The Kitchen Sisters Present… Stories from the b-side of history. Lost recordings, hidden worlds, people possessed by a sound, a vision, a mission. Deeply layered stories, lush with interviews, field recordings and music. From powerhouse NPR producers The Kitchen Sisters (The Keepers, Hidden Kitchens, The Hidden World of Girls, The Sonic Memorial Project, Lost & Found Sound, and Fugitive Waves). "The Kitchen Sisters have done some of best radio stories ever broadcast" —Ira Glass. The Kitchen Sisters Present is produced in by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) in collaboration with Nathan Dalton and Brandi Howell and mixed by Jim McKee. A proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm .
Eleanor Raymond, a trailblazing 20th-century architect, navigated systemic sexism and homophobia by creating collaborative professional networks and innovative design solutions. As a graduate of the Cambridge School for Architecture and Landscape Architecture, she thrived in an environment that supported women excluded...
The Sonic Memorial Project reconstructs the history and human experience of the World Trade Center through a vast collection of archival audio, personal testimonies, and historical accounts. By blending sounds of the site’s construction, the vibrant life of the surrounding "Radio Row" neighborhood, and the final messag...
Cigar factories in 19th and early 20th-century Florida and Cuba employed professional readers, or lectors, to entertain and educate workers during the monotonous process of hand-rolling tobacco. Positioned on elevated platforms, these readers recited newspapers, novels, and political treatises, transforming factories i...
Route 66 functioned as the "Main Street of America," a 2,000-mile ribbon of pavement that linked Chicago to the Pacific Coast and forged a shared national identity. Beyond its role as a vital transportation artery, the highway served as a lifeline for 1930s Dust Bowl migrants and a symbol of American mobility, immortal...
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