Piece Description

"Finding yourself": isn't that the thing that kids do with backpacks in Europe? Not always. In this hour, we send a few brave radio producers out into nature on a mission of discovery. James Spring goes to Mexico in search of old-growth trees - and his youthful idealism. Jon Miller travels a trail he built in his twenties, and ponders what it means to leave his mark. And Sherre Delys discovers how hard it is to leave herself behind when she follows an aboriginal friend into the Australian outback. Also: when barrio boy Luis Urrea travels to his father's home state in Mexico, his world becomes - literally - clear to him. Pieces by Sherre Delys, Barrett Golding, James Spring, Luis Urrea, and Jon Miller. 1. What does a journalist do when she can't ask questions? Yingiya Guyulu takes Sherre Delys to his homeland and teaches her a thing or two about the proper time and place for a story. 2. Biking the western back roads past rivers, reservations, and road kill, Barrett Golding finds the time to see how it all connects. 3. Take a motorcycle trip into a hidden corner of the Mexican economy - the Sierra Madre, where the forests are coming down and the marijuana is cropping up. 4. For fourteen years, Luis Urrea was a clumsy barrio boy. Then, while on a trip to Mexico's Sinaloa State, he got his first pair of glasses - and discovered a new kind of grace. 5. As a young trail builder, Jon Miller decided to "take only pictures, leave only footprints". Twenty years later, he returns to discover what a big footprint he's left. 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 from any hour. :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