Christophe Mae, (France), La Rumeur
Vanina Michel, (France), Simple Comme Bonjour
Charles Trenet, (France), Johnny Tu Me Manques
Najoua Belyzel, (France),  Fille d'Orient ou d'Occident
Daniel Darc, (France), C'est Moi le Printemps
Babet, (France), Je Pense a Nous

Sounds Familiar #4: The Rule of Threes

From Blake Cooper | Part of the Sounds Familiar series | 07:30

Is three really the magic number?

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Is three really the magic number? Sometimes it seems like it. From three blind mice to sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, things that come in threes just seem… right.

This time I’ll speak with Michael Eck, who has tracked down and documented things in threes for decades, about why threes are so common, so relatable, and so powerful.