Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Religious

Song & Memory: Family of God 8:14 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Reverend Ruth Shaver has faith in the power of prayer, and of song, one of her favorites is "Family of God." She is the new minister at the United Church of Schellsburg in Pennsylvania.

Broadcast: Nov 25 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Youth, Religious, Music

Mahalia Jackson 4:27 Barrett Golding

Gospel music's great Mahalia Jackson, was born 95 years ago today (October 26 1911). She recorded for Decca and Columbia, had her own CBS radio sow, performed at John F. Kennedy's inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral. Mahalia grew up in the "Black Pearl" section of New Orleans, singing in the Baptist Church. In this 1950s interview, she recalls the music of her youth. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 26 2006 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Religious, Music, Historical, African American

Window broken in schoolhouse, photo by Adam Dolnick

Beslan, Russia: 2004 School Siege- Part 2 7:46 Kelly McEvers

The conclusion of this two-part series on the 2004 takeover of a school in Beslan Russia by Chechnyn militants. Could negotiations could have prevented the tragic end to the siege? (See the Beslan Timeline: How the School Siege Unfolded.) [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 1 2006 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Russian School Siege- 2004 Subjects: War, International, Historical, Religious

Beslan, Russia: 2004 School Siege- Part 1 7:46 Kelly McEvers

A two-part NPR series: In 2004 Chechnyn militants seized 1,200 hostages at School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia. More than three hundred hostages died, mostly children, in explosions and battles between militants and Russian soldiers. The series relives the three-day siege: traveling to where the militants planned the attack, examining their demands, and exploring authority's refusal to negotiate. (See the Beslan Timeline: How the School Siege Unfolded.) [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 31 2006 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Russian School Siege- 2004 Subjects: International, Religious, War, Historical

Song & Memory: Rocky Mountain High 7:03 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

What song creates the strongest memory in your mind? Weekend America explores the songs that leave an impact on you in our new series, "Song and Memory." This week, our first participant, Jeffery Carpenter explains his special connection to John Denver's popular song, "Rocky Mountain High."

Broadcast: Jan 21 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Religious, Folk, Music, Youth

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

Christmas Kids 4:00 Barrett Golding

The many stories of Christmas conveyed and confused by the second-graders of Mrs. Beasley's class at Irving School in Bozeman, Montana. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 25 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Youth, Holidays, Religious

Spirits of the Ordinary 6:02 Dmae Roberts

Crypto-Jews or hidden Jews are Sephaerdic Jews who emigrated to Mexico and other parts of Latin America to escape the Inquisition in the 1500�s. Many Latinos don�t even know their Jewish origins even though they might speak Ladino (mixture of Hebrew and Portugese and Spanish) and use Jewish chants in what they thought were exclusively Catholic services. Kathleen Alcala stumbled upon her Jewish origins and wrote Spirits of the Ordinary, a novel about her family history -- now a play in Portland. [transcript]

Broadcast: May 15 2003 on NPR Latino USA Subjects: Hispanic, International, Religious, Entertainment

Singing Frogs 4:00 Tom Lopez

Into their surreal radio dramas, the masterminds of ZBS (Ruby, Jack Flanders, Dr. Fritz Moon over Morocco, Dinotopia) often drop real sounds, gathered on world-wide recording expeditions, like the singing frogs they found in Brazil. [transcript]

Broadcast: Apr 4 2003 on NPR Living on Earth Subjects: Religious, Environment

Pickup on dirt road, photo by Scott Carrier

Backroads 59:00 Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Kitchen Sisters, John Rieger & [Hearing Voices]

Five traveling stories from public radio's past in this (((Hearing Voices))) special. Hosted by the producers, featuring: "Fifty Miles Out of Gerlach" by John Rieger- Small-town society. "Navajo Pentacostalists" by Scott Carrier- Holy ghosts, hitchhikers and stratocasters. "Road Ranger" The Kitchen Sisters- a highway hero fixes strangers' cars. "Cross My Path" by Jay Allison- Leo Grillo cares for animals, thousands of them. "Trip to the Dentist" by Larry Massett- A nitrous-feuled excursion thru a history of bad dental health. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Apr 1 2003 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Religious, Health, Specials, Travel