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A place where men drink and women dream. By Viktoras Jakovlevas for LRT (2008) After the school was closed, the shop became the most important public space in the village of Varputėnai, Lithuania. There is a public library, and a priest comes on Sundays to hold a church service, but the shop is a place … Continue reading "The Shop"
Meaning emerges from a soundscape of bells By Maria Margaronis (2026) For centuries, great flocks of sheep and goats grazed the mountains of Greece and the Balkans. Some herders were completely nomadic, travelling with their whole household between grazing grounds. Now very few shepherds make the traditional journey to the high pastures each spring and … Continue reading "Everything Has Its Own…
By Mette Post Riggelsen (2026) A sonic crown of sonnets about that horrible moment, when you mother dies and becomes particles of light without a word. A poetic tribute to mothers, to life and to the Danish poet Inger Christensen. First created for the HearSay festival in 2026 where this feature won the Art prize. … Continue reading "Has He Been Standing There All Along?"
An experimental Scots translation of ‘Catullus 63’ tells the story of a young athlete driven mad by the Mother Goddess, driven to become an orgiastic priestess in the wild mountain woods, in a cacophonous reimagining of the Latin classic as a trans hymn to the Caledonian Forest. By Harry Josephine Giles and Callie Rose Petal … Continue reading "Attis in Caledon"
How do you make a life or death decision? By Luis Trelles for Radio Ambulante (2018) In Puerto Rico in 2012, a jury faces the possibility of sentencing someone to the death penalty – nearly a century after its abolition in 1929. Whilst the constitution of Puerto Rico has expressly banned the death penalty since … Continue reading "Juror No. 10"
Radio Atlas turned ten years old this year! To celebrate, Sheffield DocFest are hosting a special birthday screening this Thursday evening (11th June) at 6pm. Come and join us to listen to subtitled audio! Book a ticket here. This podcast originally aired on Radiotopia’s Selects. It’s a home for inventive, weird, excellent audio from the … Continue reading "10 Years of Radio Atlas"
What holds everyday life together after separating? By Stefanie Müller-Frank (2026) Alone at home with her daughters, Stefanie found herself living in a parallel universe made of new rules, long nights and polar bears who never have to cry. Just the Three of Us (Nur wir drei) received the Human Award at this year’s HearSay Festival. Stefanie Müller-Frank is a German journalist living in Basel,…
Parenting in a burning world By Åsa Secher (2026) It’s surreal becoming a mother when the world is on fire. To have your world become smaller, as you focus on all the little things, like teaching a small child to eat or to talk, knowing that the world outside of this little bubble is falling … Continue reading "Monday"
How should the ones left behind talk to those who have died? By Leo Rehnfeldt (2026) First created for the HearSay festival in 2026, this piece forms part of a larger project on posthumous conversation. Linda is the name of the piece’s protagonist – Linda Körner Fernando. It is also a Swedish verb meaning to … Continue reading "Linda"
“Spaciada sa Bregungia (No More Shame) is in Sardinian, or rather, in the Sardinian I have. Which is not the same thing…” By M. Cristina Marras (2026) “I didn’t grow up speaking Sardinian. My parents made a choice, a rational one, from where they stood. They believed that Italian was the language of the future, of education, of opportunity. That raising their … Continue reading "No More Shame"
