Episode #442
Beeps, Chirps, Shouts and Murmurs
Friday, June 18, 2004
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(Janet Cardiff's Her Long Black Hair (Jessica Kuhn))
An outpouring of words and sounds. First, we explore the idea of separation of church and state in the classroom. Next, a conversation with sound artist Janet Cardiff about her new audio walking tour of Central Park. From Cardiff, we go in pursuit of urban birdsong. And we end with a Father’s Day-appropriate monologue by comic Wendy Spero. Also this week, appearances by lexicographer Erin McKean, cartoonist Roz Chast and comedian Jonathan Katz.
One Nation...
Whence the Pledge
Host Dean Olsher provides a brief history of those thirty-one words most often recited in American classrooms.
Church and State
Sharon Bierria is well aware that her day job is secular. But in her work as Grand Jury warden for the Brooklyn Supreme Courthouse, she often finds herself drawing on the very skills and knowledge that make her a good preacher after hours. Produced by Matt Lieber with Julie Subrin.
Word Lobby
A Different Kind of Walk in the Park
Sound artist Janet Cardiff is known for her highly original site-specific audio walking tours, which combine documentary and orchestrated sounds to create a layered narrative of a particular space. Her past work includes audio walks in London, Florence, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and St. Louis. This week, she put the finishing ...
Birds on the Street
Inspired: Journeys into the Creative Mind
The creative process never ceases to amaze... or does it? Comedian Jonathan Katz - along with Tom Leopold, Tom Snyder and Julianne Bond - bring you this newest installment from their series documenting that process. This week, a peek into the world of a books-on-tape production house. Produced by Tom ...
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