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Invisibilia

American Slow Radio

Invisibilia

NPR

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Social Sciences, Science

4.622.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Let's get slow. Producer Abby Wendle picks up the gauntlet that was thrown down in the last episode "The Great Narrative Escape." Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Abby Wendell here, one of the producers of Invisibilia at NPR.

0:15.2

If you listened to the last episode, the great narrative escape, you might remember that

0:19.9

I talked a lot about slow TV.

0:22.9

I mean, I went on and on about how it could help us as individuals, help our society,

0:28.4

be even like, save our democracy.

0:31.3

So yeah, I got on a bit of a soapbox about it.

0:35.0

Just would not let it go.

0:36.8

And the hosts of the show, Yahweh and Kia, probably to get me off of my soapbox, threw

0:42.1

down a challenge.

0:43.4

Abby, go make slow radio.

0:48.7

I could not resist.

0:51.8

If you can, I suggest listening in headphones.

0:55.0

We take a walk, lie down somewhere with a view of the sky.

1:00.6

It also might not hurt to partake in an endorphin-inducing activity of your choice.

1:08.1

You know, like, exercise.

1:10.9

Okay, here we go.

1:13.8

Invisibilia does slow radio.

1:24.1

Slow TV.

1:25.1

Are you familiar?

1:26.5

No.

1:27.5

I don't know what Norwegian Slow TV is.

1:32.0

Are you going to make me watch Fire?

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