"The Record" by Ellie Gordon-Moershel. Inspired by Mary Morris.

I didn’t really know her. I didn’t know why I called her. She came over and watched me watch ‘Sister Wives’ until we fell asleep.

Samara + Kelsey

Our Time is Up tells the story of Jake and Helen McCleary, an elderly couple struggling to save their troubled marriage. The story unfolds across a series of audio snapshots from weekly therapy sessions, in which Jake and Helen sort through the messy details of their failing relationship. Unlike a conventional audio drama, the voices of the two main actors are constructed from fragments of oral history recordings: Erin Anderson's late grandfather, Josiah Patton (1919-2009) and Juanita Bowman (1900-2000).

Our Time Is Up By Erin Anderson

On Being Is Believing

In this episode of Serendipity, we celebrate the winners of the 2016 Sarah Lawrence College International Audio Fiction Awards. This episode features The Sarah Awards 2nd place winner "Can You Help Me Find My Mom" by Jonathan Mitchell of The Truth podcast and is written by Diana McCorry. In this story, a little girl is lost and can't find her mom. Why won't anyone help her?

Serendipity is the monthly podcast of The Sarah Awards, an initiative of Sarah Lawrence College and supported by KCRW's Independent Producer Project. The Sarah Awards celebrates radio drama for the 21st century. Check us out at thesarahwards.com. There, you can listen to inspiring works, learn how to make audio fiction of your own, and take part in the revolution. Follow us on Twitter @TheSarahAwards.

Can You Help Me Find My Mom? by the Truth

The amazing voice talent is from Joli, a kind and loving Hungarian, with some experience with Gypsey's from her time living in Europe. Music is from various lost recordings including Russian gypsy violin and some crooning from the early 60s.

The Gypsey’s Warning

Trust him not O gentle lady,
Though his voice be low and sweet:
Heed him not whom kneels before thee,
Gently pleading at thy feet.
Now life is in it’s morning
Cloud not thy happy lot,
Listen to the gypsey’s warning,
Gentle lady trust him not.

Lady once there lived a maiden
Young and pure, and bright, and fair.
But he wooed he moved and won her,
Filled her gentle heart with care.
Then he heeded not her weeping,
Nor cared he her life to save,
Soon she perished, now she’s sleeping
In that cold and silent grave.

Lady turn not from me coldly,
I have told you, but the truth;
From a term of withering sorrow,
Lady I would shield thy youth.
I would shield thee from all danger.
Shield thee from the tempers snare
Lady shun that dark eyed stranger
I have warned you now beware
Lady shun that dark eyed stranger
I have warned you now beware

Keep your gold I do not want it
Lady I have prayed for this
For the hour that I might foil him
Rob him of expected bliss
Ah I see thy looks of wonder
At my looks, so fierce and wild
Lady in that church yard yonder
Lies this gypsy’s only child.

Emile Haeberle 
Dubuque Iowa, Friday, February 28th, 1868.

"The Gypsey's Warning"  by Emile Haeberle  (1868)

Lilia is Listening aired on an episode of CBC's Love Me called In the Distance. Sound Design and mixing by Cristal Duhaime. Editorial support from Mira Burt-Wintonick and Sarah Geis.

Sara collects sounds of her son, her second child, during the first year of his life. Laughter, cries, shrieks of joy... Her first child never made much sound. She died three days after she was born. The story explores Sara's connection to both children as she listens to the sounds of her family and grieves for the sounds that are missing.

LILIA IS LISTENING

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