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The "lost" HowSound I always return to.


Andrew Cavette

Posted on July 09, 2019 at 12:13 AM

This HowSound ep. -- and that scene in the water -- are something I come back to again and again. Not sure why it isn't part of the Transom / HowSound archive, but I'm glad it is here. It is a really good lesson from Mr. Rosenthal.

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Caption: Brian Reed — with tape rolling — wades into a lagoon on Kirabati to learn how high the sea has risen., Credit: Claire Anterea
  • "#19 - Show, Don't Tell"
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  • Summary: This American Life producer Brian Reed employs, with great effect, the old writing maxim "show, don't tell" in his radio stories.

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