"I Flash for a Living"

Burlesque performer known as Oliver Tryst, a member of the burlesque performance troupe Babes in Boinkland, joined Emily live on July 29th, 2010. Hear how a medical condition drove Oliver to ballet as a child, and what it's like to live as a Flash developer by day and a cross-dressing burlesque dancer by night. Also hear about Abbey Road, the Babes in Boinkland performance -- set to the entire Beatles' album -- at at Club Oberon on July 30th and August 4th. Oliver also stars in The Slutcracker, which you can hear all about on the December 8th 2009 episode of The Neighborhood.

Please excuse the compromised sound quality in the opening 5 minutes.

Broadcast on 7/29/10.


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History, Evolution and Financial Fiascos

Sig, Kay and Yvonne
at Providence HouseThis week I took a trip to Harvard Business School's Baker Library to see an exhibit on the history of Financial Crises. Then, I spoke with an economist who explained that every time I make a decision about money, I'm thinking like like a hunter-gatherer would about food. Finally, I went to Providence House in Brighton Massachusetts, to talk with some folks who could tell me first hand what it was like to live through the Great Depression.

Segment A: Baker Library exhibit and evolutionary economics.
Broadcast on 2/11/10
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Segment B: Fewer than 1 in every 50 Americans is old enough to remember the Great Depression. In this short audio collage, three residents of Providence House, an assisted living home in Brighton, MA, remember that difficult decade.
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Also airing on The Neighborhood on 2/11/10:

• "Chronology of Capitalism" from Making Contact and National Radio Project
• Consumer Confidence Explainer from Rachel Ward and NPR's Economics Training Project
• Geekhouse Bicycles from Cathy Corman

Phill's Ill Deals at Dudley Station

After "running the streets" as a young man, Phillip Lodge discovered a book that helped him turn his life around. Today, he sells books, incense and cultural artifacts at Dudley Station. This video was produced by Emily Corwin for Virtual Street Corners, and is property of John Ewing.

Phill's Ill Deals from Virtual Street Corners on Vimeo.

An Extraordinary Exchange

Five Stories on Adoption
More and more children are growing up knowing two families: their adoptive family and their birth family. Adults whose birth records were sealed are reuniting with long lost birth parents, and gay, lesbian and transracial adoptions are on the rise — changing the face of our family photo albums and American identity.

This segment is from Neighborhood's Emily Corwin.
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The full hour-long broadcast includes five segments from independent producers across the country.
55:54

• On Open Adoption: Emily Corwin, The Neighborhood
• This could go on forever: Shea Shackelford of Big Shed Audio and Vige Millington with funding from Speakeasy Storycast
  
• Parenting All Over Again: Adopting the Grandkids: Rebecca Sheir of WAMU and NPR
• Fifty-four Years: Erin Calabria of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
• Eve Wants a Baby: Sarah Bromer of Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
Broadcast on 01/14/10.

Image by Mike Browne