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- Aaron Henkin
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- "Julie the Amtrak God"
- Summary: Conversations with Julie, the voice on the Amtrak telephone line
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Review of Julie the Amtrak God
Aaron Henkin
Posted on August 16, 2006 at 10:49 AM
This radio experiment is unlike anything else you'll hear on the airwaves. It's a refreshing example of what can be accomplished when someone with an artistic mind (and a penchant for abstraction) approaches the radio medium as a blank canvas. Producer Jenny Asarnow manages to evoke a wide range of emotional responses from us, ranging from melancholy to hilarity, by simply attempting to conduct a philosophical conversation with a computerized voice-recognition system.
Some listeners might be put off by the non-linearity of this piece, but a patient listen will restore your faith in the power of the abstract in radio.