JONATHAN MITCHELL
radio projects
on this page you’Äôll find a few samples of my radio pieces, specials, and programs
for news about my latest projects, please visit my blog.
Eat Cake
This is a fictional romantic comedy about being alone on Valentine's Day. It¬Ýfeatures performances by Eliza Skinner, Birch Harms, and Curtis Gwinn. We developed the story by recording and editing improvisations over the course of several weeks. It was produced for Weekend America and aired on that program's final broadcast in January 2009.¬Ý Listen to Eat Cake
City X
City X is a sound rich audio mosaic of observations and ruminations, all scored to Muzak, giving the history of the modern shopping mall from the perspectives of people living in a real, yet unnamed, city. City X was commissioned by Hearing Voices radio with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. First broadcast on NPR’Äôs Living on Earth in November 2004.¬Ý Listen to City X
Eye Contact
I made this piece in 2005 for Weekend America. It’Äôs an inner monologue heard from the perspective of many different narrators, made using interviews with improvising actors.¬Ý Listen to Eye Contact
Shades of Gray
This one-hour documentary shares a range of stories told by people young and old who have been directly affected by abortion It's a carefully crafted audio mosaic and a stark portrayal of the intensely personal nature of our relationship with abortion. Co-produced with Ahri Birnbaum-Golden. First distributed nationally by PRI in January, 2003. Winner of the 2004 Golden Reel for National Documentary.¬Ý Listen to:¬Ý Shades of Gray part 1 - Shades of Gray part 2 - Shades of Gray part 3
Wordless Music on WNYC
In 2008, I wrote and produced a four-episode series for WNYC based around the Wordless Music live concert series in New York. It pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers. The radio series is hosted by Jad Abumrad (of Radiolab), guests include Meredith Monk and David Lang, with music from Beruit, Jonny Greenwood, Do Make Say Think, Nico Muhly, Hauschka, Torngat, John Adams & Gavin Bryars.¬Ý Listen to Wordless Music on WNYC
Studio 360
I began producing segments for Studio 360 in 2001, and over the years have produced nearly 100 pieces for them, giving me the opportunity to interview artists and thinkers from nearly every creative discipline. I was a member of the team that created the 2004 Peabody Award-winning episode about Melville’Äôs Moby Dick, and I went on to help write and produce two more episodes in their American Icons series: The Lincoln Memorial, followed by Superman.
