19 posts tagged “stories”
This Week's Assignment:
This Week's Assignment:
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about working under pressure, when the stakes are high.
This American Life, Episode 348: Tough Room
This week on This American Life: Comedy writers at The Onion pitch 700 story ideas a week. 16 make the cut.
Also, a man on a mission of peace and understanding in a country that has
one more slogan for him to promote—nuclear energy.
These and other stories of people speaking their minds in very tough rooms. Broadcasting February 1st - 3rd, 2008 on This American Life.
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about miscommunication across faiths.
Here's our take on it:
This American Life, Episode #322: Shouting Across the Divide
A Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and things are good...until September 11. After that, the elementary school their daughter goes to begins using a textbook that says Muslims want to kill Christians. This and other stories of what happens when Muslims and non-Muslims try to communicate, and misfire.
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about wanting to be the hero, trying to be the hero, and what happens next.
Here's our take on it:
This American Life, Episode #336: Who Can You Save?
When the U.S. government sent out the call for everyday civilians to go to Iraq and help rebuild the country, Randy Frescoln volunteered, believing he was just the man for the job. But after three months abroad, he changes his mind. Plus, a study on how our brains make moral decisions. And, when a shady stranger asks for his help, Brady Udall can't say no—even though he's pretty sure it's a terrible idea. Broadcasts July 6-8 on This American Life.
Hi everyone. Ira Glass here. For months now, I and everyone who works on This American Life have been approached by a steady stream of public radio listeners who don't get Showtime, but who want to see our TV show. "When are the DVDs coming out?" they ask. "When's it going to be on iTunes?" Well the DVDs are still in the works, but I'm excited to tell you the whole series is now up on iTunes. And it's cheap! My personal favorites, of the six episodes: Nancy Updike's story in Episode Three about nonbelievers and believers colliding in Utah, the fourteen-year-old who decided he doesn't believe in love in Episode Two, and Chris Ware's cartoon and GJ Echternkamp's home movie in Episode Four. If you download all six shows, you'll see us try all sorts of ways to film a story for TV and you'll probably notice us loosen up as we figure out what we're doing in this new medium. It's been exciting trying to make a television program that would feel just like our radio show and I hope you take a look. Just click on the link below: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=259186894&s=143441
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about the life and home of your dreams.
Here's our take on it:
This American Life, Episode #69: Dreamhouse
What could be more American than wanting to build your dreamhouse? Meema Spadola's dad moved the family to Maine, intending to build his, by hand, alone, on the side of a mountain, in one summer. Four years later, the house still wasn't built, the family fell apart and the parents divorced. And David Beers's story of growing up in another kind of utopian dreamhouse, in Northern California during the Aerospace boom of the 1960's. Broadcast June 29-July 1 on This American Life.
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:
Tell us your stories about the things that can happen when you strike out into the world.
Here's our version:
This week on This American Life: Haider was a teenager living in Iraq when the war broke out. All of a sudden, the whole world was watching what was happening in his country. And he decided to do one of the least safe things possible: work for foreign media covering the war. Plus, other stories of what happens when you strike out into the world. Broadcast June 15-17 on This American Life.
So that was fast. The first season is over, but Showtime is still running the episodes, and they're all available on
Showtime On Demand. Also, we've been told that the series will be available on iTunes soon. We have no idea when soon becomes now, but when we'll let you know when we do.
But don't worry, Voxers. We're not letting you off the hook just because the TV season has ended. We'll continue posting weekly assignments and clips for you based on each week's radio episode. So keep your stories coming. And please continue to write, record or film your own stories on any of the past show topics we have posted, or suggest your own to the group.
And what a group it is. We've got almost 850 members now, and it's high time we threw a few of you into the spotlight. Here are some of the stories that have struck us most:
Growth Spurt:
Maya wrote about a Growth Spurt caused by her own drastic career change.
The Cameraman:
Joe d'Eon explained how his own transition from behind the camera altered his perspective, and Travis responded with a question of his own about security cameras.
Pandora's Box:
And Josh interviewed a friend about how the film ‘Cinema Paradiso’ became an unexpected Pandora's Box. Listen to his submission here.
God's Closeup:
Mjiko, inspired by our God's Closeup assignment, shares the story of her father's search for god and the childhood embarrasment it caused her.
These are just a few of the interesting stories that have been posted, with, we hope, many more to come. Check them out, get inspired, and write, record or film your own stories. And when you're reading through these don't forget to check the 'this is good' box when you find one you particularly like. That's what it's there for, after all.
Have a great weekend.
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