Nocturne

ESSAY RADIO ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AT NIGHT.

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There are 24 hours in a day. Seems pretty straightforward. But what do you really know about the hours between say, 11pm-6am? From graveyard shift jobs to “secret identities”, who we are and what we do at night is often less fully perceived by others, whether by choice or by circumstance. Peering into the dusty corners of the night, Nocturne explores these often overlooked and undisclosed slices of life. Under cover of darkness, our thoughts and feelings can take on strange new shapes, sometimes barely recognizable as our own. And the pulse of the world seems to alter too, sort of creating a curtain of privacy around our behaviors and even our appearance. Do I truly know you if I only know the daytime you? Let’s find out in Nocturne.

Episodes are released monthly. Topics range wildly, encompassing a unique and surprising exploration into the darkness – A surfer stranded in the Irish Sea; Two young women on a road trip gone wrong; The antics of a teenage graffiti artist; The plight of endangered newts.