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Piece Description
After waiting in vain for Mr. Right - and after years of fertility treatments - Suzanne, a single, white woman in her forties, decided to adopt. She chose transracial adoption. Long Haul Productions documented the entire process - beginning with workshops designed to "teach white people to raise kids of color," baby-shopping trips with Mom at Target, a critical rendezvous with a young mother at a pancake house, and, finally, a magical night at a suburban restaurant chain. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister followed Suzanne for several months as she waited to see if she would become a parent; she offered extraordinary access into her home, and really, into every aspect of her life. This piece debuted on May 9, 2005, on WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio), and subsequently aired May 10, 2005, on All Things Considered. "Dear Birth Mother" is a follow-up to "Babyquest," also available on PRX, which documents Suzanne's failed attempt to get pregnant via In Vitro fertilization.
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Review of Dear Birth MotherThis is a great, great piece. I could say so much about how imtimate and honest it is, how important the subject matter, how beautiful the production.....
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Review of Dear Birth MotherThis is the kind of feature that reaches through your ears to grab your heart. The Long Haul Pros did a beautiful job recording the people involved with this story and also, evidently, of training the principals to use the mics in intimate situations. Listening to this piece really reinforces the amazing power of good storytelling and the importance of finding the right characters to bring issues to life. |
Broadcast History
This piece premiered on May 9, 2005, on WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio), and an excerpt subsequently aired May 10, 2005, on All Things Considered.
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jocelyn rivera
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 04:51 PM | Permalink
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The piece that I decided to review was dear birth mother I really found this piece interesting because o never really realized how difficult it was to get people to adopt African American children I always thought that people saw the babies the same way children are all the same to me but it is clear that not everyone sees it that way. I did like the fact that in the parent classes they had beads to try and bring an understanding to the fact that the neighborhoods that these people live in are not necessarily ones that the African American children would be completely comfortable in but in all I think that this piece was really well put together and informative I enjoyed it a lot.