Monday’s Poem: “The Patience of Ordinary Things” by Pat Schneider from Another River: New and Selected Poems. Monday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of Dylan Thomas, born in 1914 in Swansea, Wales. People loved his deep voice with its Welsh accent. He traveled through America reading his work, and helped popularize poetry readings. People flocked to see Dylan Thomas — he was extremely theatrical and often drunk. He said, “I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to…
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.