This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.Featuring...John Thompson vs. American Justice, produced by Andrew Marantz, Sarah Lustbader, and Katherine Wells and edited by David Krasnow for The New Yorker Radio Hour. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Bronze Award When John Thompson was investigated for the murder of the son of a prominent family in New Orleans, he insisted on his innocence. But prosecutors wanted a conviction and he quickly landed on death row. Eighteen years later, and just weeks before his execution date, Thompson’s lawyers discovered that a prosecutor had hidden exculpatory evidence from the defense. Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq, produced by Annie Brown, with reporter Azmat Khan and edited by Lisa Tobin for The Daily. Winner of a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged. Basim Razzo lost his family and his home in one of these airstrikes. Why was Mr. Razzo’s home targeted? And how often does this happen? Summer Rain, produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen for Danish Radio P1. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award Visibility and invisibility. Severance and openings. Everyday life, loss and rain. This short documentary is a personal piece about Chemo therapy. Host’s Fat, produced by Jonathan Zenti and edited by Cathy Fitzgerald for Meat. Winner of the 2018 Skylarking Award Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man. He explains how the shape of his body and the diets he underwent in his life has often caused him to question his identity. Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley, produced by Will Evans and Alyssa Jeong Perry and edited by Taki Telonidis with Ziva Branstetter for Reveal in partnership with KQED. Winner of the 2018 Radio Impact Award This investigation into Tesla’s safety practices shows how the company has prioritized production over safety and disregarded the warnings of its own safety staff. Tesla responded by calling Reveal an "extremist organization." Overnight in the E.R., produced by Sammy Mack and edited by Alicia Zuckerman for WLRN News. Winner of the 2018 Best News Feature Award Over the course of a night at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, it’s not uncommon to see a gunshot wound victim come through the doors. This story shows what happens in those crucial moments after a shooting in real-time. Man Choubam (I am good), produced by Sharon Mashihi with editors Bob Carlson and Kaitlin Prest for UnFictional from KCRW. Winner of the 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award Sharon calls herself a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. They confront their longstanding differences on an Iranian self-help cruise. This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Isabel Vázquez.Listen to the full pieces at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Learn more about this year's Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Awards Ceremony here.Find the full tracklist of songs featured in this hour at ThirdCoastFestival.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Folge vom 22.11.2018Best of the Best 2018 (Part 1)
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Folge vom 02.11.2018Re:sound #263 Meat MusicThis hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”The Host’s Fat By Jonathan Zenti for Meat As an overweight man, Jonanthan Zenti explains how his shape and his diets often cause him to question his identity… but not to lose it.Louie Louie: the strange journey of the dirtiest song never written By David Weinberg, Nick White and Myke Dodge Weiskopf for KCRW’s Lost Notes An FBI Investigation, an engagement ring, wine coolers... all part of the surprising story behind the ubiquitous anthem that every teenager bangs out on their first guitar.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 11.10.2018Re:sound #262 Moo and ManThis hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.Moo and OinkBy Cher Vincent for The Nod from Gimlet MediaWith a long-running TV commercial featuring a dancing cow and pig, Moo and Oink grocery stores were a staple for Chicago’s black South Side communities. But producer Cher Vincent digs a little deeper into the origins of these iconic stores.Man Choubam (I am good)By Sharon Mashihi for KCRW’s Unfictional and The HeartSharon Mashihi is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards, which has been hard on her relationship with her mom. But Sharon saw a chance to mend the strife when she bought a ticket to a cruise with Farhang Holakouee, a famous Iranian talk-show psychiatrist. Could therapy and sunshine fix their relationship?This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 21.09.2018Re:sound #261 No Bad NewsThis hour, we go into a hypnotherapists office and come out with a story of international intrigue.No Bad NewsBy Sarah Geis for Love+Radio from Radiotopia Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he didn’t think twice about saying ‘Yes’.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Dennis Funk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.