A celebration of human nature using the lens of democracy and the very real voices and stories of NEW YORKERS both native and immigrant .
The hour is engaging - not heavily narrated at all. Content is simultaneously light and thoughtful .
The pace is lively and varied as the voices and nations. It is a mult-national flag - perfect for November's Democracy collaboration but even beyond that - like July 4th.
NB: although listed as humorous, it's more New Yorkous than funny.

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very timely for November's contemplation of democracy in general but more specifically to NM Native American governmental endeavors.
A chock full, straightforward news feature.

Christine Wong, a first generation Asian-American, elegantly illustrates the cultural diffences between her and her parents. She also reveals their shared cultural traditions as she prepares for her wedding.

Wong addresses large issues with refreshing simplicity. Her commentary is ideal for Morning Edition or All things Considered.

This is a provocative interview with Filmmaker Dai-Sil Kim. She's made the documentary "Wet Sand: voices From LA Ten Years After," which addresses race relations ten years after the riots.

This is a piece that has a lot of flexibility in terms of content. It could be aired on PRI's "The World," as it deals with many ethnic communities; the obstacles and cultural mores that immigrants face. It also sounds like something that would be on "Alternative Radio."

It would also be an appropriate piece to play on or around the Fourth of July or Martin Luther King Day as it addresses race relations, civil rights and discrimination.

This interview is dense, compelling and relevant

Cute. Very quick.

Might work as offbeat fill or tangent to baseball or vocal-music story.

A peak behind the scenes of a radio piece on hitchhiking. The listener is right there on the side of a busy highway in CA, where 3 friends argue about who gets to play a cop in the recreation of a rather undramatic scene in a radio piece that must still be in the pipeline; the piece really focuses on the type of friendly banter, and at times abrasive bickering, that goes on between friends who've known each other a long time. Nice use of music and stereo sound.
A note of caution for broadcasters, the f-word is used.

Nice story and certainly works as it stands.

But I'm feeling several what-ifs about it: for example, maybe a little more mystery? Start with your man's story -- his first sighting. We go almost 45 seconds of prep when, with one of the modern wonders of the world, what the listener wants is surprise, even uncertainty.

Another concern: this man clearly believes in Bigfoot. He's got the experience none of us have. Rather than asking him if he's nuts, let him just say he's not nuts. Look: he pays his bills.

You're right: this is a story about faith. His faith is the light (sorry) in this piece. Let his sureness of faith, without comment, challenge our lack of belief.

Very beautiful composition - provocatively soothing. Excellent to have in the arsenal for the needed moment of respite on the air.

This is a lovely elegy. It has all of those desired elements that make a perfect commentary: traces of irony, a narrative arc, it is sweet but not sentimental. And like all good radio for a moment it transports you elsewhere.

This is a beautifully written piece that revolves around September 11th; a piece that is part commentary, part monologue.

It is elliptical, poetic, and artfully constructed and in the end it delightfully folds onto itself. The writing is also vigorous and vivid and very textured. This piece remarkably addresses philosophical, intellectual and emotional complexities without a smidgen of sentiment. What is most unfortunate about this piece is the reading. It is too fast, kind of cornball, and in the end the reading undoes a lot of what was beautifully done. Nonetheless it is worth your time.