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Radio
Title
The Laughing Table
Year
2013
At the Osher Inn in Portland, female residents gather weekly to socialize and share stories. Mary Wesley speaks to Patricia Quinlan about the community at the Osher Inn, and living with others in old age.
Type
Radio
Title
How to See Glass
Year
2013
Within the sea glassing community, only specific pieces of glass are sought out for collectors, for personal collections and competition. Erika Lantz documents Bill and Helen Carney's hobby of collecting glass at one of their secret spots, and speaks to the Carney's about how seaglassing took a new meaning to them when Helen started to lose her vision.
Type
Photography
Title
Elderly Living
Year
2013
Jen Miller documents the life of an elderly man who lives with his cat.
Type
Writing
Title
Holding the Bones to the Light: Lois Lowry Remains a Spare Storyteller
Year
2014
Lois Lowry is a storyteller who approaches topics with an awe and no pretense of understanding, selling books to millions worldwide. Abby Holtzman highlights the work that Lowry puts into her books and her life experiences.
Type
Photography
Title
She
Year
2014
Whitney Devin documents the lives of three transgender senior women from rural Maine.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Hal and Ethel
Year
2014
Celebrating 75 years of marriage in August 2014, Hal and Ethel Burton have had a good life together. Caroline Santinelli documents how Hal has experienced memory loss and the loneliness that Ethel feels because of that.
Type
Multimedia
Title
My Last Decade
Year
2014
At 90 years old, Betty Jarratt chooses to live independently. Alysia Mazzella profiles how Jarratt thinks about death, but does not dwell on it and focuses on living.
Type
Multimedia
Title
A Grandmother's Heart
Year
2014
Motivated to make art from a young age, Michelle Estell was inspired by her grandmother, who now has Alzheimer's. Stephanie Strauss profiles how Estell makes art influenced by her grandmother.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Still Here with Audbrey Bowles
Year
2014
At 95 years old, Audbrey Bowles lives alone, following the death of his wife. Whitney Devin profiles how Bowles combats loneliness by staying active.
Type
Radio
Title
My Hands Did It
Year
2014
Frank Glazer recounts his experiences as a pianist playing at Town Hall in New York, the moment that showed him how to grow as a musician. Glazer speaks about going from a normal piano player to an artist.
Type
Radio
Title
One More Boat
Year
2014
Pete Chase, who suffers from a degenerative brain disease has begun to contemplate suicide, with the support of his wife. Morgan Springer documents how Sophie and Pete have tried to cope with Pete's brain disease, and their decision that suicide might be the answer.
Type
Radio
Title
I Pledge
Year
2015
As senior class president, Lily SanGiovanni is responsible for saying the Pledge of Allegiance over the intercom in the morning, but has decided to give her fellow students the option of not saying it. Emma Nobel documents how the tradition of reciting the Pledge has become controversial, and the issues it has caused at South Portland High School.
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