Shiro plums picked by the Portland Fruit Tree Project (after this photo was taken)
Doing it Ourselves: What it really takes to work, play and live together. ***This show aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting as part of a series of 5 episodes in a twice-weekly time slot rotating with The Moth and Radio Lab Saturdays at noon and Wednesdays at 8pm.*** Read the full description.
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Even though DIY stands for Do It Yourself, there are plenty of DIY projects that require collaboration. These cooperative group activities could be more accurately called “Do It Ourselves” projects. Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham, using art to fight urban blight and the oral histories of children are all a part of this episode
Segment A: Children's hand-clapping games as oral history, The Eugene Storefront Art Project and The Portland Fruit Tree Project
Segment B: Living collectively without a landlord, pianos on the street and Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham
Segment C: Creating unique collective nouns, web TV shows in New Hampshire and a visit to an underground all-ages music venue in New York City.
Host name: Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay)
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Piece Description
Even though DIY stands for Do It Yourself, there are plenty of DIY projects that require collaboration. These cooperative group activities could be more accurately called “Do It Ourselves” projects. Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham, using art to fight urban blight and the oral histories of children are all a part of this episode
Segment A: Children's hand-clapping games as oral history, The Eugene Storefront Art Project and The Portland Fruit Tree Project
Segment B: Living collectively without a landlord, pianos on the street and Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham
Segment C: Creating unique collective nouns, web TV shows in New Hampshire and a visit to an underground all-ages music venue in New York City.
Host name: Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay)
Broadcast History
Broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 2010 and 2011 in a twice-weekly time slot: Saturday at noon and Wednesday at 8pm.
Additional Credits
Produced with assistance from Jaymee Cuti, engineering by Clark Salisbury, music by Jason Leonard and theme song by Grey Anne.
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