Life Stories - Jobs: Women at Work
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
Length: 59:07
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These are public radio stories made over many years, by producer Jay Allison -- working together with Christina Egloff, and friends, colleagues, neighbors, strangers and whoever would take the loan of one of his tape recorders. They are are stories about life as we find it, and record it.
HOST: Alex Chadwick
In this hour:
A Pastor's Journal (27:23)
For two months, the pastor of Park Union Church in Chicago kept an audio journal chronicling her daily life and thoughts about the career and the calling of the ministry. Produced with Rev. Susan Johnson and WBEZ Chicago.
After Labor Day (2:44)
A short meditation on the end of the summer's work and the long winter ahead from writer Carol Wasserman. Produced with Viki Merrick.
Retiring the Robe (27:05)
On the occasion of her retirement, this Chicago judge borrowed a cassette recorder, and with her family, reflected on her 18 years on the bench. Produced with Judge Susan Snow, Brent Runyon and WBEZ Chicago.
More from Jay Allison
Dad and Sam (Locked in Brotherhood)
(04:43)
From: Jay Allison
A short meditation on the relationship between my father and his mentally disabled older brother, Sam.
Life Stories - Families: Fathers, Sons & Brothers
(59:04)
From: Jay Allison
Four stories of men and family
Life Stories - Jobs: Teaching ("Educating Esme')
(59:03)
From: Jay Allison
The Diary of a First Year Teacher, "Educating Esme." One hour of a five-hour series of first-person portraits.
Life Stories - Families: Women and Children
(59:04)
From: Jay Allison
Three stories of young women - Concerning Breakfast, The Trapeze Artist, Alone Like a Stone. One hour of a five-hour series of first-person portraits.
Butterfiles of Michoacan (A Postcard from Mexico)
(03:17)
From: Jay Allison
Carmen Delzell tells about Michoacan and the Day of the Dead and the monarch butterflies. Like all Carmen's pieces, it's very personal, but reaches out with a delicate ...
Hotel Isabel (A Postcard from Mexico)
(04:33)
From: Jay Allison
Carmen Delzell writes about her travels in Mexico and one of her favorite enchanted cheap hotels, the Hotel Isabel "on the edge of time." This piece was produced in 1999, ...
Garden of Eden (A Postcard from Mexico)
(05:57)
From: Jay Allison
Carmen Delzell with another lovely meditation on the mysteries of travel and her semi-magical, melancholy life in Mexico. Like all these pieces it was recorded in the late ...
San Miguel (A Postcard From Mexico)
(04:17)
From: Jay Allison
In this essay, Carmen Delzell tells how she initially left Texas and moved down to Mexico with no ability to speak Spanish and $600 cash from used stuff she sold. She writes ...
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These are public radio stories made over many years, by producer Jay Allison -- working together with Christina Egloff, and friends, colleagues, neighbors, strangers and whoever would take the loan of one of his tape recorders. They are are stories about life as we find it, and record it. HOST: Alex Chadwick In this hour: A Pastor's Journal (27:23) For two months, the pastor of Park Union Church in Chicago kept an audio journal chronicling her daily life and thoughts about the career and the calling of the ministry. Produced with Rev. Susan Johnson and WBEZ Chicago. After Labor Day (2:44) A short meditation on the end of the summer's work and the long winter ahead from writer Carol Wasserman. Produced with Viki Merrick. Retiring the Robe (27:05) On the occasion of her retirement, this Chicago judge borrowed a cassette recorder, and with her family, reflected on her 18 years on the bench. Produced with Judge Susan Snow, Brent Runyon and WBEZ Chicago.
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Review of Life Stories - Jobs: Women at WorkThe very best of this kind of first-person radio.
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Jamie Stock
Posted on July 29, 2010 at 07:34 AM | Permalink
Interesting
Really interesting piece of radio.