Summary
Wishes, wonders, and wisdom. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures uncovering the power of words.
mother-house by produced by Catherine Boulle. Inspired by the guided visualisations accompanying the book 'Motherhood: Is it for me?' by Denise L. Carlini & Ann Davidman.
Weird World Whimsy produced and composed by Suzie McCarthy. Featuring actor, teacher and director, Mary Lou Rosato. Interview recording by audio producer Donelle Wederburn in New York City. The piece featured a canoe trip on the Tapiskwan Sipi, which runs through Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok territory in the unceded province of Quebec. Special thanks to Nina Garthwaite, Tom Todoroff, Emily Moulton, Katherina Lindekens and Emma Lehman from Noise Club.
Buranbur: a comfort in words by audio maker and producer Suhaar Ali. Featuring the first Somali woman elected to the cabinet, Fadumo Aalin, who talks about her mother and poet Hawo Jibril.
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, welcome to the podcast of Shortcuts. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm Jacey Long, and today's episode is about words and sounds and meaning and silliness. |
| 0:17.5 | I'm going to tell you a story. |
| 0:19.9 | You have made the following decision. |
| 0:22.0 | They couldn't say wobbly if they meant woozy. |
| 0:26.6 | This is shortcuts. |
| 0:28.3 | You are encircled by things you cannot see. |
| 0:31.1 | Brief encounters. |
| 0:32.4 | An echoing chamber. |
| 0:34.1 | True stories become that word. |
| 0:36.9 | Radio adventures. In this room, and found sound. |
| 0:40.3 | Here, today, today, a word. |
| 0:43.3 | Invade the word slowly enlivence. |
| 0:46.3 | I'm going to tell you a story. |
| 0:48.3 | Whale! You are already immersed. |
| 0:51.3 | You can practically see the size of the whale if you let your imagination go there. |
| 1:00.0 | Swimming. |
| 1:05.0 | You can find them, lose them, have too many or not enough. |
| 1:11.6 | A word can be a letter, sentence, or even somewhere you can live. |
| 1:23.6 | Now that you are ready, close your eyes. |
| 1:32.8 | Imagine that today you have been selected for a special journey. |
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