tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60676627099417800732011-07-07T17:28:51.433-07:00netta producesjeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-86213454517622484062009-03-31T04:51:00.000-07:002009-04-09T04:56:58.403-07:00The Miracle ModelWhen I went to get my hair cut a few months ago here in NYC, a very nice young lady gave me a complimentary spa treatment after the haircut was finished. I got to talking to her about her life, and I stumbled upon this incredible story of hers. I passed the lead on to another producer, and here it is, on the air!<br /><span><br /><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e29058aab445b8637973924fe6e6038f" alt="monica meadows.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Monica Meadows</p><p>For a brief time, Monica Meadows was quite famous. She'd been working as an actress and model in New York City when she was the victim of a random act of violence in the subway. The press dubbed her the "Miracle Model." As she tells Dick, the months of recovery in her apartment changed her life, and her encounter with paparazzi made her lose interest in fame.<br /></p><ul><li><span></span></li><span><li>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.holistichealthfusion.com/" target="_self">Monica’s company</a></span></li></span><h4><span><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></span></h4><span><br /><br /> </span><div class="archive-audio-player"><span> </span><h4><span>Listen Now!</span></h4><span> </span><div id="swfplayer_9820f0804a794f7878d531d09ef68c8f"><span><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_742_An_Inheritance_Of_Loss2.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></span></div><span> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_742_An_Inheritance_Of_Loss2.mp3&div=swfplayer_9820f0804a794f7878d531d09ef68c8f"></script> </span><p><span><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_742_An_Inheritance_Of_Loss2.mp3">Download</a></span></p><span> </span></div><span></span><span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.holistichealthfusion.com/" target="_self"></a></span></ul></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8621345451762248406?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-59702969262072810682009-01-02T09:44:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:47:29.883-08:00beat checker / j-wave / 81.3 FM / WAKE UP TOKYOI didn't produce this piece, but I was interviewed for a Japanese radio station about life in NYC around the holidays.<br /><br />Click here to <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/t5v291">listen</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5970296926207281068?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-90898839588401605662008-12-04T09:38:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:40:11.673-08:00pleased productionsI'm proud to announce the launch of Pleased Productions. I am now consulting for public radio!<br /><br />I am currently working with WNYC Radio as their Marketing Coordinator. <br /><br />I will continue to update this blog with all of the pieces that I produce, and I am still producing for public radio. Please visit my new website for <a href="http://pleasedproductions.blogspot.com">Pleased Productions</a>, and let me know if you need a freelance producer or any consulting work.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-9089883958840160566?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-78912230740301744262008-11-06T17:45:00.000-08:002008-11-15T17:46:39.006-08:00Rabbi Maestro<h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Moshe Cotel loved music so much that he wrote his first symphony at the age of 13. He ultimately left home and became a composer. One day an unlikely meeting set him on a new path and he became a rabbi. Moshe thought he had left music for good, but recently he has found a way to weave together his two passions. </span><br /></h4><ul><li><span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.moshecotel.com/" target="_self">Find out more </a></span>about Rabbi Cotel</li></ul>Special Note: Rabbi Cotel passed away after this interview was recorded.<br /><br /><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_33c9773802d388c02afb0692416dc807"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_639_First_Black_General.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_639_First_Black_General.mp3&div=swfplayer_33c9773802d388c02afb0692416dc807"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_639_First_Black_General.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7891223074030174426?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-3286869186354330462008-10-30T17:40:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:42:18.136-08:00Faith Versus Duty<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/efc0455c5a8cf7b2c60f3268d87df34a" alt="Andrew-Callahan1-CROP.jpg" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Andrew Callahan</span></span></h4><p>Gay marriage is one issue both presidential candidates have been treading lightly around. But in California, voters will decide whether to accept Proposition 8 and ban gay marriage, or keep gay marriage legal. The amount of money both sides have spent on the issue has now reached record-breaking levels.<br /></p><p>The driving force behind Proposition 8 is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Andrew Callahan was for decades a devout Mormon, and eventually became a High Priest. But he’s recently broken ranks with the church over its stand on gay marriage. Andrew is not gay, but he explains to Dick Gordon his personal connection to the issue - and why he feels it may be worth getting excommunicated over.</p><ul><li><b> </b>Read <span class="link-external"><a href="http://signingforsomething.org/blog/" target="_self">Andrew Callahan’s blog</a></span></li><li>Read both perspectives on Proposition 8 <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.protectmarriage.com/" target="_self">here</a></span> and <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.noonprop8.com/" target="_self">here</a></span></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_63fa14e219680343c9675fe9cdf86c51"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_635_Faith_Vs_Duty.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_635_Faith_Vs_Duty.mp3&div=swfplayer_63fa14e219680343c9675fe9cdf86c51"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_635_Faith_Vs_Duty.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-328686918635433046?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-49903001268431796962008-10-29T17:39:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:40:23.765-08:00Tough Job - Child Welfare Specialist<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/505cffaa20e4795fd367af0936627a09" alt="Aaron Willis" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aaron Willis</span></span></h4><p>Aaron Willis wrote us the following note: "I am a Child Welfare Specialist in rural Oklahoma conducting investigations of child abuse and neglect. Every time I tell someone what I do the standard response is 'I could never do that job!' I'm thinking this career would be a great one to feature in your Tough Jobs segment; it's incredibly "tough" but also has the potential for great reward. The work invariably changes one's world view!" Aaron tells Dick how his own world view has changed.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_c55853a15a9ee1d254dbe438a3152e3a"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_Lessons_From_An_African_Entrepreneur.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_Lessons_From_An_African_Entrepreneur.mp3&div=swfplayer_c55853a15a9ee1d254dbe438a3152e3a"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_Lessons_From_An_African_Entrepreneur.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4990300126843179696?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-89885189731898035522008-10-28T17:38:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:39:19.925-08:00Your Story - Seeing the Queen<span class="link-external"></span><h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/2d04ffb4ca339f42c5997c4398190c93" alt="Gower-Street-SMALL-CROP.jpg" height="117" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Harry Atwood at the spot he saw the Queen - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="What the Queen Saw" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d57d5616551fd28d7c3c4ee09c6e6c97" target="_self">More >></a></span></h4><p>Harry Atwood was recovering from a disfiguring soccer accident when his wife told him Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother were right next door at a little theatre. Against his better judgment, Harry climbed the stairwell to street level to get a better view. To Harry's horror, the royals caught a glimpse of Harry's face and were visibly repelled. Harry talks with Dick about how he'll never forget the Queen's expression at that instant. </p><ul><li><a title="What the Queen Saw" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d57d5616551fd28d7c3c4ee09c6e6c97" target="_self">See </a>what Harry's face looked like</li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_1d78d935862856a734e4b6a2e19d91db"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_James.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_James.mp3&div=swfplayer_1d78d935862856a734e4b6a2e19d91db"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_634_James.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8988518973189803552?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-88654177674437456042008-10-07T17:32:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:48:24.680-08:00The Right to Vote<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/45071ef18dc389e96651f349060dbb18" alt="Heather Sticka" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Heather Sticka</span></span></h4> <p>Heather Sticka voted for the first time in the 1996 presidential election. Then she fell in with the wrong crowd and ended up taking part in a bank robbery. After her conviction, she lost the right to vote.<br /></p> <p>Heather hasn't cast a ballot in twelve years. But her home state of Nebraska now allows felons who have completed their sentences to vote. As she tells Dick, her dream of finally feeling that she's a citizen again is about to come true.<br /></p> <span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_ea52eaabcf9fcbf12972f85b6d053b68"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3&div=swfplayer_ea52eaabcf9fcbf12972f85b6d053b68"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8865417767443745604?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-581073349287392022008-10-07T17:29:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:32:06.875-08:00Home in a Vacant Lot<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1b3f949df484fc37ab9d81160985f69f" alt="Adrian Moreno" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Adrian Moreno</span></span></h4><p>Even before the economy started to slide, Adrian Moreno was engaged in an experiment to get by on much less. He moved his family to a vacant lot on the far outskirts of San Diego within earshot of the Mexican border.</p><p>At first, they lived in a tepee. When that didn't work out, Adrian built a house on the property for about $10,000.</p><p>Adrian talks with Dick Gordon about how he - an archaeologist - taught himself construction and the art of living lightly.<br /></p><ul><li>See <a title="House on a Vacant Lot" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/870ee0761b3216ef48d9f82276c99334" target="_self">photos</a> of the house, barn, and chicken coop</li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_ea52eaabcf9fcbf12972f85b6d053b68"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3&div=swfplayer_ea52eaabcf9fcbf12972f85b6d053b68"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_618_Home_In_A_Vacant__Lot.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-58107334928739202?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-15913292762067032462008-10-06T17:28:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:29:29.174-08:00Medicine at Any Cost<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/59a13bce14dbb0f802edc83c52e22f0d" alt="Julie De Lara" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Julie De Lara - <a title="De Lara Boys" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/48866e613cc4754811ba7d54b59d0544" target="_self">larger >></a></span><br /></h4> <p>Julie De Lara's son had suffered terrible seizures since he was a baby. When she finally found some medicine that could help him, she was ready to go get it immediately. It was at the home of a nurse. </p> <p>When Julie arrived, it appeared that no one was home. So she opened the door a crack and three German Shepherds lunged at her, baring their fangs. Julie tells Dick about what she did to get the medicine for her son.</p> <ul><li>See a recent <a title="Michael De Lara" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/742b03dafb73fe6382b2283ba770cd20" target="_self">photo</a> of Julie's son, Michael.</li><li>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.idea-league.org/dravet.html" target="_self">Dravet Syndrome</a></span></li><li>Read a piece called <a title="Courage" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/26e7cba2ae9a5fdd2041f5e1b7b888a8" target="_self">"Courage"</a> by Julie</li></ul> <span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_997868e195aa8d4a41e77665c99b5db2"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_619_mortgage_broker.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_619_mortgage_broker.mp3&div=swfplayer_997868e195aa8d4a41e77665c99b5db2"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_619_mortgage_broker.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1591329276206703246?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-90220677549773589302008-10-06T17:26:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:28:14.424-08:00The Perfect Industry<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/a8769107526bb33fc66e65f56f285972" alt="Amy Crooks" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amy Crooks</span></span></h4><p>Amy Crooks thought she had a great job in the perfect industry. She was a mortgage broker. But the crisis in the mortgage industry has caused havoc throughout the economy, and many mortgage brokers like Amy have now lost their jobs.</p><p>Amy was well compensated, but since being laid off from her job, she has found that being a former mortgage broker is not doing her any favors. 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They say they're prepared to fight to the death. Max Hardberger has direct experience of high seas piracy. His job is to take back ships that have been pirated, many of them worth millions of dollars, and return them to their rightful owners. </p><p>Max has worked all over the Caribbean and Latin America - sometimes employing voodoo priests to help him, and at other times using blow torches by moonlight to cut anchor chains. 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He lived in refugee camps in Saudi Arabia before making his way to the US. Haider went back to Iraq in 2006 and was appalled by what he saw: hospitals with no supplies, patients reusing needles, people dying needlessly.<br /></p><p>Haider tells Dick Gordon how he and an American friend, Kathy Murphy, created an organization called Iraqi Health Now, which helps provide medical supplies to Iraqi hospitals.</p><ul><li>Read articles about Iraqi Health Now <a title="Iraqi Health Now - article1" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/530ec2f46009fc684db2780f0ae263c0" target="_self">here</a> and <a title="Iraqi Health Now - article2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/2cfce3e4315c8e7781859dba383e8714" target="_self">here</a><br /></li><li>See <a title="Iraqi Health Now" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/90d55cf2d9bc55fa3b078c2e2312b495" target="_self">photos</a> from the hospitals in Iraq</li><li>Check out the Iraqi Health Now <span class="link-external"><a href="http://iraqihealthnow.org/index.html" target="_self">website</a></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Music heard in this story: "Leila au pays du carrousel, var" performed by Anouar Brahem for the album "Le pas du chat noir"</i><br /></div><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_60581ec110a006b3161507cecd4d8625"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_613_Iraqi_Heath_Now.