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“A Gift of Hands” from The Story on American Public Media
Julie Mullin says her business selling organic, fair trade fiber products is doing quite well in this economic climate. But she couldn’t do it without the unusual partnership she’s formed with a Montagnard woman named Jum.
Julie once had a successful quilting business. Then severe arthritis stole her ability to use her hands. Jum had just come to the United States from the remote central highlands of Vietnam. She didn’t speak English, she had never had running water or electricity, and she certainly didn’t know how to run a sewing machine. But Julie needed hands, and Jum needed a job.
Now, despite the language barrier and the faltering economy, the two women have learned to work together seamlessly, and Julie says her business is booming.
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National Public Radio’s Latino USA visits an innovative program in Colorado: Littleton Integration Initiative. To listen to Part 2, click here.
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This American Life: Fleeing is Believing
Foreigners arrive in the United States believing all kinds of misinformation about us… misinformation that turns out to be true. Mary Wiltenburg tells the story (at the 36:50 minute mark of show). -
Veterans hold “eat-in” to show support for Iraqi refugees
via @BoingBoing:
Faith in humanity status: restored. They’re from Veterans for Peace. Babylon Restaurant, the business targeted in the apparent hate crime, was featured in this Boston Globe article just one month ago. If you’re in Massachusetts, maybe go have a meal there sometime soon and tell them Boing Boing sent you. Some good Yelp reviews on their falafel and grape leaves!
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via @howsoundtweets: Chorus of Refuge
Once you’ve finished producing a story, what are you supposed to do with all the tape? Just let it sit on a shelf?Some producers will re-purpose their interviews — turn them into a print piece or maybe fashion a new radio story. Producers Kara Oehler and Ann Heppermann, along with Jason Cady, a composer, created something very different. They re-purposed tape and made sound art. I’m sure someone’s done that before, but, frankly, I can’t think of it.
The piece they produced is “Chorus of Refuge” and it’s a song comprised of interviews collected for Ann and Kara’s series on Weekend America called “One Thing.” Originally, “Chorus of Refuge” was intended for museum installations where six radios played six interviews broadcast from six transmitters all at once. HowSound doesn’t have six-channel surround sound so we’re featuring the stereo mix — just two channels, left and right.
During a recent interview, Ann and Jason cited a handful of creative influences that inspired “Chorus of Refuge” most notably the groundbreaking radio documentary from Glenn Gould, “The Idea of North.” Ann also named sound artist Janet Cardiff while Jason says he had Renaissance music like Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Gloria in mind as well as the poetry of Jackson Mac Low and Emmett Williams, both of whom wrote poems to be read by two or more people simultaneously.
So, be prepared. This HowSound will stretch your ears. That’s a good thing!
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Rob
