Summary
Josie Long hears stories of crossing over to the other side - from radio waves permeating political barriers to the migratory routes of eels.
Radio 100 Featuring Leslie Rosin, Cornelia Saxe and Gregor Schuster Produced by Leo Hornak
The Other Side Featuring Laura Barton
The Last Night Featuring Anny Shaw Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Susan Kalman here. I've just snuck in before your podcast to tell you about my new |
| 0:06.7 | podcast, Mrs. Brightside, a cheerful take on depression, in which I'm talking to comedians like Felicity Ward, |
| 0:12.4 | Jordan Brooks, Jesse Cave, Bethany Black, Jack Rook, Sophie Willem and Al Murray. It's frank and honest, |
| 0:17.7 | funny people talking about their own experience of living with Trixie mental health. So if that's up your street, look out for Susan Kalman's Mrs Brightside |
| 0:25.5 | and subscribe wherever you download your podcasts. And now, I'll return you to your advertised programming. |
| 0:33.2 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:36.6 | Hello, I'm Jacey Long and welcome to the podcast version of Shortcuts. |
| 0:41.2 | I hope you're enjoying the summer weather or whatever weather it is when you listen to this. |
| 0:46.4 | Today's show is called The Other Side and it's about crossings over in all different kinds of ways. |
| 0:52.6 | I was reminded of the joke of why did the chicken cross the road to get to the other side. |
| 0:57.3 | And the fact that it took me at least until 30 years old to realize the supernatural element |
| 1:02.7 | of that joke. |
| 1:03.8 | I just thought it was an anti-joke. |
| 1:05.8 | Like, why did they cross the road? |
| 1:07.7 | Because they wanted to cross the road. |
| 1:09.6 | Also, I'd like to say any listeners who've just heard me say that |
| 1:12.2 | and are finally going, oh, the other side means the afterlife. |
| 1:17.8 | You're exactly where I was far too recently for me to have any moral high ground. |
| 1:23.2 | But welcome! |
| 1:28.6 | This is Shortcuts. |
| 1:32.6 | Brief Encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. |
| 1:38.5 | Today, the other side. |
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