Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Jay Allison

021 Tony Schwartz 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Katie Davis, Kitchen Sisters & Marjorie Van Halteren

Tony Schwartz, media pioneer, audio documentarian, and the most famous radio person you probably never heard of, died June 2008. We hear The Kitchen Sisters' Lost & Found Sound-portrait, "Tony Schwartz, 30,000 Recordings Later," and the Tony Schwartz-inspired verite documentary of the town he lived in and loved, "New York City: 24 Hours in Public Places" (thanks to Transom.org).

Broadcast: Jul 23 2008 on NPR Hearing VoicesSeries: Hearing Voices from NPR Subjects: Spoken Word, Youth

015 Father Figures 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Viki Merrick & StoryCorps

Paternal praise, pride, disappointment and love, hosted by Jay Allsion (This I Believe): Scott Carrier gives his son Milo a "Ski Lesson." From Animals and Other Stories we hear "Reflections of Fathers," aka, Bugs & Dads (producers: Jay Allison & Christina Egloff, music: Ben Verdery & Rie Schmidt). Comic strip artist Lynda Barry wishes her divorced dad a "Happy Father's Day." A doctor tells his daughter about her granddad in "Story Corps- Dr. William Weaver." "Grilling Me Softly" is how host Jay Allison describes his daughter's questions about his love life. Dan Robb's family remembers the day "Dad's Moving Out" (from Jay Allison's Life Stories). "Doc Merrick" and daughter Viki go through some girl problems. David Greenberger tells David Cobb's story "Because of Dad" (music performed by Bangalore, composed by Phil Kaplan). Deirdre Sullivan's father advises "Always Go to the Funeral" (from This I Believe). And Dave Masch wants to be "A Better Father" (produced by Viki Merrick).

Broadcast: Jun 11 2008 on NPR Hearing VoicesSeries: Hearing Voices from NPR Subjects: Holidays, Family

009 Shoah 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison & Barrett Golding

Rabbi Samuel Cohon of Temple Emanuel, Tucson & Too Jewish Radio, presents stories of survivors, for Holocaust Remembrance Day: In "Descended from the Holocaust" Dr. Alan Berkenwald records his trip with his parents to the Holocaust Museum -- it was first time they talked openly about their experience in the concentration camps; this audio diary is of Jay Allison's Life Stories. "Yom Hashoah 1994" is Shoah services in Billings MT and Cleveland OH, survivor interviews, and the story of the Billings communities united "Not in Our Town" response that stopped a series of anti-Jewish crimes. The Rhino Records documentary project "Voices of the Shoah: Remembrances of the Holocaust" is drawn from interviews with 180 survivors. Also survivors sing Hebrew, for the first time in years, in a live May 1945 BBC report by Patrick Gordon Walker from the just liberated "Belsen Concentration Camp."

Broadcast: Apr 30 2008 on NPR Hearing VoicesSeries: Hearing Voices from NPR Subjects: Historical, Religious

002 Visiting Hours 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Carmen Delzell, Barrett Golding, Ceil Muller, Brent Runyon & Nancy Updike

"The Kiss and the Dying" is host Ceil Muller's (of KQED) etiquette list for those who may be dying, and for the soon-to-be survivors. "Fire and Ice Cream" is from Brent Runyan's book "The Burn Journals," and Jay Allison's Life Stories radio series. Brent's nurse in the burn unit asks the 14-year-old out for ice cream... and a date? In "Our Father" Brian Brophy documents his dad's passing, with recordings of his family, the chaplain, the hospital and hospice staff, and the wake. Carmen Delzell helps heal her "Grandmother's Hip." And Nancy Updike watches patients pass the time with TV in "Channeling Health."

Broadcast: Mar 12 2008 on NPR Hearing VoicesSeries: Hearing Voices from NPR Subjects: Health

Father Figures 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Viki Merrick & Sound Portraits

For Father's Day, hosted by Jay Allison, stories of paternal praise, pride, disappointment and love: Scott Carrier gives his son Milo a "Ski Lesson." From Animals and Other Stories, we hear "Reflections of Fathers," aka, Bugs & Dads. Comic strip artist Lynda Barry wishes her divorced dad a "Happy Father's Day." A doctor tells his daughter about her granddad in "Story Corps- Dr. William Weaver." Jay Allison describes his daughter's questions about his love life as "Grilling Me Softly". Dan Robb's family remembers the day "Dad's Moving Out," from Life Stories. "Doc Merrick" and daughter Viki go through some girl problems. David Greenberger tells David Cobb's story "Because of Dad." Deirdre Sullivan's father advises "Always Go to the Funeral," a This I Believe essay. And from producer by Viki Merrick, Dave Masch wants to be "A Better Father" (

Broadcast: Jun 17 2007 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Spoken Word, Holidays, Family

Coast Guardsman salute at a military cemetery

For the Fallen 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Barrett Golding, Sound Portraits, Marjorie Van Halteren & Robin Wise

A public radio special for Memorial Day, Monday May 28 2007. The host is Green Beret and poet Major Robert Schaefer, U.S. Army Special Forces. The hour features voices of veterans remembering their comrades. We hear troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, reading their emails, poems, and journals, as part of the NEA project: Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. We hear interviews from StoryCorps, essays from This I Believe, and the sounds of a Military Honor Guard, recorded by Charles Lane. And we attend the daily ceremony by Belgian veterans honoring the WWI British soldiers who died defending a small town in western Belgium (produced by Marjorie Van Halteren).

