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Producer Sarah Dalsimer, otherwise known as Blue State Girl, travels home with her Mississippi bred boyfriend for Thanksgiving. Is the South as otherwordly as she imagined?
This piece was orginally broadcast on Radio 116, a production of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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Producer Sarah Dalsimer, otherwise known as Blue State Girl, travels home with her Mississippi bred boyfriend for Thanksgiving. Is the South as otherwordly as she imagined? This piece was orginally broadcast on Radio 116, a production of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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Review of A Red State ThanksgivingVery nice job! Some humor and quite forthright. I liked it for all the contrasts. But in the end, as the author demonstrates, people have quite a bit in common, sans politics. Very good for now until T-Day. |
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Review of A Red State ThanksgivingIn this age of partisan politics, this little essay piece is a refreshing story of an attempt to bridge the gap. It gets at the tricky business of deconstructing cultural sterotypes through the ritual of familes sitting down together for Thanksgiving dinner, putting differences aside. Would be a nice addition to a holiday programming. |
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast in April, 2005 on Radio 116, an on-line program from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
Transcript
Last Thanksgiving, just as I was coming out from under the black cloud of post-election blues, I did something I never thought I’d do. I got on a plane and flew down to Mississippi, the heart of red state America.
I was off to eat some deep fried turkey with my boyfriend’s family. I would steer clear of talking about the current political climate.
My boyfriend, Josh, grew up shuttling between the homes of his divorced parents, one in Mississippi and the other in Louisiana. I was raised a secular Jew in Brooklyn Heights, an upper middle class enclave right across the water from Lower Manhattan. Josh was raised a Southern Baptist. --- It wasn’t love at first sight, more mutual fascination. I was the exotic New York Jew and he was…the redneck. That’s his term, not mine.
By the time Thanksgiving rolled around, we’d settled into our romance and were talking about moving in togethe...
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Review of A Red State Thanksgiving
A well told story with a good tone for the holidays. The writing keeps you engaged, with good use of humor to keep listeners interested.
Also, good use of first person and good writing to let listeners imagine spending Thanksgiving in the South.
Good for showcase shows. Nice job.