Summary
From searching for voices in a sea of static to words falling away in a period of grief, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about moments when language evades us.
A Study in Quietness Produced by Cat Gough
Al Waqwaq Composed by Sami El-Enany
Understanding Gwyn Co-created by audio producer Christina Hardinge and her interviewee Christina Sound designer & Composer Noemie Ducimetiere
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall 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 | Hello, welcome to the podcast of Shortcuts. I'm Jacey Long and today's episode is without |
| 0:11.1 | words about times when language proves itself to be inadequate. There are many words in it. |
| 0:18.6 | Already there have been several words. Every second I speak, more words are added to the word pile. |
| 0:24.7 | But today we get to enjoy and explore all of the different ways that we relate to the world |
| 0:29.6 | and not just through words. |
| 0:31.1 | Although I should say my life is a word heavy relation to the world. |
| 0:35.9 | Lots of chat. |
| 0:37.2 | I should say that. |
| 0:38.0 | I do feel that there was sort of a silence around you, like a quietness around you? |
| 0:58.1 | This is shortcuts. |
| 0:59.7 | He would start screaming and shouting. |
| 1:03.1 | He would just sit and cry. |
| 1:07.7 | It could happen anywhere, any time. |
| 1:12.5 | Brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. |
| 1:19.0 | I had a very clear sense that I didn't deserve to speak. |
| 1:25.4 | Today, without words. |
| 1:28.3 | Language helps us navigate our lives, expressing our joys and heartbreaks, the extraordinary |
| 1:49.0 | and the mundane. |
| 1:52.0 | But sometimes an experience can hold such pain that we can find ourselves at a loss for words. |
| 2:05.6 | How can we make our way through the world when language falls away from us? |
| 2:12.6 | You were different yeah it felt to me like you'd reset your whole personality |
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