11 posts tagged “public radio”

This Week's Assignment:

Tell us your stories of coping with a life-altering family event.

Here's our take on it:

This American Life: #342 Murder in the Family

Stories of people whose lives were changed by violence. A young woman
discovers that she owes her life to a boy killed in a gang shooting.
Another woman decides to stop searching for her father's killer. And
other stories. Broadcasts this weekend: 11/02-11/04.

This Week's Assignment

Can love really be unconditional? Tell us your stories about unconditional love.

Here's our take on it:

Hey, everyone...

Ira has a new mission.  He's going to be recording special promos for you, the Vox group, each week, in which he'll describe the upcoming radio episode and give you your assignment.  We've been a bit lax lately, so in case you've forgotten: We designed this group because we wanted you to have a place where you could talk about the show, share your thoughts and reactions, and more then anything--to share your own stories with each other. We're hoping you'll accept the challenge to create your own work, and publish it to this group.

To give a little direction, each week we post a theme or question that coincides with the next radio (or TV) episode and ask you to tell stories that speak to that theme.  Be creative--use audio, video, words, drawings, images, anything you want.  And when you're done, post your stories to the group and comment like crazy.
 
If you're not sure how to get started, check out this video from Current TV in which Ira lays out the building blocks of how to tell a story.  And if you are sure, then go for it.  The new assignment is already up.  Go listen to Ira's message, read the episode assignment, and get cracking.

Here's Ira:

We added two more clips from Pandora's Box, the current TV episode, because they're just so fun to watch.  Check them out, and then check out your assignment in the most recent blog posting.

Also: This week we're re-running Habeas Schmabeas, the radio episode that recently won a Peabody Award.  You can listen to it on a real, honest-to-goodness radio this weekend (as opposed to an ipod or computer).  Here's the episode description.

And here are those clips.  Let us know what you think!

In this episode we explore the unpredictable things that can happen when you bring a new idea into the world.  We explore three stories of consequences that follow from human beings' doing what we do best: poking our noses everywhere, fixing things that may or may not be broken, and opening our big mouths.

Pandora's Box debuts tonight and airs all week.  Find out when.  Watch it, then come back here to tell your own Pandora's Box stories.

Your Assignment:
Tell us your stories about good ideas with unintended consequences.

Listen to Ira's description of the episode from last week's podcast:

Watch these clips for a bit of inspiration:

Growth Spurt: Stories about people doing something for the very first time, without waiting to worry about whether it's a good idea.

Click here to read more detailed information on this episode.

Your Assignment: Tell us your story about putting on blinders and jumping right in.

Here are a few clips to inspire you and get you thinking about the topic:

The Cameraman: In this episode we explore how life changes when you look at it through a camera, and how you change behind the camera too.
(more details on this episode here)

Tell us your stories about how cameras can change a situation, or make you see things differently.

God's Closeup: stories of people trying to get closer to God, using mechanical instead of spiritual means. Read detailed descriptions here.

Check out these video clips and share your own stories about trying to get closer to God, and trying to bridge the gulf between the devout and non-believers.

Feel free to leave a comment directly on this post or you can write about it on your Vox blog and send it to the This American Life group!

My Way: Stories about people who stubbornly defy conventional wisdom, with mixed results.   Read detailed descriptions here.

Watch these clips. Get inspired... Then tell us your stories about stubbornness, its benefits--and its costs

Reality Check: Three stories of people hatching a plan and believing they've made a dream, big or small, come true. Instead, they're snapped back to reality: an experience that, as everyone knows, can be unpleasant.

Click here to watch this episode on Sho.com for free, then come back and share your own Reality Check story on our group blog!