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- Ben Adair
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- "Final Exit"
- Summary: first-person essay about the 'right to die'
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Review of Final Exit
Ben Adair
Posted on November 29, 2006 at 12:39 PM
A blend of great writing and music, this piece by Kelly McEvers puts a very personal and engaging spin on assisted suicide and the "right to die" movement. This is, in fact, a perfect example of what first person radio essays are supposed to be: personal and universal, funny and sad -- overall, very thoughtful: showing me why this issue is important and leading me think hard about it without a hint of preachy-ness, over-writing or ham-handed conclusions.
This piece would sound great on a show like ATC (I'm sort of wondering why they haven't picked it up already), or dropped into ATC on a local station. It says it's timely for New Years but could be played anytime of the year, really.