All radio documentaries were written, and narrated by Kelley Jo Burke for CBC Radio's IDEAS. All were produced by Dave Redel. Executive producer Bernie Lucht.
Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism
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Regina playwright and producer, Kelley Jo Burke was an orderly woman with an orderly life. In 2000, she had a perfect baby. But by 2004, order was out the window, as she tried to cope with her perfect but "special" boy. In this performance-documentary, annotated by comments from specialists and other parents, she talks about meeting and accepting her son’s autism."
The Word for World is Imagination: The Many Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
A 2 hour exploration of the life and writing of U.K Le Guin.
Fat Girls Sweet:
The various parts of a fat woman's body narrates this exploration of living large and largely happy in an over-sized body.
Mothers of Miscarriage
Looks at North America's struggle with developing a cultural response to miscarriage--is it a death, or a medical event? Do you offer sympathy, or look away?
Do You Believe in Magic?
Magic: The Gathering, the most successful collectible card game in the world: an accidental billion dollar windfall for its creators, or the sign of things to come?
Chorus of Angels
A travelogue into the mind of a woman with Multiple Personality Disorder, guided by the competing voices in her head, made audible by a cast of actors. A "Best of IDEAS" pick.