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Losing Los Angeles (Part 2): What's Hunger Got To Do With It?

Pang!

Release Date: 08/12/2019

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Episode 4: A Tale of Two Rivers is a journalistic reflection on some of the ways that immigration and food insecurity are enmeshed. 

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"Cedar Rapids" is based on the oral history of a family living in that Eastern Iowa city. The family arrived there in 2006, after escaping civil strife in the Central African nation of Burundi in the mid-1990s, and then spending eleven years in a Tanzanian refugee camp.

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Initially, we hadn't planned to create episodes that, like this one, unpack and contextualize our audio dramas. But as our creative process unfolded, we began to understand that context is vital in understanding how all the stories in this season fit together. 

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A single mom, her elderly uncle and her nine children teeter on the edge of losing the home that has been in their family for seventy years. From Curious Audio, this immersive audio drama is the first of a 2-part look into the struggle of a real-life family. Starring: Natalie Camunas, Cristina Fernandez, Donna Simone Johnson, and Christopher Rivas. Music by Robert Een. Written and directed by Dan Froot. www.pangpodcast.com

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From Curious Audio, Pang! is a series of immersive audio dramas based on the oral histories of families around the country who are hungering for change. Starring: Natalie Camunas, Cristina Fernandez, Donna Simone Johnson, and Christopher Rivas. Music by Robert Een. Written and directed by Dan Froot.  

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Initially, we hadn't planned to create episodes that, like this one, unpack and contextualize our audio dramas. But as our creative process unfolded, we began to understand that context is vital in understanding how all the stories in this season fit together.  How is it that we're talking about hunger, even when we're not talking explicitly about hunger?  In this episode, you'll meet the real-life Beatrice and Gregorio. You'll hear how their story evolved into the audio drama you heard in Episode 1, and how food insecurity is woven deeply into the life of their family.  Written and narrated by Dan Froot, with Conching Matthews, Orinio Opinaldo, Frank Tamborello, and Hanna Garth. Music by Robert Een. If you’re enjoying “Pang!”, you can help us out a lot simply by rating, reviewing or sharing it.