Piece Description

In this hour we hear stories of people living out dreams of paradise... and sometimes waking up to a nightmare. Sam Hurst and Dean Olsher discover the pain of loving land that gives you nothing but trouble. Natalie Edwards faces a personal chamber of horrors at Brooklyn's Prospect Park. And a few sleepless Hawaiians plot the extinction of a noisy nocturnal nuisance: the Coqui Frog. Pieces by Long Haul Productions (Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister), Dean Olsher, Natalie Edwards, Bill McKibben and Carmen Delzell. 1. Worldwide frog populations are dropping at an alarming rate - but not fast enough, say some sleepless Hawaiians. 2. Up in the Berkshires, there is an old house on a little plot of wetlands. Dean Olsher took one look at it and knew it was home. Unfortunately, so did the beavers. 3. Natalie Edwards likes cement. And she hates grass, bugs, dirt, and trees. Listen in as Natalie attempts her own self-described "intervention" in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. 4. Walking home after a storm, through the "hemlock woods on the edge of Otter Creek", writer Bill McKibben finds paradise in his own landscape, close to home. 5. Sam Hurst wanted to bring the Buffalo back to the Great Plains. But, as it turned out, the Great Plains didn't welcome Sam Hurst. 6. Carmen Delzell, a U.S. expatriate based in rural Mexico, reflects on what sent her "back to the land" and what keeps her there. Original Music for the series was composed and performed by Bill Frisell NB: ALL PROMOS INTERCHANGEABLE ( even those with titles) you can pick and choose. :15 promos need "...Join host Jay Allison for Stories from the heart of the Land" tag. Funding: Supported by The Nature Conservancy and Visa. Media Contact: Deborah Blakeley - blakeley@pclink.com 612-377-1207