Dec 3, 2012
The Roaming Ear Episode 11: Looking Down the Street
An audio map composed for Working Jewish Stories and Treasures Jewish Businesses in Hamilton in the '50s, '60s and '70s.
The Roaming Ear
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Around the World with a Mike – most people travel with a camera .. Victoria travels with her microphone too. With over 20 years as a radio producer and field recording tech, her ears are well tuned to hear the world in a surprising ways. She doesn’t just present the sound as she hears them. She turns them into documentaries, sound poems and audio portraits of a world alive with sound.
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Oct 21, 2011  The Roaming Ear, episode 10: Street Music ManifestoStreet Music Manifesto is about creating streetscapes that we like... full of life and music. With accordian stylings by Katie Romain of Windsor and sounds of Prague by Andrea Dancer. |
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Aug 5, 2010  The Roaming Ear - Episode 9 - 'Fair Trade crafts''When you're on vacation, the low prices of weavings, jewellery and other crafts is very tempting. A visit to a Guatemalan marketplace to explore What is Fair Trade? |
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Jul 21, 2010  The Roaming Ear - Episode 8 - "Christo, las flautos y The Chicken Bus"In February of this year, Victoria Fenner went down to Central America to gather material for the podcast/radio series "The Green Planet Monitor." Here are some of the sounds she brought back. |
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Dec 7, 2009  Episode 7 - Portraits of AppalachiaYou Can't Miss It - For a newcomer, it is very difficult to navigate the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. A circular audio tour that brings listeners to surprising places. |
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Aug 23, 2009 Episode 6 - Two from South AsiaVictoria Fenner revisits her trip to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka in 2006 and plays two of her favourite documentaries. Originally aired on The Green Planet Monitor. |
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Jul 26, 2009 Episode 5 - Meeting Place - Parliament HillAt the turn of the century, Victoria spent the summer recording the sounds of Ottawa and turning them into documentary poems. This is her slightly irreverent take on Parliament Hill. |
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Jun 18, 2009 Episode 4 - SoundwalkingDoing a soundwalk focusses your attention on the sounds you hear around you. Victoria talks about what a soundwalk is for her, and how you can do one yourself. |
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May 24, 2009 Episode 3 - Three Squares on the TundraVictoria Fenner explores the challenges of finding exciting, fresh and inexpensive food north of the Arctic Circle, and finds Pizza Hut, muktuk and $39.00 burgers and fries. |
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Apr 28, 2009 The Roaming Ear - Episode 2 - The Edge of ExtremeThere are a lot more sounds on the tundra than wind and gravel. A journey to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. |
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Apr 16, 2009 These are a few of my favorite sounds - episode 1Victoria picks her favorite memories from over 20 years as a radio producer and field recording technician. Stories abound. |