scott carrier

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Recent Pieces from scott carrier

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The Big Ponder #44: Ball Bearings (28:24)
From: Goethe-Institut

Ball bearings — these mechanisms are all around us, inside our wheels and motors. Hidden away, we rarely see them, and most people don’t even know what they are. In this ...
Caption: Howard Dully receiving his "ice pick" lobotomy Dec. 16, 1960, Credit: Walter Freeman

HV023- This is Insanity (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Disturbed Mental States: "This is Insane," says William S Burroughs to the music of Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcracy. An anonymous reporter describes his "Electroshock." The ...
Caption: Bowden on the Mexican border, Credit:  Julián Cardona

The Thing Just Beyond Our Reach (Charles Bowden) (22:41)
From: Hearing Voices

A portrait of the non-fiction writer Charles Bowden (1945-2014), told by the people he’s written about and the editors he’s worked with. (Bowden dies August 30 2014).
Caption: Kids playing; photo: Scott Carrier

HV015- Father Figures (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Stories of paternal praise, pride, disappointment and love.
Caption: The Sledding Hill by Tabbymom, on Flickr

HV047- Snow and Ice (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Some cold-weather audio adventures: with gliding, sliding, and speed.
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HV006- Radio Dial (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Radio stories about radio, then stories about radio stories: Jake Warga paints sound-portraits of "Urbana FM" in Uruguay and "Radio Gondor" in Ethiopia. The ShortWaveMusic ...
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HV019- Life on the Mississippi (53:57)
From: Hearing Voices

A Tour of the River Towns: Hannibal, Missouri, birthplace of Mark Twain; a day on a tugboat; St. Louis showboats; and changing the course of mighty rivers. A downstream trip ...
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HV001- Street Map (54:00)
From: Hearing Voices

Scott Carrier walks around his Salt Lake City "The Neighborhood." Host Katie Davis of Neighborhood Stories contemplates decades of changes at the “Corner Store" on her DC ...