Inside the Adoption Circle
Series: The Transom Radio Specials
From: Atlantic Public Media
Length: 00:54:01
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We hear from birth families (mothers, siblings and a father), adoptees (both kids and adults), and various adoptive families including open adoption and international adoption (China).
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Piece Description
We hear from birth families (mothers, siblings and a father), adoptees (both kids and adults), and various adoptive families including open adoption and international adoption (China).
Timing and Cues
Timings are as they occur with a 5-minute news hole after the billboard.
Billboard: 00:00 - 00:59
In cue: [MUSIC] "I remember Sofia .."
Out cue: "... right after this."
INSERT NEWS HOLE: 1:00 - 5:59
Segment 1: 6:00 - 26:20
In cue: [MUSIC] "I'm Jay Allison - our public radio website Transom.org....."
Out cue: "...more stories from adoptees and adoptive families"
Break 1: 26:21- 27:21
Segment 2: 27:22 - 39:41
In cue: "Welcome back to Inside the Adoption Circle..."
Out cue: "....with stories from adoptive families"
Break 2: 39:42 - 40:42
Segment 3: 40:43 - 59:00
In cue: "Welcome back to Inside the Adoption Circle..."
Out cue: "...thanks for listening" [MUSIC ENDS]
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floratone | Floratone | Floratone. | The Blue Note Label | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Passagens | Duo Clarones | Duo Clarons. | YB Music | 2001 | 00:00 |
| Compay | Tin Hat Trio | Book of Silk. | Ropeadope Records | 2004 | 00:00 |
| Le Moulin | Yann Tiersen | Amelie. | Virgin Records | 2001 | 00:00 |
| The Comet | Tin Hat | The Sad Machinery of Spring. | Rykodisc | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Anything You Synthesize | The American Dollar | The Memory Stream. | 2008 | 00:00 | |
| The Book | Tin Hat | The Sad Machinery of Spring. | Rykodisc | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Red Hook Stoop | Tin Hat Trio | Book of Silk. | Ropeadope | 2004 | 00:00 |
| Cinco Bocetos for Clarinet | Rick Faria | Clarinet Studio-Audio Selections from Roberto Sierra Clarinet Works. | Ithaca College | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Producers Viki Merrick and Samantha Broun with help from Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media/Transom.org. Support from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Ford Foundation.
Thanks to WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR Station.
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