Draco the Dragon and Spittin’ Willy. The sissy, the shrimp, the scholar and the bully. Meet them in this glimpse into the classroom and the playground.
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Scenes from Childhood: Skating on Thin Ice
I wonder how many times I heard the warning: “Ginna, you’re skating on thin ice!” This episode explores the joys of getting into trouble. You’ll hear: John Waters talking about his favorite game of imagination, “Car Accident” A young me threatening to spank a car’s tires, and an older me watching home movies with my parents Jean Ritchie on getting a whipping from her father My grannie remembering her revenge on her governess And o’ […]
Read moreScenes from Childhood: In My Mother’s Kitchen
I’ve finished digitizing all ten childhood programs! Here’s one about the experience of home as a sanctuary from the cruelties endured at school.
Read moreScenes from Childhood: I Must Be from Another Planet
The first public radio series I ever produced was made possible by the first grant I ever got, from National Public Radio’s Satellite Program Development Fund in the mid-eighties. As I remember, the award totaled $10,000 and the project took three years. I love this series, but I am still mortally embarrassed by the name I came up with: Skip Through the Shadows: Scenes from Childhood. I’ve always sucked at making up titles. You see, […]
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