Grandma’s Coffin Keeper

Grandma’s Coffin Keeper

Grandma’s Coffin Keeper

September 6, 2019
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A 87-year-old woman’s last wishes… turn out to be very illegal.

To learn more about Wen Huang’s family story, be sure to check out his book The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir.

Producer & Sound Design: Davey Kim

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The Inventor and The Thief

The Inventor and The Thief

The Inventor and The Thief

September 6, 2019
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When a brilliant inventor was robbed of his life’s work, his son did the only reasonable thing: he became a robber.

Walter produced a film called The Unknowns: Talent is Colorblind. The film tells the incredible true story of “The Highway,” a group of self-taught African-American painters living in the Jim Crow South who, when no one was looking, invented a whole new style of art.

To learn more about the life of Walter Shaw Sr. and his inventions, be sure to check out Walter Jr.’s memoir, License To Steal, and the documentary Genius On-Hold.

Producer: Joe Rosenberg

Sound Design and Score: Leon Morimoto

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A Short Stay in Hell

A Short Stay in Hell

A Short Stay in Hell

August 29, 2019
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A father of five and devout Mormon is dragged into a world that upends everything he knows to be true.

This story comes to us from Believable, a new podcast from Narratively about how our stories define who we are. Each episode dives into a personal, eye-opening story where narratives conflict and different perspectives about the truth collide.

Steve Peck works at Brigham Young University and tells this story to a microbiology class every year. Check out his novel, “A Short Stay in Hell“ which inspired this story.

Producer: Ash Sanders
Lead Producer & Sound Designer: Ryan Sweikert
Host & Executive Producer, Narratively Podcasts: Noah Rosenberg
Production Assistant: Emily Rostek
Story Consultant: Brendan Spiegel
Art Direction: Vinnie Neuberg
Episode Art: Zoe Van Dijk
Additional Support: Ula Kulpa and Russell Gragg
Special Thanks: Made in New York Media Center and Brigham Young University

Subscribe to Believable wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Tracy: My Ride-or-Die

Tracy: My Ride-or-Die

Tracy: My Ride-or-Die

August 29, 2019
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When Adult ISH host Nyge Turner turned 17, he became the caretaker for his ride-or-die: Tracy. His mom.

This story was produced by YR Media‘s Adult ISH podcast (Mom ISH episode). Adult ISH is a culture, advice, and storytelling show about #adulting, that is produced entirely by folks who are “almost adults.” It’s distributed by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to subscribe and listen here!

Sound Designer: DJ Clay Xavier

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Inherent Intellectual Incompatibility

Inherent Intellectual Incompatibility

Inherent Intellectual Incompatibility

August 29, 2019
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Glynn starts dating a smart, beautiful girl in college and people around him don’t seem to know how he got such a catch.

 

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