NPR's "My Lobotomy" on MP3

Ryan says: "Yesterday on NPR's 'All Things Considered,' they aired a segment entitled 'My Lobotomy,'" a story of and narrated by a 56-year old bus driver from California named Howard Dully who underwent an transorbital (a.k.a. icepick) lobotomy in 1966 at the age of 12.

"Since his lobotomy, Mr. Dully has been tortured with the thought of how his life, personality, and soul was changed by the brutal procedure. I'm an avid NPR listener and this is the single best story I've ever heard on air." MP3 Link

Reader comment: Ryan says: "Though the story aired on NPR, it is not 'NPR's' piece. It was produced by Sound Portraits, who also have a link to the MP3 and other pieces in a similar vein. This was a very moving piece, and I'm very glad to see you spreading it to a wider audience. Directly mentioning the actual producers would give credit where credit is due and help others find more stories by this excellent production house, which makes their content freely available to the public (it was established by a MacArther fellow).

Reader comment: Jay Brodsky of NPR says: "I'll note for the benefit of your readers that subscribers to NPR's "Story of the Day" podcast would have had the piece arrive directly onto their MP3 player this morning at 1:00 ET, for their enjoyment on the commute to work today. Yet another reason to sign up! Here's the direct link. Just paste it into your podcatching software, and hit 'subscribe.'" http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=1090&uid=n9qe4e85742c986fdb81d2d38 ffa0d5d53