Mixtape: Help?

Radiolab

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Science, Natural Sciences, History, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 43.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In tape five, three stories: first, a tale of how the cassette tape supercharged the self-help industry. Second, cassettes filled with history make an epic journey across Africa with a group of Lost Boys. And finally, Simon meets up with fellow Radiolabber David Gebel to dig through an old box of mixtapes and rediscover the unique power of these bygone love letters.

Mixtape was reported, produced, scored and sound designed by me, Simon Adler, with music throughout by me. Unending reporting and production assistance was provided by Eli Cohen.

Special Thanks to: Shad Helmstetter, Vic Conan, Glenna Salisbury, Jerry Rosen, Richard Petty, Sharon Arkin, Angela Impey, William Mulwill for sharing his cassettes with me, and to the British library for sharing some of their recordings from their South Sudan collection, which is housed at the British Library Sound Archive.

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0:57.3	A good way to begin is to say all I want you to do is focus on the sensations in your
1:07.0	body right now.
1:08.7	Your shoulders, your neck, wherever there might be tension, just notice.
1:15.8	But I don't want you to release the tension just yet.
1:25.1	I want you to just notice.
1:29.9	It's nice to notice and talk to time.
1:35.4	So take your time.
1:41.3	These changes are slowly beginning.
1:48.8	And feel free to reach your end meet right now.
1:51.2	Well, it strikes me that the tools of a hypnotist are not so different from the tools of a
1:57.0	broadcaster.
1:58.0	I'm Simon Adler.
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