On this blast from the past edition of B-Side, we explore memory – what sparks it, how it works, and what happens when it breaks down.  This show originally aired on KALX in Berkeley in April 2002.

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Liner Notes

The Science of Memory: Mia Lobel
We all know we have memories, but how much do we really understand about how they work? B-side’s Mia Lobel talked with neuroscientists who are trying unravel the tricky science of memory.

Disney Memories: Amy Scott
What we remember can be real or imaginary – or somewhere in between. For B-side’s Amy Scott, reality and imagination come together in a certain place.

Alzheimer’s: Lyssa Mudd
If memories make us who we are, then what happens when people start to forget? Alzheimer’s disease is reaching epidemic proportions. And it doesn’t just affect the people who have it.

Writing on the Wall: Sarah Neal
Objects like old letters and t-shirts have an uncanny ability to trigger our memories. Commentator Sarah Neal tells us how certain objects – either kept or left behind – help her keep her connection to the past.

Adonistu and the Rejectoids: Dave Gilson
We’ve all done things we’d rather forget – or at least keep hidden from public scrutiny. But as B-Side’s Dave Gilson found out, when part of your past is captured on tape, there’s no escaping it.

B-Side’s Tamara Keith and Rob Sachs continue their search for the Mason-Dixon Line, discovering that this historic boundary isn’t all that well marked.  As they search, the B-Side Crew explores personal boundaries.

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Liner Notes:

Baby Space: Sarah Neal
Sarah says having a kid is like the ultimate invasion of personal boundaries. And it really doesn’t stop with the pregnancy like we all might imagine. Sarah and her husband Brent are the proud parents of Max, and they wouldn’t change it for anything. But Sarah says it has been more challenging than she expected.

Doggie Boundaries: Cathy Duchamp
Cathy explores what happens when you don’t set boundaries with your pets.  Hint: the dogs rule the house.

Miss Manners: Catherine Spangler
For this next story, we’re going to meet someone who is a master at maintaining boundaries, the invisible boundaries we all follow to get along in society.  Mrs. DeGroot knows the indispensable rules for life, and she wants to make sure that you know them, too. Catherine takes us to her impeccable home.

Facebook Over Sharing: Abigail Beshkin
Abigail has had a love hate (perhaps love it too much) relationship with facebook.

We started out putting together a show we were planning to call “Nerd Alert.” But soon we realized that most of our stories were really about games…nerdy games, but games nonetheless. So, B-Side’s Tamara Keith went to the E For All video game convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center in search of both games and nerds. They weren’t hard to find.

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B-Side’s Tamara Keith meets up with her younger brother, Donovan, at a family fun center to play some ski ball and talk about family. From birth to beyond the grave, this edition of B-Side explores our relationships with the people we’re tied to by blood and shared history.

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