Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Historical

200 Years Later 59:00 Barrett Golding, Larry Massett & [Hearing Voices]

Biking & Mic-ing Today's Trail in this (((Hearing Voices))) Lewis & Clark Bicentennial (2003-2006) special. Hosted by Josef Verbanac of AIRmedia.org, featuring: "Great Pains & Accuracy Tour"- Barrett Golding and Josef Verbanac, a radio producer and an English professor, a Jew and a Souix, bicycle beside the Missouri River from St. Louis to Fort Mandan, North Dakota. And "On the Trail of Lewis & Clark"- Larry Massett and Barrett Golding pedal over the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, interviewing whoever they find on the path: wind surfers, church organists, forest service employees, and "we've been talking to as many loggers as we can, to try and find out if they don't see bicyclists, or they just hate us." More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: May 15 2004 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Historical, Historical Anniversaries, Travel, Specials

Marsked Marvel contest poster: Guess who he is?

Charley Patton, Bluesman 5:04 Barrett Golding

The Blues Man myth is a hard drinkin’, fightin’, lovin’ guitar player; traveling the country as a singer, a preacher, an outlaw, and a teacher. This legend comes close to the reality of one’s man’s life: Charley Patton, born around 1890 in the heart of the delta. (Interviews courtesy: Honky Tonks, Hymns, & the Blues , from NPR, Artemis Media Project, Pacific Vista Productions, and Murray Street, New York). [transcript]

Broadcast: Mar 18 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Blues, Music, Historical

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

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administers the oath of office

Prime Candidates 59:00 Barrett Golding, Larry Massett, Sarah Vowell & [Hearing Voices]

Presidential Portraits of Primaries Past in this (((Hearing Voices))) Primary Season / President's Day special. Hosted by Barrett Golding, featuring: "Claremont" by Larry Massett, Art Silverman and Betty Rogers- You might not recall the names of all the 1980 presidential prospects: like California Governor Jerry Brown, Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, Illinois Representative John Anderson, but the story is still familiar; a classic political tale told by David Puksta, a high-school student in the small mill town of Claremont, New Hampshire. "Political People" by Barrett Golding, with songs by Greg Keeler- When so many people couldn't care less about politics, why do some people care so much. "Democracy and Things Like That" by Sarah Vowell, produced by Alex Blumberg & Ira Glass of This American Life- During the 2000 primaries, the lesson Sarah learned, while sitting in a New Hampshire classroom, was to Pay Attention. "California Recall Sans Mots" by Larry Massett- From the 2003 gubernatorial candidates, the California Recall Project presents the first political debate stripped of all the unclear, misleading elements: that is, minus the words. More audio, info and links...

Broadcast: Feb 16 2004 on HV SpecialSeries: Hearing Voices- Specials Subjects: Public Affairs, Specials, Historical Anniversaries, Historical, Politics

Jim’s Grave 13:24 Barrett Golding

A portrait of the people who pilgrimage to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris to visit the grave of Jim Morrison, the "Doors" lead singer. Since 1997, Professor Mark Neumann has been traveling there to record interviews and make photographic portraits. The pilgrims arrive at Morrison’s tomb from many countries. Many leave letters, poems, and personal momentos. Their journey, and their values of freedom and rebellion become intertwined with the myth and media image of Morrison.

Broadcast: Feb 13 2004 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Cultural, International, Historical, Music

Jack Ruby’s Polygraph 2:56 Gregory Whitehead

On the anniversary of the assassination of an alleged assassin, we hear the transcript of the lie-detector test administered to Jack Ruby; excerpted from "The Loneliest Road," a radio play. (Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on Novemeber 24, 1963.) [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 24 2003 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Justice, Politics, Historical, Drama

Lewis & Clark’s Only Camp 4:58 Barrett Golding

The Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later: During their cross-coutry trek, the expedition made more than 600 campsites. None have been found... until now. Archeologist Ken Ken Karsmizski documents his dig at the Lower Portage site near Great Falls, Montana. [transcript]

Broadcast: Nov 14 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Travel, Science, Historical

Lewis & Clark: Nez Perce Bones- Horace Axtell 3:30 Barrett Golding

Nez Perce elder and spiritual leader Horace Axtell, from Lewiston, Idaho, talks about water, a way of life, weddings, re-burials and language. [transcript]

Broadcast: Sep 5 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Environment, Spoken Word, Historical, Native

Shanghai-ed In Portland 7:15 Dmae Roberts

A descent into the "Shanghai Tunnels" underneath Portland, Oregon, where "shanghai-ed" men were held before being forced to work on ships for no pay. Shangahai-ing started in 1850 and fizzled out by 1941, the start of World War II. "Now, the first thing the shanghai-ers would do when they grabbed you, was take your shoes, because they broke glass and spread it throughout the underground, so if you escaped, you couldn’t run too fast or too far." [transcript]

Broadcast: Aug 15 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Business, Travel, Historical

Lewis & Clark: Ken Karzmiski 3:34 Barrett Golding

Archaeologist Ken Karzmiski works at the Discovery Center, near the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in central Oregon. On one side is Interstate-84, on the other a railroad, and in between are the memories of lost languages and cultures. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jul 18 2003 on NPR Living on EarthSeries: Lewis & Clark Trail: 200 Years Later Subjects: Native, Historical, Environment, Spoken Word