The Local Option - Mother's Day Special
Series: WMPG's The Local Option - Sample Shows
From: WMPG
Length: 00:33:23
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My mom, Colleen Seed, co-hosted this special Mother's Day Edition of The Local Option, live via phone.
The show features three PRX pieces by Julia DeBruicker, Omar Macias, Jonathan Menjivar, and D'mae Roberts.
License those pieces here:
Letter from Chicago: http://www.prx.org/pieces/638
Dear Mom, I Joioned the Marines: http://www.prx.org/pieces/5206
Too Curvy, Not Enough Shoulder: http://www.prx.org/pieces/1031
Memorial: http://www.prx.org/pieces/1171
This show is for *SAMPLE ONLY*.
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Piece Description
My mom, Colleen Seed, co-hosted this special Mother's Day Edition of The Local Option, live via phone. The show features three PRX pieces by Julia DeBruicker, Omar Macias, Jonathan Menjivar, and D'mae Roberts. License those pieces here: Letter from Chicago: http://www.prx.org/pieces/638 Dear Mom, I Joioned the Marines: http://www.prx.org/pieces/5206 Too Curvy, Not Enough Shoulder: http://www.prx.org/pieces/1031 Memorial: http://www.prx.org/pieces/1171 This show is for *SAMPLE ONLY*.
Broadcast History
The Local Option originates at WMPG in Portland, Maine.