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Wayyyy back in 1991 I was involved in a radio appeal for the RFDS which involved me jumping out of a plane over the city of Perth.
I was 24.
The other day I found the broadcast recording.
Unfortunately I’ve missed the best bit which was screaming as I jumped out the plane and then silence for 20 seconds as we fell 6000 feet.
Instead what you hear is adreniline coursing through my body making me sound like a right tit.
And despite protestations that I would DEFINITELY do it again…
by Cellobella on Friday, January 30, 2009 · 2 comments
I don’t think I’ve raved about a podcast on this blog before but seeing as I’ve bored all my immediate circle with tales from this podcast, it’s your turn.
This American Life is a Chicago Public Radio program that Ira Glass (pictured) created back in 1995.
It is brilliant.
I wait impatiently all week for the next episode and the stories it contains.
It is so good I’ve done something I’ve never done before for a podcast – I’ve donated money to Chicago Public Radio to help keep it on air.
Yes I live in Perth, Australia and no I’m not American, but I do appreciate good story-telling and great radio and this podcast is both.
Each week Ira chooses a theme and collects stories – both written and collected to explore that theme.
Themes include Big Breaks (this week), Switched at Birth, Heretics, Music Lessons, Break-up and Matchmakers.
The podcast is free for a week after broadcast and after that you can download it from iTunes for a small fee.
Subscribe.
If you’re not in radio you will LOVE the stories, if you’re in radio – you will question your work. I know I have.
My favourite story so far, and the one that I have been telling to anyone who will listen concerns a doll called Nubbins.
It’s a story by Elna Baker called Babies Buying Babies, and it’s on the Matchmaker’s episode. Definitely worth a listen.
And while you’re on Elna’s website – watch the fortune cookie story – very funny.
So that’s all. Just wanted to share with you some brilliance.
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Or check out the youtube video below to see how the tfp photographs the food in front of her.
You can also go to her site to see the photos of the food we ate. Yum!
And while I’m recommending favourites… here’s my favourite podcast. The Weekly Ryan.
I discovered Gerry Ryan (yes me – I discovered him – previously nobody knew he existed. Okay obviously I didn’t discover him…) in late 2006 when we went on a driving trip around Ireland. Groover and I actually changed our itinerary – getting up a bit earlier so we could be in the car when his show was on. Disappointed when it was the weekend. Devastated on our last day when he was away sick (in fact it turned out he was in hospital!). Delighted when we discovered his podcast.
We are absolutely addicted.
I’m also getting into Susan Maushart’s podcast Multiple Choice. I loved her piece on those wretched automated answering service thingys corporations are so fond of at the moment. You might know Susan’s columns in the Weekend Australian.