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_613_Iraqi_Heath_Now.mp3&div=swfplayer_60581ec110a006b3161507cecd4d8625"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_613_Iraqi_Heath_Now.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6540004775313965705?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-7179685535750318472008-09-26T17:16:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:19:32.090-08:00You're Not Nixon!<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e27ba544a2166febce3811b9f91820fe" alt="George Akers" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">George Akers - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="George Akers Nixon" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/af1646f592d1e06b948703021f986a4a" target="_self">larger >></a></span><br /></h4><p>At a time when many people are sorting out which candidate they identify with, George Akers remembers being regularly identified <i>as</i> a candidate by other people: he bears an uncanny resemblance to Richard Nixon. The resemblance was usually the stuff of harmless jokes. But in 1970, George was on a picnic with his university students in a park near Camp David. On a whim, the group drove to the gate at Camp David, and to their astonishment were let in. George tells Dick about his encounter there with Marines, Secret Service men, and black helicopters.</p><ul><li>See a <a title="George Akers Nixon" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/af1646f592d1e06b948703021f986a4a" target="_self">photo</a> of George in front of a poster of Nixon<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_b648ae1efbe35b9f2427bcdcb6bec7eb"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_612_The_Meaning_of_Profit.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_612_The_Meaning_of_Profit.mp3&div=swfplayer_b648ae1efbe35b9f2427bcdcb6bec7eb"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_612_The_Meaning_of_Profit.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-717968553575031847?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-3408560023585384132008-09-24T17:15:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:16:41.621-08:00Meeting Charisma<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f4fffdf499ad192f258c54e3282c6b08" alt="Carolyn Maki" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Carolyn Maki</span></span></h4><p>Carolyn Maki has been following our series on the personal side of politics - those moments when you realize that politics can (or can't) make a difference. 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Carolyn talks to Dick about meeting Hubert Humphrey.</p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_b209e2c896fe75bcaf9d6a238a119591"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_610_Home_In_Angola.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_610_Home_In_Angola.mp3&div=swfplayer_b209e2c896fe75bcaf9d6a238a119591"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_610_Home_In_Angola.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-340856002358538413?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-6994376554898806512008-09-23T17:14:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:15:27.091-08:00Teach a Man to Fish<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5748bb5d9fdcfc3f4613c63f36d9c34d" alt="Dean Williams" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dean Williams</span></span></h4><p>Dean Williams served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala over 20 years ago, introducing fish farming to villagers in a small mountain village. Dean left the country thinking that the project had failed. 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He now teaches bodyguards, Navy SEALS, and contractors headed to war zones how to protect themselves through driving techniques. He talks with Dick about how hard it is teaching people who sometimes think they already know it all.</p><ul><li>See <a title="Tough Job - How to Drive Defensively" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ea59d27e57df05d7ddb6ae93f49d84e6" target="_self">photos</a> of Anthony teaching class and in the field</li><li>Check out Anthony's <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.1adsi.com/Default.htm" target="_self">website</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_8a6387ef588fbb15534c3edfffdaffec"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_603_At_Risk_Teacher.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_603_At_Risk_Teacher.mp3&div=swfplayer_8a6387ef588fbb15534c3edfffdaffec"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_603_At_Risk_Teacher.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-553721407954796570?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-24472372565464755552008-09-10T17:05:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:09:30.427-08:00A Vote for Sale<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/57e5956e19a5747699f23ee675f8c88c" alt="Brian Ward" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Brian Ward</span></span></h4><p>Around the time of the 2000 election, Brian Ward thought that it might be funny to sell his vote on eBay as an act of political satire. So he set up an auction, and he went home for the evening. The next morning, a coworker pointed out that his auction was the main story on CNN.com, and then he got a call from the Federal Election Commission ... and then another, this one from the Attorney General's office.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3ce902dd9e4fc853b547e6d0bbebaaaf"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_600_Gold_Rush.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_600_Gold_Rush.mp3&div=swfplayer_3ce902dd9e4fc853b547e6d0bbebaaaf"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_600_Gold_Rush.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2447237256546475555?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-73863561070636387112008-09-02T17:03:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:05:25.222-08:00Peace or Freedom<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/abf9d3947f9648ac13643a36b7f6d7cf" alt="JamesLoney" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">James Loney - see him </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="James Loney 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/29110b4dccf1c51b1430d1094b72a2da" target="_self">just after he was freed</a></span></h4><p>Five British men are currently being held hostage in Iraq. Thousands of others have been kidnapped and held since the beginning of the war. James Loney was one of them.<br /></p><p>James was captured in 2005. Yet he went to Iraq to carry out his belief in peace - he went to Baghdad as a member of the Christian Peacekeepers Team, intending to document human rights abuses. He'd been there just a short while when he was kidnapped by a group of men calling themselves the Swords of Righteousness Brigade. James talks to host Dick Gordon about what it was like to be held hostage and the moral conflicts he had over the use of violence to gain his freedom.<br /></p><ul><li>Learn more about the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.cpt.org/" target="_self">Christian Peacemaker Teams</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_a1852e620b0840597582b2d10b20489a"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_594_Iraq_Hostage_.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_594_Iraq_Hostage_.mp3&div=swfplayer_a1852e620b0840597582b2d10b20489a"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_594_Iraq_Hostage_.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7386356107063638711?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-72025266693114802752008-08-28T16:59:00.000-07:002008-11-15T17:02:50.038-08:00JFK and The Train<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5f4bd22e0d4a0cc1fbbb39fd813e1dda" alt="Thaine Allison" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thaine Allison </span></span></h4><p>The Democratic National Convention ends today, but not without a few comparisons made between Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy.<br /></p><p>Thaine Allison remembers the DNC when John F. Kennedy was the star. It was the summer of 1960. Thaine was 21 and working on freight trains. He was one of a small group of train operators standing near the tracks when Kennedy's train had to make an unexpected stop. The impromptu meeting with JFK was life-altering for Thaine.<br /></p><ul><li>Check out <span class="link-external"><a href="http://thainehallisonjr.com/" target="_self">Thaine's website</a></span></li><li>See a <a title="Thaine Allison Peace Corps" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/fd6c5479d0ae26c7aa87c10b1cb1879d" target="_self">photo</a> of Thaine while he was in the Peace Corps</li><li>Listen to JFK's entire <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk1960dnc.htm" target="_self">1960 DNC acceptance speech</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_79427f8e54cb3ea2074e3b4c3c55edad"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_591_Restoring_Faith_In_Georgia.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_591_Restoring_Faith_In_Georgia.mp3&div=swfplayer_79427f8e54cb3ea2074e3b4c3c55edad"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_591_Restoring_Faith_In_Georgia.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7202526669311480275?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-53146410172432606562008-08-12T16:57:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:58:59.265-08:00Who is James K. Robinson?<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7c9321b4b677df9e6f23c0a04e111ff1" alt="James K Robinson - AK" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">James K. Robinson of Alaska</span></span></h4><p>The ACLU says there are over 900,000 names on the government's centralized terror watch list, though TSA says the number is much less.</p><p>James K. Robinson is on that list - and at least two men have been routinely stopped because of it.</p><p>James K. Robinson of Alaska is a former brigadier general for the Air Force, a commercial airline pilot, and is authorized to carry a firearm in the cockpit. James K. Robinson of Washington, DC has worked for the federal government and has top security clearance.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6d777f55c49d570a00a01b587ab871ac" alt="James K Robinson - DC" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">James K. Robinson of DC</span></p><p>They talk to guest host Aaron Henkin about the first time they were stopped in an airport, how they found out about one another, and what they've done since to try to get off the terror watch list.</p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_475ad820f8be85bd38f73e5544a1c24b"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_579_Who_Is_James_K_Robinson.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_579_Who_Is_James_K_Robinson.mp3&div=swfplayer_475ad820f8be85bd38f73e5544a1c24b"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_579_Who_Is_James_K_Robinson.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5314641017243260656?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-39951651967231679372008-08-01T16:54:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:56:05.154-08:00Road Rage<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c73380ef02b7ee2a0e4d293ea97852d6" alt="Greg and Paula Crawford" height="211" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Greg and Paula </span></span><br /></h4><p>Incidents of road rage increase in the bumper-to-bumper traffic of the summer. Just recently in San Diego, an off-duty police officer was accused of shooting at another driver in an apparent road rage dispute.</p><p>Paula wrote in about her husband, Greg. On the way out of town for a much-needed vacation, Greg and Paula encountered an aggressive driver who nearly drove them off the road. Greg normally keeps his cool - he spends a lot of time on the road driving large loads. In this case he didn't: before too long, both cars had pulled over and Greg had the guy in a headlock.</p><p>Greg and Paula join guest host Aaron Henkin to tell the story of what happened when they got caught up in road rage.<br /></p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><div class="archive-audio-player"><h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_97ceecf4169b136ccd588a93cdd0f367"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_572_Road_Rage_HIV.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_572_Road_Rage_HIV.mp3&div=swfplayer_97ceecf4169b136ccd588a93cdd0f367"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_572_Road_Rage_HIV.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3995165196723167937?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-79414644055868672072008-07-30T16:52:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:54:42.436-08:00Psychedelic Treatment<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/cad74066c8536452fa2fc57a0078b7de" alt="Annie Levy" height="121" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Annie Levy</span></span></h4><p>"Magic mushrooms" bring to mind hippie trips in the 60's. But these days, doctors are doing human trials with the active ingredient in the mushrooms, psilocybin. Doctors think psilocybin can ease anxiety caused by a terminal illness.<br /></p><p>Annie Levy thought she was done with cancer, but when it came back in 2006, it was terminal. Annie was filled with thoughts of death, so she started looking into alternative treatments. She discovered the work being done with"magic mushrooms."</p><p>Annie was treated under the care of a psychiatrist researching the effects of psychoactive drugs on advanced-stage cancer patients. She talks to guest host Aaron Henkin about how the treatment changed her view of her own mortality.</p><ul><li>Read <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00302744?order=1" target="_self">a study</a></span> about the treatment Annie used</li><li>Check out the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies' <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.maps.org/research/cluster/psilo-lsd/" target="_self">LSD and psilocybin research</a></span></li><li>Read about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.csp.org/psilocybin/Hopkins-CSP-Psilocybin2008.pdf" target="_self">a study</a></span> conducted at Johns Hopkins<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_4ad4b50b2ac4910c8be6bd643a1eff59"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_570_Magic_Mushrooms.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_570_Magic_Mushrooms.mp3&div=swfplayer_4ad4b50b2ac4910c8be6bd643a1eff59"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_570_Magic_Mushrooms.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7941464405586867207?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-37087218202433632132008-07-29T16:51:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:52:56.568-08:00Bad Wiring<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/63d53c1d10d543b94911c0a1491649c4" alt="Debbie Crawford" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Debbie Crawford testifying</span></span></h4><p>Debbie Crawford recently saw a television report about soldiers in Iraq being electrocuted in the shower. So far, 16 American troops have died in accidental electrocutions there. Debbie worked as an electrician for a contractor in Baghdad from 2004 to 2006. She recently testified before Congress, stating that the company for which she worked was reckless in its disregard of safety standards - and that when she tried to point out electrical hazards, she was shut down.<br /></p><p>Debbie talks with guest host Aaron Henkin about what she saw in Iraq and what made her speak out.