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New Orleans- Eluard Burt 4:52 Barrett Golding

More than any other city in the world, New Orleans, Louisiana is known for its distinct music and food. It’s also known for this day, Fat Tuesday, in French: Mardi Gras. Musician Eluard Burt is intimately familiar with the flavors, feelings, spices and sounds of this Missisippi River city. Accompanied by recordings of a walk through the French Quarter, through Jackson Square and down Bourbon Street.

Broadcast: Feb 5 2005 on APM Weekend America Subjects: Music, Jazz, Travel, Food

Soapbox 59:00 Jesse Boggs, Joe Frank, Barrett Golding, Taylor Mali, Sarah Vowell & [Hearing Voices]

A Sampling 20th Century Political Speech in this (((Hearing Voices))) election special. Hosted by Sarah Vowell, featuring: "Lafayette Square" by Scott Carrier- Hanging with the mostly homeless protesters living in the park directly across the street from the White House. "Family Photo Opp" by Dave Eggers- On the campaign trail with Dave's brother Bill, running for State Representative as a Republican -- blood is thicker than politics. "How to Write a Political Poem" and "Totally Like Whatever" by Taylor Mali- Two poetic polemics on rhetoric, rhyme, and reason. "The Garden for Disappointed Politicians" by Sarah Vowell- Established as a conceptual public trust, based on Alexander Hamilton's observations on the good of gardening for frustrated pols. "Presidential Candidate" by Joe Frank- An excerpt from Joe's hour "Words" in which the politician shows his common roots, that he just like us -- i.e., full of repressed rage and deeply disturbed. "WMD Waltz" by Jeese Boggs- An administration speaks with one voice, dancing to the same disciplined downbeat. And excerpts from the Inaugural Addresses fo the Presidents of the United States. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Nov 1 2004 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Politics, Specials, Historical

Flamin’ Betty 4:48 Barrett Golding

263 miles-per-hour is the world land speed record for Class E Supercharged Fuel Competition Coupes, set at the Bonneville Salt Flats ("the fastest place on earth") in the Utah desert. The record holder is Betty Burkland, a 63-year-old grandmother from Great Falls, Montana. Interviews and music from the film "Return to Bonneville." (Music: Jeff Arntsen; Recordings: Jim Kehoe) [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 15 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Technology, 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

Dream of Democracy: What Pols Do 1:37 Barrett Golding & Jonathan Menjivar

Political candidates are wooing Americans with rhetoric, but they're not impressing everyone: The thoughts of Chicago college students who remain cynical about the world of politics.Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 6 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Dream of Democracy Subjects: Youth, Public Affairs, Politics

Lois and Betty at breakfast in Patterson Restaurant

Lewis & Clark: Lois & Betty 3:29 Barrett Golding

Another audio postcard from the Lewis & Clark Trail: Lois and Betty sipping morning coffee in a small farming town cafe: Patterson (WA) Store and Restaurant.

Broadcast: Sep 4 2004 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Labor

Dream of Democracy: Youth Vote 3:21 Barrett Golding & Jonathan Menjivar

Chicago college students consider the idea and reality of voting and democracy. Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 1 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Dream of Democracy Subjects: Youth, Public Affairs, Politics

Welcome Democrats sign, with Hubert Humphrey and troops

Chicago 68 DNC 4:34 Barrett Golding

Some said 100,000; some said a million. We didn't know how many protestors would arrive in New York for the Republican National Convention. We didn't know how the police would react when they got there. What we did know is what happened the last time tens of thousands of young people took to the streets and slept in the parks outside a major party's convention. Here are some of the voices from 1968 which shaped the events one late August night in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention. [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 28 2004 on APM Weekend America Subjects: Historical, Politics, Public Affairs

Lewis & Clark: USA by Canoe 2:52 Barrett Golding

On the Trail of Lewis&Clark:Another in the series on the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark’s journey, featuring audio postcards on the people met along the trail, like this Penobscot Indian sitting on a bench in Chamberlain, South Dakota, arranging his dozen or so maps.

Broadcast: Aug 21 2004 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Travel, Environment, Native

Dream of Democracy: Politics of Youth 7:30 Barrett Golding & Jonathan Menjivar

Seven Chicago-area college students consider the question of what politics means to them. Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". [transcript]

Broadcast: Jul 28 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Dream of Democracy Subjects: Politics, Youth, Public Affairs