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Life Indoors- Palestine 14:49 Nancy Updike

Life under curfew in Ramallah can be, among other things, intensely boring. Sam Bahour, a Palestinian who was born and raised in Ohio, came back to the West Bank in 1995, when peace seemed possible, to help build the Palestinian state. Now he can’t leave his house.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2002 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: International, Politics, Public Affairs, War

Residency 10:42 Ginger Miles

Recently the Santa Fe Arts Institute gave residencies to New York artists directly affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center. An audio diary from an NYC writer and producer, and former WTC nieghbour.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2002 on PRI/WNYC Studio 360 Subjects: Health, Art

What’s A Moderate? 15:09 Nancy Updike

What if a new Palestinian leader came on the scene who was neither part of the corrupt autocracy of the Palestinian Authority, nor part of fundamentalist, suicide-bombing Hamas? We follow possible future Palestinian political candidate Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor who’s well known for setting up clinics.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2002 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: Public Affairs, Politics, International

London Street Threatre 4:04 Larry Massett

On the streets of London’s Theatre Distrcit: "then they were screaming at each other, and she swept the silverware off the table, threw the water at him, smashed the glass on the ground, and stormed off." [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 1 2002 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Drama, International, Entertainment, Travel

New Shoes 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

All Mom Radio 59:00 Larry Massett, Radio Diaries, Sound Portraits, Nancy Updike & [Hearing Voices]

A Mother's Day special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Travels with Mom" by Larry Massett- These days, taking mom for out for a day-trip doesn't involve going very far in distance, as it does back in time. "Thursday Night Bingo" by Beverly Donofrio & David Isay for Sound Portraits- Girl's Night Out with writer Beverly Donofrio at her mother's weekly bingo night at the Polish American Hall, Wallingford, CT. "Melissa, Teen Mom" by Joe Richman of Radio Diaries- Melissa Rodriguez didn't mean to get pregnant, but now, after 12 years of living in the foster care system, she's trying to build the family she never had. "Mubarak and Margy" by Nancy Updike- A gay man returns home to care for his mom, and to the "cure" his family wants for his homosexuality; a tale of role-reversals, Middle-Eastern values, an ailing mother, and a devoted son. And "Messages from Mom" by Amy Borkowsky- For more than a decade, New York City comedian Amy Borkowsky has been saving phone messages from her mom, from her CD "Amy's Answering Machine." More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: May 12 2002 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Specials, Holidays, Family, Women

An Hour of Earth 59:00 Jay Allison, Scott Carrier, Andrei Codrescu, Barrett Golding, Tom Lopez, Sarah Vowell & [Hearing Voices]

An Earth Day special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Underground Lunchroom" by Sarah Vowell- A congressional controversy over a cave cafeteria. "Green River Stories" by Scott Carrier- floating a Rocky Mountain river. "Singing Frogs" by Tom Lopez of ZBS- a true tale of toads... or are they frogs? "Subtext: Communicating with Horses" and "Killer Whales" by Jay Allison- from his series Animals & Other Storeis. "The Environment" by Andrei Codrescu- from cowfields to fast rood in under a minute. "Blackfish" by Barrett Golding- Dr. John Ford of the Vancouver Aquariium, with music by Jeff Arntsen of Racket Ship. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Apr 20 2002 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Travel, Science, Environment, Specials

Blind Walk 7:11 Dmae Roberts

Walking and talking with Portland, Oregon teenager Andrew Meyer as he describes how blind people navigate urban landscapes. "We can hear the difference when we walk through a door, when there’s a hallway off to your left, when it’s just a closed wall. The sound changes..." [transcript]

Broadcast: Apr 1 2002 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Hearts of Nature

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

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