Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Scott Carrier

Juarez: Crime More Powerful Than Government 7:47 Scott Carrier

(Part 3 of 3) When people in Juarez, Mexico say 'drug cartel,' they mean not only street gangs, but also the government, the military, big business, small business, the upper, middle, and lower classes, the justice system, and the media. (Produced by Julian Cardona, Scott Carrier and Lisa Miller; Edited by Deborah George; Translation and Research by Molly Molloy; Additional assistance from Erin Almeranti, Elaine Clark.)

Broadcast: Jan 7 2009 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Juarez: City on the Edge Subjects: Justice, Public Affairs

Juarez: Street Gangs, Government Gangs 7:47 Scott Carrier

(Part 2 of 3) The Army invades the streets of Juarez, Mexico. Citizens die and dissapear. And the military may be as guilty as the drug cartels. (Produced by Julian Cardona, Scott Carrier and Lisa Miller; Edited by Deborah George; Translation and Research by Molly Molloy; Additional assistance from Erin Almeranti, Elaine Clark.)

Broadcast: Jan 6 2009 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Juarez: City on the Edge Subjects: Justice, Public Affairs

Juarez: Shooting Crime Scenes 7:47 Scott Carrier

(Part 1 of 3) Murders in Juarez, Mexico now number thousands per year. Photojournalists docuemnt each one. Is it true that "God has a purpose for this city?" (Produced by Julian Cardona, Scott Carrier and Lisa Miller; Edited by Deborah George; Translation and Research by Molly Molloy; Additional assistance from Erin Almeranti, Elaine Clark.)

Broadcast: Jan 5 2009 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Juarez: City on the Edge Subjects: Public Affairs, Justice

Walking Grand Canyon 4:07 Scott Carrier

Father and son spend a week together traveling and hiking America's Grand Canyon.

Broadcast: Jun 13 2008 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Environment, Family, Sports

Winter Soldiers 7:25 Scott Carrier & Barrett Golding

For the first time boots-on-the-ground soldiers testified before Congress (C-SPAN) in May 2008 about how the Iraq war is being waged. Those testifying were members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War. A couple months earlier the group gathered to record soldiers and marines "giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out." They called the event Winter Soldier, taking the name from a similar 1971 movement of Vietnam vets.

Broadcast: Jun 12 2008 on HV WebworkSeries: Hearing Voices- Webworks Subjects: Politics, War

Iron Cross Battles Burmese Repression 5:30 Scott Carrier

The popular Burmese rock band Iron Cross is using music to challenge the nation's infamously repressive regime. In the great tradition of rock and roll, Iron Cross is taking on Burma's military government with song. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 24 2007 on HV PODCAST; May 10 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Music, Politics, International

Miners on Mining 7:14 Scott Carrier

Rescuers continue to dig toward the Utah miners trapped by a cave-in last week. Miners in the nearby town of Huntington talk about what life is like down in the mines.

Broadcast: Aug 15 2007 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Environment, Business

Charles Bowden 22:41 Scott Carrier

A portrait of the non-fiction writer Charles Bowden, told by the people he's written about and the editors he's worked with. Bowden lives in Tucson, Arizona, and has written extensively on the cultural and physical environment of the Southwest. His style is both harsh and beautiful, and somewhat painful to read, as he takes the position that we are all to blame, or perhaps that there is no one is to blame, for the violent and destructive acts committed against nature and society. He writes about child molestors, drug traffickers, savings and loan executives, real estate developers, and crooked politicians in a way that implicates all of us.

Broadcast: Jul 16 2007 on HV PODCAST Subjects: Environment, Literature

Desert Air 54:00 Ben Adair, Scott Carrier & [Hearing Voices]

A hot and dry Summer special with audio from the arid regions, hosted by Ben Adair of Weekend America: Scott Carrier finds the basins near Nevada's "Battle Mountain" beautiful, lonely, dreary, and full of sagebrush, solace and stories. Host Ben Adair heads down to the ghost towns, Opera Houses, century-old abandoned mines, and billion-year old boulders along Death Valley's "Mojave Road." The band Faust dials in "Long Distance Calls in the Desert." Coyotes, owls, frogs and songbirds are part of Bernie Krause's Desert Solitudes. And the Quiet American records warning signs outside a Nevada Test Site rattling in the wind under the "Desert Sun." (Photo gallery�)

Broadcast: Jul 1 2007 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Specials, Environment

Sun shining directly thru concrete Sun Tunnels

Sun Tunnels in the Utah Desert 5:08 Scott Carrier

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the official beginning of summer, is makred by an obscure art installation called the Sun Tunnels in a very remote part of the Utah desert. Concrete drain pipes -- are aligned to channel the sun's rays at precise celestial moments. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 20 2007 on PRX Nature Stories Podcast; Jun 21 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Environment, Art