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Montana State Senator Emily Stonington

The Pol Walk {format} {format} 3:10 Barrett Golding

Montana State Senator Emily Swansen (now Emily Stonington) goes door-to-door campaigning and contemplating representative democracy. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 28 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Politics, Public Affairs


Drawing of pilgrams and detail of painting

Let’s Eat {format} 59:00 Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Joe Frank, Susan Stone & [Hearing Voices]

An Audio Feast in this (((Hearing Voices))) Thanksgiving special. Hosted by Larry Massett, featuring: Scott Carrier tours a turkey ranch, unflinchingly following the gobbler from farmyard to frozen food. Susan Stone serves up a tongue-twisting knife-wielding cut-up collage of the Joy of Cooking. Joe Frank describes a typically twisted Thanksgiving dinner, in an excerpt from his program "Pilgrim." Dean Olscher trips through the Twin Cities, going among the Hmong, with assistance from by Chowhound Jim Leff on the cellphone. oet Todd Colby will do absolutely anything for some cake. And "Concerning Breakfast"- Annie Cheney offers a touching document of her eating disorder, produced by Jay Allison. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Nov 27 2003 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Food, Specials, Holidays


Martha’s Vineyard highway sign

A Community Thanksgiving {format} {format} 2:01 Lindsey Lee & Helen Woodward

Another Sonic ID from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison): A sound portrait of a surprise Thanksgiving for Sophie Bloch from the community of Martha’s Vineyard. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 26 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Food, Holidays


Jack Ruby and several women

Jack Ruby’s Polygraph {format} {format} 2:56 Gregory Whitehead

On the anniversary of the assassination of an alleged assassin, we hear the transcript of the lie-detector test administered to Jack Ruby; excerpted from "The Loneliest Road," a radio play. (Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on Novemeber 24, 1963.) [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 24 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Justice, Politics, Historical, Drama


Photo of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank

Dror’s Mission {format} 21:07 Nancy Updike

Dror Etkes of Peace Watch has taken it as his personal mission to document the spread of Israeli settlements in the West Bank: every shack, mobile home, housing cluster, bypass road and town. Settlement growth is something many people would rather keep quiet. The U.S. has repeatedly called for construction to stop. Dror Etkes is a reluctant activist. He initially had no interest in making this his life’s work.

Broadcast: Nov 21 2003 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: War, Politics, International, Public Affairs


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


Red Cross among West Bank citizens

Red Cross Leaves West Bank 5:30 Nancy Updike

The biggest food assistance program in the West Bank is being shut down. The International Red Cross plans to stop its delivery of food and vouchers to some 300,000 people by the end of this month, claiming Israel has the resources to provide food in the occupied territory.

Broadcast: Nov 13 2003 on APM Marketplace Subjects: Health, War, International


Terrorist alert

War On {format} {format} 3:50 Scott Carrier & Barrett Golding

A collection of voices from citizens throughout the United States sharing their views on the ongoing war effort in Iraq and the War on Terror. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 12 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: International, Politics, Public Affairs, War


American Idol Holiday CD cover

Let the People Decide {format} 7:20 Jake Warga

A trip to the auditions for the American Idol TV series to examine the merging of aestetics and democracy in the United States. It’s the latest trend: using the popular vote to create music, art, and celebrity.

Broadcast: Nov 8 2003 on PRI/WNYC Studio 360 Subjects: Entertainment, Music





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