Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 65 (2-13)
Compiled By: KUT
KUT's O’Dark 30 heads into retirement age this week with the best from the world of independent radio production. Every Sunday at midnight on Austin's KUT 90.5 and also at 4pm on digital KUT2 we present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio production.
Episode 65 (2-13) includes Cairo Reporter's Notebook...The Hammock House...Ain't No Sunshine...Conspiracy Theory...The Mikie Show #17, June...Race and The Space Race...Spring Skiiing...Photographer Terry Jones on His Famous Rolling Stones and Beatles Pics...Movies When You Die...Water Woman
Cairo Reporter's Notebook
From Jerome Socolovsky | 04:07
A personal reflection on the Egyptian Revolution by Jerome Socolovsky, who covered it for the Voice of America.
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- Cairo Reporter's Notebook
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On February 11, a revolution set in motion by young Egyptians succeeded. Their president, Hosni Mubarak, gave into pressure to step down after nearly three decades of insisting that Egypt would descend into chaos without his rule. Jerome Socolovsky went to Cairo to cover the revolution for the Voice of America. He shares with us this personal reflection.
The Hammock House
From WHRV | Part of the Halloween Haunts series | 02:00
The Hammock House
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- The Hammock House
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A story of how one notorious pirate left his wife hanging around and how three men were once lost were finally found.
Conspiracy Theory
From The humble Farmer | :25
Why you should not believe in conspiracies
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- Conspiracy Theory
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- The humble Farmer
You can easily convince youngsters that they have enemies who are scheming to take over the world. I don’t believe in conspiracies. I’ve been around long enough to know that greedy people don’t need to get together to figure out how to rob the rest of us.
The Mikie Show #17, June
From Michael Carroll | Part of the The Mikie Show series | 28:02
I like craft. Artisans. People who actually make things with their hands. If you do, too, then this show is for you. We speak with June Rettig, master leather-crafter, more specifically, shoe-crafter, and find out all about it. Hey, there’s a new character introduced in this episode, The Clangs—won’t want to miss that. It's 100% natural entertainment!
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- The Mikie Show #17, June
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- Michael Carroll
I like craft. Artisans. People who actually make things with their hands. If you do, too, then this show is for you. We speak with June Rettig, master leather-crafter, more specifically, shoe-crafter, and find out all about it. Plus, she’s really a sweet person! . Hey, there’s a new character introduced in this episode, The Clangs—won’t want to miss that. Plus the news, the Hi There’s and more 100% natural entertainment!
Spring Skiing
From Hearing Voices | Part of the Scott Carrier stories series | 03:58
A day of spring skiing in the Wasatch Range.
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- Spring Skiing
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- Hearing Voices
When most people are headed to the beach, our producer heads for the ski slopes near his home in Utah. Carrier explains that the combination of freezing and thawing in the late spring gives the mountain snow pack a special quality that makes for a unique skiing experience.
Photographer Terry O’Neill on His Famous Rolling Stones and Beatles Pics
From Blank on Blank | Part of the Blank on Blank series | 06:38
Famed Pop Photographer Terry O'Neill: "We used to laugh behind his (Mick Jagger's) back saying: 'Can you imagine Mick singing at 40?' And he's bloody nearly 70 and he's still going.”
Interviewer: Josh Baron, Editor-in-Chief Relix Magazine
The Scene: Via telephone, 2010
The Source: Digital recorder
Movies When You Die
From One Hello World | Part of the One Hello World series | 03:02
I’ve always thought it would be kind of interesting if, when we die, we got to watch our lives play out like a movie.
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- Movies When You Die
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I’ve always thought it would be kind of interesting if, when we die, we got to watch our lives play out like a movie.
// This is such an interesting thought; it was a pleasure writing music to it. Thanks for calling in.
Water Woman
From La Siréna Imakhu | Part of the Black History Month series | 25:58
Popular storyteller Imakhu Mwt Shekemet's contemporary version of Afro-Brazillian folktale, "Mae de Agua."
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- Water Woman
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Veteran, popular storyteller brings a contemporary, comical twist to the mystical Afro-Brazillian folktale,"Mae de Agua." Stories about the mysterious "mer" people, who live in the water, have been told since their African origins. Another popular story inspired by the Water Woman stories was Hans Christian Anderson's,"Little Mermaid," which has a tragic ending. The story "Water Women" has a moral of comical comeuppance. This story has been a popular part of Imakhu's repertoire.