Audio by Adam http://www.audiobyadam.com Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:18:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries - An ever-fattening blog with scores (soon to be 100s) of the sound-rich radio stories and documentaries Adam Phillips has done over 25 years for National Public Radio, the CBC, and, since 1993, the Voice of America, where he is on staff. Phillips' interests are truly eclectic - there are almost no subject that do not engage him, and through his careful use of ambient sound and interviews, lure us in as well. Categories include Americana, religion and spirituality, New York life, arts, offbeat science, oral history, and lots and lots of "other." Phillips has won nearly 20 awards for his work. He is also an adjunct professor at the New School's Graduate School of Media Studies, and teaches oral history workshops. Adam Phillips no Adam Phillips adam@audiobyadam.com adam@audiobyadam.com (Adam Phillips) 1984-2010 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries radio,documentaries,NPR,human interest,VOA,Americana,profiles,spirituality,New York,immigrants,ethnic,audio,features Audio by Adam http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rss.jpg http://www.audiobyadam.com Saint Thomas Church (Boys) Choir School http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/saint-thomas-church-boys-choir-school/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/saint-thomas-church-boys-choir-school/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 22:05:28 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1032 Related Posts “Small’s “Old School” Jazz Club in the Village]]> New York’s Saint Thomas Church is one of the only boarding  schools in America where talented young boys can go to learn to perform top notch liturgical chorale music and get a good secular education at the same time. Once puberty and the change of voice hit, their sweet sopranos are gone. In the meanwhile however, their boyishness and their music take center stage.  This is their story.

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“Small’s “Old School” Jazz Club in the Village]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/saint-thomas-church-boys-choir-school/feed/ 0 New York's Saint Thomas Church is one of the only boarding  schools in America where talented young boys can go to learn to perform top notch liturgical chorale music and get a good secular education at the same time. (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Saint_Thomas_Choir_School_logo.png) New York's Saint Thomas Church is one of the only boarding  schools in America where talented young boys can go to learn to perform top notch liturgical chorale music and get a good secular education at the same time. Once puberty and the change of voice hit, their sweet sopranos are gone. In the meanwhile however, their boyishness and their music take center stage.  This is their story. adamphillips no 4:37 Provincetown’s Vanishing Portuguese Community http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/provincetowns-vanishing-portuguese-community/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/provincetowns-vanishing-portuguese-community/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 21:54:15 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1024 Related Posts No related posts. ]]>

Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod was once home to one of the thriving Portugese communities anywhere in the world outside Portugal (and the Azore Islands, where most of those “Portagees” come from). Fishing was their livilhood (once mixed with whaling) was their livelihood.  But with the near decimation of the North Atlantic fishing stock, the price of real estate, the out-migration of youth, and the town’s growth as a gay resort town, these Provincetown Portuguese and their culture are disappearing. This story focuses on those who remain, what they remember, and what they see as their prospects.

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]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/provincetowns-vanishing-portuguese-community/feed/ 0 Azores,Cape Cod,culture,fish depletion,fishing,gay,oral history,portuguese,Provincetown,traditions Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod was once home to one of the thriving Portugese communities anywhere in the world outside Portugal (and the Azore Islands, where most of those "Portagees" come from). (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/twonfishing-150x150.jpg) Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod was once home to one of the thriving Portugese communities anywhere in the world outside Portugal (and the Azore Islands, where most of those "Portagees" come from). Fishing was their livilhood (once mixed with whaling) was their livelihood.  But with the near decimation of the North Atlantic fishing stock, the price of real estate, the out-migration of youth, and the town's growth as a gay resort town, these Provincetown Portuguese and their culture are disappearing. This story focuses on those who remain, what they remember, and what they see as their prospects. adamphillips no 7:21 Young Broadway Hopefuls http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/young-broadway-hopefuls/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/young-broadway-hopefuls/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 21:39:09 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1018 Related Posts “Mr. Big” radio comedy (adapted from Woody Allen), About Adam (radio career)]]>

Every year, hundreds, or even thousands of talented young people come to New York to study, audition and do their damnedest to make it big on the stage whose ultimate Holy Grail is Broadway.  In this story, I speak to some of these starry-eyed youth as they prepare for the Big Time in Musical Theater school, rehearsal and beyond.  Go for it!

