Lisa Simeone has narrated 8 audiobooks on Listento.it by 9 authors. The most-rated is Frida Kahlo: Viva la Vida.
Foot and Mouth
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FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease) is feared among farmers. It decimates herds and severely impacts beef and milk production. Award winning producer Judith Kampfner looks at FMD control measures around the world. In Britain, she revisits an outbreak in 2001, which led to mass cattle killings. Virologist Jef Hammond, head of the FMD Reference Laboratory at the U.K.’s Institute for Animal Health lays out the risks. “The disease is the most highly infectious disease possibly of any virus ever known to man. It’s very difficult to prevent its transmission once started.” In South Korea, which has dealt with at least five outbreaks, the devastation of FMD can be seen in the anguish of farmers who have lost their livelihood. The United States has not seen an FMD outbreak in over fifty years. That is due to the vigilance of researchers on Plum Island, in New York. Run by the Department of Homeland Security, Plum Island is the only place in the U.S. where FMD is allowed to be studied. Virologist Luis Rodriguez gives us a tour of the facility and talks about the promise of vaccines that could be distributed to farms worldwide. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. This program is part of a Soundprint mini-series called The World of Viruses, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health. Here are some other programs in the series: Flu Pandemic Produced by: Lakshmi SinghHPV — The Shy Virus Produced by: Jean SnedegarMeasles: What's at Stake Produced by: Barbara BogaevMosquitoes in Iquitos Produced by: Dan CharlesSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotScience Editor: Barbara CullitonProduction Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu
©2011 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Natasha Dudinska
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History often celebrates dramatic acts of heroism rather than smaller, more modest acts of leadership and courage. It was an accumulation of small acts throughout Eastern Europe that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. As the wall was being taken apart, citizens of a nearby country were also dismantling their own government. In Czechoslovakia, a protest movement led primarily by college students was blossoming. The process was mostly peaceful, and out of it, new leaders were born. These were young leaders with noble goals, and despite having little experience and shaky self-confidence, they made great strides in creating political change. Producer Alex Chadwick tells the story of one of these courageous young people, Natasha Dudinska. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Kitchen Table Talk Produced by: Julie Drizen and Jude ThilmanNationalism Produced by: Mike SchusterThe New Generation in Russia Produced by: Brooke GladstoneSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinTechnical Director: Anna Maria de FreitasAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotAssociate Producer: Katie Gott
©1990 SMCI (P)2015 SMCI
Visit to Sedona
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Just two hours south of the Grand Canyon, the scenic remote village of Sedona, Arizona, has gone from being an isolated haven for visual artists and retirees to a bustling center of New Age activity. Sedona is now home to an increasing number of young seekers who claim that the land has powerful healing energies. The population has doubled in recent times and longtime residents and local Native tribes, members are concerned about the destruction of the land and the removal of sacred artifacts from the ruins, as well as the misappropriation of traditional culture by well meaning New Age seekers. Producer Njemile Rollins meets members of local tribes, longtime residents, and new arrivals to Sedona who come seeking inner peace, fulfillment and new cultural identities. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget.
