Soul of Athens (HD AppleTV)
By Ohio University School of Visual Communication
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Podcast Description
In a brave new world of multimedia journalism, the award-winning School of Visual Communication at Ohio University led by Brian Storm of MediaStorm.org and Zach Wise of digitalartwork.net dares to ask the question: What is the soul of the 200-year-old community of Athens, Ohio and the county that surrounds it? Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoSoul of Athens: Shamanic Sojourn | Journeying to other worlds to gather healing energy, the shamanic practitioner returns to our world to help guide people to a healthier past, present and future. | 6/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoSoul of Athens: The Founding of Ohio's University | Ohio University's history is rich, deep and intimately connected with the American democratic experiment. This animated piece explains how Ohio University was founded and why it was located in Athens, Ohio. | 6/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoSoul of Athens: Surgery of the Soul | In 1946 Dr. Walter Freeman created a new procedure, the trans-orbital or "ice-pick" lobotomy. The psychiatrist performed more than 200 of these procedures at the Athens State Hospital. | 6/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoSoul of Athens: Soil of Athens | It's back to the land in Athens County when it comes to farming, where the roots of agriculture run deep. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoSoul of Athens: In the Art of Coal Country | Nelsonville, Ohio, was a boom town and country seat during the big age of coal. But when the coal barons left, the town's Victorian Square became deserted and dilapidated. But a group of local artists started Final Friday. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoSoul of Athens: Be Not Afraid | On March 20, 2003, Peggy Gish prayed in the streets of Baghdad as American bombs fell on the city. Since that moment, Peggy has spent most of the last four years protesting on the frontlines of the war in Iraq. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoSoul of Athens: Jenny's Story | Near the top of her class, Jenny Sikorsky, a senior at Trimble High School, wants to leave her close-knit community of Glouster, Ohio to make a better life for herself. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoSoul of Athens: Second Soul, Second Life | The SOA team explores the mysterious depths that lie within the realm of Second Life through video captured from within Second Life and audio interviews with Meghan, a programmer for the OU Campus, and Marcellus a run-of-the-mill user and student at OU. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoSoul of Athens: Passion Works | Artists Harry Grimm and Wendy Minor and their collaboration that culminates in a show of their paintings in Columbus, Ohio. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoSoul of Athens: Harmony in Two Parts | A look at the creative process between two Athens, Ohio musicians: Bob Stewart, an Ohio University journalism professor and Zeke Hutchison, a local mandolin legend. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoSoul of Athens: Love in the First Person: a photographer's journal | Matt Eich, Ohio University photography student and 2007 College Photographer of the Year, documents his relationship with Melissa as they struggle with the realities of pregnancy, school, jobs and life. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoSoul of Athens: Call to Prayer | "The greatest discovery any creation can make is that of God." Muslims in the Athens area come to the Athens Islamic Center to return to God through prayer. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoSoul of Athens: Sandlot of Dreams | In 2004, five Athens area dads got together and started the Athens Sandlot Baseball League with a handful of teams. The league has grown to over 30 teams, and fields have been remodeled as replicas of major league baseballs fields. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoSoul of Athens: Little Mountains | In a rural landscape dotted with ghosts of coal mines, glimpses through the trees reveal you're all alone in the countryside. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoSoul of Athens: Cement the Wilderness | Tired of being chased by the cops for skating in unauthorized areas, some skateboarders and rollerbladers mounted a youth-led initiative to build a skate park in Athens. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSoul of Athens: House of Square Roots | In sharp contrast to the pounding music at the bars on Court Street in Athens, there is a small house in Millfield, Ohio, where local residents gather every week to hear the sounds of Appalachia and enjoy some square dancing. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoSoul of Athens: Meant to be Together | Hip Hop artist Jesty Beatz came to Athens when he was 18 and has developed a unique relationship with the town. Jesty takes us through the song writing process from beginning to end. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSoul of Athens: Die Donkey Skull | The music scene in Athens is "bursting at the seams." This story is a one night look at the diverse bands and bars that make up the Athens live music community. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoSoul of Athens: David Hostetler: The Carver of Coolville Ridge | David Hostetler is surrounded by two of his passions: wood and rhythm. A world renowned fine art sculptor, famous for his wood and bronze interpretations of the female form, talks about why he lives in rural Appalachia, just outside of Athens, Ohio. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoSoul of Athens: Blossoming | For a week or two each spring, 200 cherry trees that were donated from Chubu University in Japan grace the grounds of Ohio University along the Hocking River with a sea of white blossoms. | 6/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoSoul of Athens: Town Teaser | Created by Eric Mayville | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 5/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoSoul of Athens: Universe Teaser | Created by Mindi Sewell | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 5/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoSoul of Athens: People Teaser | Created by Nick Lyons | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoSoul of Athens: OU Environment Teaser | Created by Kedra Fairly | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoSoul of Athens: Art Teaser | Created by Nicole Domanski | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoSoul of Athens: Definition Teaser | Created by Kelly Leff | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoSoul of Athens: Dance Teaser | Created by Zach Wise | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoSoul of Athens: Music Teaser | Created by Nathan Rosson | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoSoul of Athens: Skate Park Teaser | Created by Zach Wise | Athens soul is restless. Its stories lie beneath the bricks, waiting to be exposed. Precariously balanced on the tip of cosmopolitan Appalachia, its uninhibited subcultures test the bounds of predictability. | 4/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
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