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Playlist: Elizabeth Yeoman's Favorites

Compiled By: Elizabeth Yeoman

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Growing Up in The System

From Radio Rookies | 11:42

WNYC Radio Rookie, Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and having been raised in several foster homes. To avoid being consumed by loss, Shirley tries to make sense of it all.

Shirleydiaz_small Radio Rookie Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and the difficulty of growing up in six different foster homes, separated from her six younger siblings. To avoid being consumed by loss, Shirley tries to make sense of these events and find refuge in home and family as she finds them. HOST INTRO: Radio Rookie Shirley Diaz is on the brink of aging out of the foster care system when she turns 21. Many young people face huge challenges when they leave the system. And a disproportionate number of New York City's 17,000 kids in foster care struggle with homelessness at some point in their lives. Braced for adulthood, Shirley whose nickname is Star looks to herself for support.

Choosers, Not Beggars

From Lu Olkowski | 29:09

Two men more or less allow themselves to become homeless in order to dedicate their time to writing poetry

358lg_small Governments are always looking for ways to change behavior--stopping people from driving drunk, or encouraging them to recycle. This is a story of social engineering on a smaller scale. A man has just been fired and is about to loose his apartment. His friend convinces him to try something new... to let it all go... become homeless... and write poetry.

A Map of The Sea

From Homelands Productions | Part of the Worlds of Difference series | 14:57

An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Harbordeep_small For centuries, the Newfoundland fishery was hailed as the greatest in the world. Then, in 1992, the cod disappeared. Fishing was at the heart of the oldest non-aboriginal culture in the Americas. Now the islanders must find a way to keep that culture from going the way of the cod. Chris Brookes, who lives in Newfoundland, produced this meditation on memory, fishing, music and dance. A Map of the Sea is part of Worlds of Difference, a series of stories about local culture in a global age, produced by Homelands Productions. It won an Honorable Mention in the Director's Choice Category at the 2005 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation Competition.

The Gift of Thanks

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 54:35

Cultural anthropologist Margaret Visser about her book The Gift of Thanks.

The_gift_of_thanks_small Most of us say "thank you" dozens of times a day, but how often do we really mean it?   And why do we feel so hurt if we're not thanked?
In this week of giving thanks, we present Margaret Visser discussing her book The Gift of Thanks. Visser discusses how and why we're taught to say thanks, how different cultures express thanks, and she offers a brief history of
gratitude. 

In Claudia Roden's Kitchen

From Julie Subrin | 16:28

Cooking and chatting with London-based Middle Eastern and Jewish food expert and raconteur Claudia Roden.

Default-piece-image-2 Claudia Roden's education started at an early age. Raised in Cairo, she grew up watching the women of her family pound lamb and wheat into kibbeh, and wrap sheets of pastry around mashed dates. Over the years, she's made her way into countless kitchens, from Turkey to Poland, Lebanon to Spain, and written several histories of Mediterranean cuisine, most recently, Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. In 1996, after 15 years of research, she wrote the book on Jewish food, literally. Her genre-busting The Book of Jewish Food weaves 800 recipes into a vast narrative of the Diaspora, from the chicken dumplings created by the Jews of Tibet to the almond cake favored by Jews of Italy. In this piece, we make our way into Claudia's kitchen in London. She talks with reporter Hugh Levinson about her search for "melokheya," the truth behind British take-out, and the culinary acrobatics of today's most innovative chefs. This piece was created for the weekly Nextbook.org podcast. Nextbook.org is an online Jewish culture magazine.