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“Mr. Big” radio comedy (adapted from Woody Allen), About Adam (radio career)]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/young-broadway-hopefuls/feed/ 0 big break,Broadway,Fosse,Gay White Way,How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,musical theater,musicals,NYU,Rent,students,talent,Tisch School of the Arts Every year, hundreds, or even thousands of talented young people come to New York to study, audition and do their damnedest to make it big on the stage whose ultimate Holy Grail is Broadway.  In this story, (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/350px-Crookfinale-150x150.jpg) Every year, hundreds, or even thousands of talented young people come to New York to study, audition and do their damnedest to make it big on the stage whose ultimate Holy Grail is Broadway.  In this story, I speak to some of these starry-eyed youth as they prepare for the Big Time in Musical Theater school, rehearsal and beyond.  Go for it! adamphillips no 8:19 Radical Acceptance: The Buddhism of Tara Brach http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/radical-acceptance-the-buddhism-of-tara-brach/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/radical-acceptance-the-buddhism-of-tara-brach/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 21:32:15 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1015 Related Posts Buddhism in the USA, The Sacred Heart: An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery (Book)]]> In our culture, self-denigration and unease with ourselves and others is a common theme.  Our internal dialogs can mesmerize us, making us unhappy, and our lives unproductive and robotic.  Being at peace in the moment, whatever arises, in a compassionate mode is a Buddhist way.  In this piece, I discussed Radical Acceptance with  Dharma teacher Tara Brach, who has written a brilliant book on this very subject.

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Buddhism in the USA, The Sacred Heart: An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery (Book)]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/radical-acceptance-the-buddhism-of-tara-brach/feed/ 0 Books,Buddhism,Dharma,Insight Meditation,meditation,Radical Acceptance,Tara Brach In our culture, self-denigration and unease with ourselves and others is a common theme.  Our internal dialogs can mesmerize us, making us unhappy, and our lives unproductive and robotic.  Being at peace in the moment, whatever arises, In our culture, self-denigration and unease with ourselves and others is a common theme.  Our internal dialogs can mesmerize us, making us unhappy, and our lives unproductive and robotic.  Being at peace in the moment, whatever arises, in a compassionate mode is a Buddhist way.  In this piece, I discussed Radical Acceptance with  Dharma teacher Tara Brach, who has written a brilliant book on this very subject. adamphillips no 5:57 American Profile: Poet Naomi Shihab Nye http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/ameircan-profile-poet-naomi-shihab-nye/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/ameircan-profile-poet-naomi-shihab-nye/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 21:24:48 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1012 Related Posts Profile of the Poet Annie Finch, Poet Robert Bly and the Wild Man (CBC 1990), American Profile: Tony Kushner]]>

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Perhaps no one has done more to spread  the spirit and craft of poetry more than Naomi Shihab Nye, a Palestinian American whose award winning books for both adults and children explore themes of  loss and exile, the pace of modern life, family ties and  spirituality – often with humor.  I spoke with her while she visited New York in her capacity as chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.   (Photo: Chehalis Hegner)

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Profile of the Poet Annie Finch, Poet Robert Bly and the Wild Man (CBC 1990), American Profile: Tony Kushner]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/ameircan-profile-poet-naomi-shihab-nye/feed/ 0 Academy of American Poets,Kindness,Naomi Shihab Nye,Palestinan American,Poetry Perhaps no one has done more to spread  the spirit and craft of poetry more than Naomi Shihab Nye, a Palestinian American whose award winning books for both adults and children explore themes of  loss and exile, the pace of modern life, Perhaps no one has done more to spread  the spirit and craft of poetry more than Naomi Shihab Nye, a Palestinian American whose award winning books for both adults and children explore themes of  loss and exile, the pace of modern life, family ties and  spirituality - often with humor.  I spoke with her while she visited New York in her capacity as chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.   (Photo: Chehalis Hegner) adamphillips no 5:14 Summer Solstice http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/summer-solstice/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/summer-solstice/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 03:14:38 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=1001 Related Posts No related posts. ]]> Related Posts No related posts. ]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/summer-solstice/feed/ 0 Spiral In/Spiral Out: Walking the Sacred Labyrinth http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/spiral-inspiral-out-walking-the-sacred-labyrinth/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/spiral-inspiral-out-walking-the-sacred-labyrinth/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 02:51:18 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=994 Related Posts The Sacred Heart: An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery (Book)]]> Across cultures, the labyrinth is an ancient symbol of the journey through life, as well as archetypal patters seen in everything from the structure of galaxies, the whorls of seashells and the DNA molecule itself.  Walking the labyrinth was a popular spiritual custom in medieval Europe; examples can be seen in many of Europe’s great Gothic cathedral, perhaps most famously at Chartres. This practice has been revived for modern “pilgrims” of many faiths, or no faith at all. Come walk with us at the labyrinth inside San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral and see what you find….

