Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Travel

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

Home From Africa 21:07 Jake Warga

Jenifir returns from Benin with all 13 Symptoms of Chronic Peace Corps Withdrawal. A tale of two selves, mixed with dirt, disease, music, and voodoo. (Details and photos at our collaborators: Transom.org.) Edited by Jay Allison.

Broadcast: Jan 1 2002 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Cultural, International, Women

Family Baggage, Lost & Found 20:08 Ben Adair

Sometimes things happen that cut you like a knife. Sometimes, it’s like a long kitchen knife driven straight into your gut. Sometimes the knife is like a surgeon’s scalpel. It opens you up and it hurts like hell, but it cuts out all the bad parts. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 1 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Family, Travel

Pains & Accuracy 5 10:50 Barrett Golding

War: No Home on the Range, Chief Joseph’s Race Track, Brothers Buddha and Brahma, and 2000 miles thru the Himalayas. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 1 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy TravelerSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Native, Historical, Travel, War

Manitou cave drawings from Clark’s journal

Pains & Accuracy 4 11:10 Barrett Golding

Rendezvous: Biking and mic-ing the Missouri River. Captain Lewis’ Aria, replicas upriver, surveyor-stalking cougars, black powder bursts, cave wall Manitous, and Edens lost.

Broadcast: Oct 6 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy TravelerSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Travel, Historical, Environment

Pains & Accuracy 3 8:30 Barrett Golding

Flood: Biking and mic-ing the modern Lewis and Clark Trail. Missouri floods, a frog symphony, a million worms, bowfishing a beanfield, and in little league: Lemke Trenching and Excavating plays Miller Funeral Homes [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 18 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy TravelerSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Environment, Travel, Historical

Underground Lunchroom 15:01 Sarah Vowell

You Can Have Your Cave and Eat It Too. A national controversy implicating Carlsbad Caverns, a cafeteria, and the United States Congress.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2001 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: Travel, Environment, Politics, Food

Sacramento Interstate 50 sign- 3073 miles to Ocean City MD

3k on US50 24:25 Scott Carrier

A cross-country mid-summer drive, in a failing un-air-conditioned truck, on Interstate 50: the loneliest Road in America.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2001 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: Travel

The Parking Lot 6:36 Carmen Delzell

Let off the bus at 5 a.m. with $5 at the 24-hour supermarket. "Sometimes the difference between a traveler and a homeless person is hard to define." An audio postcard from deep in the hearts and minds of Mexico.

Broadcast: Jul 1 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Hispanic

Pains & Accuracy 2a 2:23 Barrett Golding

First Contact: Phoning it in; rising rivers and chasing old ladies.

Broadcast: Jun 29 2001 on PRI/MPR Savvy TravelerSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Travel, Historical