Before It Had a Theme
Robert McGinley Myers
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S1 E3: Accidental Documentaries (Non-humanoid Member of the Family)
Rob and Britta discuss This American Life Episode 14: Accidental Documentaries, including their own experience creating accidental documentaries. The main focus of the discussion is the centerpiece of this episode, a documentary edited out of reel to reel tapes that a family sent back and forth to each other back in 1967. And Rob talks to Joe Silovsky, the man who originally found those tapes and gave them to Ira Glass, and whose work as a performance artist echos the experience he had with those tapes back when he was an art student. And since this is the final episode of the show that originally aired under the name “Your Radio Playhouse,” Rob and Britta talk about some of the worst moments from those early episodes, and their awfulness is inspiring. Links and Show Notes: The Chase by Portastatic Buried at Sea by MC (900 Ft. Jesus) Coffero’s Theme by Bill Frisell Quartet Pilentze Pee by The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir Episode 2: Small Scale Sin Episode 5: Anger and Forgiveness Episode 7: Quitting Episode 13: Love Gentle Chase by Podington Bear Joe Silovsky’s website Rob’s Twitter Britta’s Twitter Before It Had a Theme Twitter Review us on Apple Podcasts
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