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#57 - Song of Marconi (00:07:31)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Artist and writer Dennis Downey's essay on Marconi, an early radio pioneer, and talking on the radio.

#56 - Dowser, Consultant to the Universe (00:12:25)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Dowswer Glenn Johnson makes a mistake.

#55 - How I Get By (00:14:35)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Focus. Focus. Focus.

#53 - Left For Dead (00:17:50)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

"Left for Dead" is probably the most gruesome story reported by a Salt student. It's not for the faint of heart.

#54 - No Brother of Mine (00:27:24)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Diane Richard and her husband Todd Melby sure know how to pick a project with a long uphill road to the finish line. On this Saltcast, we talk with Diane and Richard about ...

#52 - Just Another Fish Story (00:14:03)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

You didn’t hear this from me, but sometimes the best approach to working on a story is to not have much of a plan.

#51 - Portrait of a Psychic as a Young Man (00:11:47)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Ninety-nine percent of the time, using the pronoun “I” in a story is a journalistic no-no. But sometimes, it's a useful storytelling tool.

#50 - Ghetto Life 101 (00:38:07)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

“Ghetto Life 101" is a high-water mark for radio documentary and the story featured on this edition of the Saltcast — our fiftieth!!

#49 - The Junk King (00:15:04)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

On this edition of the Saltcast, I chat with Salt alum Josh Gleason about framing a story and listen to his feature "The Junk King."

#48 - Roadway Renaissance Man (00:09:50)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

There are lots of different ways to start a story. Maybe the most common is what I call “Here’s-how-things-are (or were)-here’s-how-they're-different.”

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