<br /></p><ul><li>Check out Debbie's blog - <span class="link-external"><a href="http://mssparky.com/" target="_self">Ms. Sparky</a></span></li><li>See more <a title="Electric Iraq" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/839023da47cc9279651ba1976e58c0c3" target="_self">photos of Debbie</a> in Iraq and Antarctica, where she worked as an electrician</li><li>Read KBR's statements regarding the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.kbr.com/news/press_statements/2008/KBR_Statement_Regarding_July_7_2008_Contractor_Deaths_in_Iraq.aspx" target="_self">electrocution</a></span> <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.kbr.com/news/press_statements/2008/KBR_Statement_Regarding_July_7_2008_Contractor_Deaths_in_Iraq.aspx" target="_self">deaths</a></span> in Iraq<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_0bb529df4b92777ffde310c6388c1231"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_569_Iraq_Electrician.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_569_Iraq_Electrician.mp3&div=swfplayer_0bb529df4b92777ffde310c6388c1231"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_569_Iraq_Electrician.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3708721820243363213?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-71519427550861176792008-07-03T16:46:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:48:56.672-08:00Grizzly Bear Attack<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d62072d3bfa8c8d5fd958a9480bf6c83" alt="Joe Williams" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Joe Willliams - see him </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Joe Williams and Don Dayton" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/474bacdb7933c42615a94f7bb95fed88" target="_self">with Don Dayton, the park ranger who rescued him >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Recent reports out of Alaska and elsewhere have put bear attacks back in the news.</p><p>Joe Williams survived a near-fatal attack by a bear in 1959. It was his first day on the job at Montana's Glacier National Park. He was taking a walk in the mountains with a friend when he was attacked by a grizzly sow. His friend fled but later returned with a park ranger who saved Joe's life.<br /></p><p>Joe tells Dick Gordon what it was like to go through the attack and what the event has come to mean to him in the years since.</p><blockquote><p><i>Heard in this story: Teddy Bears' Picnic by David Grisman & Jerry Garcia for the album Not for Kids Only</i><br /></p></blockquote><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_2824bdc9ce5a2e93b1b5c31f1a47c53c"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_551_Grizzly_Bear_Attack.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_551_Grizzly_Bear_Attack.mp3&div=swfplayer_2824bdc9ce5a2e93b1b5c31f1a47c53c"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_551_Grizzly_Bear_Attack.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7151942755086117679?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-8484137439355793722008-06-24T16:42:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:46:25.041-08:00Bitten and Still Smitten<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/59bc14fe3c7266eb2b9ff9ca42ee98ee" alt="Green Viper 1" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The snake that bit Amy - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Green Viper 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c4d61aa72b24300d9e9a684942b4bd6d" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4><p>Amy Lathrop is a herpetologist: she works with amphibians and reptiles in their habitats. Her work brings her to Vietnam, where this past May she was photographing frogs in an extremely remote jungle.<br /></p><p>While on the trail, she came across a green snake—a "Christmas present" she called it, given how difficult it is to find them in the wild. When she tried to photograph it, the snake bit her.<br />She tells Dick about her adventures and misadventures with guides, motorcycles and folk remedies while trying to get treated.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c790a0074793da6d57dfe6a12171ef9d" alt="headshot-crop.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Amy Lathrop</span></p><p>Despite the ordeal, Amy says would do it all over again.</p><ul><li>See a picture of <a title="TheViperthatbither-crop.jpg" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/744a1bc374deff8e63add5cf787808c1" target="_self">the snake that bit her</a>.<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_6630b2e92bca0507274c3358e6845724"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_544_DIberville_Is_Back.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_544_DIberville_Is_Back.mp3&div=swfplayer_6630b2e92bca0507274c3358e6845724"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_544_DIberville_Is_Back.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-848413743935579372?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-53274544259025398922008-06-09T16:41:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:42:41.478-08:00USS Stark - Revisited<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/a21147afb916d21325acdc1639ef3804" alt="Michael Tooker" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Michael Tooker</span></span></h4><p>On the anniversary of the attack on the USS Stark, Dick Gordon spoke with Tim Gable about his survival story. <a title="USS Stark" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0ea112c97c28d06b4f6bdc6e5dab51ee/view">Tim was on the Stark when it was attacked</a>, and if it wasn't for a life ring that was thrown from the deck Tim may not have survived the night in the water.</p><p>Michael Tooker, a helicopter pilot stationed on the Stark, heard Tim on the radio and called to tell us his story. Mike was the officer that threw the life ring to Tim. 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Peter "PT" Townend came in second place 29 times in his pioneering surfing career in the 1970s. But he still managed to become a world champion.</p><ul><li>See a picture of PT doing his legendary signature - the <a title="PT-Soul Arch" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6729d08f5ee01f668a095bcf889ffc10" target="_self">Soul Arch</a></li><li>Check out PT on the <a title="PT-Surfer Magazine" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9901f3fb5be415c29ba553576d753288" target="_self">cover</a> of Surfer Magazine<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_833994b05d15871febe71073feca3858"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_532_Pen_Pals_In_Love.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_532_Pen_Pals_In_Love.mp3&div=swfplayer_833994b05d15871febe71073feca3858"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_532_Pen_Pals_In_Love.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5268775348109594232?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-47003327662923708692008-06-02T16:38:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:39:18.098-08:00Detasseling Politics<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e338713445d28954932af0f4b99e00fc" alt="Debra Kaufman" height="120" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Debra Kaufman</span></span></h4><p>Dick recently asked listeners for stories about times in their lives when the political became personal. Debra Kaufman wrote in about the summer job she had growing up in Iowa - the hot, grueling work of detasseling corn. One day, she and her girlfriends noticed that some boys working on the farm had easier jobs yet were being paid more. That's when Debra and the other girls decided to take action. As she tells Dick, the lesson she learned about standing up for her rights is one she still carries with her.</p><br /><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: "Vote" performed by Jerry McCain</i><br /><i>for the album Struttin' My Stuff</i><br /></blockquote><p><br /></p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_38fd761a6bfb8ce471592c4419d6960e"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_528_Aging_With_HIV.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_528_Aging_With_HIV.mp3&div=swfplayer_38fd761a6bfb8ce471592c4419d6960e"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_528_Aging_With_HIV.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4700332766292370869?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-55575142942153097552008-05-29T16:36:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:37:41.238-08:00Floating the Mississippi<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/24765e59c31d351aab828def71fe12e2" alt="Ryan Steiner" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Ryan Steiner</span></h4><p>It sounds like any child's dream—going down the Mississippi River on a homemade raft. The words of Huckleberry Finn ring in the ears of those who long for such an adventure.</p><p>Ryan Steiner was hanging around with some friends and family one night when they decided it was their turn: so they built a raft. Ryan talks with Dick about what it was like to float down the Mississippi and why that trip still means so much to him.<br /></p><ul><li>See <a title="Mississippi River Rafting" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5bb127fed94889ca1f75ad6fd27ba3fe" target="_self">photos of Ryan's trip on the Mississippi</a></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: "Huck Finn" performed by Andrew Burnis for the album Rail to Reel</i><br /></blockquote><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span><div id="adb-tooltip"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_b3f8cb758e1c3ae51d1b0cbab3a761d1"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_526_Rising_Above_Addiction.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_526_Rising_Above_Addiction.mp3&div=swfplayer_b3f8cb758e1c3ae51d1b0cbab3a761d1"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_526_Rising_Above_Addiction.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5557514294215309755?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-2211039454157309432008-05-21T16:33:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:49:29.261-08:00Turned Away at the Polls<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f005a03a95f198c4ff4abbf23df88835" alt="Kevin Killer" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kevin Killer</span></span></h4><p>Kevin Killer is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Shortly after taking a job on a reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., he noticed how disenfranchised his people were from local politics. So he got involved in political campaigning himself. It was then that he noticed something else: members of his tribe were being turned away at the polls.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_e916dbcbc6e3d408353d3e80f7ed5a2d"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3&div=swfplayer_e916dbcbc6e3d408353d3e80f7ed5a2d"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-221103945415730943?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-51643819051968305962008-05-20T16:32:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:33:54.946-08:00Paralympic Athlete<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f217de31392c7bb5bb9c78625a5da48b" alt="Elexis Gillette" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Elexis Gillette (image courtesy Anna Kwan)</span></span><br /></h4><p>Elexis Gillette is one athlete who can't wait to get to Beijing. He's currently ranked second in the world in the long jump. Elexis is also blind. He's competing in the Paralympics, to be held at the same site as the Olympics - and his events will likely also include the triple jump, the 100 and 200 meters, the 4x100-meter relay, and the 4x400-meter relay.</p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6d2eab8731d75ec50cdab23f95bdc460" alt="Wes Williams" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wesley Williams</span></p><p>Elexis lost his eyesight in the fourth grade. But he's always been athletic, and this year he's ready to compete against the best in the world. He talks to Dick about what it was like to lose his sight, and he explains exactly how track works for those who can't see. <br /></p><p>His trainer Wesley Williams also joins the conversation to explain what he does to help Elexis.<br /></p><ul><li>See a <a title="Lex's Levi's ad" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/2c68aaf251c67f328a556999334cde42" target="_self">European Levi's ad featuring Lex</a></li><li>Learn more about the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.paralympic.org/">Paralympics</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_326e8687318b8c48306b1dff42189afb"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_519_Who_Am_I.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_519_Who_Am_I.mp3&div=swfplayer_326e8687318b8c48306b1dff42189afb"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_519_Who_Am_I.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5164381905196830596?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-87640844569892400662008-05-15T16:30:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:32:02.354-08:00USS Stark<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1897b29db6a9cf1fcc9ec200de8295a7" alt="Tim Gable" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tim Gable</span></span></h4><p>Today's story features an event that traces the long history of mistrust between the US and Iraq.<br /></p><p>Tim Gable was an Operations Specialist aboard the USS Stark in May 1987. The ship was struck by two Iraqi missiles while he was asleep. He, along with 28 other crew members, were trapped in the berthing spaces where the missiles hit. They faced electric shocks from severed live wires, quickly rising water, fire, and smoke. Tim escaped by jumping into the Gulf, where he swam for nearly twelve hours so that two of his shipmates could use the life rings that had been thrown overboard.</p><p>Tim talks with Dick Gordon about how this experience changed his life and the lives of his crew members forever.</p><ul><li>See a <a title="Tim on the ship" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/8861c7fad32de21b03ecacf0c856e5fe" target="_self">photo</a> of Tim in front of the hole where the missile entered the USS Stark</li><li><span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-stark.shtml" target="_self">Read</a></span> about the incident and see more photos of the USS Stark</li><li>Find out more about the <a title="Memorial Service for the USS Stark" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9143f83c327f4251b9392fcb82776e5a" target="_self">memorial service</a> that will be held this weekend<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_0ea112c97c28d06b4f6bdc6e5dab51ee"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_516_USS_Stark.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_516_USS_Stark.mp3&div=swfplayer_0ea112c97c28d06b4f6bdc6e5dab51ee"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_516_USS_Stark.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8764084456989240066?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-23483271808831561982008-05-13T16:28:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:29:52.566-08:00Your Story - Adoption at Gunpoint<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b13471cf6e61a8f0ff577b720af6231e" alt="Ellen and Roger headshots" height="202" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Roger and Ellen Questel</span></span></h4> <p>Roger and Ellen Questel wrote in to tell us about a pivotal moment in their lives. It all began when they adopted a little girl, Aline, from Brazil. <br /></p> <p>The couple discovered that Aline had two sisters still back in Brazil. Roger and Ellen decided to begin the process to bring the other two girls back to the U.S. They arrived in Brazil to attend a hearing, and stayed with a friend. That's where the trouble began. They tell Dick the harrowing story of being held up at gunpoint. Eventually, they were able to get the girls and make it home to safety.<br /></p> <ul><li>See <a title="Gunpoint Adoption" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e89444f3c20dd75429189543523e476d" target="_self">photos</a> of the family</li></ul> <span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_dd09a1c7febdd9a41003911531a8c3ce"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3&div=swfplayer_dd09a1c7febdd9a41003911531a8c3ce"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2348327180883156198?