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Buddha sand drawing

Tibetan Nuns 2:35 Jack Chance

Tibetan nuns at prayer. Recorded February 2002, Ani Sangkhung Nunnery, Lhasa, Tibet, PRC. From the CD Greetings From Elsewhere: An Asian Music Sampler.

Broadcast: Mar 21 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: International, Music, Religious


Monastery of St. Gertrude chapel

Sisters of St Gertrude’s Garden {format} 3:30 Barrett Golding

Another stop on the The Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later. The Benedictine Sisters, of the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho, practice a stewardship of the land deeply rooted in religion. Sister Mary Kay Henry, Sister Carol Ann, Sister Janet, Postulant Michelle talk about their garden and their faith. [transcript]

Broadcast: Feb 1 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Garden, Environment, Religious, Historical


Afghan men crowding around camera

From Afghanistan {format} Scott Carrier

URL linkFROM AFGHANISTAN– A photo-audio-essay; with sounds and images of the streets, songs and prayers of the Afghan people. Adapted from Carrier's Harper's- April 2002 magazine article. WARNING: Contains photos of the dead.

Broadcast: Dec 15 2002 on HV Webwork Subjects: International, War, Religious


Buddhist monks

Khan’s Song {format} Jack Chance

URL linkKHAN’S SONG, Mongol Music– In 2001 Jack Chance set out for a year of recording music, traveling from North Africa to the Himalayas by bus, boat, train, horse, camel, bicycle, and two sore feet. These are the sights, sounds, and stories he found in Mongolia.

Broadcast: Oct 10 2002 on HV Webwork Subjects: Travel, International, Religious, Music, World


Telgram from NPR

New Shoes {format} 10:43 Scott Carrier

Hitchhiking cross-country with a telegram for the Dalai Llama, a prayer for compassion from the cops, and half your net worth invested in a pair of high-top sneakers. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 1 2002 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Religious


Cover of book: Katchor drawing

Julius Knipl {format} Sound Portraits

URL linkJULIUS KNIPL, Real Estate Photographer- A radio cartoon starring Jerry Stiller, produced by Sound Portraits's David Isay (music producer: Henry Sapoznik) based on the comic strip by Ben Katchor.

Broadcast: Jan 1 2001 on HV Webwork Subjects: Comedy, Religious, Senior





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