Broadcast: May 28 2007 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Family, War, Holidays

Circus Blood 54:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Joe Frank & Larry Massett

Tales from the Big Top. Emcee John Dankosky, of WNPR- Connecticut Public Radio, presents a world-class troupe of audio daredevils and media magicians: SF Chronicle journalist Jon Carroll interviews his daughter Shana as she hang upside down on her "Trapeze", ready to fly away; from the Life Stories series by Jay Allison. Joe Frank loves the lady "Lion Tamer," an excerpt from his hour "The Dictator- Part 2." Adam Rosen mixes a medley of the many versions of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Drummer Bobby Previte composes the "Music of the Moscow Circus." Elizabeth Eck returns to the circus family she ran away to join in Larry Massett's "Circus in the Blood." And Twink serves up "The Great Circus Show" from The Broken Record. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Jul 1 2006 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Specials, Spoken Word, Entertainment

Shoah 59:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison & Barrett Golding

A Holocaust Memorial in this (((Hearing Voices))) Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Descended from the Holocaust" - Dr. Alan Berkenwald's parents never talked to him about their experience in the concentration camps. Last summer, at age 41, when Alan found out that his parents and their survivor friends had rented a bus to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, he asked if he could come along and bring a tape recorder. Produced by Jay Allison with Christina Eggloff, from their series Life Stories. Also, "Yom Hashoah 1994" combines music and prayers from Shoah services (Congregations Beth Aaron- Billings MT & B'nai Jeshuran- Cleveland OH) with survivor interviews. And it documents the Billings communities united, emphatic "Not in Our Town" response that stopped a series of anti-Jewish crimes. Cleveland recordist was NPR's Rick Karr. Billings recordist and story producer was Barrett Golding. And "Death Marches and Liberation" produced by David Notowitz as part of "Voices of the Shoah: Remembrances of the Holocaust," a project of Richard Foos, President of Rhino Records, narrated by Elliot Gould; drawn from interviews with 180 survivors; available as a 4-CD box set, with a 100-page book of photos, interviews and historical perspectives. Also live May 1945 BBC reports "From Belsen Concentration Camp" by Patrick Gordon Walker. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: May 6 2005 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Historical Anniversaries, Historical, Specials, War, Justice

The Earth Sings 59:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Gregg McVicar, Jeff Rice & Dmae Roberts

Sounds for and from Mother Earth in this (((Hearing Voices))) Earth Day special. Hosted by Dmae Roberts of Stories1st.org, featuring: "Annapurna Circuit" in Nepal's Himalayan Mountains by Quiet American (Aaron & Bronwyn Ximm). " Traveling Middle Earth" and " Maori Singers, New Zealand" culture and country by Dmae Roberts of Stories1st.org. Portraits of Alaskan singers/dancers Pamyua and of Sioux soprano opera Bonnie Jo Hunt singing with Robbie Robertson and crickets, produced by Gregg McVicar of EarthSongs.net. Ant sounds from Dr. Hayword Spangler of Tuscon's Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, recorded by Jeff Rice. "Hide And Seek" with animal trainer Ken Decroo and Dar the Chimp, part of Jay Allison's Animals & Other Stories. And Cosmic Background Radiation, Lava Flow, River Drumming, Leafhoppers and Elephants from the Pulse of the Planet CD "Extraordinary Sounds From the Natural World" by Jim Metzner. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Apr 20 2004 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Travel, Environment, Specials

Drawing of pilgrams and detail of painting

Let�s Eat 59:00 (((Hearing Voices))), Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Joe Frank & Susan Stone

An Audio Feast in this (((Hearing Voices))) Thanksgiving special. Hosted by Larry Massett, featuring: Scott Carrier tours a turkey ranch, unflinchingly following the gobbler from farmyard to frozen food. Susan Stone serves up a tongue-twisting knife-wielding cut-up collage of the Joy of Cooking. Joe Frank describes a typically twisted Thanksgiving dinner, in an excerpt from his program "Pilgrim." Dean Olscher trips through the Twin Cities, going among the Hmong, with assistance from by Chowhound Jim Leff on the cellphone. oet Todd Colby will do absolutely anything for some cake. And "Concerning Breakfast"- Annie Cheney offers a touching document of her eating disorder, produced by Jay Allison. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Nov 27 2003 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Food, Specials, Holidays