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-13420645227136550742008-05-13T16:24:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:28:32.656-08:00Almost On the Ground<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/8baf478a423bf0ed3daf23b366546f85" alt="Matt-Capobianco.jpg" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Matt Capobianco - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Global Medic Team" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/17e73f97d5339963f5c3a39c9b4165c8" target="_self">larger >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Cyclone Nargis hit Burma nine days ago. More than 30,000 people are dead, and just as many are missing. Matt Capobianco's emergency assistance team is waiting for permission from the Burmese authorities to enter the country.</p><p>Matt has been involved with disaster relief before - he was on the ground in Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr hit in November of 2007. He has seen what it is like for people and for the aid workers who are trying desperately to organize amidst the chaos. Matt's team, GlobalMedic, expects to get on the ground soon to provide aid for those who have survived the deadly cyclone.</p><ul><li>See <a title="Almost on the Ground" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/25ce2ebd2fea81d01146335f69f4e7cd" target="_self">photos</a> of the aid effort in Bangladesh</li><li>Visit the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.dmgf.org/" target="_self">GlobalMedic</a></span> website<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"></span><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_dd09a1c7febdd9a41003911531a8c3ce"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3&div=swfplayer_dd09a1c7febdd9a41003911531a8c3ce"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_514_Almost_On_The_Ground.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1342064522713655074?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-22558870294253086952008-05-06T16:22:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:24:53.455-08:00Family in Pictures<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/cbfc9b4ef76e37a9850cb339bae86ea2" alt="Helen Tsatsos and Yia Yia" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Helen Tsatsos and Yia Yia</span></span></h4><p>Helen Tsatsos has always been interested in her grandmother's Greek heritage. Helen remembers seeing the stiff formal portraits taken of her grandmother when "Yia Yia" was a teenager. On one trip to Greece, Helen wandered into a shop and began looking through old photos. She was shocked to find her own grandmother's eyes looking back at her from the stack. The store was hundreds of miles away from her grandmother's hometown. Helen talks to Dick about how important it was for her to discover this small piece of her heritage.</p><ul><li>See the <a title="Yia Yia and friend" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1aa23cd0e6a31e6906101bb0c6c395c3" target="_self">photo</a> (and a <a title="Yia Yia and friend (closeup)" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ef7b89004d6b8a1b7033d88652cbbe32" target="_self">closeup</a>)</li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_fe7331d7041ff6bfd554bf710327998d"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_509_Medical_Errors.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_509_Medical_Errors.mp3&div=swfplayer_fe7331d7041ff6bfd554bf710327998d"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_509_Medical_Errors.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2255887029425308695?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-89386786700373200972008-05-05T16:19:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:22:16.100-08:00Better Weapons<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7db9c4c304a16cce3f169b00be07ec50" alt="Anh Duong" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Anh Duong</span></span></h4><p>You would think that the victims of war would be the last ones to get into the business of inventing new arms. <br /></p><p>Anh Duong was a teenage girl in Saigon when she fled from the invasion of Communist forces. She stuffed everything she owned into a little duffle bag and, along with her family, made her way to the US.<br /></p><p>Anh is now a weapons designer in Washington. She is responsible for engineering America's first "thermobaric bomb". This bomb is designed to be extra deadly when it is dropped into caves. Anh talks with Dick Gordon about what it is like to have seen war from both sides, and her strong connection to freedom.</p><ul><li>Read an <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR2007113002302.html" target="_self">article</a></span> written about Anh after she won the 2007 National Security Medal</li><li>See a <a title="Anh getting award" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/457f15090083c5371c09ec739a9ab61a" target="_self">photograph</a> of Anh receiving the medal</li><li>Read an <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871915.ece" target="_self">article</a></span> about US plans to send 7000 more troops to Afghanistan<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_16dc3d694bb395f3dfd94b0098c42ce4"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_508_Better_Weapons.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_508_Better_Weapons.mp3&div=swfplayer_16dc3d694bb395f3dfd94b0098c42ce4"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_508_Better_Weapons.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8938678670037320097?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-67246032303201759352008-05-02T16:17:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:19:09.431-08:00Brushes with Fame: Dave Brubeck<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c2c283cf609b68826d397e12831eed15" alt="Mike Rosen" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Michael Rosen</span></span></h4><p>When the Dave Brubeck Quartet was at the height of its popularity, 16-year-old Michael Rosen's parents wouldn't lend him the car. But Michael was determined to see his idol play, and he walked 10 miles to get to the club - when he wasn't even of legal age. Inside the club, he met Dave Brubeck who ended up paying for Michael's Cokes. Michael tells Dick about how his meeting with the jazz great altered the course of his life.<br /></p><ul><li>See a <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o" target="_self">video</a></span> of The Dave Brubeck Quartet playing their famous hit "Take Five"</li><li>Check out the <a title="Dave Brubeck autographs" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0c0f9525797bd0fdf2c1eb04cf3534b3" target="_self">autographs</a> Michael got at the show<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_f571f2139d11991a324cca208e86eb87"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_507_Office_Babies.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_507_Office_Babies.mp3&div=swfplayer_f571f2139d11991a324cca208e86eb87"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_507_Office_Babies.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6724603230320175935?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-81537679547813155322008-05-01T16:13:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:17:42.634-08:00Business Class "Terrorist"<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/82fd76bb158f605764e377f280650ba7" alt="Mohamed Fikry" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mohamed "Mo" Fikry</span></span></h4><p>Since 9/11, airline security has tightened dramatically. Few people have felt the tightening more than Mohamed "Mo" Fikry. He's a businessman and likes to joke that he's been on more flights than many pilots. Mo is originally from Egypt, but he's called the United States home for decades.</p><p>Mo has twice been accused of being someone he's not—a potential terrorist with plans to bomb aircraft. He talks with Dick Gordon about his experiences at airports and why he's decided to stop flying with one major airline altogether.</p><ul><li>Read more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-passenger3mar03,1,1599449.story?page=2">Mo in the Los Angeles Times</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_523565e53a64cf7ead2cda9f918422e4"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_506_Business_Class_Terrorist.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_506_Business_Class_Terrorist.mp3&div=swfplayer_523565e53a64cf7ead2cda9f918422e4"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_506_Business_Class_Terrorist.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8153767954781315532?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-64596479057396114952008-04-25T16:11:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:13:31.714-08:00Weight Loss Surgery<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/92547e1f32d190ab613617a751ffbe92" alt="Katy St. Clair" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Katy St. Clair - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Katy St. Clair - 2 years after surgery" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/fd86bf97d737666e89064e8d2a52cc5a" target="_self">larger >></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (photo by </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="link-external"><a href="http://www.trapaniphoto.com/" target="_self">Paul Trapani</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span><br /></h4><p>The number of people undergoing weight loss surgery skyrocketed by more than 600% between 1992 - 2005. And that number continues to soar. Katy St. Clair is one person who's had such surgery.</p><p>At one point, Katy weighed more than 350 pounds. But she was actually comfortable in her own skin. In fact, she performed at peep shows featuring large women. It was other people who had a problem with her size.<br /></p><p>Yet Katy eventually made the decision to have gastric bypass surgery. She tells Dick Gordon how that decision changed her outlook on life and herself.<br /></p><ul><li>Read <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-01-02/news/my-body-my-self/" target="_self">Katy's column</a></span> about her experience and see photos of her.<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_8260c3955a95dc654ccccdfb2af87d95"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3&div=swfplayer_8260c3955a95dc654ccccdfb2af87d95"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6459647905739611495?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-82973092207606369162008-04-17T16:10:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:11:30.232-08:00Plastic Ocean<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0d8933d2ea478ba3adb87198b9d8a676" alt="Capt. Charles Moore" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Captain Charles Moore</span></span></h4> <p>Captain Charles Moore was sailing the Pacific in 1997 when he came across a large patch of plastic trash. His discovery shocked him, and compelled him to do research on the amount of trash in the ocean.<br /></p> <p>His recent findings are alarming: much of of the world's plastic waste has ended up off the western coast of the United States and the eastern coast of the Philippines. One floating garbage heap contains 3.5 million tons of junk, 80 percent of which is plastic.<br /></p> <p>Captain Moore talks to Dick about the problems plastic waste causes for marine and plant life, and why it's crucial to change the way we use plastic now.</p> <ul><li>See <a title="Photos of a Plastic Ocean" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/72ec7c9c0a7cbae20b1719878468a6d6">photos of the kinds of trash</a> Capt. Moore finds in his research</li><li>Visit the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.algalita.org/">Algalita Marine Research Foundation</a></span>, where Captain Moore works</li><li>Watch a <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvifVrGi8o">video clip explaining why plastic in the ocean is a problem</a></span></li></ul> <span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_d355d5fe9bd5f8fc07fd641277cc3831"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3&div=swfplayer_d355d5fe9bd5f8fc07fd641277cc3831"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8297309220760636916?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-20650884732461133102008-04-17T16:07:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:10:06.028-08:00Kite Gang<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/273acfe6614b17131f26b0cf7ad11633" alt="Patrick McGrann" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Patrick McGrann</span></span></h4><p>While working for the U.N., Patrick McGrann observed how bureaucracy and distance make it difficult to help people in troubled countries. He decided that in addition to needing jobs and stability, people in war-torn and poor areas also need to have fun.</p><p>On one of his trips home, Patrick met someone who had a great passion for kites. That meeting led to the founding of the Kite Gang. He tells Dick Gordon that children in refugee camps and their families face constricted opportunities; teaching them how to make kites can earn them some money and allow them to have fun at the same time.</p><ul><li>Learn more about the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.kitegang.org/">Kite Gang</a></span></li><li>See <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.kitegang.org/gallery/">photos of the Kite Gang</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_d355d5fe9bd5f8fc07fd641277cc3831"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3&div=swfplayer_d355d5fe9bd5f8fc07fd641277cc3831"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_496_Kites_and_Plastic.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2065088473246113310?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-60485285134476392432008-04-15T16:05:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:07:46.517-08:00Jackie and Me<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/813b35771c5eca99c65b70cad588dc69" alt="Ronnie Rabinovitz" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ron Rabinovitz (photo: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="link-external"><a href="http://www.startribune.com/">Star-Tribune</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">) - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Ronnie Rabinovitz" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/42d49bf48286d855a920d1b1c7fef7fb" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4><p>April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, a celebration of the player who broke the color barrier and ended nearly 80 years of segregation in baseball.</p><p>When Ron Rabinovitz was a boy, he wrote a fan letter to Jackie Robinson. Then in the spring of 1954, "Ronnie" got the chance to meet Jackie, and his idol actually remembered getting the letter.<br /></p><p>It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Ron talks to Dick about the softer side of a man who faced tremendous bigotry, and how Jackie Robinson taught him what it truly means to be a man.</p><ul><li>Read <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/11586881.html">an article about Ronnie and Jack's relationship</a></span></li><li>Read <span class="link-external"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080414&content_id=2527184&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb" target="_self">an article about Ron's visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame</a></span></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Take Me Out to the Ballgame performed by Pascal Bonniere for the album Wood Wind and Steel</i><br /></blockquote><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_c8db78ff5df79bb6855d5d6dd7bf34de"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_494_Waiting_On_Mugabe.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_494_Waiting_On_Mugabe.mp3&div=swfplayer_c8db78ff5df79bb6855d5d6dd7bf34de"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_494_Waiting_On_Mugabe.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6048528513447639243?