This week we're featuring an episode of
Phonograph, a podcast that deconstructs the history and art of audio storytelling.
The hosts of Phonograph recently invited Radio Diaries' Joe Richman on their show to talk about "
24 Hours at the Golden Apple," a classic episode of This American Life that he helped produce. The Golden Apple is a diner in Chicago, and back in 2000, a group of producers took shifts hanging out there over 24 hours and talking to as many people as they could. Joe's story focused on the friendship between two high school students, Danielle and Allison, who he met during his shift.
Here's an excerpt of Phonograph where Joe talks about making this story, and what it's like to listen back to it more than two decades after it first aired.