Audio by Adam » Americana http://www.audiobyadam.com Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:41:26 +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 » Americana http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rss.jpg http://www.audiobyadam.com Jenks vs. Broken Arrow (OK) High School Football http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/jenks-vs-broken-arrow-oklahoma-high-school-football/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/jenks-vs-broken-arrow-oklahoma-high-school-football/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:29:01 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=563
  • Little League’s Big Adventure
  • “Small’s “Old School” Jazz Club in the Village
    • ]]>     In small town Oklahoma, high school football runs a close second to the Bible in popularity and team spirit. Here is a story I did (as a sidebar to the State Fair I was covering) about one game between two rival small town football teams.  For a New Yorker like me, this is almost as exotic as it gets!

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    1. Little League’s Big Adventure
    2. “Small’s “Old School” Jazz Club in the Village

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/jenks-vs-broken-arrow-oklahoma-high-school-football/feed/ 0 Americana,athletics,Broken Arrow,football,high school,Jenks,Oklahoma,sports In small town Oklahoma, high school football runs a close second to the Bible in popularity and team spirit. Here is a story I did (as a sidebar to the State Fair I was covering) about one game between two rival small town football teams. In small town Oklahoma, high school football runs a close second to the Bible in popularity and team spirit. Here is a story I did (as a sidebar to the State Fair I was covering) about one game between two rival small town football teams.  For a New Yorker like me, this is almost as exotic as it gets! adamphillips no 5:12     Little League’s Big Adventure http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/little-leagues-big-adventure-voa-2000/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/little-leagues-big-adventure-voa-2000/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:29:19 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=370
  • Mister Spoons: Big Apple Flatware Virtuoso
  • Jenks vs. Broken Arrow (OK) High School Football
    • ]]>     Little League is Americana itself, and I was shocked and privileged to be a part of it all as my son’s coach in Washington DC in the late 1990s. I produced this profile of one game for the Voice of America. In it, I had to explain the game of baseball to our foreign listeners, keep it personal, and report on the game itself – the closest I may ever get to being a sportscaster.* The Marlins won, by the way…

    * See also my story about a high school football game between Jenks and Broken Arrow, in rural Oklahoma.

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    1. Mister Spoons: Big Apple Flatware Virtuoso
    2. Jenks vs. Broken Arrow (OK) High School Football

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/little-leagues-big-adventure-voa-2000/feed/ 0 Americana,baseball,children,Little League,Marlins,sports,Yankees Little League is Americana itself, and I was shocked and privileged to be a part of it all as my son's coach in Washington DC in the late 1990s. I produced this profile of one game for the Voice of America. In it, Little League is Americana itself, and I was shocked and privileged to be a part of it all as my son's coach in Washington DC in the late 1990s. I produced this profile of one game for the Voice of America. In it, I had to explain the game of baseball to our foreign listeners, keep it personal, and report on the game itself - the closest I may ever get to being a sportscaster.* The Marlins won, by the way... * See also my story about a high school football game between Jenks and Broken Arrow, in rural Oklahoma. adamphillips no 5:58     Profile: Montana Cowboy and Cowgirl Couple http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-montana-cowboy-and-cowgirl-couple/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-montana-cowboy-and-cowgirl-couple/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:55:24 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=315
  • Profile of A Moonshiner (VOA 1999)
  • Montana’s Blackfeet Indians: Tradition Meets Today
  • Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003)
    • ]]>     Hollywood cowboys got nothin’ on the real thing. I travelled to Montana to explore the real Old West, and spent some time on the vast Skyline Ranch with Art and Vicki Robinson as they worked their horses in the back country.

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    1. Profile of A Moonshiner (VOA 1999)
    2. Montana’s Blackfeet Indians: Tradition Meets Today
    3. Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003)

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-montana-cowboy-and-cowgirl-couple/feed/ 0 Americana,cattle,cowboys,cowgirls,herding,horses,Montana,ranch,West Hollywood cowboys got nothin' on the real thing. I travelled to Montana to explore the real Old West, and spent some time on the vast Skyline Ranch with Art and Vicki Robinson as they worked their horses in the back country. Hollywood cowboys got nothin' on the real thing. I travelled to Montana to explore the real Old West, and spent some time on the vast Skyline Ranch with Art and Vicki Robinson as they worked their horses in the back country. adamphillips no 17:32     Traditional Spiritual Music of Hawaii (Radio Smithsonian) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:34:04 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=305
  • The Spiritual Music of Hawaii
  • New (serious) Music for Toys
  • About Adam (radio career)
    • ]]>     A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Radio Smithsonian.

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    1. The Spiritual Music of Hawaii
    2. New (serious) Music for Toys
    3. About Adam (radio career)

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/feed/ 0 American,American Folklife Festival,Americana,ethnomusicology,hawaii,Music,music of hawaii,musical traditions,Smithsonian,spiritual music,Washington dc A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Rad... A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Radio Smithsonian. adamphillips no 10:09     Profile: Dave Isay, Audio Documentarian and “Storycorps” Founder http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-dave-isay-audio-documentarian-and-storycorps-founder/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-dave-isay-audio-documentarian-and-storycorps-founder/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:44:27 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=206
  • Profiles of People with Disabilities (Berkeley CA 2008)
  • Profile: Jules Feiffer
  • The Kitchen Sisters: Audio Maestre
    • ]]>     Meet David Isay, a humane and immensely talennted radio documentary maker and oral historian who has probably won every broadcasting award out there.  Isay has dedicated his career to celebrating the lives of everyday Americans by recording their stories, and chronicling the experiences of underdogs and colorful characters, many of them living outside the American cultural mainstream.  We meet him, and sample some of them, in this profile.

    See also “Listening is an Act of Love” and “Storycorps” stories also in this blog.

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    1. Profiles of People with Disabilities (Berkeley CA 2008)
    2. Profile: Jules Feiffer
    3. The Kitchen Sisters: Audio Maestre

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-dave-isay-audio-documentarian-and-storycorps-founder/feed/ 0 Americana,Dave Isay,gay,Listening,New York,oral history,real people,storycorps,Sunshine Hotel Meet David Isay, a humane and immensely talennted radio documentary maker and oral historian who has probably won every broadcasting award out there.  Isay has dedicated his career to celebrating the lives of everyday Americans by recording their stor... Meet David Isay, a humane and immensely talennted radio documentary maker and oral historian who has probably won every broadcasting award out there.  Isay has dedicated his career to celebrating the lives of everyday Americans by recording their stories, and chronicling the experiences of underdogs and colorful characters, many of them living outside the American cultural mainstream.  We meet him, and sample some of them, in this profile. See also "Listening is an Act of Love" and "Storycorps" stories also in this blog. adamphillips no 7:29