Jim Hair is a photographer from Portland, Oregon whose practice of a lifetime is to walk toward strangers with an open mind, and his camera. 
This story was entirely produced by Michelle Ransom-Hughes in 24 hours for KCRW Radio Race, 2021
The theme was "Won't You Be My Neighbor"

Music by Chad Crouch (used under license)
Image by Jim Hair (find him on Instagram and Flickr)
Final mix by Dylan Ransom-Hughes

JIM HAIR AND THE AXE (Radio Race 2021)

Scientist Dr Jennifer Phillips shares how Alzheimer’s Disease has transformed her mother, a former dance professional; and how as they’ve aged, their once fraught relationship has also shifted.

Beginning with an 80th birthday gift of a pearl necklace which triggers a deep and delightful memory, Jen's recollections reveal Brenda’s vivid life in the arts, and become a reflection on women's worth, whether mothers, artists, daughters, or elders.

This work may not be reproduced or broadcast without permission.

Producer/ editor/ sound design: Michelle Ransom-Hughes (Twitter: @ransomhughes)
Featuring: Dr Jennifer Phillips (Twitter: @clutchscience)
Recitation: Sally Armstrong
Archival recordings of Brenda: Mamie Smith
With thanks to Beau at GoldenLab Studios, Oregon; and Dylan Ransom-Hughes at Alongside Radio

Music used under licence: Sound of Picture, NeoSounds, Person B
Freesound.org: Tim.Khan and Norris123

Image: Cristian Palmer/ Unsplash

Rich and Strange: a Daughter, her Mother and Alzheimer's

Tour an exceptional health service with the people who know it best - health workers and people who inject drugs. 
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This independent production was created with the cooperation of North Richmond Community Health’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room.

Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Yuggera land.