My First Radio Story
This is how I started producing stories for public radio in 1983. I was extremely lucky. Some people say I still am.
Music during the introduction: Slow Bicycle by Mum
It's All Over Now
Who is this guy? Who is he really? We think of him as a villain, but perhaps he's more the tragic hero, doomed to lose everything he cares about.
The link to Bonnie Raitt on the David Letterman show
What's Happening at Standing Rock: An Interview with Jenni Monet
On February 8th, the Army Corps of Engineers approved the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under the Missouri River. This is an interview with Jenni Monet, an independent journalist who's been embedded at Standing Rock since the first week of December. She was arrested February 1st along with 75 protestors/water protectors. Her many news reports and the account of her arrest are at jennimonet.com.
i thought i'd throw out this idea and see if it has legs
I started to work on a new story, then decided to change tactics.
Music: Soundtrack from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid by Bob Dylan
Listening to the Winners
Donald Trump is a manifestation of our collective fear and anger. We created him. This show is a collection of interviews with people who supported Trump leading up to the election. They are not easy to listen to, but I think we should try in order to better understand what happened, and what is happening now.
Music: What's Opera Doc? from "Bugs Bunny on Broadway".
The Test
This story originally aired on This American Life in 1996, but there's a new rant at the end.
Music: White Rabbit by Grace Slick, performed by Mayssa Karaa for the American Hustle soundtrack.
Standing Rock, Part Three
Thousands of veterans join the Water Protectors, and the Army Corps of Engineers denies the permit for the pipeline to go under the Missouri River.
Music: One Monkey by Gillian Welch
Standing Rock, Part Two
What it's like at some of the more peaceful anti-pipeline protests or "actions" in North Dakota.
Music by Max Richter from the HBO series The Leftovers.
Standing Rock, Part One
The battle at the bridge, November 20, 2016.
Music by Mum.
Some of Kevin Gilbertt's live-streamed video. You can see more on his Facebook page, Kevin Gilbertt.
The Greater Yellowstone Grizzly, Part Three
The Greater Yellowstone Grizzly, Part Two
In this episode, the scientific arguments surrounding the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear.
Books about Grizzly Bears by Todd Wilkinson and Doug Peacock.
Music: Slow Bicycle, Mum; Faure's Requiem, first movement.
The Greater Yellowstone Grizzly
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning to take the Yellowstone grizzly bear off the list of endangered species, perhaps before the end of this year. This is the beginning of a series about the issues surrounding the management of the bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The Road
The End of Hope: Outside the DNC
What if you threw a protest against the oligarchy and not many people showed up?
Music by Laurie Anderson: "From the Air," Big Science.