Monday’s Poem: “Warnings” by David Allen Sullivan from Strong-Armed Angels. Monday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of novelist and short-story writer Conrad Richter, born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (1890). His wife got sick, so they moved to New Mexico to improve her health. Richter became obsessed with the history of the Southwest. He traveled around interviewing people and gathering old record books, newspapers, letters, and diaries of the early pioneers. He wrote a book called Early…
There's way too much audio in the world to catch everything that comes out of your clock radio. Public Radio Redux shines a spotlight on stories that makes you turn and look at your speakers. It's a curated list, a place to make comments, and a blog about making radio. Consider it the espresso in your daily public radio fix.
Public Radio Redux was started by two friends who bonded over the joys and pain of making radio. Jen Nathan and Erin Mishkin met at the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies and quickly bonded over a shared love of podcasts and bloody marys. Rather than boring their friends with another unrehearsed live re-enactment of their favorite radio shows, they started this blog.