Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

Scene on Radio

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Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Our latest is Season 7, Scene on Radio: Capitalism. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2), looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy; MEN (Season 3), on patriarchy and its history; The Land That Never Has Been Yet (Season 4), exploring democracy in the U.S. and why we don’t have more of it; The Repair (Season 5), on the cultural roots of the climate crisis; and Season 6, Echoes of a Coup, the story of the only successful coup d'etat...

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Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

Episodes

Rogue Chickens and Ratty-ass Radishes 06.04.2016 19:51

A punk farmer. A tale of rogue chickens on the loose in the city. A pair of refreshing takes on the whole Food thing, in and around Durham, NC. Pieces by Emily Hilliard and Joseph Decosimo. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Things I'm Afraid to Say 23.03.2016 20:55

A refugee from Bosnia. An NYC-born survivor who grew up poor, black, Muslim, and gay. And how one, and her music, saved the other. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Groundwork 09.03.2016 24:05

People in two communities – one in Alaska, one in New York State – wrestle with questions about energy and the environment. We listen in on democracy close to home. Stories by John Biewen and Jon Miller, edited by Deb George. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Straight, No Chaser 24.02.2016 20:42

A South Sudanese refugee and the music that cuts his heart to pieces. Thelonious Monk’s North Carolina roots. Music and home. Pieces by Nusaibah Kofar-Naisa and John Biewen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Losing Yourself 10.02.2016 31:51

It happens. A happy, healthy young person suddenly gets a grave diagnosis. What does not usually happen: The patient rolls tape. By Ibby Caputo. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Dead Can't Do You Nothing 27.01.2016 22:38

It waits for us all. A lot of people want to think about death as little as possible. Others want to dive right in and explore the mystery. Two short docs on the Big D. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Right Note 13.01.2016 17:07

Music can be a powerful gift – if you get the song right, or the right song. Two stories from North Carolina. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Emmett and Trayvon 30.12.2015 15:32

There’s a long and painful history in the U.S. of white men killing black men and boys without punishment. In this episode, we listen in on “Dar He,” the one-man play by Mike Wiley that brings to life the story of Emmett Till. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

No Santa 16.12.2015 14:15

A father turns on a recorder while tucking in his 7-year-old, having no idea he’s about to capture a poignant growing-up moment in his son’s life. (Advisory: This episode is not suitable for some young children.) Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hijabis 02.12.2015 17:37

The surest way for a woman to declare herself a Muslim is to wear the head scarf — the hijab. In these two short pieces, young Muslim women explore the often unwelcome questions and perceptions that come with the scarf, and the deeply personal decision to wear it. Short documentaries by Reem Alfahad and Sofiya Volubuyeva. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What Men Talk About When They Talk About Sports 18.11.2015 20:26

Tens of millions of Americans, most of them men, tune in to sports talk radio. Is sports talk a haven for old-school guy talk, including misogyny and gay-bashing? For the final episode in our series on sports and society, “Contested,” host John Biewen listened in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Level Playing Field? 04.11.2015 26:32

Two families, both making big investments of time and money to involve their kids in sports. But the investments they’re able to make are very different. In Part 5 of “Contested,” our series on sports, society and culture: Sports and the American Dream. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An Athlete Inside and Out 21.10.2015 22:09

Tal Ben-Artzi didn’t worry about being an out bisexual athlete at Penn State. Maybe she would have if she’d known the school’s history. How much have times changed? In Part 4 of “Contested,” our series on sports, society and culture: stories of LGBTQ women athletes, past and present. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The (High School) Mascot Wars 07.10.2015 26:22

Two small towns, one in Idaho, the other in Upstate New York, try to decide whether to change the nickname of their high school sports teams: The Redskins. (Produced in 2015. Listen for the update at the end.) Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Friends and Basketball 23.09.2015 26:25

More from suburban St. Louis, post-Ferguson, on the popular notion that sports unites communities. Can the camaraderie of a team sport make race and class status “disappear” for the kids involved or their parents? Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen hangs with a girls’ high school basketball team to test the idea. Scene on Radio comes from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke Univer...

Sports, the Great Uniter? 01.09.2015 13:01

Can a winning baseball team bring St. Louis together post-Ferguson? John Biewen explores the question in the inaugural episode of Scene On Radio, a new podcast of audio stories from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices