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You’ve Been Served
The Recollective went behind the scenes at New York City’s fine dining establishments to find out what waiters, waitresses and bartenders think about their patrons — grilling a trio of restaurant staffers about what it’s really like waiting tables and tending bar. Janine, Jacob and Jenna (not their real names) spill the beans about horny [...]
4th & 1: Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Listen to these stories from east Texas. This is football country and the sport is more than just a game it’s a rite of passage. We spent the week recording that rite of passage for this audio postcard. In addition, some of the student athletes stories were featured on Cowbird.com a multimedia storytelling platform. https://soundcloud.com/collectingcollectively/4th-1
Treece, Kansas: Ghost Town in the Making
Treece, Kansas was a heavy supplier of lead and zinc ore during World War I & II. After the 1950′s, ore production declined rapidly turning the once booming mining town into an environmental wasteland and now a ghost town. The Recollective went to Treece in 2009 when Congress passed a bill authorizing funding for a voluntary [...]
Teeny Pies
Teeny Lamothe quit her job to bake pies and writes about it! Listen to her story: Produced for KCRW’s Good Food. Listen to the whole show here! Check out Teeny’s blog here.
4th & 1: East Lansing, Michigan
4th & 1 from The Recollective on Vimeo. Check out these stories from over fifty high school football players from communities in and around Ann Arbor, East Lansing and Detroit. This audio postcard appeared on the Center for Documentary Studies’ Porch Blog and Huffington Post /Youth Radio.
Good Food Jobs Day
GFJ DAY 06.16.2012 from Good Food Jobs on Vimeo. The good folks over at Good Food Jobs declared June 16, 2012 their first GFJ Day and encouraged people around the country to get together for some ice cream and some stories. This is how they did it in Greensboro, VT. Produced for:
CHIRP Radio – Person of Interest: Ed
Who: Ed Where: Rogers Park “I’m fortunate to even have a hand and to be alive.” Produced for by Iris Lin and Whitney Henry-Lester. Check out Chicago community radio news at CHIRP news.
CHIRP Radio – Person of Interest: Judahda
Who: Judahda Where: Rogers Park “I just want to leave here with a smile on my face.” Produced for by Iris Lin and Whitney Henry-Lester. Check out Chicago community radio news at CHIRP news.
The Health & Justice Project
Health & Justice Project is an ongoing effort to share stories about healthcare reform and to inspire action on the local and national level. The project is a collaboration between The Recollective, Jericho Road Family Practice and their sister organization Jericho Road Ministries. In an effort to pair powerful stories with strategic action, we’ve partnered [...]
Dr. Myron Glick
Dr. Glick is the founder of Jericho Road Family Practice. In these three segments, he shares his experiences as a family doctor and how they have shaped his convictions on healthcare. We hear how Dr. Glick’s faith lead him to open a neighborhood practice with a decidedly different approach to healthcare. Dr. Glick discusses a model for [...]
Shirley Fohl
A healthcare professional does her best each day to help people navigate the often confusing process of finding affordable health insurance. Music Credit: “Naptime” (ethan-davis) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Pastor Wilson
One man finds his faith is rewarded when his family and congregation bring him to Jericho Road Family Practice. Music Credit: “night of violins” (narrative) / CC BY 3.0
The Petroskys
After over twenty years of marriage one couple is offered a chance to get the healthcare coverage they desperately need, but there’s one catch. Music Credit: “Kontemplatief Advent Track 02″ (bensonofone) / CC BY-NC 3.0
John Okrent
A young doctor learns an important lesson about compassionate care while volunteering with Jericho Road Family Practice. Music Credit: “Domes – Nikako… (Instrumental)” (domes) / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Czubajs
A young couple faces the challenges of providing healthcare for themselves and their children while running a family business. Music Credit: Human Qualities by Explosions in the Sky
Raleigh Terrell
One man compares the cost of going to the doctor against the even greater cost of putting it off. Music Credit: “TronicTribe – Intermission – Samples: ukulele, kick” (TronicTribe Presents:) / CC BY 3.0
Olive Porter
A patient from the early days of Jericho Road Family Practice talks about her relationship with her doctor and the powerful impact it has had on her life. Music credit:“29 July 2011″ (T.C. Randolph) / CC BY 3.0
Still Swinging, Still Classic: A Musical Biography of Pianist Hazel Scott
Carl wrote and produced this piece on pioneering jazz pianist Hazel Scott (no relation) as a one-hour documentary special for WNYC and WQXR New York. It first broadcast in February of 2010.
Enjoy Your Tomatoes
Jeremy Helton and co-producer Jesse Wright interviewed staff and volunteers from Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) to produce this story for the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.
Takesha
Recollective co-founder, Chaela Herridge-Meyer produced a series of audio and photo stories in collaboration with Jericho Road Ministries, a local organization dedicated to helping refugee and low-income community members living in Buffalo’s West Side neighborhood. The stories featured people involved in Jericho Road programs through an interactive installation event in Buffalo, NY.
Han Moe
Recollective co-founder, Chaela Herridge-Meyer produced a series of audio and photo stories in collaboration with Jericho Road Ministries, a local organization dedicated to helping refugee and low-income community members living in Buffalo’s West Side neighborhood. The stories featured people involved in Jericho Road programs through an interactive installation event in Buffalo, NY.
Durga
Recollective co-founder, Chaela Herridge-Meyer produced a series of audio and photo stories in collaboration with Jericho Road Ministries, a local organization dedicated to helping refugee and low-income community members living in Buffalo’s West Side neighborhood. The stories featured people involved in Jericho Road programs through an interactive installation event in Buffalo, NY.
Meet the Occupy Wall Street Press
Produced for Turnstyle News. This story also aired on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Talk to Me About: The Election
What are people thinking in the swing state of Florida two days before Nov 4, 2008? Listen to flea market patrons in Waldo, FL share thoughts on the election.