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-57979943449593300432008-04-14T16:02:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:04:19.898-08:00A Light Love Story<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d907182c497197e9e5549aba8f1a8552" alt="Charles and Sarah Lume" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Charles and Sarah Lume - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Charles and Sarah Lume" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/30f51636a0f4038d8bbfeaac0a3fa952">larger >></a></span></h4><p>Artist Charles Matson Lume and his fiancé decided to do something a little different when they got married. Sarah didn't want to become Mrs. Charles Matson, and Charles didn't want to hyphenate his last name. So they decided to create a new name altogether. Charles tells Dick how they chose the name Lume, and how adding the name has changed his artwork.</p><ul><li>See some of <a title="Artwork of Charles Matson Lume" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/84d839b50e588e42fd24dae282a3b30c" target="_self">Charles' artwork</a></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Concerto for Oboe and Strings: II. 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Then came a shocking discovery: many of his relatives had been victims of the Nazi regime. Jeff talks with Dick about his search through his past and how what he found has changed him.</p><ul><li>See <a href="http://thestory.org/photo-galleries/jeff-weinstock-latvia/" target="_self">photos</a> of Jeff's family</li></ul><blockquote><p><i>Music heard in this story: Remembrances by Itzhak Perlman for the album Schindler's List (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)</i></p></blockquote><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_ba61ce011aac88b5ea918e326ae1789f"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_490_Reluctant_Lanlord.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_490_Reluctant_Lanlord.mp3&div=swfplayer_ba61ce011aac88b5ea918e326ae1789f"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_490_Reluctant_Lanlord.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3032032213618577225?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-12707139301841653492008-03-28T15:29:00.000-07:002008-11-15T15:59:50.649-08:00Searching for Home - with My Peeps!<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/abc5bafa663c79805743e527bd8245bb" alt="Libbie Stellas" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Libbie Stellas and her daughter - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Libbie and Rachel Stellas" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/a1154d396cee3e18165e096494dea5fc" target="_self">larger>></a></span><br /></h4><p>When Libbie Stellas' daughter left for college, Libbie found herself feeling the empty nest acutely. So Libbie decided to take an ambitious, extended trip. Before she left, a friend gave her a box of candy Peeps. Libbie took photos of herself, and of the candies, as they traveled the United States. By the end of her trip, long after the first box of Peeps had melted, Libbie figured out what was really important to her.<br /></p><ul><li>See a <a title="Libbie Ok Corral" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/488052a44728eb5fca9366c1e2fd096b" target="_self">photo</a> of Libbie and the Peeps© at the OK Corral</li><li><span class="link-external"><a href="http://libbiestellas.blogspot.com/" target="_self">Check out</a></span> Libbie's blog</li><li><span class="link-external"><a href="http://web.mac.com/estellas/iWeb/Site/Peeps%20Pilgrimage%20I.html" target="_self">See</a></span> more photos</li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_d64599342174b5a15133d70181f29eb2"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3&div=swfplayer_d64599342174b5a15133d70181f29eb2"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1270713930184165349?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-44751867657678804172008-03-14T15:28:00.000-07:002008-11-15T15:29:07.852-08:00Frozen Eggs<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e5c8565b87501d0860499309d76e9889" alt="Megan Griswold" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Megan Griswold</span></span></h4><p>Megan Griswold is part of a growing trend among single women who choose to freeze their eggs. Megan made the choice when she was 36. She's now 39 and knows that she has a limited supply of eggs. But she also knows that she wants to give birth sometime down the road. Megan talks with Dick about how her decision has changed her life.<br /></p><ul><li>Learn <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.extendfertility.com/" target="_self">more</a></span> about where Megan freezes her eggs</li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_1d434442b3ab07a2d1488a6d77a08595"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_471_Living_History.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_471_Living_History.mp3&div=swfplayer_1d434442b3ab07a2d1488a6d77a08595"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_471_Living_History.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4475186765767880417?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-20261035199370390352008-03-13T15:23:00.000-07:002008-11-15T15:27:16.533-08:00Listener Follow-Up - May I Take your Order?<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/84da05bd3fbd4324fca1c28a3eb0717b" alt="John Wootton" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">John Wootton</span></span></h4><p><a title="Immigrating to the U.S." href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d81c2dcd256f02ca4ba116117759e1b1/view">Dick recently spoke with Rodolfo Acevedo</a>, an architect from Argentina who worked in a restaurant when he first arrived in the U.S. John Wootton heard the interview, and felt we had demeaned waitering.<br /></p><p>As he tells Dick, John deals with the best and worst in people. Families who refuse to speak to each other at the table. A porn producer so rude no other waiter will serve him. Yet it's also a job which allows him to make people happy. John makes his living - and it's a good one, he assures Dick - at an upscale steakhouse in Coral Gables, Fla.</p><ul><li>Check out John's workplace, <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.ruthschris.com/" target="_self">Ruth's Chris Steak House</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_6b30b63371571b310b5726da4dcf4588"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_470_Queen_For_A_Day.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_470_Queen_For_A_Day.mp3&div=swfplayer_6b30b63371571b310b5726da4dcf4588"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_470_Queen_For_A_Day.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2026103519937039035?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-70418114396131029532008-03-03T15:21:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:23:55.499-08:00Running Away to the Circus<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/131bffe137157b88fd18a4df51c865b6" alt="Dr. Debra Lusk" height="205" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dr. Debra Lusk today (top) and during her circus days (below)</span></span></h4><p>Many people have dreams of running away and joining the circus. But Debra Lusk actually did it. When she was in her early 20s, she was living Texas and working as a bank teller. Then the circus came to town.</p><p>For 2 seasons, Debra worked as a circus showgirl. She talks to Dick about why she occasionally still dreams of joining up again.</p><ul><li>View a photo gallery of <a title="Debra Lusk" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/937652e9578daf59f92024dc5d6d6455">Debra during her time with the circus</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_54e304e062bcb6be2212870f4a1354db"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_462_Selling_Electirc.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_462_Selling_Electirc.mp3&div=swfplayer_54e304e062bcb6be2212870f4a1354db"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_462_Selling_Electirc.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7041811439613102953?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-80789286817808112562008-02-21T15:20:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:21:47.373-08:00Abandoned Theatre<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/55d539bf671ccfcca3bc8c044b5252a3" alt="David Kingsley" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">David Kingsley</span></span></h4><p>There's always that one building in town that has a story behind it.<br /></p><p>David Kingsley and his daughter Emily had always wondered about a long-abandoned building in their hometown of Heuvelton, NY. So one day, they cracked open the door and went inside. Once inside, they discovered it used to house an opera hall. They kept exploring and discovering - and even started restoring the building.</p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/eba3a6bd0846fe18e7857dfa247a8333" alt="Emily Kingsley" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Emily Kingsley</span></p><p>Pickens Hall is now a store where the local Amish population can sell their goods. David and Emily talk with Dick about the magical discoveries they continue to make as they renovate the rest of the building.<br /></p><ul><li>Visit the website for the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.heuvelton.org/">Heuvelton Historical Association</a></span></li><li>See more <a title="Pickens Hall" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/93c7a49704cdd17f46f2542ce97c9859" target="_self">photos of Pickens Hall</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_63f4bb1851b284c0c0423cd666cf9f64"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_455_Wakenya_Pamoja_.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_455_Wakenya_Pamoja_.mp3&div=swfplayer_63f4bb1851b284c0c0423cd666cf9f64"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_455_Wakenya_Pamoja_.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8078928681780811256?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-18264756448276822552008-02-19T15:18:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:20:01.919-08:00Comic Lessons<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/aed1f3162a754c0dffa3073174720f7d" alt="Michael Sweig" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Michael Sweig</span></span></h4><p>Michael Sweig was a <i>maitre d'</i> at Chicago's Pump Room in the early 1980s when one of his favorite celebrities, Richard Pryor, came in to the restaurant. Pryor was known for his colorful humor and the colorful language that peppered his acts.<br /></p><p>Pryor ended up inviting Michael to his show that night in Chicago. Michael had front row seats and backstage passes, but Pryor ended the show much differently than Michael ever could have expected. Pryor forever changed the way that Michael viewed language, particularly racial slurs.<br /></p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_c77667049b154b0288430430d7af751c"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_453_A_Birthday_In_Combat.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_453_A_Birthday_In_Combat.mp3&div=swfplayer_c77667049b154b0288430430d7af751c"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_453_A_Birthday_In_Combat.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1826475644827682255?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-21621794005382269172008-02-18T15:17:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:18:42.026-08:00Cooperation - Only under Pressure<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0fef56616a6c4a76ef090de6b7fb19d3" alt="Heather Haskins" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Heather Haskins</span></span></h4> <p>Heather Haskins had never seen her parents work together. In fact, they didn't really get along well at all.</p> <p>But when she was just a kid, her dad had come by her mother's house to pick them up for dinner. Just as they were about to leave, a stranger started to attack the entire family. Heather's mother and father worked together to defend the family, and they all survived the attack.</p> <p>Heather talks to Dick about how what this event means to her now that she has her own children.</p> <span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_0c051f0f7c4f6ee5cf1d2ac607d4526e"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3&div=swfplayer_0c051f0f7c4f6ee5cf1d2ac607d4526e"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2162179400538226917?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-91481971771309322852008-02-18T15:16:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:17:36.633-08:00Born in Prison<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7bbe9e97414d1c5e431b8051b4069835" alt="Deborah Jiang Stein" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Deborah Jiang Stein</span></h4><p>Deborah Jiang Stein grew up knowing that she was adopted. But when she was in her teens, she discovered that she was born in a prison and had lived there during her early life.</p><p>Her world then began to spin out of control, and she started to run with a tough crowd, breaking the law regularly. After getting into a lot of trouble in her early 20s, she finally decided that it was time to change her life.</p><p>Deborah reflects on how her adopted family continued to love her throughout all of this, and she talks to Dick Gordon about work she has done recently with mothers who are incarcerated.</p><ul><li>To learn more about Deborah, visit <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.deborahstein.com/" target="_self">her website</a></span><br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_0c051f0f7c4f6ee5cf1d2ac607d4526e"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3&div=swfplayer_0c051f0f7c4f6ee5cf1d2ac607d4526e"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_452_Born_In_Prison.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-9148197177130932285?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-16688808357373634312008-02-13T15:13:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:15:16.712-08:00I'll have the baked fries, please<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/598880fdd40b6f471996cde7e819cf74" alt="Mike Allen" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mike Allen</span></span></h4><p>Dick has spoken with several people about their biggest mistakes, and Mike Allen wrote in to tell us about what he did many summers ago.</p><p>Mike's parents had a summer cottage in Delavan, WI. His father and mother had done a great deal of work on it, and they let Mike and his friends use the cottage the summer before they returned to college. The guys decided to have a cookout followed by a campfire. So Mike went to the town police station to get the proper burning permit. While leaving the station, Mike noticed trucks leaving the fire department next door, and he suddenly remembered the French fries he had left cooking back at the cottage.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_6810ffdb93ed1601e0410bb77fb5ac53"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_449_War_and_Peace_On_The_Wall.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_449_War_and_Peace_On_The_Wall.mp3&div=swfplayer_6810ffdb93ed1601e0410bb77fb5ac53"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_449_War_and_Peace_On_The_Wall.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1668880835737363431?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-77726725702013503192008-02-12T15:11:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:13:07.229-08:00I am not a Spy<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/390d73a81d22a15e1c928df7a7fb90a5" alt="Neil Smith" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Neil Smith</span></span></h4><p>Like many Americans, Neil Smith was curious about China. When he got an urge to get out of town, he found a position in China teaching English.<br /></p><p>Neil ended up in Hulu Dao City, in northeastern China, where it's often freezing cold. One day, he decided to take a walk on the beach that everyone had been telling him about. He soon found himself trapped by the tide, and he had to climb a rock wall to safety. After wandering through the woods for an hour or so, Neil came upon what he thought was a little house, but it turned out to be a guard station ... on a military base. The Chinese authorities thought Neil was a spy. <br /></p><p>Neil talks with Dick Gordon about how he talked his way out of trouble.