Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Cultural

Jim’s Grave 13:24 Barrett Golding

A portrait of the people who pilgrimage to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris to visit the grave of Jim Morrison, the "Doors" lead singer. Since 1997, Professor Mark Neumann has been traveling there to record interviews and make photographic portraits. The pilgrims arrive at Morrison’s tomb from many countries. Many leave letters, poems, and personal momentos. Their journey, and their values of freedom and rebellion become intertwined with the myth and media image of Morrison.

Broadcast: Feb 13 2004 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Cultural, International, Historical, Music

Halloween Costume :57 Viki Merrick

A Sonic ID from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison). the thoughts of a young man on how he’s going to put his Halloween costume together. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 27 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Holidays, Cultural

Lost and Found Department, Disneyland 6:26 Jake Warga

The items left behind by the tens of thousands of visitors to the Happiest Place On Earth. In the back, behind two security doors: a day with the workers that tend time in the underbelly of Disneyland: the lost and found office. Remember the last scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark"? It’s kind of like that, but with rows and rows of Tupperware.

Broadcast: Jun 13 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Entertainment, Travel, Cultural

1930s Florida Folklife 22:20 Barrett Golding

1930s WPA recordists (among them, author Zora Neale Hurston) hauled a portable disc-recorder across Florida, from the Cross City turpentine camps near to the Clara White Mission soup kitchen in Jacksonville, gathering the musics of the region. A document of the depression era African-American life and culture. The Library of Congress archival recordings, from the American Folklife Center’s Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, are narrated by recording-expedition leader Stetson Kennedy. [transcript]

Broadcast: Feb 1 2002 on NPR All Things Considered Subjects: Music, Business, Cultural, Labor

Home From Africa 21:07 Jake Warga

Jenifir returns from Benin with all 13 Symptoms of Chronic Peace Corps Withdrawal. A tale of two selves, mixed with dirt, disease, music, and voodoo. (Details and photos at our collaborators: Transom.org.) Edited by Jay Allison.

Broadcast: Jan 1 2002 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Cultural, International, Women