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Marfa Mystery Lights road sign

Marfa Lights 5:35 Jesse Boggs

In the open country of West Texas, strange, hypnotic unexplained lights appear on the horizon at night... regularly. The Department of Transportation has set up a viewing area and the local townsfolk have a festival, all for the Marfa Lights.

Broadcast: Oct 30 2004 on APM Weekend America Subjects: Travel, Science


Earth's Moon

Last Man in the Moon {format} 6:25 Barrett Golding

Transmissions from the last lunar life: Apollo 17, the last manned moon mission. No one's been back since their departure, December 14 1972. (Music: Racket Ship.) [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 25 2004 on WNYC Radio Lab Subjects: Science, Travel, Technology


AGHOST logo

Ghosts Monthly Meet {format} {format} 3:02 Jake Warga

More tall tales of ghost hunters. The producer follows fellow AGHOST members to their monthly meeeting at the regular time and place: late at night in a cemetery. (Take the Ghost Hunter’s Quiz.) [transcript]

Broadcast: May 17 2004 on NPR All Things ConsideredSeries: Ghost Hunters Subjects: Technology, Science


Mouse and litter

Idaho’s Howling Mouse {format} {format} 4:04 Jeff Rice

Treking thruought the Idaho plains to prove the myth and reality of a howling mouse, accompanied by the recordings of zoologist Robert Sikes. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 19 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment


Canoe reproduction in diorama

Lewis & Clark’s Only Camp {format} 4:58 Barrett Golding

The Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later: During their cross-coutry trek, the expedition made more than 600 campsites. None have been found... until now. Archeologist Ken Ken Karsmizski documents his dig at the Lower Portage site near Great Falls, Montana. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 14 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Travel, Science, Historical


Ants close-up photo

Listening to Ants {format} {format} 1:33 Jeff Rice

The surprising sounds of ants (heard through teeth), as recorded by entomologist Hayward Spangler. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 16 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment


Mouse close-up photo

The Mouse That Roars (long) {format} {format} 8:10 Jeff Rice

There are stories, some even claim sightings, of the source of a sound so rare that recordings of it in the wild are near impossible. We consult with zoologist Robert Sikes and hike into the desert southwest on a quest for the howling mouse. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 3 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment


Gnat illustration

Gnat Dance {format} {format} 2:29 Jeff Rice

Entomologist Ian Robertson makes male gnats "dance" by mimicking the mating sounds of female gnats. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 25 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment


Full Earth from Space, photo from NASA

An Hour of Earth {format} 59:00 Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Andrei Codrescu, Barrett Golding, Tom Lopez, Sarah Vowell & [Hearing Voices]

An Earth Day special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Underground Lunchroom" by Sarah Vowell- A congressional controversy over a cave cafeteria. "Green River Stories" by Scott Carrier- floating a Rocky Mountain river. "Singing Frogs" by Tom Lopez of ZBS- a true tale of toads... or are they frogs? "Subtext: Communicating with Horses" and "Killer Whales" by Jay Allison- from his series Animals & Other Storeis. "The Environment" by Andrei Codrescu- from cowfields to fast rood in under a minute. "Blackfish" by Barrett Golding- Dr. John Ford of the Vancouver Aquariium, with music by Jeff Arntsen of Racket Ship. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Apr 20 2002 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Travel, Science, Environment, Specials





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