<br /></p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_d65bca0e19a230435450b5029a990cc3"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_448_Health_Care_Rescinded.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_448_Health_Care_Rescinded.mp3&div=swfplayer_d65bca0e19a230435450b5029a990cc3"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_448_Health_Care_Rescinded.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7772672570201350319?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-69964225469091437472008-02-04T15:08:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:10:33.453-08:00A Muslim Televangelist?<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/788f2dd4b9842253409fbe6d68e50cd8" alt="Moez Masoud" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Moez Masoud</span></span></h4><p>Moez Masoud is the host of TV shows in English and Arabic that focus on Islam. It's an unlikely career choice for a young man who never had much interest in religion.</p><p>As a teenager attending American schools in Egypt, he was busy meeting girls and partying. But when he was in college, a number of his friends died, and then he had his own scrape with death when a tumor was found and removed from his body. He found himself making a deal with God: "Let me survive this and I will dedicate my life to you."</p><p>Moez admits to being tempted to stray from his promise, but he did find his path, and a style all his own. He talks with Dick Gordon about how he discusses Islam—in particular with young people. He believes their faith doens't have to be what he calls "angry Islam" -- that it can help them, even with tough issues like extramarital sex and homosexuality.</p><ul><li>Visit <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.moezmasoud.com/en/index2.html" target="_self">Moez Masoud's website</a></span></li><li>Listen to or download "<span class="link-external"><a href="http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6201930" target="_self">Coffee for the Heart</a></span>," the theme song written by Moez for his newest show, <i>The Right Way</i></li><li>See a clip of <span class="link-external"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=zDJVUnX0rwQ%20" target="_self">Moez speaking</a></span> at a conference called "The Search for Mutual Understanding"<br /></li><li>Read an <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/01/AR2007120101803.html" target="_self">article</a></span> about Moez and his work</li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_0f42cbaafe79e7bef1cf927381076460"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_442_A_Muslim_Televangelist.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_442_A_Muslim_Televangelist.mp3&div=swfplayer_0f42cbaafe79e7bef1cf927381076460"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_442_A_Muslim_Televangelist.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6996422546909143747?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-81954902693440564472008-01-23T15:04:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:06:47.424-08:00Lost Friends<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0195923c637848106d8e2144e0a99e9e" alt="Christine Toole" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Christine Toole</span></span></h4><p>Christine Toole had a best friend named Chris when she was in her 20's. They did everything together, and Chris was the kind of man who was always more than ready to help a friend. Christine and Chris shared poetry, they went to concerts, and they talked and laughed with each other for hours.<br /></p><p>A kiss changed all of that. Christine talks to Dick Gordon about her friendship with Chris, and how much he taught her about forgiveness and life.</p><ul><li>See a <a title="Chris Caldwell" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4a8cff8da3b97348d1051a8e950a65d1" target="_self">photo of Chris</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_a698400af393a644ffc2572a073211c0"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_434_Calling_Home.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_434_Calling_Home.mp3&div=swfplayer_a698400af393a644ffc2572a073211c0"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_434_Calling_Home.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8195490269344056447?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-11442004599611155152008-01-17T15:02:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:04:21.686-08:00Walking While Working<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1b9b96ba03e209dcce14615b40b7c507" alt="Chuck Hackett" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chuck Hackett</span></span></h4><p>Chuck Hackett is a futures trader, and he used to spend every day plopped down in his chair in front of his computer, talking on the phone. He heard about a study at the Mayo Clinic that put people on treadmills while they worked, and he decided to try it for himself.<br /></p><p>Dick Gordon talks to Chuck from his office, while Chuck is on his treadmill.</p><ul><li>See <a title="Chuck Hackett on his treadmill" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4269c6639615a84c4a15e1753a40f5e3" target="_self">Chuck at work on his treadmill</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_f7c22a9e82607d70e73d35a19bf7c9e9"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_430_Studying_Darfur.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_430_Studying_Darfur.mp3&div=swfplayer_f7c22a9e82607d70e73d35a19bf7c9e9"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_430_Studying_Darfur.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1144200459961115515?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-26387247767662879622008-01-16T15:00:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:01:54.106-08:00Eco Tinkerer<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c34576d70bf161e20771b3ad3c4dd8df" alt="James River foam sm" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Foam on James River - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="James River foam lg" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/303a4f1cd97233b73b243cc884bfc8cd" target="_self">larger>></a></span><br /></h4><p>Patrick Ward has always loved to tinker in his backyard, and he has spent many years dedicated to the idea of ridding himself of his dependence on fossil fuels. He went "off the grid" in 1986, and he began driving a car fueled by biobutanol several years later.<br /></p><p>Lots of people go off the grid, but Patrick went one step further when he discovered that algae growing on a local river could produce a fuel for modern vehicles that can completely replace petroleum-based products. Dick talks to Patrick about his fascination with freedom from fossil fuels.</p><ul><li>Check out Patrick's website, <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.fossilfreedom.com/" target="_self">Fossil Freedom</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_9790f3c368ce92575f8d6073f3a901b5"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_429_A_Technical_Camelot.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_429_A_Technical_Camelot.mp3&div=swfplayer_9790f3c368ce92575f8d6073f3a901b5"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_429_A_Technical_Camelot.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2638724776766287962?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-89465769372694776152008-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002008-11-15T15:15:32.870-08:00Forklift Follies<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4b42b08cff4d69fb2f63990bdc617729" alt="Thomas Brennan" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Thomas Brennan</span></h4><p>Thomas Brennan graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts with a degree in art history and an intention to pursue architecture. But after college, he came back to the southeast and started working in construction. He found his new world to be intimidating and completely different from that of the academic world he'd just left. Thomas says the incident he was most mortified over - a forklift accident he caused - is the one that made him a true construction worker. He talks to Dick about what it was like to work in an entirely different world - with an entirely different set of rules.</p><blockquote><p><i>Music heard in this story: Construction by Donald Byrd & Booker Little for the album The Third World</i><br /></p></blockquote><ul><li>See <a title="Thom's Osha Certification" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b62fb497279112b067997a3ac48fb4aa" target="_self">what Thomas looked like</a> when he was working construction<br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_920edfb8a19566a9c12ecf613ecfe2c4"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_428_Grieving_Through_Tattoos.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_428_Grieving_Through_Tattoos.mp3&div=swfplayer_920edfb8a19566a9c12ecf613ecfe2c4"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_428_Grieving_Through_Tattoos.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8946576937269477615?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-16931408378394387732008-01-10T14:56:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:57:46.951-08:00No Plastic<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/991be5386b8c0b6a3c64b2b67f780b17" alt="Joanne Charron" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Joanne Charron</span></span></h4><p>Joanne Charron decided to give up plastic for her New Year's resolution. That's right: no plastic. She felt that the amount of plastic she was using in her daily life was out of control, and after being told that the plastic she does intends to recycle may not actually be recycled properly, she made a decision: no more! She talks to Dick about the things that she misses, and what happens when she just can't figure out a way around the no-plastic rule.</p><blockquote><p><i>Music heard in this show: Wait (Whisper Song) [Instrumental] for the album Instrumental Icons, Vol. 3</i></p></blockquote><ul><li>See a recent article on <span class="link-external"><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/council-votes-to-require-stores-to-recycle-plastic-bags/index.html?hp" target="_self">New York City's decision to curb plastic bag use</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_87482961062ec1592e6ee2d047586c81"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_425_Scammed.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_425_Scammed.mp3&div=swfplayer_87482961062ec1592e6ee2d047586c81"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_425_Scammed.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1693140837839438773?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-64545983709823678032008-01-09T14:54:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:56:26.218-08:00Rocket Science<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f512c802540b418029705a5d2cbe3427" alt="Steve-headshot" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Steven Schwarcz</span></span></h4><p>With all the talk of testing of youngsters on subjects like math and science, we thought it was time to hear a story of how kids fall in love with science.<br /></p><p>Back in 1962 when the space race was on, Georg Deutsch approached Steven Schwarcz in the lunch line at junior high and asked, "Do you want to start a rocket society?" That encounter started a relationship that would last for decades, span several rocket experiments, and see their launching of the first non-governmental satellite. Georg and Steven cut class to study rocket science, visited top scientists - and even today, they watch closely when satellites go into space.<br /></p><p>They talk to Dick Gordon about their adventures in rocket science as young men, launching rockets - both legally and illegally.</p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/104c67b81ef793231a66d1920cefd5d7" alt="Georg-headshot2" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Georg Deutsch</span></p><ul><li>See some of the <a title="Rockets" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5489d743d07f1ccdb62909b74c601bab" target="_self">rockets</a> that Georg and Steven put together</li><li>Look at a photo of the <a title="Rocket Society" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/cae334f0d6cc6de00a337ee4a6c6bcbd" target="_self">Nyack Rocket and Space Research Society</a></li><li>Read a newspaper clipping from one of the <a title="Rocket Boys Newsclipping" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5d79d267cb7925fbfa3114bee9b00875" target="_self">earlier launches at Camp Pickett</a></li><li>See a photo of young <a title="Steven Georg Scientists" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7db982f2b894b4f0e2ab8c67d3fd7da1" target="_self">Georg and Steven with some of the top rocket scientists</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_a52a1d05d7490d023435a0f5b38e990a"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_424_Rocket_Boys.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_424_Rocket_Boys.mp3&div=swfplayer_a52a1d05d7490d023435a0f5b38e990a"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_424_Rocket_Boys.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6454598370982367803?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-65405146432019626822008-01-07T14:52:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:53:03.094-08:00Who Needs Refrigeration?<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f229884fa3b32c8b5ad55cf3ece144f5" alt="Dave Owen" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dave Owen - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Dave Owen and Family" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b6149f4a095bbda85afbfaeba07a7398" target="_self">see some of the Owen family >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Dave Owen heard <a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_178_A_Life_Unplugged.mp3/view" target="_self">Dick's conversation with Steve DiJoseph</a>, who gave his television up years ago. Dave wrote in because he also gave up his television many years ago. But Dave also gave up his refrigerator. He tells Dick Gordon what he and his family do without a refrigerator, and what it is about the refrigerator that made him decide to have it hauled away.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_cbd1c299edd16761fb49cb1bcda42d7a"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_422_Disappearing_Mandeans.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_422_Disappearing_Mandeans.mp3&div=swfplayer_cbd1c299edd16761fb49cb1bcda42d7a"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_422_Disappearing_Mandeans.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6540514643201962682?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-24951862759360885212008-01-04T14:50:00.001-08:002008-11-15T14:51:58.629-08:00Ethel's Trunk<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d6203ec9d5509f10817dcd47c98b3512" alt="Freddie Kiger" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Freddie Kiger</span></span></h4><p>When Freddie Kiger moved into his apartment in the mid-1980's, he came across a trunk left by the previous owner. He never gave the trunk much thought, and just pushed it into a corner for years.</p><p>Then one night he decided to take a look inside. He found photos and letters which documented a woman's entire life, and discovering more about her became a passion for him. Freddie talks with Dick Gordon about his fascination with what he saw inside that mysterious trunk.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/3a89bbe603c20c5e61efd3f05f071416" alt="Ethel - Midlife - cropped" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ethel Clark Holbrook - <a title="Ethel - Midlife" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f8e99eb9b0468bef5c8c8257fb232a23" target="_self">larger>></a></span><br /><br /></p><ul><li>See <a title="Ethel's Trunk" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f11396bae59fce19b332f8f72cdbf747" target="_self">Ethel's trunk</a></li><li>See <a title="Ethel - Young Woman" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ee7c3337b4ffd4101b79da64e129fcd0" target="_self">Ethel as a young woman</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_aab85fc2c7407406ffa570f62108afa6"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_421_Answering_Dr_Kinsey.