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"My dad died" is seven journal entries, written and read by Nanci Olesen.
The seven entries follow the year after Nanci's dad, Jim Olesen, died.
Jim was a programmer at WOJB in Hayward, WI, where he had a Saturday afternoon program called "The Spice of Life." In this radio piece, producers Nanci Olesen and Sara Dick have interwoven Nanci's journal readings with two recordings from Jim's show and other effects (the sound of wind, "The Hallelujah Chorus...") to bring to the ear Nanci's description of her grief in her daily life.
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"My dad died" is seven journal entries, written and read by Nanci Olesen. The seven entries follow the year after Nanci's dad, Jim Olesen, died. Jim was a programmer at WOJB in Hayward, WI, where he had a Saturday afternoon program called "The Spice of Life." In this radio piece, producers Nanci Olesen and Sara Dick have interwoven Nanci's journal readings with two recordings from Jim's show and other effects (the sound of wind, "The Hallelujah Chorus...") to bring to the ear Nanci's description of her grief in her daily life.
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Review of My Dad Died
My wife and I were fighting when I heard this, and I went and made up. Life *is* too short. This is an essay about a woman's love for her recently passed father. I cried at the description of the church services at Easter, with the elderly man who sat next to her. I've never cried at a real-life funeral. This piece was very well-written and really hits the mark. There are several points made in such a wonderful way that they could be modern-day Proverbs. From the touching metaphors about grocery bags to the expressive narration, I very much liked this piece. At it's length and topic, it may not fit perfectly on a lot of shows, but I can certainly hear this one capturing an audience.