Love and Radio
Encyclopedia
Love and Radio is an American audio podcast
directed by the radio producer Nick van der Kolk in Chicago
, Illinois
, USA. Each episode of Love and Radio consists of a mixture of fact and fiction, presented in a series of interviews and stories related to a theme.
Past themes have included guns, ghosts, secrets, fights, and online dating. Love and Radio is sometimes compared to the show This American Life
, but employs a looser, more free-form editing style and does not have a regular host. Its creators claim that (as of May, 2006) it is the only listing in the NPR podcast directory with an "explicit
" tag.
Episodes of Love and Radio have aired on WGBH
, KUOW-FM
, Oregon Public Broadcasting
, and Connecticut Public Radio
, as well as other American public radio stations. The show was sponsored by National Public Radio as part of the alt.NPR podcast series until alt.NPR was discontinued in 2009. Presently, Love and Radio is distributed as a podcast via http://loveandradio.org/
On October 23rd, 2011, Nick van der Kolk (along with Brendan Baker and Nick Williams) was awarded the Gold prize for best documentary by the Third Coast International Audio Festival
. The award was for the Love and Radio episode The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt which revolves around an interview with a stay-at-home strip club manager. Roman Mars, one of the Third Coast judges, described the piece as "beautifully constructed and composed in ways that are subtle and unique.”
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
directed by the radio producer Nick van der Kolk in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA. Each episode of Love and Radio consists of a mixture of fact and fiction, presented in a series of interviews and stories related to a theme.
Past themes have included guns, ghosts, secrets, fights, and online dating. Love and Radio is sometimes compared to the show This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, but employs a looser, more free-form editing style and does not have a regular host. Its creators claim that (as of May, 2006) it is the only listing in the NPR podcast directory with an "explicit
Obscenity
An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time, is a profanity, or is otherwise taboo, indecent, abhorrent, or disgusting, or is especially inauspicious...
" tag.
Episodes of Love and Radio have aired on WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
, KUOW-FM
KUOW-FM
KUOW-FM 94.9 is a National Public Radio affiliate radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is a top-ranked radio station in the Seattle/Tacoma media market...
, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting is the primary television and radio public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington. With its headquarters and television studios in Portland, OPB consists of five full-power television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over...
, and Connecticut Public Radio
Connecticut Public Radio
Additionally, WECS, Eastern Connecticut State University's campus station, simulcasts the network's feeds of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Car Talk.-External links:*...
, as well as other American public radio stations. The show was sponsored by National Public Radio as part of the alt.NPR podcast series until alt.NPR was discontinued in 2009. Presently, Love and Radio is distributed as a podcast via http://loveandradio.org/
On October 23rd, 2011, Nick van der Kolk (along with Brendan Baker and Nick Williams) was awarded the Gold prize for best documentary by the Third Coast International Audio Festival
Third Coast International Audio Festival
The Third Coast International Audio Festival is a festival based in Chicago showcasing feature and documentary audio work...
. The award was for the Love and Radio episode The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt which revolves around an interview with a stay-at-home strip club manager. Roman Mars, one of the Third Coast judges, described the piece as "beautifully constructed and composed in ways that are subtle and unique.”