Just Another Fish Story
From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 08:28
A small town in rural Maine recalls the impact of a beached whale on their community.
Ten years ago, a whale washed ashore on the beach of Lubec in the poorest county in Maine. The people in town had to make a decision quickly—how would they get rid of a 60-ton dead whale?
Oakland Scenes: Snapshots of a Community
From Youth Radio | 05:45
Youth Radio chronicles life in Oakland, California, where an alarming number of youth homicides has weighed heavily on the community.
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Youth Radio chronicles life in Oakland, California, where an alarming number of youth homicides has weighed heavily on the community. The story uses as its centerpiece a poem by Ise Lyfe -- a retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
The killings have been a major topic of conversation in Oakland among youth, from young poets, to teens gathered on the sidewalk, to kids taking the bus home from school. A high percentage of the victims are youth, sometimes as many as three in a single week. Youth Radio documents the words of young residents in street corner conversations in East Oakland, the neighborhood where much of the violence has taken place. The voices are Youth Radio's Gerald Ward II, Bianca Yarborough, her mom Bridget Taylor, and poet Ise Lyfe.
Thelonious Monk, Tar Heel
From The Center for Documentary Studies | 08:05
A musical portrait that explores the Jazz great's overlooked Southern roots.
The jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is usually remembered as a hip New Yorker. He was a pioneer of Bebop who lived most of his life on Manhattan's West Side. But Monk was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and raised by his mother, a native of that tobacco and railroad town. Monk's son and the writer Alan Gurganus, among others, reflect on Monk's often-neglected Southern roots -- and, by extension, those of many other jazz greats.
La Llorona
From Marfa Public Radio | Part of the There's Something Out There series | 09:11
A look at the changing mythology of Mexican folklore favorite “La Llorona” and what each version reveals about its teller.
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Known as “La Llorona” in Mexican folklore, the ghost of the wailing woman haunts rivers, creaks and streets, depending on who you ask. This popular myth has been told by countless generations of Mexican families and continues to endure to this day. The key to its enduring popularity lies in its adaptability and each version reveals something about its teller.