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We depend on all kinds of secular and spiritual rituals to mark the ends and beginnings of things. Sometimes this means following a long-standing tradition, but sometimes you just have to make up your own.
***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.***
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This episode of Destination DIY is all about getting creative with rituals — secular or spiritual, large and small. You'll hear about an adoption ceremony, inventive traditions centered around breakfast cereal and bedtime stories and several different ways to put a DIY spin on funerals.
Segment A: Daily Rituals
A couple who connects by reading together before bed, the Breakfast Cereal Ritual and a woman who's creating a business out of making original rituals for other people.
Segment B: Rites of Passage
Walking a labyrinth, an adoption ceremony and an interview about DIY weddings.
Segment C: Death and Rememberance
Creative memorials, an interview about do-it-yourself funerals and burial rites for a beloved community newspaper.
Host name: Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay)
Segment A: Daily Rituals
A couple who connects by reading together before bed, the Breakfast Cereal Ritual and a woman who's creating a business out of making original rituals for other people.
Segment B: Rites of Passage
Walking a labyrinth, an adoption ceremony and an interview about DIY weddings.
Segment C: Death and Rememberance
Creative memorials, an interview about do-it-yourself funerals and burial rites for a beloved community newspaper.
Host name: Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay)
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Piece Description
This episode of Destination DIY is all about getting creative with rituals — secular or spiritual, large and small. You'll hear about an adoption ceremony, inventive traditions centered around breakfast cereal and bedtime stories and several different ways to put a DIY spin on funerals.
Segment A: Daily Rituals
A couple who connects by reading together before bed, the Breakfast Cereal Ritual and a woman who's creating a business out of making original rituals for other people.
Segment B: Rites of Passage
Walking a labyrinth, an adoption ceremony and an interview about DIY weddings.
Segment C: Death and Rememberance
Creative memorials, an interview about do-it-yourself funerals and burial rites for a beloved community newspaper.
Host name: Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay)
Segment A: Daily Rituals
A couple who connects by reading together before bed, the Breakfast Cereal Ritual and a woman who's creating a business out of making original rituals for other people.
Segment B: Rites of Passage
Walking a labyrinth, an adoption ceremony and an interview about DIY weddings.
Segment C: Death and Rememberance
Creative memorials, an interview about do-it-yourself funerals and burial rites for a beloved community newspaper.
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.
Transcript
Full script available upon request.
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Timing and Cues
Total Length: 59:00
Segment A:
0:00 - 18:11
Incue: “DIY” Theme song begins
Outcue: “What will you make of it?” then “DIY” sting from theme
60 Second Station ID break
18:11 - 19:11
Segment B:
19:11 - 37:12
Incue: Music then “You’re tuned to Destination DIY.”
Outcue: “Icon Tattoo Studio dot com” then “DIY” sting from theme
60 Second Station ID break
37:12 - 38:12
Segment C:
47:13 - 59:00
Incue: Music sting then “You’re tuned to Destination DIY.”
Outcue: “DIY” (end of theme song)
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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