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Audio Under The Stars Brings Celestial Storytime To Adults

Audio Under the Stars gives adults permission to partake in their own kind of storytime
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Audio Under the Stars gives adults permission to partake in their own kind of storytime

Listening to audio is something we often do alone, whether it is in the car on the way to or from work or through a set of earbuds during an evening run. But people in Durham have another option for listening to audio stories with an event series called "Audio Under The Stars,” which gives adults permission to partake in their own kind of storytime. The events take place summer evenings on the lawn of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. The series is now in it's fourth season.

Host Anita Rao speaks with co-founders of “Audio Under The Stars” Elizabeth Friend and Jenny March, as well as audio story producer Trish Tolbert.

Host AnitaRaospeaks with co-founders of “Audio Under The Stars” Elizabeth Friend and Jenny March,Raoalso speaks with audio story producer TrishTolbertabout the editorial challenges of telling surprising stories and about a new initiative to create an incubator for locally produced audio stories.

The next “Audio Under the Stars” event focuses on the theme “Deception” and takes place at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham onFriday July 28th at 8 p.m.

NOTE: The event has been postponed until August 4 at 8 p.m. due to weather.

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Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.
Anita Rao is the host and creator of "Embodied," a live, weekly radio show and seasonal podcast about sex, relationships & health. She's also the managing editor of WUNC's on-demand content. She has traveled the country recording interviews for the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps production department, founded and launched a podcast about millennial feminism in the South, and served as the managing editor and regular host of "The State of Things," North Carolina Public Radio's flagship daily, live talk show. Anita was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeast England but spent most of her life growing up in Iowa and has a fond affection for the Midwest.