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_421_Answering_Dr_Kinsey.mp3&div=swfplayer_aab85fc2c7407406ffa570f62108afa6"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_421_Answering_Dr_Kinsey.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2495186275936088521?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-88294701970172949812008-01-02T14:48:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:49:36.611-08:00Making a Change<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/283d9aa99051e916a11a2df9e48ce0f7" alt="Cali Lovett" height="115" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cali Lovett</span></span></h4><p>Many of us have made (and are now attempting to keep) our New Year's resolutions. Often these resolutions are all about changing something in our lives drastically. But what if the positive change in your life came from horrible tragedy?</p><p>Cali Lovett was just drifting through life during the second half of her 20's. She'd completed a college degree, but she wasn't using it. She was waiting tables and spending a lot of time partying.</p><p>But one weekend, Cali was driving her mother's car on the highway when she had to swerve to avoid hitting a dog. She lost control of the car, crossed the median, and crashed into an oncoming car.</p><p>The accident killed the driver of the other vehicle. Cali tells Dick how this event changed her life in ways she never expected.<br /></p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_deb3cd11feebe653632f03eddbc11b87"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_419_Making_A_Change.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_419_Making_A_Change.mp3&div=swfplayer_deb3cd11feebe653632f03eddbc11b87"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_419_Making_A_Change.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8829470197017294981?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-19300953264484415652007-12-24T14:45:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:46:56.838-08:00Christmas in Secret<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/dfadcfe75734f1bb109c4dda7d1a86af" alt="Paul Ciceri" height="119" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Paul Ciceri</span></h4><p>The Christmas season can cause a lot of stress. It's the most over-hyped, over-commercialized holiday on the calendar. <br /><br />But for Paul Ciceri, Christmas has a very special meaning. He spent 3 years in a Middle Eastern prison known for its disregard of human rights, Al-Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi. It's a dangerous enough place for anyone but even more so if you're like Paul: American, Christian and gay.<br /><br />Somehow Paul managed not only to survive -- he also found ways to celebrate Christmas with the help of Muslim inmates, despite all the strict prohibitions against such a Christian rite. </p><ul><li>Visit <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.youhavenorightshere.com/" target="_self">Paul's website</a></span> to check out his book</li><li>See <a title="Paul Ciceri Prison ID" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/56d0f9034dbdd7ff9ef4219f04177f0b" target="_self">Paul's prison ID</a><br /></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_af11335259eb2c0972f92ae4712bb600"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_412_Christmas_In_Secret.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_412_Christmas_In_Secret.mp3&div=swfplayer_af11335259eb2c0972f92ae4712bb600"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_412_Christmas_In_Secret.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1930095326448441565?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-79627944392009428882007-12-19T14:43:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:45:15.147-08:00Bacon Salt<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/cdaee0793ae8c307a6c2e6562535c833" alt="Dave Lefkow" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dave Lefkow - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Justin and Dave plunger" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/01c9a77ff61a74758248133665cfe563" target="_self">larger >></a></span><br /></h4><p>A softball to the face and a shot of bourbon with a side of fried bacon - how did this combination lead to the American dream?</p><p>Dave Lefkow and Justin Esch were just two regular guys with regular jobs, until one of them mentioned that everything should taste like bacon. Justin had a conversation with his brother at a Jewish-military wedding where he suggested that everyone, including the kosher, should be able to taste delicious bacon. </p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b7714865d91d893629deb57fddcf4482" alt="Justin Esch" height="150" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Justin Esch</span></p><p>Justin is from Telluride, CO, a place where bacon holds a special place in the hearts of many, and the home of a bourbon drink that features a slice of bacon dangling out of the glass like a garnish - the Mitch Morgan. </p><p>Justin and Dave got to chatting about what they would invent over a couple of beers one night during a business trip, and Justin said the magic words, "everything should taste like bacon!" One America's Funniest Home Video later, the two began their quest to create salt … that tastes like bacon.</p><ul><li>Visit the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.baconsalt.com/" target="_self">Bacon Salt website</a></span></li><li>See the <a title="Mitch Morgan" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/65d1ad2640f8ab3a8a13d67619e66be8" target="_self">Mitch Morgan</a><br /></li><li>Check out the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.baconsalt.com/ourstory.php" target="_self">winning video</a></span> of Dave's son from <i>America's Funniest Home Videos</i></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self"></a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_6d05455722b6da9ea7fbf8fbd9ad6f17"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_409_Bacon_God_Jingle.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_409_Bacon_God_Jingle.mp3&div=swfplayer_6d05455722b6da9ea7fbf8fbd9ad6f17"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_409_Bacon_God_Jingle.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7962794439200942888?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-78974637445013039272007-12-18T14:42:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:43:20.946-08:00Not Another Fruitcake<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d30c886c5fdc9235adbc317a6aa84893" alt="Berta Scott" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Berta Scott - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Berta Scott - Large" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/dfe31da14199ef2308a89287d4d5cd6a" target="_self">larger >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Everyone's heard the jokes about fruitcake, and no one really seems to like fruitcake. But Berta Scott knows the secret to making good fruitcake - adding more of what you like, and taking out the stuff you don't like. She speaks to Dick about how she got started making fruitcake out of her garage 30 years ago, and she claims her fruitcake is the best. 180,000 pounds of fruitcake later, Berta may be on to something.</p><ul><li><p>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.southernsupreme.com/" target="_self">Berta's fruitcake</a></span><span class="link-external"></span></p></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_371d0add43b60b06461550c03287ae38"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_408_The_Struggle_For_Liberation.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_408_The_Struggle_For_Liberation.mp3&div=swfplayer_371d0add43b60b06461550c03287ae38"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_408_The_Struggle_For_Liberation.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7897463744501303927?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-20606796596542255232007-12-13T14:40:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:41:51.088-08:00Carrie's Hair<h4 style="font-weight: normal;">Last week, one of our producers walked into a story meeting all worked up about her son's hair. Turns out he'd asked a girl at his school to cut it. His mother discovered a gouge missing when she was combing his hair that night. The story got all of us laughing about our own haircut stories. So Dick put the question out to listeners: tell us your childhood hair stories.</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4c3ed4973f72997150737eb75b962f11" alt="David Terry" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">David Terry</span></p><p>Artist David Terry responded. He confesses up front to Dick that he was kind of annoying as a kid, and one of the people he most enjoyed annoying was a girl in his class, Carrie. She was beautiful, intimidating and had long, black hair which she draped over the back of her chair. Until David brought his mother's sewing shears to school...<br /></p><ul><li>Check out <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.davidterryart.com/" target="_self">David's art</a></span></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><p><br /></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_29e3a5b51f7c71f4adacd61b1555ea2b"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_405_Rachel_In_The_World.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_405_Rachel_In_The_World.mp3&div=swfplayer_29e3a5b51f7c71f4adacd61b1555ea2b"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_405_Rachel_In_The_World.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2060679659654225523?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-56887507253394412172007-12-11T14:39:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:40:09.962-08:00Green Car Wash<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/58a71761a006fccd8d6661da1819bc46" alt="Lisa and Jeff Peri" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jeff and Lisa Peri</span></span></h4><p>Lisa and Jeff Peri's daughter Kayla spent the first years of her life almost constantly sick. No one seemed to know what was wrong, or how to make Kayla better. Lisa and Jeff were eventually able to connect the dots that their daughter is highly sensitive to chemicals in her environment. That experience put Lisa and Jeff on the road to starting their own business - selling Lucky Earth Waterless Car Wash. It's a fragrance-free cleaner for those with chemical sensitivities. The business is promising, and Kayla is now in excellent health.<br /></p><ul><li>Learn more about their <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.greenearthcarwash.com/" target="_self">product</a></span></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_4a5c31f66b6326afbf20ac7e517f6570"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_403_Listening_To_Nazis.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_403_Listening_To_Nazis.mp3&div=swfplayer_4a5c31f66b6326afbf20ac7e517f6570"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_403_Listening_To_Nazis.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5688750725339441217?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-17985800758160899332007-12-06T14:33:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:38:04.750-08:00Listener Follow-Up - The Gift and The Giver<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/fa7a6e05ee1cd2b51a91f6770e0426f4" alt="Mark Peysakhovich" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mark Peysakhovich</span></span></h4><p>Mark Peysakhovich moved to tears while listening to <a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3/view" target="_self">Dick's conversation with Chrys Browne</a>, about a time when a gift from her parents embarrassed her.<br /></p><p>Mark immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1980 at the age of 10. Soon after his family's arrival in the States, he and his father began taking English classes together. He remembers laughing at his father mispronunciation of English words. Mark joins Dick to tell him how Chrys Browne's story inspired him to call his father all these years later, and apologize.<br /></p><ul><li>See a photo of <a title="Mark, his dad, and Sophie" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b673fa90e42ac3065dfa28ed736db18a" target="_self">Mark, his father, and his daughter Sophie</a></li></ul><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><a><br /></a> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_4fd133b99d37f75f7a4e2a7f9a0c9af8"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_400_Compassion_On_Skid_Row.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_400_Compassion_On_Skid_Row.mp3&div=swfplayer_4fd133b99d37f75f7a4e2a7f9a0c9af8"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_400_Compassion_On_Skid_Row.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1798580075816089933?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-29527504083635198852007-11-27T14:32:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:33:22.163-08:00Writing Out of the Gang<h4><a title="Leslie and Hector 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/3623716f60669b81ec4b3d20c00005f8" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4cc7d391cc9ea3e4f81c75aaaf661daa" alt="Leslie and Hector" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Leslie, left, and Hector, credit: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="link-external"><a href="http://www.lafotoboy.blogspot.com/" target="_self">Ibarionex Perello</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Leslie and Hector 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/3623716f60669b81ec4b3d20c00005f8" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4><p>Hector Verdugo spent his childhood in Ramona Gardens, a part of East Los Angeles that is known as a rough place to grow up. He was primarily raised by an older brother. But as he got older, his brother's rules felt too restrictive. One day he punched his brother in the face and left home for good.<br /></p><p>Hector soon fell in with the guys from his neighborhood, almost all of whom were gang members. Hector rose quickly as a drug dealer - he had lots of money and he spent it on stereos and low riding cars. But one day he decided he wanted out. Hector defied all odds and made it out of street life. At age 30, he earned his GED through an organization called Homeboy Industries.<br /></p><p>Leslie Schwartz teaches a writing class at Homeboy Industries - it's through this class that she met Hector. Leslie quickly recognized that Hector had real talent as a writer. Leslie talks with Dick about how giving her students the power to express themselves through writing has changed them and influenced her as well.</p><ul><li>Find out more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.homeboy-industries.org/" target="_self">Homeboy Industries</a></span></li><li>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.leslieschwartz.com/" target="_self">Leslie's writing</a></span><br /></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><a><br /></a></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_304c4751c2a4a7d19ec3e5abc96f3362"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_393_Writing_Out_of_the_Gang.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_393_Writing_Out_of_the_Gang.mp3&div=swfplayer_304c4751c2a4a7d19ec3e5abc96f3362"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_393_Writing_Out_of_the_Gang.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2952750408363519885?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-22145239209345427472007-11-21T14:30:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:31:21.432-08:00The Gift of a Card<h4 style="font-weight: normal;">Consumer Reports is advising the public not to buy or give giftcards - last year alone, they say, 8 billion dollars in gift cards went unspent. Dick Gordon asked what you thought about the phenomenon, and today we hear from several different listeners - each with a story to tell. Erica Poole loves to spend the cards, though her own parents have held a card she gifted to them for ten years. Florida's David Davial works at Wal-Mart - where he came face-to-face with a gift card scammer.