Blood May 8, 2008
This week, we investigate blood. Abbie Swanson interviews a man who makes fake blood, Robert Lewis talks with Mormons about bloodlines, Andi McDaniel brings us stories about menstruation, and Cynthia Dizikes explores making the choice between a blood relative and justice.
Credits: Rina Palta produced the “Blood” show. Anrica Deb was our assistant producer. Our executive producer is Ben Manilla. The engineers are Ben Hubbard and Angelica Marin. The web man is Kevin Jones. Our anchors were David Gelles and Jessica Meyers.
The songs you heard were:
“America,” by Simon and Garfunkel
“Nothing Owed” by Bonobo
“Blood Song” by Nick Harper
“The Blood Song” by Sons and Daughters
“Done Got Old” by Buddy Guy
Fake Blood
Think this is gross?
Abbie Swanson interviews a man who makes fake blood.
Grab even more gore of stand-up and blood master Robert Selander’s creation by clicking here.
If Selander’s blood’s not enough, get your gore on at San Francisco’s fifth annual horror fest, Another Hole in the Head.
To find out more about the theater company Seelander has shot gallons of blood for, Primitive Screwheads, click here.
To learn more about ‘Grand Guignol,’ where the art of live horror theater comes from, or to catch a horror play, fetish performance or spook show, check out the Thrillpeddlers.
For the full interview, click here.
Brothers
The saying goes that ‘blood is thicker than water.’ But what if you suspected your relative of murder? Cynthia Dizikes reports on one man who faced a choice: abide by his brother or the law.
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For more information on Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights visit http://www.willsworld.com/~mvfhr/contact.htm
And, to learn about the national movement to abolish the death penalty go to http://www.ncadp.org/events.cfm?event=1001&pg=9
Bloodlines
Robert Lewis reports on the growing interest in genealogy and why the Mormons might have something to say about it.
For Photos click on the photo to the right.
To get started researching your ancestors, visit www.oaklandfhc.org.
Go with the Flow
Andi McDaniel interviews women about that time of the month.
A few more bits that weren’t included on air:
One woman’s take on tampon marketing:
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What happens when “that time of the month” occurs at a military checkpoint in rural Burma:
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“Myths and truths” about sex education:
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Mixed Blood
Laurie Burkitt reports on what it means to be multiracial in America.
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Several people interviewed in this piece are involved in educating communities on multiracial issues. Darby LiPo Price’s documentary on multiracial comedians will be airing on PBS later this month. To see information on the documentary, Crossing the Line, see: http://www.entertainingdiversity.com/CrossingTheLine/
and this.
Jil Christina Vest works for a community organization called iPride in Berkeley, California. To see how iPride teaches children and families about race, see http://www.ipride.org/
Below is a video made by iPride.
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