Personal Documents

Personality in Sound Documentary

What is American Life? The first photo is of a business in Salem/Peabody, MA. Then note the sign in the window of Boston's Hard Rock. (Photos by Jenny Johnson). Although silent, the messages speak to U.S. culture - as signs of our culture. What are the "sounds" (soundmarks) of our culture?

Sound Portraits
http://www.soundportraits.org/

This American Life
http://www.thislife.org/
http://www.thislife.org/pages/favorites.html
http://www.thislife.org/pages/archives/archivemain.html

Many of us love a good radio documentary - now more than ever....read this USA Today opinion piece. The proof of public radio's longevity is in its sound programming - and its influence on the development of digital audio recorders.