"These days, radio drama is as dead as disco, kept on life support mostly by the BBC. But it shouldn’t be this way. Sound has a way of slithering into our ears and burrowing deep down into the folds and wrinkles of our brains in ways that sight does not."
During the late 19th Century, New York tycoons created the first U.S. polo club in their Newport, Rhode Island summer retreat. Today the sport endures, steeped in tradition -- with one noticeable exception. Produced by Jim Pontarelli and another in a series from the 2011 summer audio retreat at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies.
Playtime: 5 minutes 25 seconds
From the shower scene in "Psycho" to dead silence, what we hear can be as scary as what we see. Just in time for Halloween from BBC Radio 4.
Playtime: 29 minutes
Sometimes you have to go a long way to find what you're looking for. Sometimes you don't, as Jill Strauss discovered. Another piece from the Duke Center for Documentary Studies summer workshop.
Playtime: 8 minutes 25 seconds