Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
From: Susan Stone
Length: 29:22
Featured for the 20th anniversary of northern California's Loma Prieta earthquake (October 17, 1989) are stories and sounds of life, death, and rescue along the fault lines criss-crossing the Pacific Rim. Voices of Mexico City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Kobe, San Francisco, Anchorage tell of fear, flight and faith in home, and ground. Interwoven within these true tales of rescue, recovery, and disbelief is street sense about earthquake preparedeness from the American Red Cross, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, the Seismological Institute of America, NBK Television in Japan, the San Francisco Unified School District, among others. 2001 winner of the NFCB Golden Reel, Third Coast International Audio Festival Directors' Choice, and New York Festivals Grand Award for Information/Documentary Programming.
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Featured for the 20th anniversary of northern California's Loma Prieta earthquake (October 17, 1989) are stories and sounds of life, death, and rescue along the fault lines criss-crossing the Pacific Rim. Voices of Mexico City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Kobe, San Francisco, Anchorage tell of fear, flight and faith in home, and ground. Interwoven within these true tales of rescue, recovery, and disbelief is street sense about earthquake preparedeness from the American Red Cross, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, the Seismological Institute of America, NBK Television in Japan, the San Francisco Unified School District, among others. 2001 winner of the NFCB Golden Reel, Third Coast International Audio Festival Directors' Choice, and New York Festivals Grand Award for Information/Documentary Programming.
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Review of Rip, Rift, and Panic: Life gets edgy on the faultline.A timely subject certainly - voices from inside an epicenter - that one's not going away! but also - programmers - if you trust your listeners enough to appreciate composition, and the pure pleasure of sounds as they collide (and if you're still holding up the staff for classical music, jazz, and undead modern composers you'd better!) -and if you appreciate what I like to call the "whazzat? factor" - when something's riding by on the radio and the listener wants to know what it is and will try to catch it again if they missed most of it because they have to know - lastly - apparently the first piece on prx from veteran producer/sound artist Susa Stone - well - listen just for that reason, right? |
Broadcast History
ABC-Sydney 2000
WDR-Koln 2000
Pacifica Radio 2000,2004
2001 Third Coast International Audio Festival, Directors' Choice Award; 2001 New York Festivals International Radio Programming, Winner -Grand Award, Best Information Program
Timing and Cues
Suggested Intro Copy to "Rip, Rift, and Panic" :
One spring morning in 1906, a massive earthquake struck San Francisco, killing thousands, and leaving almost a quarter-million people homeless. Californians have lived ever since with the knowledge that, one day, another cataclysmic temblor will rock the ground beneath their feet. Join us for a look back at a hundred years of life along the faultlines and around the Pacific Rim, through the stories of earthquake survivors from Anchorage to Los Angeles, Kyoto to Mexico City. "Rip, Rift, and Panic" also pays tribute to the last severe temblor that rocked northern California 20 years ago on October 17, 1989, and looks ahead at preparing for the Big One to come. It's not a matter of if, but when.
Musical Works
George Gershwin, "Someone To Watch Over Me;" Pablo's Eye, "A Boiling Life;" Lou Harrison, "La Koro Sutro;" Jeanette MacDonald, "San Francisco"
Additional Files
- Loma Prieta Earthquake, San Francisco 1989 (LPEQSF.jpg)
- 59 seconds total (pre-recorded info, 42 seconds/tag music for station ID, 18 seconds) (RRPPromo.mp2)
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Review of Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
Susan Stone's audio artistry reigns again in this sonic exploraion of earthquakes around the world. I'm reminded of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", a movie which managed to capture an emotion and telegraph it.
Stone's dense, rich palate of sound and tales of earthquake experiences ( the story of the woman buried alive in her house had me checking my earthquake kit ) yield a unique and chillingly different radio experience.
This radio presentation showcases living with the possibility of total destruction and will do more for awareness of disaster preparation than any PSA or well intentioned city official could ever do.
Air it now, or on the 100 year anniversary of the great earthquake ( April 18 ) in San Francisco...then go check those batteries