I love the energy of this piece. The layering of voices of women involved with singing, partying and selling works spledidly. It also managed to capture the complex role tupperware parties played in the lives of many women while not taking itself too seriously. This piece stands alone but could also work nicely next to a segment on women's history.
Despite that this story is almost a quarter-century old, it's still fresher than most of what you hear on public radio. Inspiring to me as a producer, fun to listen to for anybody, great style but with substance. Lots of energy, which matches the saccharin-sweet voices they interview. Great use of sound. Very nice. I think many stories could benefit from this 'voice' -- this energy.
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Posted on February 23, 2004 at 04:11 PM
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I got enthused listening to this story--a real this American life odyssey. I liked the technique of multi-tracking, layering sound tracks over each other. This was most obvious when dealers told of the perqs that flowed from being a dealer.
What was confusing was that I didn't hear of anyone making money selling Tupperware. Party guests bought Tupperware for their hostess. Sales people got paid off in Tupperware. Who pays the electric bill? I wondered.
A good piece for hearing the voices of people without the mediation of a narrator interpreting and introducing. The editing is also superb, creating a richly textured and seamless experience. Tupperware had a helpful role in transitioning women from their post-WWII expectation of staying at home back to the workforce before 1960s feminism dawned. Therefore, while this piece is amusing, it could be used to balance a more serious program about 20th century women and work.
Comments for Tupperware
Produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) at KUSP in Santa Cruz
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Posted on January 18, 2005 at 01:14 PM | Permalink
Review of Tupperware
I love the energy of this piece. The layering of voices of women involved with singing, partying and selling works spledidly. It also managed to capture the complex role tupperware parties played in the lives of many women while not taking itself too seriously. This piece stands alone but could also work nicely next to a segment on women's history.
Hans Anderson
Posted on February 16, 2004 at 09:03 AM | Permalink
Review of Tupperware
Despite that this story is almost a quarter-century old, it's still fresher than most of what you hear on public radio. Inspiring to me as a producer, fun to listen to for anybody, great style but with substance. Lots of energy, which matches the saccharin-sweet voices they interview. Great use of sound. Very nice. I think many stories could benefit from this 'voice' -- this energy.
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Posted on February 23, 2004 at 04:11 PM | Permalink
Review of Tupperware
I got enthused listening to this story--a real this American life odyssey. I liked the technique of multi-tracking, layering sound tracks over each other. This was most obvious when dealers told of the perqs that flowed from being a dealer.
What was confusing was that I didn't hear of anyone making money selling Tupperware. Party guests bought Tupperware for their hostess. Sales people got paid off in Tupperware. Who pays the electric bill? I wondered.
Susan Barrett Price
Posted on February 16, 2004 at 09:36 AM | Permalink
Review of Tupperware
A good piece for hearing the voices of people without the mediation of a narrator interpreting and introducing. The editing is also superb, creating a richly textured and seamless experience. Tupperware had a helpful role in transitioning women from their post-WWII expectation of staying at home back to the workforce before 1960s feminism dawned. Therefore, while this piece is amusing, it could be used to balance a more serious program about 20th century women and work.