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What NPR Was
NPR has changed. As evidence I offer this early 80s promo produced by Jesse Boogs for NPR. This imagistic radio dramatic audio artistic style said NPR then. Now, not so much; “Morning Edition promo” (1:00 mp3):
Bowden on Border
Author Charles Bowden on the border, © 2008 Julián Cardona:
400 Fish
C’mon, bait your line. Let’s go smelt fishin’ on the ice. Ten shacks on a frozen river are filled with ice fishermen for ten weeks each year. Owner Steve Leighton provides the bait; his patrons bring the beer; and the fish take care of the rest. Produced by Grant Fuller of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, premiered on Weekend America, “What Are You Gonna Do with 400 Fish?” (5:13 mp3):
While you’re listening, check the photos of Sarah Breul, also of SALT, who tagged along to Leighton’s Smelt Camp on the Abagadasset River in Bowdinham, Maine, and took these Image of Ice Fishing…
© Sarah BreulAbove effect is the Anura photo gallery (beta 2) script by Eric Puidokas. Tell us if it’s working for ya…
Movement Soul- video
In 1963-4 two Atlanta residents collected live recordings at freedom movement events in the deep south, mass meetings, sermons, rallies, interviews. Their collection, now at the Library of Congress, is called “Movement Soul.” This interview is with one of the recordists, David Baker; slideshow sequenced by Max Darham. “Movement Soul: Civil Rights- Live:”
This slideshow features several images from the Bettmann Archive (©CORBIS/Bettmann) donated by Corbis-Bettmann.Photo archives used:
America.gov: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
©CORBIS/Bettmann
Library of Congress: Voices of Civil Rights
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Nashville Tennessean
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Rock the Junta
An audio slideshow about the Burmese political rock band, Iron Cross. Photos, text and audio by Scott Carrier (from his HV/NPR story); music by Iron Cross; slideshow sequenced by Max Darham. “Rock the Junta: Iron Cross- Burma:”
Burma Images
Photos by Scott Carrier, music by Burmese band Iron Cross:
YouTube- HearVox
We’re starting to build up quite a steaming pile of slideshows… I mean, streaming pile, at YouTube:
What is Poetry?- video
An HV video by Trent Harris: Carl Sandburg reads his poems and wonders “What is Poetry?,” with music by Skyward and audio by Barrett Golding:
