Summary
A therapeutic technique sits at the heart of an interview and the protagonist of a novel speaks back to its writer - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which experiment with form.
Everything is Fine Forecast Originally produced for the podcast Randomly Generated Thought Written and performed by Ewan Cameron. Music and sound design by Ewan Cameron
Life Partners Produced by Christina Hardinge
Afterword Written and read by Bongani Kona Sound design by Catherine Boulle
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | Ice becomes water. Water becomes steam. |
| 0:11.9 | Frogspawn becomes a tadpole, becomes a newt-like tadpole, becomes a frog. |
| 0:17.7 | New forms, changes. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome to the podcast of Short the radio show becomes a podcast becomes audio detritus floating on the air for infinity no introduction today we're just going |
| 0:35.1 | to start. |
| 0:47.4 | And now the shipping forecast, issued on Wednesday the 11th, 2022. |
| 0:53.8 | There are warnings of disruption in all areas, mainly in the arms and chest, developing towards the head. Breathing, said to be erratic, |
| 0:55.9 | everything is fine, everything is fine, think of something comforting and known, like the shipping |
| 1:01.0 | forecast. Viking, north Utsura, south Utsura, southwesterly veering westerly, four to six, occasionally |
| 1:09.0 | seven for a time in Viking. |
| 1:17.8 | Moderate or rough. Shows, perhaps thundry at first, good, occasionally moderate. |
| 1:24.0 | Deep breath, life is like the shipping forecast. Life can't hurt you, it is there to help you. |
| 1:27.5 | Current interaction, job interview. |
| 1:33.0 | Office, large, opportunity, good, with strong benefits in an area of interest for you. |
| 1:39.0 | Moving on to greeting scenario, greeting, awkward, forgot to say hello, used incorrect name, |
| 1:43.5 | apologized profusely, said, well, that's a good start, isn't it? |
| 1:44.5 | Laughed, No laughter in return. |
| 1:46.4 | Situation escalating. |
| 1:47.9 | Anxiety, not good. |
| 1:49.9 | Forties, Cromati, fourth, Tyne, Doga. |
| 1:55.7 | Westerly or southwesterly, four to six, occasionally seven, for a time in nor 40s. |
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