Labor Pains

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
Length: 03:00

Whether it's societal progress or a squiggly 11-pound miracle, getting there isn't always pretty. Read the full description.

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Shortdocs08_small Whether it's societal progress or a squiggly 11-pound miracle, getting there isn't always pretty.

Labor Pains was produced by Rich Halten for the 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Radio Ephemera, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works inspired by five books carefully selected from the extensive and treasured collection of printed ephemera housed at the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, CA.

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Whether it's societal progress or a squiggly 11-pound miracle, getting there isn't always pretty.

Labor Pains was produced by Rich Halten for the 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Radio Ephemera, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works inspired by five books carefully selected from the extensive and treasured collection of printed ephemera housed at the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, CA.