Episodes
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Postcard From Southern Lebanon
Scene of destruction in downtown Tyre, southern Lebanon, April 29, 2026. Postcard From Southern Lebanon Scott Carrier This is an interview with two people I met in Tyre, southern Lebanon, when I was there for a short time at the end of April. Like most people in southern Lebanon, these two are…
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From Lebanon: Courtney Bonneau
An interview with Courtney Bonneau about reporting from the front lines of the war in Southern Lebanon, and the death of her friend Amal Khalil.
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Ten Days In Odesa
I didn’t know anyone when I got here, but Odesa is famous for its writers and artists, my kind of people. So I searched the web, looking for stories, written in English, by Odesa authors. Then I wrote to them, asking if they would be up for an interview.
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Imagine
Charles Bowden reading an excerpt from "Blood Orchid"
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Neighbors and Friends
Neighbors and Friends Scott Carrier Download This story is four interviews, with neighbors and friends, about the current political situation in the United States. I was feeling fairly frazzled and wanted to talk to other people about how they felt, so I started close to home. The photo above is…
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Walking and Talking
My thoughts on our current situation.
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Border Trilogy
Reports from the Sonoran Desert, sixty miles south of Tucson, in March of 2005.
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Over There
A trip to Afghanistan in November of 2001.
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A Trip To Cambodia
My first overseas story.
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Swim Lesson
Swim lessons at the Sandwich Aquatic Center in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
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Finding Amnesia
An attempt to forget who I am.
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Working For The Friendly Man
a short stint in commercial radio
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The Test
My first story for This American Life.
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The Dry Wall
A story about trying to make a home during hard times.
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The Death of Ruth Tuck
A radio play about how we, as a culture, deal with death and dying.
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The Green River
A canoe trip down the Green River, from the top in Wyoming to the confluence with the Colorado River in southern Utah.
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The Avalanche
A tragic day in the Wasatch Mountains.
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The West Desert
A cultural history of the Great Salt Lake Desert.
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The Neighborhood
An audio essay of my neighborhood.
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Running After Antelope
Testing my brother's theory of human evolution by trying to run down a pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.
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Getting Up Off the Floor
About being afraid to criticize Israel.
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Nasser Hospital
Dr. Nizam Mamode describes his experiences while volunteering at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza last August and September.
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Belief Over Reason
My take on what happened in the election.
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Fascism In America
A short essay on what I know about fascism.
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Beirut Epilogue
I wrote this after I got back home Wednesday night, but it took a few days to get it posted. Thanks very much for your support.
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Beirut Part Six
An Interview with Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.
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Beirut Part Five
Four more interviews with people on the street in Beirut.
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Beirut Part Four
An interview with Yehya Youness, owner of Electrip, an electric scooter company in Beirut.
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Beirut Part Three
I lifted this image from a L’Orient Today story. beirut_3 Download I made a mistake about the date. I meant Friday, October 11th. This is a short piece recorded in my hotel room following last night’s bombing in Central Beirut. Donate
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Beirut Part Two
Beirut Part Two Scott Carrier Download Donate
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Beirut Part One
A family camping out along the beach in Beirut to avoid being bombed in their home. Beirut Part One Scott Carrier Download Donate
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End of Season Two
I'm going to take a break for awhile, at least until the pandemic is over. Thanks very much for your support and letters. I will be back with more stories soon.
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A Photographer's Account of the Insurrection
Alan Chin describes what it was like at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
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How Much Time Has Gone By: Part Two
Part Two of a trip across the country two months before the 2020 election.
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How Much Time Has Gone By: Part One
Interviews from a road trip across the country.
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Culture War: War Zone
The seventh and final report from a long trip across the country before the 2020 Presidential Election.
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Culture War: Home of the Blues
The sixth report from a long trip across the country.
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Culture War: St. Louis
The fifth report from a long trip across the country.
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Culture War: Creeped Out
The fourth report from a long trip across the country.
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Culture War: Standing Rock
Third report from a long road trip across the country.
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Culture War: Trump Country
Second report from a long trip across the country.
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Culture War: Introduction
A new series of reports from a long trip across the country.
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The Round River
I went fishing in some beautiful mountains I first visited in 1968 when I was a Boy Scout. When I was older, we took our kids there so they could see it as well. It’s still very beautiful, but things have changed due to global warming.
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Time To Get My News From A River
My thinking is off, my approach is wrong...time to go fishing.
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Coming To Ground
Coming To Ground Scott Carrier Download I recorded these interviews with my family two weeks ago, before George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Now they seem unimportant, like from another era. Except that in my family it’s the younger folk who have been mostly fucked by the virus...
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Coming to Ground: Introduction
Coming To Ground: Introduction Scott Carrier Download Following the news is like watching a competition for the worst case scenario and I’ve grown weary of all the blaming and shaming. Now we can’t trust anyone, not even ourselves. But at some point we’re going to have to come together in order…
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The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood Scott Carrier Download It seems more of us are paying attention to our neighborhoods lately, so perhaps this is a good time to replay this story, produced in 1988. I still live in the same neighborhood, but it feels different now. It’s like there was a tall tree in my front yard...
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Echo People by Trent Harris
Echo People by Trent Harris Scott Carrier Download My friend Trent Harris has a problem caused by the coronavirus. It’s not a big problem compared to a lot of other things that have come up recently, like the possible collapse of the economy and thousands of people dying. Trent’s problem is more...
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Our Show by Erica Heilman
Shana from Achterarder, Scotland. Our Show by Erica Heilman Scott Carrier Download My friend Erica Heilman has a podcast called Rumblestrip. She drives around Vermont and talks to people about their lives. Last week she was sitting at home, like everybody, trying to figure out what to do, and she...
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The Dry Wall
The Dry Wall Scott Carrier Download This story was originally broadcast on All Things Considered in 1993. The ground was shifting under my feet back then and I had to figure out what to do. Now it’s shifting again, this time everybody’s in it together. There are things we can do, stories to tell,...