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FromScene on Radio: Capitalism

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FromScene on Radio: Capitalism

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17 minutes

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Jan 13, 2016

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Music can be a powerful gift – if you get the song right, or the right song. Two stories from North Carolina.

Released:

Jan 13, 2016

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Scene on Radio is a Peabody-nominated podcast that dives deeply into issues central to American society, exploring who we were and who we are. Recent many-part series include Seeing White, looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy, and *MEN, *exploring the past and present of sexism and patriarchy. Produced and hosted by John Biewen, Scene on Radio comes from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University (CDS) and is distributed by PRX.

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The Way It Is (Storymakers, Part 2): Three stories conceived and made by citizen storytellers Jamila Davenport, Roberto Nava, and Debby Bussel explore race, class, and gentrification in Durham, North Carolina. Part of Storymakers: Durham, a project of the national... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
35 min listen
Emmett and Trayvon: There’s a long and painful history in the U.S. of white men killing black men and boys without punishment. In this episode, we listen in on “Dar He,” the one-man play by Mike Wiley that brings to life the story of Emmett Till. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
16 min listen
A Level Playing Field?: Two families, both making big investments of time and money to involve their kids in sports. But the investments they’re able to make are very different. In Part 5 of “Contested,” our series on sports, society and culture: Sports and... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
27 min listen
Friends and Basketball: More from suburban St. Louis, post-Ferguson, on the popular notion that sports unites communities. Can the camaraderie of a team sport make race and class status “disappear” for the kids involved or their parents? Scene on Radio host and... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
26 min listen
Prince and Philando and Futures Untold: How to grieve when the deaths come so quickly? How, as an African American mother, to protect your child’s innocence and hope? An audio essay by Stacia Brown. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
21 min listen
Hijabis: The surest way for a woman to declare herself a Muslim is to wear the head scarf — the hijab. In these two short pieces, young Muslim women explore the often unwelcome questions and perceptions that come with the scarf, and the deeply... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
18 min listen
Losing Ground: For Eddie Wise, owning a hog farm was a lifelong dream. In middle age, he and his wife, Dorothy, finally got a farm of their own. But they say that over the next twenty-five years, the U.S. government discriminated against them because of their race,... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
51 min listen
Close Relations: The people we love have power—the power to upend our lives, or at least to make things interesting. Two stories of surprises, curveballs thrown by family members. Pieces by Qathi Hart and John Rash. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
17 min listen
Things I'm Afraid to Say: A refugee from Bosnia. An NYC-born survivor who grew up poor, black, Muslim, and gay. And how one, and her music, saved the other. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
21 min listen
My Dad and Me, in Three Songs: It can take a lifetime to make sense of a parent, or to get over him. Or, just maybe, to come to terms. By Ruxandra Guidi. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
19 min listen
Straight, No Chaser: A South Sudanese refugee and the music that cuts his heart to pieces. Thelonious Monk’s North Carolina roots. Music and home. Pieces by Nusaibah Kofar-Naisa and John Biewen. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
21 min listen
Sports, the Great Uniter?: Can a winning baseball team bring St. Louis together post-Ferguson? John Biewen explores the question in the inaugural episode of Scene On Radio, a new podcast of audio stories from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
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The Right Note: Music can be a powerful gift – if you get the song right, or the right song. Two stories from North Carolina. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
17 min listen
The Dead Can't Do You Nothing: It waits for us all. A lot of people want to think about death as little as possible. Others want to dive right in and explore the mystery. Two short docs on the Big D. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
23 min listen
No Santa: A father turns on a recorder while tucking in his 7-year-old, having no idea he’s about to capture a poignant growing-up moment in his son’s life. (Advisory: This episode is not suitable for some young children.) by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
14 min listen
Monster America (Travels With Mic, Part 1): First in a three-part journey into the soul of America, through the eyes of working people who happen to be artists. In this episode, David Slater in Sag Harbor, New York, and Kalamu ya Salaam in New Orleans. Retracing the 1960 journey by writer John... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
22 min listen
A Racial Cleansing in America (Seeing White Part 9): In 1919, a white mob forced the entire black population of Corbin, Kentucky, to leave, at gunpoint. It was one of many racial expulsions in the United States. What happened, and how such racial cleansings became “America’s family secret.” The... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
29 min listen
The (High School) Mascot Wars: Two small towns, one in Idaho, the other in Upstate New York, try to decide whether to change the nickname of their high school sports teams: The Redskins. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
26 min listen
Movement Time: Facts can be ignored by the powers that be and still ignite a movement. An interview with Tim Tyson, author of the new book, The Blood of Emmett Till. Tyson was the first historian or journalist to interview the former Carolyn Bryant, the woman in... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
45 min listen
What Men Talk About When They Talk About Sports: Tens of millions of Americans, most of them men, tune in to sports talk radio. Is sports talk a haven for old-school guy talk, including misogyny and gay-bashing? For the final episode in our series on sports and society, “Contested,” host... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
20 min listen
Hearing Hiroshima: The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of a mushroom cloud. It’s easy to forget that it’s an actual city with a million people and a popular baseball team. How did the cataclysm of 1945 reverberate in the place where it... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
33 min listen
Little War on the Prairie (Seeing White, Part 5): Growing up in Mankato, Minnesota, John Biewen heard next to nothing about the town’s most important historical event. In 1862, Mankato was the site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history – the hanging of 38 Dakota warriors – following one... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
63 min listen
Finding America in Durham, N.C. (Storymakers, Part 1): Can stories help to bring a community together? How about radio stories, conceived and made by citizen storytellers? Introducing Storymakers: Durham, a project of the national Localore: #FindingAmerica initiative. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
21 min listen
An Athlete Inside and Out: Tal Ben-Artzi didn’t worry about being an out bisexual athlete at Penn State. Maybe she would have if she’d known the school’s history. How much have times changed? In Part 4 of “Contested,” our series on sports,... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
22 min listen
Reality is Not the Stronger (Travels With Mic, Part 2): The second in a three-part series, journeying into the soul of America through the eyes of artists, while following in the footsteps of Nobel Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck who drove across the country in 1960 for his iconic book, Travels with... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
21 min listen
Groundwork: People in two communities – one in Alaska, one in New York State – wrestle with questions about energy and the environment. We listen in on democracy close to home. Stories by John Biewen and Jon Miller, edited by Deb George. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
24 min listen
Dick Move (MEN, Part 1): Launching our Season 3 series, co-hosts John Biewen and Celeste Headlee look at the problems of male supremacy. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
38 min listen
How Race Was Made (Seeing White, Part 2): For much of human history, people viewed themselves as members of tribes or nations but had no notion of “race.” Today, science deems race biologically meaningless. Who invented race as we know it, and why? By John Biewen, with guest Chenjerai... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
29 min listen
I Found No Strangers (Travels With Mic, Part 3): The last in our series exploring the spirit of America in the footsteps of one of its greatest writers, John Steinbeck. At key spots on Steinbeck’s 1960 journey across the country, we team up with artists to explore how things have changed, or not,... by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
24 min listen
Losing Yourself: It happens. A happy, healthy young person suddenly gets a grave diagnosis. What does not usually happen: The patient rolls tape. By Ibby Caputo. by Scene on Radio: Capitalism
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