Words to Live By

Published: June 9, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

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Josie Long presents short documentaries about the writers and musicians whose words help us navigate the difficult moments in our lives. From James Baldwin to Adrienne Rich, the lyrics of Jimmie Rodgers to a new poem by Axel Kacouti\\xe9.

James Baldwin in conversation with Studs Terkel\\nOriginally broadcast in 1961\\nCourtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive

for george, breonna, ahmaud, and christian\\nProduced by James T. Green\\nOriginally made for the podcast u+1f60c

Dedications\\nFeaturing Mary Jean Chan\\nProduced by Alia Cassam\\nFeaturing recordings of Adrienne Rich from the audio archives of the public radio show, New Letters on the Air, a production of New Letters magazine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City

The Watertank\\nFeaturing Damian Le Bas\\nProduced by Andrea Rangecroft

You Got Through the Day\\nProduced by Axel Kacouti\\xe9

Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam\\nSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020.

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