One of the great things about the net is the way you can listen to radio from around the world, sample different approaches to radio news and documentary features. But you know all that already. So I should just cut to the case and post the link.One interesting show that's worth a listen is Radiolab, which is produced by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich for WNYC New York Public Radio. They take a fairly open ended approach to documentary, tackling big themes - laughter, mortality, deception, memory and forgetting - in a imaginative way that shows a real feel for sound. I love the idea of doing a show about laughter - because as soon as you hear someone laughing, you're amused, engaged and kind of laughing along too.
Some bits of the shows are irritating - I'm not sure of the dialogue between the two guys works - it gets a little confusing at times. But perhaps that's a product of listening on the net. I think the way they put the shows online is really interesting. You can listen to all the shows online or download the podcast. But they also document all their sources and provide links to their websites - look at the page for the Laughter show as an example. (Incidentally, the pic above is of a laughing owl - apparently - and comes from the Radiolab site).
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