The Wordshaker
Home of the Brave3 Tammi 2020

The Wordshaker

His real name is Alissandru Francesco Caldiero, born into the old world on the island of Sicily, he came to the U.S. on a boat when he was nine years old, sailing past the Statue of Liberty. When I first met him, nearly 30 years later, he was screaming a Dada poem at a sandstone wall in southern Utah—repeating the same line, “This is not it,” over and over, faster and faster in a near epileptic seizure. In that moment our lives became intertwined.I think of this story as a song, a lament for not fitting in and feeling like you can’t make sense of the world around you, which is how I’ve been feeling lately. The story was originally broadcast on NPR’s Day to Day in 2003, right around the time we went to war in Iraq.To learn more about Alex Caldiero, check out this excellent documentary, The Sonosopher. Photos by Ashley Thalman. Donate

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Listening to the Winners

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".  Donate Donate

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The Test

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. Donate Photo by Carlo Nasisse

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Standing Rock, Part Three

Standing Rock, Part Three

The Army Corps of Engineers denies the permit

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Standing Rock, Part Two

Standing Rock, Part Two

The Missouri River at Lake Oahe, one mile downstream from the proposed crossing of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 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. Donate Blocking State Highway 6, west of Mandan, North Dakota. November 15, 2016. Demonstration at the State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota, November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016, at the State Capitol building in Bismarck, North Dakota. A peaceful demonstration, five miles west of Mandan, North Dakota, blocking a county road leading to a camp for people working on the pipeline. November 12, 2016. Loud speaker at the November 15 action blocking the county road to the man camp west of Mandan, North Dakota. November 15, 2016. At the railroad tracks running parallel to State Highway 6, November 15, 2016. Leaving the scene, State Highway 6, November 15, 2016.

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