Mirrored

Mirror, Mirror on the wall ... This week, we have three stories from the 24 radio race in November of last year.   The way it worked is that the audio producers received a prompt a week out from the radio race.  On the day, there was a little bit of a brainstorm. And then the audio producers had 24 hours, working alone or in teams, to complete their stories.    The theme for this year was ‘mirrored’. The theme for the 2025 Radio Race was mirrored in this episode, producers themselves mirrored in other people,  imagining what would happen if your own reflection took over your life, or all the ways that we might actually fail to recognise our own reflection.   R2 Detour by Ramon Briant Our first story is from Ramon Briant. You’re probably familiar with all the use cases or how AI will supposedly make our lives more … efficient. But what are you willing to sacrifice for this efficiency?   Producer: Ramon Briant   It's Meant To Be! by Aya Salah and Mohammed Samir Do you find new social situations stressful? Maybe you are caught up in how anxious you are that you miss the fact that other people around you might feel the same way.   Aya Salah and Mohammed Samir tell a story of what you might find if you can get over that awkwardness. Producer: Aya Salah and Mohammed Samir   A Polished Tale by M. Cristina MarrasThis is a tale about self-reflection, or you being able to recognise your own reflection.And just in case you're not familiar with Cristina’s work, she has a way of taking listeners to places they never expected to be.   Producer: M. Cristina Marras All The Best Credits Program Manager & Host: Kwame Slusher Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator:  Catarina Fraga Matos  Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Mixed & Compiled: Ramon Briant  Cover Art: Ray Vo Special shout-out to our volunteers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.