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The Bicycle Artist

November 22, 2017 scott carrier
One of Grant Petersen's personal bicycles.

One of Grant Petersen's personal bicycles.

An interview with Grant Petersen of Rivendell Bicycles Works in Walnut Creek, California.

Music: Slow Bicycle by Mum

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One of Grant's Bridgestone bikes

One of Grant's Bridgestone bikes

War of the Worlds

October 30, 2017 scott carrier
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This is a Halloween special for people who have not heard the original 1938 CBS broadcast. 

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Basin and Range

October 22, 2017 scott carrier
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We Thought It Was a Movie

October 8, 2017 scott carrier
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NFL Sunday

September 29, 2017 scott carrier
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A short commentary on the protests.

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The Oracle

September 1, 2017 scott carrier
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My friend Alex and I try to visit the Utah Data Center, 20 miles south of my house in Salt Lake City.

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Check out The Sonosopher, a documentary about Alex Caldiero.

James Bamford's article on the Utah Data Center in Wired Magazine.

Music from the film The Day the Earth Stood Still.

The Continental Divide, Part Two

July 7, 2017 scott carrier

I try it again, this time with some respect.

The short clip of music in the middle of the story is by the Icelandic group MUM.

The music at the end is a North Vietnamese boys' choir, a recording given to me by Alex Chadwick.

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The Continental Divide

June 16, 2017 scott carrier
The top of the highway through Rocky Mountain National Park.

The top of the highway through Rocky Mountain National Park.

The day before it snowed three inches.

The day before it snowed three inches.

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The Green River

May 26, 2017 scott carrier
Paul Brennan, Creighton King, and myself at the Green River Lakes in the summer of 1991.

Paul Brennan, Creighton King, and myself at the Green River Lakes in the summer of 1991.

I thought, considering the recent mind-fuck of news, it would be good to play a relaxing story. This is a re-run from a couple summers ago, although I originally produced it in 1991 for Weekend All Things Considered.

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Trump's Wall: Your Neighbor

May 10, 2017 scott carrier
An undocumented farm worker in New England, USA. Photo by Erica Heilman.

An undocumented farm worker in New England, USA. Photo by Erica Heilman.

Donald Trump promised to build a wall along the border with Mexico but at this point there is little support in Congress to actually fund the construction. And there's been a sharp decline in illegal immigration since Trump took office, even without an actual wall. 

Perhaps the reason for the decline is the fear generated by Trump's deportation policy. So this story is an interview with an undocumented farm worker. He talks about why he left home and what it's like working 16 hours a day, and how he's afraid to leave the farm for fear of being deported.

And there's about 12 million other people here who feel the same way.

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Trump's Wall, Part Two

April 21, 2017 scott carrier
The opening of Santa Elena's Canyon, Big Bend National Park. The left side of the canyon is in Mexico, the right side is in the United States.

The opening of Santa Elena's Canyon, Big Bend National Park. The left side of the canyon is in Mexico, the right side is in the United States.

Interviews with people on both sides of the border in and around Big Bend National Park, Texas.

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Tourists crossing the Rio Grande at Boquillas del Carmen.

Tourists crossing the Rio Grande at Boquillas del Carmen.

Float trips on the Rio Grande are very popular. You're not supposed to get out of your boat on the Mexico side, but there's no one down there to stop you.

Float trips on the Rio Grande are very popular. You're not supposed to get out of your boat on the Mexico side, but there's no one down there to stop you.

In the village of Boquillas del Carmen

In the village of Boquillas del Carmen

Boquillas del Carmen

Boquillas del Carmen

Photo by Simone Rubi, south of Marfa, Texas.

Photo by Simone Rubi, south of Marfa, Texas.

Trump's Wall, Part One

April 6, 2017 scott carrier
The Rio Grande in Bend Bend Ranch State Park, Texas, just west of Big Bend National Park.

The Rio Grande in Bend Bend Ranch State Park, Texas, just west of Big Bend National Park.

The first part of a series about the proposed wall along the border. A visit to Big Bend National Park.

Music: Down By the River by Neil Young

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The Rio Grande near Lajitas, Texas.

The Rio Grande near Lajitas, Texas.

My First Radio Story

March 15, 2017 scott carrier
I-10, Texas, 1983

I-10, Texas, 1983

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

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Soapbox preacher, I-10 near El Paso, Texas, 1983 

Soapbox preacher, I-10 near El Paso, Texas, 1983

 

It's All Over Now

February 23, 2017 scott carrier
photo by CNBC

photo by CNBC

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

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What's Happening at Standing Rock: An Interview with Jenni Monet

February 15, 2017 scott carrier
Photo from jennimonet.com. (Her name is misspelled in the photo.)

Photo from jennimonet.com. (Her name is misspelled in the photo.)

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.

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i thought i'd throw out this idea and see if it has legs

February 7, 2017 scott carrier
drawing by Creighton King

drawing by Creighton King

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

 

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