%s1 / %s2

Playlist: John Chew's Portfolio

Caption: PRX default Portfolio image
No text

Featured

#53 - Left For Dead

From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | Part of the SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling series | 17:50

"Left for Dead" is probably the most gruesome story reported by a Salt student. It's not for the faint of heart.

Scraig_s10__980_small "Left for Dead" is probably the most gruesome story reported by a Salt student. It's not for the faint of heart. The piece retells the story of gruesome home invasion and attack on the Gurette family by two intruders with machetes. 

#54 - No Brother of Mine

From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | Part of the SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling series | 27:24

Diane Richard and her husband Todd Melby sure know how to pick a project with a long uphill road to the finish line. On this Saltcast, we talk with Diane and Richard about "No Brother of Mine," their documentary on sex offender policy.

Logo200_small Diane Richard and her husband Todd Melby sure know how to pick a project with a long uphill road to the finish line. On this Saltcast, we talk with Diane and Richard about "No Brother of Mine," their documentary on sex offender policy.

The lengths Diane and Richard went to complete this project are suprising and inspiring. They collected an insane amount of tape (150 hours) following offenders in and out of prison over four years. They received a pittance for this work -- $5,000. And, they went out of their way to preserve their anonymity to protect their safety.