The End of the Pleistocene (with Doug Peacock)

A conversation about the original Americans, the Clovis people.

Doug Peacock's new book, In the Shadow of the Sabertooth, can be found here. Round River Conservation Studies can be found here.

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This is a replica of a Clovis point made by Albert Pachak of Pueblo, Colorado. 

These are some of the Clovis tools found at the burial site.

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Some Summer Stories

These stories from the Home of the Brave archive have nothing in common, really, except they remind me of summer. I figured since it's the Fourth of July weekend it would be a good time to play them.  

Music: Bob Moss; Neil Young, Cowgirl in the Sand.

To purchase a copy of "Ruben and Ed" click here.

Alyce Carrier with Buster at Squam Lake, New Hampshire.

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Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders leaving an event in Indianola, Iowa, June 14, 2015.

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Bernie Sanders supporters at  the UAW union hall in Marshalltown, Iowa, June 13, 2015.

Sanders speaking in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13, 2015.

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An American Life

This story was produced by Erica Heilman and Larry Massett for Erica's podcast, Rumble Strip Vermont.

Vaughn Hood was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted into the Vietnam War. And in Vaughn’s war, most men didn’t survive their first three-month tour. Now Vaughn Hood runs a hair salon in St. Johnsbury with his wife, Bev. For a couple days, Erica sat and talked with him in the back of his salon... about war, about hard work, about survival, and hairdressing.

Music: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, Arvo Part;Tabula Rasa for two violins, strings, and prepared piano, Arvo Part;Speigel I'm Speigel, Arvo Part; Under the Weather Mix, Steve Reich; Clapping Music, Steve Reich.

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Stories from the Green River

This program started off as a series that aired on Weekend All Things Considered in the summer of 1991.  I later put the pieces together, with music written and performed by Pat King.

That Walking Across America Type Dog at the headwaters in the Wind Rivers, 2012

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Nepal Earthquake--Episode Five

Sujeev Shakya runs a management consulting and financial advisory firm called beed management. He's also the chairman of the Nepal Economic Forum, a think tank for exploring private sector perspectives on economic policy and research.  His latest book is Unleashing Nepal.

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Nepal Earthquake--Episode Four

A short visit to Sankhu, a village nearly obliterated by the earthquake.

Music at the end: Lori, from Folksongs and Sacred Music from Nepal.

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Crossing the destruction zone.

Maiti Nepal volunteers pulling down a wall.

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Nepal Earthquake-Episode Three

I first met Dr. Rai when Trent Harris and I made a promotional video for his new hospital in 2014. I wanted to talk with Dr. Rai after the earthquake because I knew he'd be at the center of the medical response. You can watch the video and make donations on the Nepal Cleft and Burn Center website. 

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Nepal Earthquake--Episode Two

The second day in Kathmandu, surveying some of the damage.

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Nepal Earthquake--Episode One

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The Rebel Yell

Covering the 2004 Republican Convention in New York City.

Music by the Icelandic group Mum (We Have a Map of the Piano, The Land Between Solar Systems, Slow Bicycle) and Kid Rock (All Summer Long).

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The Cover Up

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 Sonosopher Alex Caldiero bearing his testimony to the invisible.

Music: Fitnah by Filastine.   filistine.com

Najibullah in America

Najibullah becomes a student, and I become a professor, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Music: Erik Satie, Gymnopedie No. 3 and Gnosienne No. 1 and Gnosienne No. 2; Stravinsky, Symphony of Pslams; Radzetsky March; Gustave Faure, Pelleas et Melisande; Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil; Maquinal Tango, Darsensa Sur.

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Over There

A trip to Afghanistan in the fall of 2001.

Music: Erik Satie, Gymnopedie No. 3 and Gnosienne No. 1 and Gnosienne No. 2; Stravinsky, Symphony of Pslams; Radzetsky March; Gustave Faure, Pelleas et Melisande; Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil; Maquinal Tango, Darsensa Sur.

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Running After Antelope

A story about human evolution.

Music: Dire Straits, Why Worry and Water of Love; Talking Heads, Television Man

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The Neighborhood

This story was inspired by the photo-essay book Suburbia by Bill Owens, a classic text.

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