Radio Silence continues with the premiere of Michael Rakowitz's highly anticipated radio series. This special radio event will be broadcast on WPPM PhillyCAM radio and other community radio stations across the country, and distributed nationally by PRX (Public Radio Exchange). Radio Silence, produced by Mural Arts Philadelphia, first launched with a live performance on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on July 30, 2017 and a simulcast on PhillyCAM TV. The project can be seen as an alternativ ...
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Episode 7: Stillness, and Still Here. Resilience. Remaining. (broadcast version)
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Our final episode: Listen to an American combat veteran recall Iraqi samoon bread, which he refers to as white gold. Hear the song of the Iraqi bulbul bird, the first sound ever broadcast on Radio Baghdad, reincarnated in Philadelphia. And listen to Bahjat’s legacy live on in the voice of his daughter Rawnak, broadcasting from Amman, also known as …
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Episode 7: Stillness, and Still Here. Resilience. Remaining. (explicit version)
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Our final episode: Listen to an American combat veteran recall Iraqi samoon bread, which he refers to as white gold. Hear the song of the Iraqi bulbul bird, the first sound ever broadcast on Radio Baghdad, reincarnated in Philadelphia. And listen to Bahjat’s legacy live on in the voice of his daughter Rawnak, broadcasting from Amman, also known as …
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Coming May 27Michael Rakowitz
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Episode 6: The Censored, the Forbidden, the Disappeared
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We’ll hear about Iraqi monuments kept hostage by U.S. troops, denying access to the Iraqis to whom they belong. Listen as we trace the stories of artifacts looted from the Iraq Museum, and hear an Iraqi activist sing a song that was censored during Saddam Hussein’s rule.Michael Rakowitz
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Coming May 20Michael Rakowitz
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Episode 5: Silent Letters
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An Iraqi tells us about the absence of certain sounds in the Arabic language, and a veteran reads letters from her former grade school teacher’s class, sent to her while in combat and never answered. A veteran and an Iraqi refugee meet for the first time at dinner in Philadelphia, only to realize they were once on the same bridge at the same time i…
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Episode 4: Shyness and Withdrawal
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We’ll hear about a soldier’s refusal of tea and how that led him to work toward rediscovering his and Iraq’s humanity, eventually leading him back to Iraq. We’ll also hear about the unlikely love story between our host Bahjat and his wife Hayfaa.Michael Rakowitz
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Episode 3: The Hushed and the Secret
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On this episode, an Iraqi activist shares stories about silence as a form of protection in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. We’ll also hear a radio play about Dolphin Man, invented by an Iraqi as a savior of the environment and refugees.Michael Rakowitz
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We’ll explore the sounds that have been evacuated from Iraq, musicians muted by their disappeared audiences and bygone origins. Listen to an instrument built from a tree that no longer grows in the Iraqi landscape, and thus creates a sound both alive and dead. Hear stories related to the popular songs “Boos El Wawa” (“Kiss the Boo-boo”) and “Fog el…
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Episode 1: Speechlessness
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Our debut episode, devoted to the topic of speechlessness, introduces you to our host Bahjat Abdulwahed, the “Walter Cronkite of Iraq” living as a refugee in Philadelphia. Hear an Iraq War veteran’s story about war crimes witnessed and, until now, unspoken; learn about the Iraqi doctor who refuses to be recorded because he can’t speak directly enou…
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In spring 2018, Radio Silence continues with the premiere of Michael Rakowitz's highly anticipated radio series. This special radio event will be broadcast on WPPM PhillyCAM radio and other community radio stations across the country, and distributed nationally by PRX (Public Radio Exchange). Episodes will also be available for streaming and downlo…
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Monrovia's letter to Lisi (Read by Lynnette Miranda) by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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Marisa's letter to Mohammed by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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Mohammed's letter to Marisa by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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Lisi's letter to Monrovia by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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Arab Jewish Identity: Regine Basha, Ella Shohat and Michael Rakowitz
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The artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with independent curator Regine Basha and scholar Ella Habiba Shohat about the disappearance of Arab Jewish identity, in the context of their recent collaboration Dar Al Sulh, a temporary restaurant serving Iraqi Jewish cuisine in Dubai.Creative Time Reports
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Forms of Life: Gulf Labor
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Forms of Life: Gulf Labor by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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Radical Archives: The Queer Art of the Counter-Archive
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Radical Archives: The Queer Art of the Counter-Archive by Creative Time ReportsCreative Time Reports
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