Portrait of US
Portrait Of US is a continually evolving audiovisual archive of stories garnered by photographer Monica Jane Frisell and audio recorder/editor Adam Scher from their conversations with people based in rural and urban communities all across the United State
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Portrait of US Podcast: Episode #06
Today on the podcast we hear from Kim and Millard. They each shared powerful stories with us about overcoming hardships in their life, and how that led them to leave behind the prejudices and racism…
A Labor of love: Portrait of US Podcast Episode #05
We spoke with Tom and Fritz in 2021 on their land in North Hero, Vermont. Their family has been spending summers there since the late 1800's.
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EP #04 Surgery Scars are Essentially Really Expensive Tattoos
We sat with Casper in spring of 2022 less than a week before she was going in for to have her thyroid removed. It's a story of about overcoming health issues and finding joy and excitement in someth…
Portrait of US Podcast: EP #03 - Jennifer and Reed
In the summer of 2021 we were living in an RV park in Birch Bay Washington. Towards the end of our time there we invited our neighbors in the park to come and sit for a portrait. Jennifer and Reed …
Portrait of US Podcast: EP #02 - Chuck and Aariona
We spoke with Chuck and Aariona in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland Ohio. They each spoke with us about the potential they see in their neighborhood, despite what it may look like from t…
Portrait of US Podcast: EP #01 - John
We met John on some family land near Two Harbors, MN. He had been visiting the land since he was 7, and quite literally learned all his outdoor skills there. Please take a listen. It’s a beautiful s…