The Heart

Short and Sweet: Mid month we bring you something short. Whitney Jones (producer at PITCH) tells us about his first love, and 27 other firsts in chronological order. Originally produced on Cowbird.  You will also hear some previews of first kisses, which we’ll be sharing at our Launch Party.   Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When we do something for the first time, we enter into a world with new rules. It’s the creation of a new path, a new possibility. We meet this threshold with no knowledge of what will happen, how we or the world will react. Once the rules of the game change, once we do something that we’ve never done before, the question of how to navigate the new world is what comes next. What do we do after the first kiss? Will it give way to the first holding of hands, the first public display of affection, the first sex, the first week sleeping in someone else’s bed every night? Or will it be the first, but also — the last? This is a story featuring Drew Denny, a singer, songwriter, filmmaker and artist. You can check out her first feature film here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A radio show is born.  Again. We all go through phases and have an identity crisis or three. Audio Smut started as an hour long broadcast radio show at CKUT in Montreal, and has transformed into a delicately crafted podcast now part of PRX’s Radiotopia network. We cordially welcome you to The Heart. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An Interlude. This is an interview about necking (or lack thereof). A kiss over time: at the beginning, in the middle, at the end. If you don’t like how somebody kisses, can you grow into it? Samara’s Grandma tells us her story. This episode is part of our kissing series. If you want to hear more, go here: http://audiosmut.tumblr.com/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Episode Twelve.Kaitlin and Kyle. They met at a kissing booth. On their first date they went on a recording adventure (for one of the early Audio Smut documentaries about the Drag Queens). They became obsessed with each other. They ended up making audio recordings of a lot of almost everything that happened between them.This is the last episode of the season. It is also the last episode of Audio Smut. Don’t cry! We will be starting something new in a few months, better and more beautiful than ever before.Winner of the Hearsay International Audio Festival GOLD AWARD for best documentary. Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Episode Eleven.Audio Smut presents: a radio play. This episode was a documentary experiment, produced in collaboration with composer Shani Aviram. We set out asking questions about how perception is altered in early romantic relationships. How does your sense of reality fail you when you’re falling in love? After months of research and 17 interviews, we decided to write a single narrative encompassing the experiences and facts we unearthed.Winner of the Prix Italia Gold Award for New Formats. Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Quickie.Behold the almighty power of the V. Vaginas can hold the largest and smallest of objects with barely the slightest uncomfort. So it just makes sense to stash your weed in there. Star reporter, Ruth Eddy tells us how she came to use her natural pocket.Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Episode Ten.This episode is about growing up, becoming an adult, entering a stage of independence: shaving cream, tampons, driving, voting, doing your own dishes, doing your own taxes and sex. This episode will take you on a path of rituals, formal or otherwise.Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Episode Nine.The written word: a way to fuel a romance, a way to capture someone’s attention, a way to break up. We read people’s most private letters, and tell the story of the relationships that were made and broken by them.Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Quickie.In 1909, James Joyce wrote his wife, Nora Barnacle, a series of very sexy letters. While her side of the correspondence has been lost, we still have Joyce’s letters–and they’re really good. In this quickie, we’re reading you one of our favorites.Tip the show and its creators. This audio magic wouldn't exist without the generous donations of its fans. Thank you! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices