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This is an episode in the series Hearing Voices from NPR now being offered as a standalone special.
Host: David Greenberger of Duplex Planet
Summary: Host David Greenberger of Duplex Planet presents glorious moments and observations from people in the last years of their lives: Dave Alvin discusses the song he wrote about his dying father, "Man in the Bed," from the Western Folklife Center"s What"s in a Song? series. Comedians Bob & Ray are "The Whirleys". From StoryCorps comes a remembrance from Richard Craig of his days as a dance host on cruise ships. In Sound Portraits "The Ground We Live On" journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality in recordings she made during her father"s last months alive. And host David Greenberger shares some stories told him over the years by the elderly, including ?Growing Old in East L.A."
Listener info and links:
HearingVoices.com/news/2009/04/hv008-about-aging/
0:15 On-Air Promo Text: This week on Hearing Voices, "About Aging." Host David Greenberger of Duplex Planet presents glorious moments and observations from people in the last years of their lives. That's Hearing Voices- "About Aging" this AIRTIME on STATION.
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This is an episode in the series Hearing Voices from NPR now being offered as a standalone special.
Host: David Greenberger of Duplex Planet
Summary: Host David Greenberger of Duplex Planet presents glorious moments and observations from people in the last years of their lives: Dave Alvin discusses the song he wrote about his dying father, "Man in the Bed," from the Western Folklife Center"s What"s in a Song? series. Comedians Bob & Ray are "The Whirleys". From StoryCorps comes a remembrance from Richard Craig of his days as a dance host on cruise ships. In Sound Portraits "The Ground We Live On" journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality in recordings she made during her father"s last months alive. And host David Greenberger shares some stories told him over the years by the elderly, including ?Growing Old in East L.A."
Listener info and links:
HearingVoices.com/news/2009/04/hv008-about-aging/
0:15 On-Air Promo Text: This week on Hearing Voices, "About Aging." Host David Greenberger of Duplex Planet presents glorious moments and observations from people in the last years of their lives. That's Hearing Voices- "About Aging" this AIRTIME on STATION.
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InspiringVery moving peace! At times reflective, other times insightful. The music was most excellent. |
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Billboard 1:00
Segment A 23:00
Break 1:00
Segment B 29:00
Promo 0:30
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Posted on June 30, 2010 at 06:36 PM | Permalink
Fun!
In this culture we see aging as something to fear as we will become ill, feeble, miserable and in perpetual pain. The elderly people who participated in this program illustrate a different picture. The piece flows with good rhythm: speech- music- speech- music...