Love and Radio show

Love and Radio

Summary: We tell stories and get other people to tell theirs. Then we add some audio and some music and make it sound fancy. Our aim it to be violatingly personal.

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  • Artist: Nick van der Kolk
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Podcasts:

 An Old Lion, or a Lover’s Lute | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1741

Jerome and Ana work a couple blocks from one another in Oakland, California. When Jerome called out to her in the street, she pulled out her microphone and asked if he could repeat what he said to her. This is the conversation that followed.

 The Magical World of Eva Julia Christiie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1589

Next to an imposing, largely abandoned circus building in Chisinau–the house-techno-soaked capital of the former Soviet Republic of Moldova–a Norwegian illusionist tries to figure out her next steps after escaping the chaos of Ukraine.

 Ghost Stories (Rebroadcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:22

Donate at Radiotopia.fm! Exploring the Frankenstein Family Crypt in 1952. Paranormal observations by an eight-year-old. The haunting of an unkind kitty, a discussion of the ghost story structure, and a very scary pantry door. (Seriously).

 The Wisdom Of Jay Thunderbolt (Rebroadcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:08

Jay Thunderbolt’s business card is a little mysterious. It reads, “Thunderbolt – Party Naked” and gives a phone number.

 Of Birds and Boundaries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1745

An eruv is a ritual enclosure that allows religious Jews to negate rules against carrying certain objects (like housekeys or strollers) during the Sabbath. This conversation is not about that.

 Choir Boy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2017

Tom Justice is passionate about cycling, and was on the shortlist for the US Olympic Team. Also, he’s a bank robber.

 Sesquipedalian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2948

Charles Farrell was born to a sophisticated middle class family in Boston, but at age 12, he left home and came of age on the street, joining “low-life culture”, the underbelly of boxing, and avant garde piano.

 I, Sitting Beside Me | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2251

In 1987, during the last years of the Cold War, a West German teenager with only about 50 hours of flying experience rented a Cessna and departed on a two week trip. His goal was to fly over the Iron Curtain and land in Moscow.

 Hostile Planet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1479

We think of certain events as profoundly life-altering. Getting married or emigrating to a new country, say. But you can always get divorced, and you can almost always move back. Taylor is weighing a life decision from which there would be no turning back. 

 Another Planet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1908

The true story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet. Also featuring the voices of Tim Robbins (yes, THAT Tim Robbins), Lonnie Johnson, Flame Simon, and Richard Haxton.

 The Silver Dollar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2311

Music is Daryl Davis’ profession, but extreme racism is his obsession.

 The Superchat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1953

A couple months ago, a friend handed Julia a scrap of paper with a phone number on it. One night, bored and maybe a little tipsy, she called it up. This is who she met.

 The Pandrogyne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1685

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is the founding fa/mo/ther of Industrial music, a performance artist, and a very, very, very devoted husband.

 Jack and Ellen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1848

Hey kids, this interview isn’t for you. You should skip this one. Ellen was struggling for money, working as a Subway “sandwich artist” (yes, that’s a real thing). So she decided to find a new job, and settled on one that allowed her to make over $30,000 for just a couple hours of work each … Continue reading Jack and Ellen → 

 Greenberg’s War | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1356

Lewis Greenberg is an artist unlike any other, a winner of the coveted Geezer of the Year award, and a man on a mission–much to the chagrin of his Ballwin, Missouri neighbors.

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