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The Mysterious History of Voicemail
Long before answering machines and digital voicemail, there was another way to send an audio message to a long-distance loved one. As early as the 1920s, an exciting new technology became available. Gramophonic Letters.
Meet the two enthusiasts who are preserving this little-known piece of audio history.
HIDDEN HISTORY
During WW2, over 400,000 German prisoners of war were shipped from battlefields in Europe and Africa to labor camps across rural America.
80 years later, historian Curtis Peters discovered a box full of letters, and the unlikely friendship between 6 German POWs and his own Aunt Jim. What can his archive tell us about conflict, America, and the ways we make peace with our past?
road trip
In this personal essay, Independent producer Cariad Harmon and her partner John Kesling embark on a long-awaited cross-country road trip. Along the way, they interview locals and fellow road trippers of all kinds and Cariad discovers that not all of the American traditions she has embraced are worth holding on to.
RECENT work
winter hummingbirds
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are a common sighting in Tennessee during the summer. As the birds migrate, they stop at the exact same places each year, and this state is on the itinerary. But this year, birders are finding more hummingbirds are showing up in Tennessee during colder weather.
Sunday Night Soul
Nashville, Tenn. is widely known as the country music capital of the world, but there’s a lot more to Music City than steel guitars and banjos. Jason Eskridge is bringing Soul music back to Nashville’s Eastside along with something else that’s a rarity in Nashville - A racially diverse crowd.
the stuttering paradox
Nashville musician JP Ruggieri saw stuttering as his greatest flaw. After trying to "fix" it his entire childhood, JP finally learned to accept himself just the way he was...and it turns out that also dramatically helped his stutter.
the isolation congregation
An audio collage of listeners and musicians during the first 2 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. All music used in the piece was live-streamed or recorded on social media during the lockdown.
Race Horses of The Sky
The International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers, held their annual convention and race in Eastern Massachusetts this year. Scores of pigeon fanciers met in Attleboro to enter their birds into competition.
island girl
Just off the coast of Cape Cod, there’s a tiny chain of islands called the Elizabeth’s. Cuttyhunk is the outermost of the bunch and with a year-round population of just 12 residents, it’s a difficult place to grow old.
The Tree
When a Nashville man named Robert was young, his teachers never seemed to mind that he didn’t know how to read. As he got older, lack of literacy affected his life in profound ways that no one could have predicted.
why don’t you call me anymore?
Fun with vox pops:
Rejecting someone is hard, being rejected is harder, but ghosting someone? That’s easy…
Podcasts
Co-host/producer
A show about what connects us
neighborspodcast.com
Sound Designer
Journey deep into the heart of the world’s most remote jungles, savannas, tundras, mountains, and deserts with wildlife biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
pbs.org
engineer
Exploring what it means to live a good life
tokensshow.com
editor
LGBT stories of faith
outloudstories.com