Ants Under The Sun
Ants Under The Sun is a narrative podcast about cultures, locations, and people. Zooming out beyond the differences in culture, values, environments, if we look at the big picture in society, we are all only human. From that far, we are all the same. Zooming out even further, the details blur, and we become specks, dots if you will, on a map. As if we are...Ants Under the Sun. The podcast is hosted by Norman Chella, an Iban-Malaysian. Having lived in multiple countries, he carries with him the experiences of different cultures and the differences between them. Ants Under The Sun is a part of Norman's group of shows.
Ants Under The Sun
The Burned Tricycle
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Norman Chella
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Episode 5
I saw it first-hand. Three-wheeled and tiny, the right size for a 5-year old. Rustic, broken, singed at the handles, the tires, and stuck to the very floor it was extracted from when it happened. A remnant depicting one of the greatest atrocities in human history. We walked in a line, there were so many people who wanted to pause and take in the pictures of people dying, burned to the core. Indeed, they were burned to the core. I hope they enjoyed these photographs. The ones who suffered didn't. Myself included. We kept on walking.
Research
- https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00141/hiroshima-peace-memorial-park.html
- http://visithiroshima.net/things_to_do/attractions/parks_and_gardens/peace_memorial_park.html
- https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3400.html
- Entry on the tricycle: http://a-bombdb.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/pdbe/detail/153487
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sovereign" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Music from https://filmmusic.io (https://filmmusic.io) "Mesmerize" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com) ) License: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ) Music from https://filmmusic.io (https://filmmusic.io) "Private Reflection" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com) ) License: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ) Music from https://filmmusic.io (https://filmmusic.io) "Ripples" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com) ) License: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) )
Audio of the highschool choir spliced from personal footage.