Episode 5: Silent Letters
An Iraqi tells us about the absence of certain so…
An episode of the Radio Silence podcast, hosted by Michael Rakowitz, titled "Episode 5: Silent Letters" was published on May 13, 2018 and runs 29 minutes.
May 13, 2018 ·29m · Radio Silence
Summary
An Iraqi tells us about the absence of certain sounds in the Arabic language, and a veteran reads letters from her former grade school teacher’s class, sent to her while in combat and never answered. A veteran and an Iraqi refugee meet for the first time at dinner in Philadelphia, only to realize they were once on the same bridge at the same time in Iraq.
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