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- Chelsea Merz
- Username: chelseamerz
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Joined PRX: Sep 06, 2003
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- "Tale of Two Cities"
- Summary: New York and San Francisco--a story of going home when you're not really sure what home is.
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Review of Tale of Two Cities
Chelsea Merz
Posted on April 12, 2005 at 05:44 PM
Thios isn't your usual radio story. This isn't a good show for conventional programming. For those shows out there that can afford to air something unusually long and contemplative, by today's standards, give this a listen. In documenting/comparing her quotidian experiences in both NYC and San Francisco, Sue Mel explores the meaning of home, the identity of oneself in the context of "home." This is a perfect piece to air during the holidays, when most people are leaving their current homes to take temporary residence in their childhood homes, retuning to dynamics of a lifetime past. This is also a piece that could certainly resonate with immigrants and refugees. Although this tale is a personal one, Sue Mel's observations and perceptions transcend the individual , reaching the universal .