The Oracle
My friend Alex and I try to visit the Utah Data Center, 20 miles south of my house in Salt Lake City.DONATE BY TEXT 801-876-1913Check 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.
1 Sep 20170s
The Continental Divide, Part Two
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. Donate
7 Jul 20170s
The Continental Divide
The top of the highway through Rocky Mountain National Park. The day before it snowed three inches. Donate
16 Jun 20170s
The Green River
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. Donate
26 Mai 20170s
Trump's Wall: Your Neighbor
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. Donate
10 Mai 20170s
Trump's Wall, Part Two
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. Donate 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. In the village of Boquillas del Carmen Boquillas del Carmen Photo by Simone Rubi, south of Marfa, Texas.
21 Apr 20170s
Trump's Wall, Part One
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 Donate The Rio Grande near Lajitas, Texas.
6 Apr 20170s
My First Radio Story
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 Donate Soapbox preacher, I-10 near El Paso, Texas, 1983
15 Mar 20170s