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The Sacred Heart: An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery (Book)]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/spiral-inspiral-out-walking-the-sacred-labyrinth/feed/ 0 Chartres,healing,journey,labyrinth,maze,pilgrm,San Francisco Grace Cathedral,spiritual Across cultures, the labyrinth is an ancient symbol of the journey through life, as well as archetypal patters seen in everything from the structure of galaxies, the whorls of seashells and the DNA molecule itself. Across cultures, the labyrinth is an ancient symbol of the journey through life, as well as arche(http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/800px-Labyrinth_28-150x150.jpg)typal patters seen in everything from the structure of galaxies, the whorls of seashells and the DNA molecule itself.  Walking the labyrinth was a popular spiritual custom in medieval Europe; examples can be seen in many of Europe's great Gothic cathedral, perhaps most famously at Chartres. This practice has been revived for modern "pilgrims" of many faiths, or no faith at all. Come walk with us at the labyrinth inside San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and see what you find.... adamphillips no 5:56 “Wildman” Steve Brill – NYC’s wild edible plant forager extraordinaire http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/wildman-steve-brill-new-yorks-wild-edible-forager/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/wildman-steve-brill-new-yorks-wild-edible-forager/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 02:43:09 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=990 Related Posts Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR), NYC “Cricket Crawl” (Sept. 2009), Maine Fisherman Plots Endangered Ground Fishing Ecology]]> For years, a pith helmet, nearly comic determination, and astounding know-how have combined to fashion Steve Brill’s persona, as he leads expeditions through Central Park and New York’s other semi-wild places in search of edible plants and flowers.  Adventurers get a dose of accomplishment and renewed respect for the bounty of nature, right here in one of the most man-made environments in the world.  Come with us!

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]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/zabars-appetizing-americas-premier-deli/feed/ 0 What New Yorker does not get misty-eyed at the sound of Zabar's tastings, especially the nova counter, and all that goes with it?  Instead of just idly asking, I went there, and talked to people about it. I got a lot wiser, (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/800px-Zabars_meat_dept-150x150.jpg)What New Yorker does not get misty-eyed at the sound of Zabar's tastings, especially the nova counter, and all that goes with it?  Instead of just idly asking, I went there, and talked to people about it. I got a lot wiser, and more than a mite fatter from the experience. adamphillips no 5:38 Yiddish in Mainstream American Speech http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/yiddish-in-mainstream-american-speech/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/yiddish-in-mainstream-american-speech/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 02:29:10 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=984 Related Posts Jewish Humor in America (VOA 1993)]]> Oy! There are so many Yiddish words Americans (and Noo Yawkuz especially) use in everyday talking that it is really gevalt.  This is a VOA Wordmaster segment where I explore what some of those words are and what they mean. Originally tailored for broadcast to places where Yiddish has never never been heard.

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Jewish Humor in America (VOA 1993)]]> http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/yiddish-in-mainstream-american-speech/feed/ 0 American speech,immigrants,Jewish,Jews,New York,slang,Yiddish Oy! There are so many Yiddish words Americans (and Noo Yawkuz especially) use in everyday talking that it is really gevalt.  This is a VOA Wordmaster segment where I explore what some of those words are and what they mean. (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/800px-Brooklyn_Posters_1-150x150.jpg)Oy! There are so many Yiddish words Americans (and Noo Yawkuz especially) use in everyday talking that it is really gevalt.  This is a VOA Wordmaster segment where I explore what some of those words are and what they mean. Originally tailored for broadcast to places where Yiddish has never never been heard. adamphillips no 6:56