Documentary · Mary Schmich
by Mary Schmich
Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Schmich traces the lives of seven people in Studs Terkel’s first book of oral history: A Black public school janitor; a Lithuanian tavern owner; an Appalachian mother of 15; a closeted gay actor; a Native American activist; a Black labor leader; and a prominent white woman in Chicago high society. What happened to them? To their children? To their dreams?
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This is beautifully executed. As an audio professional and long time Terkel fan, I have often thought that revisiting some of his subjects in this way had huge potential. And here the team have excelled, covering each person with nuance, depth, sensitivity and deep knowledge of Chicago. Lovely sound design and mixing too and hosted with great tone and style.
Storytelling at its finest. I learned so much about my beloved city of Chicago but even more about the stories of the people that made it the city it was. Each story made you want to hear more and as Mary the host said, to listen to an ordinary persons life. It may surprise you. Loved this podcast so much.
This podcast is so eloquently written with careful consideration and a lot of love. You can sense the research that was done. This is such a great podcast. It was fascinating to hear some of the same stories that we hear today and to hear their voice to where they ended up going. There are some episodes that are really sad to hear there are some that are truly inspirational. This was a great project.
I love everything about this podcast. The storytelling pulled me in instantly. The writing and production is excellent. I have not read the original Divison Street book but I can’t wait to dig in now. Great job to all.
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