Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Environment

Lewis & Clark: TR National Park 2:44 Barrett Golding

The Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later: Eighty years after Lewis&Clark a young Harvard graduate came west. To the Little Missouri river in the badlands near Medora, North Dakota: He wanted to be a cowboy. He never became a successful cattle rancher, but he learned a conservation ethic that helped him succeed as the 26th President. Bruce Kaye is Chief Naturalist at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. [transcript]

Broadcast: Feb 16 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Historical, Environment

Traveling Middle Earth 10:23 Dmae Roberts

Maori meets Mordor, as the premiere of "Lord of the Rings" put New Zealand in the spotlight. A series of audio snapshots of the country and culture. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 16 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Music, Environment, International

Idaho’s Howling Mouse 4:04 Jeff Rice

Treking thruought the Idaho plains to prove the myth and reality of a howling mouse, accompanied by the recordings of zoologist Robert Sikes. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 19 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment

The Art of Cooking and Eating Eels 2:01 Viki Merrick

A Sonic ID from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison): The art of cooking and eating eels with Milton Jeffers. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 6 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Environment, Food

Pamyua’s Song of the Wild 3:57 Gregg McVicar

From Earthsongs: Alaskan singing and traditional dance group Pamyua (pronounced BOMB-yo-uh) is up for three trophies at the Native American Music Awards later this month. They blend Afro, Yupic and Inupiaq Eskimo influences into an Arctic soul stew, spiced with their mimicry of wild animal sounds they hear at home. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 5 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Earthsongs Subjects: Native, Music, Environment

Listening to Ants 1:33 Jeff Rice

The surprising sounds of ants (heard through teeth), as recorded by entomologist Hayward Spangler. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 16 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment

Cutting Squid, Praising White Paint 2:41 Viki Merrick & Chelsea Merz

Two Sonic IDs from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison). First, the physical hazards of preparing certain seafood: Dave Masch of Cataumet recounts a painful lesson learned cooking squid. Then, "Soap Bubbles" by Chelsea Merz: Larry Kennedy, a hardware salesman from Falmouth Mass, reads the names of the varying shades of white paint. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 3 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Food, Environment, Art

The Mouse That Roars (long) 8:10 Jeff Rice

There are stories, some even claim sightings, of the source of a sound so rare that recordings of it in the wild are near impossible. We consult with zoologist Robert Sikes and hike into the desert southwest on a quest for the howling mouse. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 3 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment

Gnat Dance 2:29 Jeff Rice

Entomologist Ian Robertson makes male gnats "dance" by mimicking the mating sounds of female gnats. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 25 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Western Soundscape Subjects: Science, Environment

Seattle Weather 1:50 Jake Warga

Two Seattle residents, sitting on a park bench, discuss the effects of weather on their Northwestern town. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 16 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Environment