In the humid, rainy mountains of Taiwan, the Tsou people celebrate Mayasvi, dedicated to the god of war. This from the local Chiayi sound project.
– Audio Documentary London Bureau.
Playtime: 5 minutes 24 seconds
Date: February, 2010
Michael Paul Mason is an author and radio producer. So he knew a good story when he pulled into St. Joseph, Mo. "I don't often see the word 'psychiatric' paired with 'museum,'" says Mason. But there it was: The Glore Psychiatric Museum. Michael takes us inside in this offbeat and deliciously creepy piece.
Workers in China get severe nerve damage at a factory that makes touch screens for Apple. Workers claim that the poisoning -- from an illegal chemical used to increase the speed of manufacture -- occurred on the floor that makes iPhones.
Apple will not comment.
Devin Katayama produces an independant audio project in which he drinks beer with people and records their conversations.
"This is meant to be the rebel relative to public radio. It's meant to capture an audience that public radio doesn't reach and to bring the dirty lives we live to the ears of those who are interested."
