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This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.Prisoner Soulby Vivienne Perry, presented by Gary Younge (BBC Radio 4, 2013)In the late 60s and early 70s, the Texas prison system chose to put a little more cash and a lot more creativity into its effort to stave off prisoner violence, boredom and recidivism by allowing prisoners to form bands and record music.Ministry of Presence by Matt Holzman (KCRW's Unfictional, 2013)The very same Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville featured in Prisoner Soul currently houses the busiest death chamber in the country. Meet Carroll Pickett, who has spent many agonizing years on death row, but not as a prisoner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This hour: the story of Sandra Willson.Tit for Tat: The Story of Sandra Willsonby Catherine Freyne, with sound engineer, Phillip Ullman In Australia, Sandra Willson is known for many things: she established the first halfway house for women leaving prison, she was a consultant on a popular TV series and an important figure in the gay rights movement. When Willson died in 1999, she left behind an unpublished memoir and a slew of personal papers. From these sources as well as archival interview tape, producer Catherine Freyne tells the story of Willson’s life, from the murder that put her in prison to her later activism. Readings from Willson's memoirs are done by actor, Linda Cropper.Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle. More at thirdcoastfestival.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: dreams and dreamers of all kinds - lucid, fictional, public and elusive. Dream Bedby Sean Cole (Studio 360, 2005)Dreams are intensely personal. But since we all dream, might there be an aspect of dreaming that could be communal? Artist Marina Abramovic believes there is, so she created an installation in the Rose Museum in Boston and then invited people to sleep in it.Dreamersby Joe Frank (Unfictional, 2012)The work of Joe Frank is dark, unpredictable and often, hilarious. His story "Dreamers" is more like an M.C Escher drawing than a traditional tale and leaves you questioning the blurry line between dreams and reality. The Lucid Dreamersby Neva Grant (360documentaries, ABC, 2012)How wonderful would sleep be, if we could control our dreams? As it turns out, many people say this is possible, and YouTube is filled with how-to videos. American producer Neva Grant explored this phenomenon of lucid dreaming while living in Australia. Dreamlandby Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2012)Amusement parks have always been places where the stuff of your wildest dreams can be lived out. So it’s not a surprise that New York’s Coney Island, which once boasted three competing parks, named one of them Dreamland.Re:sound is produced by Katie Mingle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.