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On the first day of this year, Sharon decided to clip a microphone to her shirt and record her life. Every waking minute of it.
Sharon Mashihi is an audio storyteller and sometimes a theater maker. She is the creator of the podcast Appearances.
This story was created by Sharon Mashihi. It was edited by Omar Etman, Liza Yeager, and Jackson Roach. Additional editorial support from Annie Rosenthal, Lio Wong, and the Issue Three cohort. 
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Where we're coming from and where we're going. 
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The lute is an instrument facing giant panda levels of endangerment. Ruby enters the lute-iverse to meet the people trying to save it.
Ruby Tandoh is a writer and lives in London. She’s the author of All Consuming.
Paul Smith is an audio producer and lives in London. 
This story was written and reported by Ruby and produced by Paul. Sound design and additional production by Jackson Roach. It was edited by Annie Rosenthal, Jackson Roach, and Liza Yeager.

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On November 19th, 1969, two American astronauts landed on the moon. The next day, eighty American Indians landed on Alcatraz Island. 
Lou Cornum is a writer, editor, and professor living in New York City. They are an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
This piece was written and reported by Lou. It was produced and sound designed by Jackson Roach, with help from Lou, and edited by Jackson Roach and Annie Rosenthal.

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Everything was bright and the day felt ordained. The sky was right there. Every object was real, finally, and true. It was impossible to imagine a commodity.
Mitchell Morgan Johnson is a writer in Chicago.
This story was written by Mitchell and read by Matthew Schlerf. It was produced for sound by Liza Yeager. Special thanks to Leah Dawson. 
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