Lost and Found March 20, 2008
This week’s show is about things Lost and Found in the Bay Area and beyond. Cynthia Dizikes interviews radio producer Davia Nelson about tracking down sound for NPR’s Lost and Found Sound series. David Gelles profiles a UC Berkeley church group that offers some students a needed spiritual community. Jessica Meyers reports on a group of Iranians who are rediscovering their heritage. Anrica Deb discovers a special version of free trade, the free box. And Robert Lewis reports on one Oakland Animal Control officer trying to find lost animals before it’s too late.
Today’s show was produced by Abbie Swanson. The assistant producer was Brett Wilkison. Our engineers are Ben Hubbard and Angelica Marin. Our web master is Kevin Jones. Ben Manilla is the executive producer. The anchors were Andi McDaniel and Laurie Burkitt. The songs featured in this show were: :
“Set Me Free,” The Kinks
“I’m Free,” The Who
Iranian National Anthem, performed by students at The Andeesheh School
“Atash dar Neyestan” Shahram Nazeri
“Wouldn’t Get Far,” The Game
“I Found You,” George Clinton
“Many Rivers to Cross,” Jimmy Cliff
“Little Yellow Spider” Devendra Banhart
“The Craft” Blackalicious
“How I Got Over,” Aretha Franklin
“The Test of Time,” Dean Martin
Lost and Found Sound
Cynthia Dizikes interviews radio producer and kitchen sister Davia Nelson about tracking down sound for NPR’s Lost and Found Sound series.
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To look into a treasure trove of lost and found sound, click here.
Rediscovering Religion at Cal
David Gelles reports on the Black Christian Ministry, a campus church group that offers some UC Berkeley students a needed spiritual community.
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To visit the Black Christian Ministry online, click here.
Searching for Roots
Jessica Meyers reports on a group of Iranian Americans who are rediscovering their lost heritage.
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To learn more about the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California and The Andeesheh School, click here.
To see what the an Iranian American youth group associated with the center is doing, go here.
Found in a Free Box
Anrica Deb explores a special version of free trade, the free box.
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Click the picture on the right to see a photo slide show.
Wild Oakland
Oakland’s Animal Services tries to find lost animals before it’s too late. Robert Lewis reports.
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Think you have an interesting job? Check out what it’s like to be an Oakland Animal Control officer. Robert Lewis rode around with two officers—Amaka Watson and Feng Liang—and chronicled their day in photographs. Click the picture on the right to see a photo slide show.
There’s never a dull day on the job at Oakland’s Animal Services. Officer Elena Hocking explains.
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To learn ways you can help rescue the thousands of animals that pass through the Oakland animal shelter each year, click here.
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I wholeheartedly 100% agree. I could not have said it any better