©1992 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Soybean Wars
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In western Paraguay fields that were once thick rain forests are now soybean plantations. The rows of soybeans stretch far into the distance, swaying hypnotically back and forth in the wind. This ocean of soy, though, is dotted with small islands--houses, actually, that belong to the subsistence campensinos who once eked out a living farming an array of crops like sugar, cotton, wheat, and maize. Now there is only one industrial harvest: soy. Soybeans are a major export crop in Paraguay, supplying feed and biofuels to the West. The price is corrosive: degraded environments and substandard living for local farmers. Reporter Charles Lane gives us a portrait of the impact of soybean cultivation in Paraguay, the world’s fastest growing producer of soybeans. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Café Culture Produced by: Judith KampfnerFuneral in Irian Jaya Produced by: Vicki Monks and Moira RankinThe Gulag and the Garden of Eden Produced by: Frank BrowningWhen the Rainforest Burns I & II Produced by: Cecilia VaismanSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotProduction Assistant: Nkechi MogekwuProduction Assistant: Erica PoonProduction Assistant: Eric Schaffer
©2008 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Flu Pandemic
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From pig to farm worker and back to pig — that’s the path of the perfect swine flu virus. Likewise, chickens, turkeys, geese and birds are hot zones for pandemic flu viruses. In the past, when governments grew concerned about a particular flu, they would quarantine or even kill animals that carry a suspect virus. Now animal health and public health authorities are collaborating on more extensive bio-security. Veteran producer Lakshmi Singh visits farms, fairs and clinics, to find out how surveillance is preparing for the next pandemic. She talks with infectious disease experts Dr. Ruben Donis of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Paul Offit of Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, and the University of Hong Kong's Dr. Malik Peiris, who's been on the frontlines of viral outbreaks and helped to identify SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. These experts agree that animal surveillance is key to prevent pandemics. But they also point to a need to change the way humans interact with swine and poultry. And that may prove to be a harder challenge. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Flu Pandemic is part of a Soundprint mini-series called The World of Viruses, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health. Here are some other programs in the series: The Clinic Produced by: Gemma HooleyFoot and Mouth Disease Produced by: Judith KampfnerHPV — The Shy Virus Produced by: Jean SnedegarMeasles: What's at Stake Produced by: Barbara BogaevMosquitoes in Iquitos Produced by Dan CharlesSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotScience Editor: Barbara CullitonProduction Assistant: Erica PoonProduction Assistant: Eric Schaffer
©2009 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Hockey Diaries: Ready to Play
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At the start of the 2008-2009 hockey season, two Canadian players packed up their gear and headed east to Washington, D.C., home of the NHL Washington Capitals. Nineteen-year-old British Columbia rookie Karl Alzner was hoping to win a coveted spot on the team. Saskatchewan veteran Brooks Laich had just signed a new 3-year contract and was anxious to get started. Both players carried audio diaries that they would use to document their season. This is the story of how the season unfolded, from the exhaustion and suspense of training camp all the way to the exhilaration and emotion of the playoffs. The grind of long road-trips, the challenges of injuries and personal setbacks, the politics of the locker room, the expectations of fans, family and self, and the relentless pressure that comes with chasing hockey's biggest prize, the Stanley Cup. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Baseball Plantation Produced by: Kathy McAnnallyChicago: A Rookie Fan’s Love Story Produced by: Judith KampfnerThe Last Out Produced by: Moira Rankin and Dan CollisonSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotProduction Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu
©2009 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Survivors
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Tens of thousands of inmates are locked up in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons today. And the number is rapidly growing. Often prisoners spend years — even decades — by themselves in a cell the size of a small bathroom. They don't see anyone. They don't talk to anyone. They don't touch anyone. What does this experience do to a person's mental health? Producer Claire Schoen shows us what solitary confinement looks, sounds and feels like. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Changing Face of Neighborhood Crime Produced by: Askia MuhammadInside Art Produced by: Tom SkellyLost in America Produced by: Helen BortenPeanut King’s Children Produced by: Deborah GeorgeTime on the Outside: Hope's Story Produced by: Shannon HeffernanSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Jared WeissbrotProduction Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu
©2009 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI
Frida Kahlo: Viva la Vida
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Surrealist Andre Breton called the work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo "a bomb with a ribbon around it." The epic work of muralist Diego Rivera, to whom she was married, often overshadowed its miniature detail. Kahlo said she simply painted her life. Producer Katie Davis presents the story of that life, delving into Kahlo's work borne of the color of Mexico's popular culture, the political legacy of Villa, Zapata and the Revolution of 1910, the violence of a debilitating spinal injury, the pain of lost motherhood and the desperation of immobility. With interviews that include artists and friends such as Isamu Noguchi and Lucienne Bloch, and excerpts from her writings, Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida is a portrait of an artist who gave us some of the most compelling imagery of the 20th century. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Day of the Dead Produced by: Marco Vinicio Gonzalez and Maria HinojosaIn Search of Judith Produced by: Judith KampfnerMy Monets Produced by: David Stewart and Susan DavisThe President’s Mother Produced by: Judith KampfnerSoundprint Executive Producer: Bill SiemeringProducer: Moira RankinAudio Engineer: Anna Maria de FreitasAssociate Producer: Amy Zeirler
©1990 SMCI (P)2013 SMCI