This hour: first lines, first days back and every last first you can think of.

Getting Back Out There
by Tally Abecassis (First Day Back, 2015)
First Day Back is a documentary podcast that follows filmmaker Tally Abecassis as she faces the challenges of picking up her career after an extended maternity leave. In this episode, Tally lays out her situation and makes a move to restart her filmmaking career. She talks about “freelancer math” and asks her family some big questions, getting the most surprising answer from her son.

My First...
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by Steve Heather & Siegmar Zacharias (Soundproof [ABC RN], 2015)
Your first breath, your first mistake, your first lie, your first kiss, your first job, your first death. The first time you celebrated, and the first time you regretted a first time. 'My First...' constructs a collective life biography from years 0 to 100, through memory, story, and music. The piece traces a society from the 1920's to 2015 and into... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy