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Invisibilia

Love and Lapses

Invisibilia

NPR

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Social Sciences, Science

4.622.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Producer B.A. Parker started recording her calls with her father because she was concerned about the care at his nursing home. But the recordings gave her a window into something very different: their relationship. So she started recording her calls with her grandmother as well. A story of relationships told through the small recorded calls between people who love each other.

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0:00.0

The other day, I came across a discussion thread by Leedy Tango experts.

0:05.6

They were interested in tips on what they called role reversal, which is basically when

0:10.2

the woman in Tango takes the lead.

0:13.4

Apparently, this is really hard to pull off because couples who practice together for a

0:18.1

long time just get used to being in fixed roles.

0:21.3

So when the woman tries to lead, the man ends up panicking or doing what's called back

0:25.6

leading, which is like back seat driving, but for dance.

0:32.4

Of course, this kind of panic and confusion doesn't just happen when feminists try and

0:36.4

take over the world of Tango.

0:38.6

It happens in all kinds of situations where the roles were used to performing, get mixed

0:43.2

up.

0:45.0

Our next story is from producer B.A. Parker on what she did when two people she loved started

0:50.5

to become unrecognizable to her.

0:54.0

producer B.A. Parker.

0:56.4

You worry about sometimes when you're forgetful.

1:00.2

Sometimes I forget, I worry about, you know, when I forget things.

1:08.6

That's my grams.

1:10.2

She's 96 and she's been diagnosed with the being, whoa, 96.

1:17.2

So I heard you get the new refrigerator.

1:24.8

Do you remember what it looks like?

1:27.8

I forgot.

1:31.8

But whatever it is, I like it.

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