Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Public Affairs

Miracle on the Streets 2:27 Dmae Roberts

Miracle Draven was a homeless girl on the streets of Portland, Oregon. She recounts a day in her life as a crystal meth addict. Excerpted from a longer work at Stories1st.org.

Broadcast: Feb 26 2009 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Spoken Word, Public Affairs

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes administering oath of office to Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1933

Presidential Inaugurations 8:57 Barrett Golding

The first sound-recording of a presidential inauguration was made in 1925, Calvin Coolidge's ceremony. It was one of the first electrical recordings, using not acoustical horns, but microphones and amplifiers to to capture audio. The inaugural speech of Coolidge's sucessor, Herbert Hoover, was not recorded. President Ford did not have an Inauguration Day, but had memorable moments during his "Remarks On Taking the Oath of Office." So, from their inaugural addresses: Ladies the Gentlemen, the Presidents of the United States…

Broadcast: Jan 19 2009 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Politics, Public Affairs

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

Land of 10,000 Homeless: My Name Is 2:52 Andrew Turpening

From a music/documentary series by The Voices of the Streets, which gives a voice to individuals in Minnesota experiencing homelessness. Tommy Wayne Gilmore and Renee Buford Lollar live in a Minneapolis family shelter. Andrew Turpening composed the music.

Broadcast: Jul 2 2008 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Public Affairs, Family

Presidential Inaugurations 10:08 Barrett Golding

Excerpts from: Calvin Coolidge, Inaugural Address, Wednesday, March 4, 1925. (No inaugural recording exists of Herbert Hoover.) Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, Saturday, March 4, 1933. Harry S. Truman, Inaugural Address, Thursday, January 20, 1949. Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address, Tuesday, January 20, 1953. John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, Friday, January 20, 1961. Lyndon B. Johnson, Inaugural Address, Wednesday, January 20, 1965. Richard M. Nixon, Second Inaugural Address, Saturday, January 20, 1973. Gerald Ford, Remarks On Taking The Oath Of Office, Friday Aug. 9, 1974. Jimmy Carter, Inaugural Address, Thursday, January 20, 1977. Ronald Reagan, Second Inaugural Address, Monday, January 21, 1985. George H. W. Bush, Inaugural Address, Friday, January 20, 1989. Bill Clinton, First Inaugural Address, Thursday, January 20, 1993. George W. Bush, Inaugural Address, Saturday, January 20, 2001.

Broadcast: Feb 18 2008 on HV PODCAST Subjects: Historical, Historical Anniversaries, Public Affairs, Politics

Civil Rights- Live 7:46 Barrett Golding

For the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (July 2 1964): 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." [transcript]

Broadcast: Feb 11 2008 on HV PODCAST; Jul 2 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Music, Historical, Public Affairs, African American

The Pledge of Allegiance 5:14 Barrett Golding

For Independence Day:People with different regional, ethnic, and national accents recite and reflect upon the single, century-old sentence: ""The Pledge of Allegiance." [transcript]

Broadcast: Jul 2 2007 on HV PODCAST; Jul 4 2005 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Public Affairs, Historical, Cultural, Acoustic, Justice

Living with Bomb Testing in the Nevada Desert 8:36 Scott Carrier

The federal government has now delayed indefinitely a plan to detonate a huge bomb in the Nevada desert. A mushroom cloud was likely to result from the detonation of 700 tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil in an underground tunnel. We travel to several towns around the Nevada test site to find out what people who live nearby think of the plan. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 29 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: War, Environment, Public Affairs