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An audio postcard of springtime prescribed burning.
This is a sound-rich piece from a forest where a prescribed burn was taking place. There is no narrative, and the burners themselves tell what they're doing and why they're doing it.
In this piece, you meet an elderly woman -- retired 11 years, volunteering to help the crew set fires. Throughout the piece, the listener hears evidence of her, well, desire to burn things. It culminates with her wondering what the microphone would sound like if it went up in flames!
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An audio postcard of springtime prescribed burning. This is a sound-rich piece from a forest where a prescribed burn was taking place. There is no narrative, and the burners themselves tell what they're doing and why they're doing it. In this piece, you meet an elderly woman -- retired 11 years, volunteering to help the crew set fires. Throughout the piece, the listener hears evidence of her, well, desire to burn things. It culminates with her wondering what the microphone would sound like if it went up in flames!
Transcript
TEASE -- ELDERLY WOMAN (JANE): “Sometimes I torch.... That’s everybody’s favorite job!”
[TIMING: 00:00:04]
SELF INTRO: Springtime. Earth Day. National Arbor Day. Tree planting. But in Ann Arbor, Michigan, volunteers help city crews set fires in the public parks. My name is Robert Frederick, and I followed one fire-lighting crew, and got a little too close! Here’s my audio postcard.
ALTERNATE HOST INTRO: Springtime. Earth Day. National Arbor Day. Tree planting. But in Ann Arbor, Michigan, volunteers help city crews set fires in the public parks.Robert Frederick followed one fire-lighting crew, and got a little too close! Here’s his audio postcard.
[TIMING: 00:00:22]
JANE: It produces lots of wildflowers, once we get it burned.
JANE: I’ve done various things. I sometimes monitor the smoke, and sometimes I torch. Once in a while I carry the big backp...
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Timing and Cues
00:00:00 (:04) Tease
00:00:04 (:20) Self-Introduction
00:00:24 BEGIN PIECE
00:04:11 (:11) Self-Exit
00:04:22 END OF PIECE
Hans Anderson
Posted on April 22, 2005 at 11:46 AM | Permalink
Review of Fire-lighter -- a little too close!
Fun piece about an older volunteer helping to perform controlled burns. This woman knows her stuff and it's almost scary how much she enjoys her work. PDs, this is a fun piece your listeners will enjoy, especially during the spring.