Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Sports

Home Team 59:00 Barrett Golding & [Hearing Voices]

Baseball Stories from the Public Radio Hall of Fame in this (((Hearing Voices))) World Series special. "The Bushy Wushy Rag" by Phillip Kent Bimstei- sounds of a St. Louis Cardinals' combined with the echoes of Scott Joplin and the distinctive calls of Bushy Wushy the Beer Man. "National Anthem" by Gwen Macsai- After hearing different folk try to sing the Star-Spangled Banner at her local minor league stadium, our host figures she could do better. "The Potato Ball Caper" by by Dan Collison with Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions- On August 31, 1987 one of baseball's most peculiar plays took place in the minor leagues in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. "Rookie League" by Barrett Golding- At the Helena Brewers ballpark in Montana, teens and early twenty-somethings get their first, and for most their only, taste of playing of pro baseball. "Dug-Out" by Terry Allen- The fictionalized history of two people: a man born in the late 1800s who runs away from home to play baseball, and a woman born in the early 1900s who grows up to be a piano player and a beautician. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Oct 1 2004 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Specials, Sports

Blind Dog 4:34 Scott Carrier

Fritz the dog loves to play Frisbee. He still catches it most of the time, though not as much as he used to… before he went blind. Somehow the sightless German Shepherd manages to hear and catch the flying disk mid-air. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 17 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Health, Sports

Preventing Bike Theft 1:20 Viki Merrick

A Sonic ID from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison). The story of one man’s efforts to encourage theft prevention measures for bicycle riders on Nantucket Island. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 22 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Sports

Lewis & Clark: Miles City Bucking Horse Sale 3:55 Barrett Golding

The Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later: Bucking broncs and bulls, an auction, a rodeo, and a way of life for rider Doug Davis of Hot Springs, Montana. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 17 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Business, Sports

Surfing instructors Miles Apuakehau and Daylne Vickery

Surf School 14:49 Scott Carrier

An uneasy transition from liking surf music to taking surf lessons, with no board, no place to stay, except a tent on the beach and a big, bad Hawaiian teacher -- part of a native culture that doesn’t trust white men as far as they can throw ’em. Begging the question: How far will the producer get thrown? [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 26 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Sports, Travel, Native

Golfball Diver 2:14 Jeff Rice

Paul Neibuhr is a professional golf ball diver. The retired school teacher dons a full wet suit and air tank, and gropes along the muddy bottoms of golf course water hazards, pulling up golf balls, golf clubs, even guns. (Music: "Plink, Plank, Plunk!" Leroy Anderson).

Broadcast: Mar 1 2002 on APM Marketplace Subjects: Sports, Business