Candy Ears

One of my first audio pieces, produced in 2016. What does a political canvaser do when their candidate loses? If it's Mc Allen, he swaps his clipboard for a poetry book. Producer Emily Shaw brings us the story from San Francisco. Produced at "Making It Sing" - a Duke University Center for Documentary Studies Audio Documentary Intensive. Special thanks to John Biewen, Shea Shackelford, and George S...

When an artist and interviewer meet in a tiny boat, things can’t help but get a little personal…In this pilot episode of Cozy Boat, producer Emily Shaw and singer songwriter Justine Lucas explore what might compel someone to get on stage and bare their soul in front of an audience of strangers. Produced by Emily Shaw and recorded by George S. Rosenthal at the Complex Recording Studio. Music by Jus...

Where do songs come from? And what might this question have to do with skyscraper-sized robots, a rainbow unicorn, and a canoe race that will determine the survival of our species? Produced by Emily Shaw and recorded by George S. Rosenthal at the Complex Recording Studio. Music by Justine Lucas: Nevada (Untangling) Justine's personal dream song recordings: Dream 3 Dreaming in the Key of G Hornless...

What does it mean to be a musician? And what might it mean to be a musician with another person…who also happens to be your life partner? Like…how to do spend virtually all of your time with one person and not go insane? These are some of the questions we’ll explore with the Italian duo She Owl in this episode of Cozy Boat! Produced by Emily Shaw and recorded by George S. Rosenthal at the Complex...

What happens when you need someone else to do what you love? (Or at least you feel like you need them?) On this episode of Cozy Boat, we’re exploring this question with Spence and Shannon Koehler, the founding brothers of the San Francisco rock band The Stone Foxes! Produced by Emily Shaw and recorded by George S. Rosenthal at the Complex Recording Studio. Editorial support from George S. Rosentha...

Where do songs come from? We’re back in the Cozy Boat with Spence and Shannon Koehler, the founding brothers of The Stone Foxes, to get an inside look at their creative process and the back story to a few of their songs! Produced by Emily Shaw and recorded by George S. Rosenthal at the Complex Recording Studio. Editorial support from George S. Rosenthal, Anne Hoffman, Raja Shah, Juliet Hinely, Lil...

2 minutes of inspiring advice for creatives, from the drag queen icon and filmmaker Joshua Grannell, AKA Peaches Christ. Produced by Emily Shaw. Photo: Peaches Christ as Cristal Connors, by Jose A. Guzman Colon Music: "Dormir rien de plus", by Monplaisir