A GUEST SHOW from one of my favorite radio producers….Bianca Giaever.
During a period of personal loneliness, radio-maker Bianca Giaever set out into New York City, hoping to connect with another lonely stranger. She began visiting Catholic churches, and eventually, she met Sophia — a school crossing guard. In this piece, Bianca documents Sophia’s life for many months… weaving between the ordinary life of a school crossing guard, and larger themes of loneliness, God, and the quest to live a meaningful life.
This piece is the first episode in a new podcast by Bianca and The Believer Magazine called Constellation Prize, which you can find in the iTunes store or wherever you get your podcasts. In this series, Bianca talks to subjects about their daily existential problems, both big and small.
If you like Rumble Strip, you will like Bianca’s show. It never fails to surprise me.
Music in this episode is by Zubin Hensler and Stellwagon Symphonette. It was written and produced by Bianca Giaever, and edited by Hayden Bennett. Special thanks to Andrew Leland and Laura Irving.
Artwork by Sludge Thunder
So good! I stumbled across Bianca Giaever on Transom, with the Franz story. Wonderful that she’s got this going, and thanks for sharing it on Rumble Strip. What else do you listen to, Erica? You don’t have to answer – it’s a bit like asking what camshaft profile are you running; deeply personal.
we can talk privately about my weird listening habits…anything you would make i would listen to.
This was a moving experience, Erica. Thank you for bringing Bianca to the public. And thank you to Bianca. I will be sending out the link to try to get it a broader audience. In our time, particularly because of Covid, but not confined to this time of being forced to sequester, there seems to be a rise in loneliness and what too often is alienation from the human family. May this meditation and inspired recording resonate and give others energy and hope that leads to connection.