Re-Imagined Radio John F. Barber

9/11 Radio Stories
Stories behind the images
Re-Imagined Radio remembers September 11, 2001, when four passenger airplanes were hijacked and turned into weapons. Behind televised images of New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, airline officials, air traffic controllers, and federal agents talked, frantically trying to learn what was happening, and determine how to stop it. Their telephone and radio communications were recorded. We sample them to share stories behind the images of 9/11.
Season 11, Episode 09
Premier broadcast: 18 September 2023
Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber
Sound Design, Music, and Post Production by Marc Rose, Fuse Audio Design
Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
File name: rir-9-11-radio-stories.mp3

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the anniversary of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and considers some stories behind its origins, context, delivery, and reception.
Dr. King delivered this speech August 28, 1963, at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King called for equality. For civil and economic rights for all people. And, for an end to racism in the United States.
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Season 11, Episode 08
Premier broadcast: 21 August 2023
Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber
Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
File name: rir-i-have-a-dream.mp3
 

Re-Imagined Radio presents a retrospective listen to Willamette Radio Workshop (WRW). Sam A. Mowry and Marc Rose share some stories about this radio theater/audio drama group based in Portland, Oregon. Mowry founded WRW in 2001 and continues to direct its efforts. Rose has contributed extraordinary sound designs to many WRW performances and productions. From origins to podcasts, with early performances, writing, music, sound design, sound effects, guitars, drama, comedy, experiments, collaborations, and more in between, Sam and Marc reflect on two decades of WRW radio storytelling.
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Season 11, Episode 07
Premier broadcast: 17 July 2023
Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber
Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
File name: rir-wrw-retrospective.mp3

Re-Imagined Radio presents four short science fiction radio stories by writer, producer, director, actor Jack J. Ward, of Nova Scotia, Canada. “Galaxy Master vs. The Varn,” “Reservations,” “Alien Invasion Cancelled,” and “Trans-Humanity.”
The title, "Coast to Coast," refers to the fact that Ward, makes his home on the eastern coast of Canada. We're broadcasting and streaming from Vancouver, Washington, on the western coast of the United States. Wherever you are listening, coast to coast, we hope you enjoy this episode.
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Season 11, Episode 06
Premier broadcast: 19 June 2023
Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber
Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
File name: rir-coast-to-coast.mp3

Re-Imagined Radio considers the 1954 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the 1951 SciFi movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, both starring Michael Rennie. A space alien arrives in Washington, DC, and delivers a warning . . . an ultimatum. Live peacefully or be destroyed by robots of unimaginable power. Beyond science fiction literature themes like space aliens, flying saucers, and robots, this radio story overlays Cold War fear of rockets and nuclear war. The result is powerful, insightful, thought provoking, a fine example of radio storytelling. More information at Re-Imagined Radio website: https://bit.ly/earth-stood-still
Season 11, Episode 05
Premier Broadcast: 15 May 2023
Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber
Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
File name: rir-earth-stood-still.mp3
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Re-Imagined Radio considers Edward R. Murrow’s radio reporting of "The Blitz," fifty-seven consecutive days of German air force bombing of London during World War II. His keen observation, vivid verbal descriptions, and attention to sounds provided a sense of what was happening. What could be observed. Radio historian Jeff Porter calls the unmatched immediacy Murrow provided listeners, "the proximity effect" (Porter Lost Sound 90) and says it prompted a new form of radio storytelling. We sample several examples of Murrow's radio storytelling, and its "proximity effect," in this episode. More information at Re-Imagined Radio website, http://www.reimaginedradio.net/episodes/proximity/index.html
Season 11, Episode 04
Premier Broadcast: 17 Apr. 2023
Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber
Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum Design
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