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Don Henry Ford 2: A Smuggler’s Story 7:46 Scott Carrier

Dying for drugs: The second of a three-part profile of Don Henry Ford, a convicted drug smuggler who made millions smuggling marijuana. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 19 2005 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Smuggler’s Story Subjects: International, Business

Don Henry Ford 1: A Smuggler’s Story 7:48 Scott Carrier

A three-part profile of Don Henry Ford, a convicted drug smuggler who made millions smuggling marijuana across the Texas border in the 1970s and 80s. He had run-ins with police and drug lords, was jailed and nearly executed, lied, cheated and stole -- and still continued to smuggle, even when nearly all his fellow criminals were either dead or in prison. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 18 2005 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Smuggler’s Story Subjects: International, Business

Emmanuel (Brian David Mitchell) and Elizabeth Smart in veil

Invisible Girl 13:05 Scott Carrier

For weeks after teenager Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City bedroom, she walked the streets with her captors, sometimes just blocks from her home. Yet no one ever recognized her. Not a soul, even though her picture was in every paper the entire time. How is this possible?

Broadcast: Apr 8 2005 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: News, Religious, Youth, Justice

Training Iraqi Judges 3:06 Scott Carrier

In a joint effort sponsored by Sweden’s International Legal Assistance Consortium and the British government, U.S. District Court Clerk Markus Zimmer has been training some Iraqi judges in Prague. [transcript]

Broadcast: Mar 4 2005 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: War, Public Affairs, International

Skiing Alta 5:41 Scott Carrier

This has been a deadly winter for skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers who have ventured out-of-bounds in Utah's snow-covered Wasatch Range. From Alta, a Mecca for "powder hounds," we get the views of skiers who are sticking to safer, sanctioned slopes. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jan 20 2005 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Sports, Environment

Art of Rock 8:41 Scott Carrier

An explosion of indie bands has re-fueled the genre of rock posters. A new book presents the best of The Art of Modern Rock. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 20 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Rock, Music, Art

Crossing the Border from Mexico to the U.S., Part 2 8:41 Scott Carrier

Reports on undocumented immigrants who make the journey across the U.S.-Mexico border. In the first of this three-part series, we visit a remote border location in Arizona, where immigrants brave a dangerous stretch of desert in search of a better life. [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 26 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Crossing the Border: Mexico to the U.S. Subjects: Justice, International, Hispanic, Labor

Crossing the Border from Mexico to the U.S., Part 1 8:30 Scott Carrier

Reports on undocumented immigrants who make the journey across the U.S.-Mexico border. In the first of this three-part series, we visit a remote border location in Arizona, where immigrants brave a dangerous stretch of desert in search of a better life. [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 25 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Crossing the Border: Mexico to the U.S. Subjects: Justice, Labor, International, Hispanic

Cover of Juarez book: man climbing over border fence

Juarez 5: Easy to Forget 8:44 Scott Carrier

The ongoing struggle to solve the numerous murders that plague the border town. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jul 19 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Juarez: City on the Edge Subjects: Hispanic, International, Justice

Juarez 4: Juarezland 5:13 Scott Carrier

Tourists and natives alike can get caught up the drug trade pervading Ciudad Juarez, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border just across the Rio Grande from Texas. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jul 12 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Juarez: City on the Edge Subjects: International, Hispanic, Entertainment, Travel