</h4><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Gravy Waltz by Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown for the album The Essential Oscar Peterson<br /><br /></i></blockquote><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_244d2398420feee1f485c3d0a3c5c497"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_389_Thanksgiving.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_389_Thanksgiving.mp3&div=swfplayer_244d2398420feee1f485c3d0a3c5c497"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_389_Thanksgiving.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2214523920934542747?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-34354921167002839372007-11-20T14:29:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:30:16.453-08:00The Gift and the Giver<h4 style="font-weight: normal;">In the late 1980's, Chrys Browne was working at a rape crisis center, going through a divorce, and coming out - she was stressed, burned out, and needed an escape. When she heard that schools in Japan were looking for English teachers, it seemed like the break she needed from the chaos in her life. So she dropped everything and moved to Osaka.</h4> <p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4ed991f2c4671eba43fd8299999d8079" alt="Chrys Browne" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Chrys Browne</span></p> <p>Things immediately felt right for Chrys in Japan. She relished living in a place that was so orderly and historic. And when she met Mrs. Gaya, a tea ceremony teacher who took Chrys under her wing, Chrys felt truly at home.<br /></p> <p>Every time Chrys returned to the U.S. to see her parents in West Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Gaya sent her back with gorgeous and expensive gifts. So when her parents came to visit Japan, Chrys encouraged them to bring a really nice gift for the Gayas. The gift they brought was not the piece of art or pottery Chrys had envisioned - it was a "lump of coal" in the shape of a horse bought from a store on the interstate with the words "Born Free" written on the bottom.</p> <p>Chrys dreaded the moment her parents would present the Gayas with this tacky gift. But far from being insulted, the Gayas adored the gift. Chrys talks with Dick about what that gift taught her about her parents, and about herself.</p> <p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_cee63f3e4e5c5db22f6fa1dee556133b"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3&div=swfplayer_cee63f3e4e5c5db22f6fa1dee556133b"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3435492116700283937?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-23315020882326689532007-11-20T14:27:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:29:01.188-08:00The Value of Pictures<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5cd766ee1856560e93bd3578a7370fd1" alt="Karen Cline" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Karen Cline</span></h4><p>Karen and Mark Cline are now married, but 30 years ago they were teenagers in love. Karen was attending college and on a trip home she met Mark. She immediately dropped out of school, waited anxiously for her 18th birthday, and then they got married.<br /></p><p>They didn't have an elaborate wedding. Karen made the bouquet that she carried and she wore her sister's dress. They paid a deposit to the photographer, but when the time came, there wasn't enough money to pay for the prints. <br /></p><p>Over the years, Karen let go of the idea that she would ever see those photos again. All she had was one picture a friend took, and an inscribed napkin from the reception. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7e682c0d1636ab777510b4b1356855f6" alt="Jim Wagner" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Jim Wagner</span></p><p>Jim Wagner was the photographer. Though he moved three times, the photo album stayed on his shelf. One day he decided to track Karen down. Jim tells Dick Gordon why he decided to find her, and Karen talks about what it meant to her to receive the photos after all these years - just in time for her anniversary.</p><ul><li>See some of the <a title="Cline Wedding, 1980" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/baede44be31fef4fec89cc47d5fd11cb" target="_self">photos</a></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_cee63f3e4e5c5db22f6fa1dee556133b"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3&div=swfplayer_cee63f3e4e5c5db22f6fa1dee556133b"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_388_The_Value_Of_Pictures.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-2331502088232668953?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-7224431156314110822007-11-19T14:25:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:26:41.324-08:00Rescuing Lemoni<h4><a title="Sharon and Lemoni 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b614b3049da098e7d9235a13b4f86ad2" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/31bee7a33ca51ca6e8b0d491a22e8f8d" alt="Sharon and Lemoni" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sharon Waller and Lemoni - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Sharon and Lemoni 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b614b3049da098e7d9235a13b4f86ad2" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4> <p>Sharon Waller went on vacation with her husband to a little island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. She quickly noticed that there were a striking number of cats on the island - so many that she began to talk to the locals about it. She also noticed a lack of dogs. </p> <p>She did spot one little dog wandering around. After someone explained to her that almost all of the dogs on the island are routinely poisoned, she began to wonder what was going to happen to this one. </p> <p>Sharon talks to Dick about what she did to get the dog off the island and into safer territory.<br /></p> <p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3eccc072dfc2bb72f6f05aff672bf7b7"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3&div=swfplayer_3eccc072dfc2bb72f6f05aff672bf7b7"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-722443115631411082?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-4260960641852200442007-11-19T14:24:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:25:44.788-08:00Real Estate for the Saints<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/99048a2ce0947cc0f77c7759fa5d7124" alt="Ardell DellaLoggia" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ardell DellaLoggia</span></span></h4><p>Like many in the real estate business these days, Ardell DellaLoggia has been struggling with the ongoing downturn in the home-buying market. She's a real estate agent in the Seattle area, and on two occasions over the years has turned to an unlikely source of help for her and her clients: statues of St. Joseph.</p><p>Some might say that burying the statue of a saint beneath a "For Sale" sign is sacrilegious. But Ardell tells Dick Gordon that when the person doing the burying has the proper devotion, the saint will reward those who work hard to buy or sell a property.</p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3eccc072dfc2bb72f6f05aff672bf7b7"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3&div=swfplayer_3eccc072dfc2bb72f6f05aff672bf7b7"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_387_Real_Estate_For_The_Saints.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-426096064185220044?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-84758225579641885412007-11-16T14:21:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:23:33.836-08:00Listener Follow-Up - Jane Fonda's Legacy<p><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5fcab9a6d52283c7e0629324c600607d" alt="Karen Graven" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Karen Graven</span><br /></p><p>Karen Graven was listening to <a title="Jane Fonda's Legacy" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9d91d47b2a3bdb663363a2e539ea51a2" target="_self">our show on Jane Fonda's legacy</a> when she realized that the story Carol Espel was telling sounded similar to her own.<br /></p><p>Karen calls herself an exercise freak, and she lived in L.A. at the height of the high-impact aerobics craze. She tells Dick how it feels to hear that others are also suffering after so many years of feeling the burn. Like Carol, she sought hip replacement at a young age. Now, at age 45, she can't even jump rope with her kids.</p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_938f2bddda1c7118bef005b6fa1779d4"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_386_The_Music_of_Corey_Harris.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_386_The_Music_of_Corey_Harris.mp3&div=swfplayer_938f2bddda1c7118bef005b6fa1779d4"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_386_The_Music_of_Corey_Harris.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8475822557964188541?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-4989442124557231792007-11-14T14:16:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:21:40.396-08:00Bible in the Classroom<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d13d59b2d66d47be13cecbbae382b48d" alt="Ellery Schempp then" height="114" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ellery Schempp then</span></span></h4><p>Fifty-one years ago, Ellery Schempp protested his high school's mandatory morning prayer by bringing a Koran to class.<br /></p><p>He was asked to leave the classroom, but his protest led to the watershed case Abington School District v. Schempp. Solidifying the separation between church and state, the Supreme Court's decision has become an important ruling cited in hundreds of subsequent court cases involving public schools and religion. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/d6d265609db22447b5e8ad82f1105959" alt="Ellery Schempp now" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ellery Schempp now</span></p><p>Ellery talks with Dick Gordon about what led to his decision to protest and sue the school district - and what happened to him and his family after the decision was handed down.</p><ul><li>Read a <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.stephendsolomon.com/ellerysprotest.html" target="_self">book about Ellery</a></span></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span><br /></p><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_369f0ce68f135d188e90c1c336de1ba7"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_384_Koran_And_Faith.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_384_Koran_And_Faith.mp3&div=swfplayer_369f0ce68f135d188e90c1c336de1ba7"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_384_Koran_And_Faith.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-498944212455723179?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-49011256649959052342007-10-26T14:15:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:16:50.545-08:00One Way Through<h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Charlie Simpson's family has been farming in Jefferson County, Missouri for a very long time. His great grandfather moved there in 1896. Charlie is the 4th generation farmer, and his son, who works the farm now, is the 5th generation. </span><br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><a title="Corn Maze 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/93be3f48d05f25cba8a01a3e21ddd237" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9ad1d5e2e0ace431da0b5c59c994e5fd" alt="Corn Maze" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Echo Valley Corn Maze - <a title="Corn Maze 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/93be3f48d05f25cba8a01a3e21ddd237" target="_self">larger >></a></span></p><p>But this year, the weather has hit Charlie hard. This latest drought comes on the heels of a string of bad weather incidents. Charlie says the creek in town is the lowest he's ever seen it.</p><p>So, Charlie is building himself a field of dreams - but it's not a baseball field, it's a corn maze. The family has over 7 miles of trails that meander through the corn.<br /></p><ul><li>Find out <span class="link-external"><a href="http://echovalleycornmaze.com/" target="_self">more about the maze</a></span></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Field of Dreams by Mark Ayres for the album Titanic - The Essential James Horner Film Music Collection</i><br /></blockquote><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3d654ff9c0969b27ea77f67a608ead4f"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_371_Meteor_Hunter.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_371_Meteor_Hunter.mp3&div=swfplayer_3d654ff9c0969b27ea77f67a608ead4f"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_371_Meteor_Hunter.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4901125664995905234?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-58273135347160386932007-10-22T14:13:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:14:57.183-08:00Surviving Blackwater<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/8089069b2ebf5d5a45c635fe52093c00" alt="Janessa Gans" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Janessa Gans</span></span></h4><p>Janessa Gans had regular contact with the private security company, Blackwater. Between 2003 and 2005 she was working in Iraq, and on many of her trips around the country she traveled in vehicles driven by Blackwater contractors. Janessa talks to Dick about both the professionalism and recklessness she experienced firsthand.<br /></p><p>In her opinion, every time a Blackwater convoy passed through an Iraqi town, the company lowered the reputation of the United States in the eyes of Iraqis.<br /></p><ul><li>Read an <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-gans6oct06,0,1155563.story?coll=la-opinion-center" target="_self">article</a></span> Janessa wrote about her experiences with Blackwater<br /></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us<br /></a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_56ef992cd6ee368b305b4417a86ad5e3"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_367_War_And_Contractors.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_367_War_And_Contractors.mp3&div=swfplayer_56ef992cd6ee368b305b4417a86ad5e3"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_367_War_And_Contractors.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5827313534716038693?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-30529734159263565822007-10-17T14:12:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:13:19.265-08:00Listener Follow-Up - 500 Things<h4><a title="Grant Baciocco 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5e77c5e0213fe8c97508e21b2b8656d6" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/071d1eebc9cb1f9b1804cf4ee8fd26ab" alt="Grant Baciocco" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Grant Baciocco - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Grant Baciocco 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5e77c5e0213fe8c97508e21b2b8656d6" target="_self">see his things >></a></span></h4><p>Grant Baciocco heard <a title="My 500 Things" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6217d50f2d56581bdb68c5a76453495c/view" target="_self">Dick Gordon's conversation with Chris McNaught</a>, a man who was in the process of paring down the items he owns to 500 things. Chris, who says he was inspired by someone else, has now inspired Grant to begin his own quest.<br /></p><p>Grant says he is going to whittle down his belongings to just 600 things. This will be a feat for Grant - he has spent many years collecting comic books, various toys, and countless odds and ends. Grant is blogging about this experience, and he is sharing each update via video from his house.<br /></p><ul><li>See <a title="600 Things - Before and After" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/87f254e3c1f1ec37f39e8d669fbd20d4" target="_self">Grant's room before and after</a></li><li>Follow Grant's progress on <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.600things.com/" target="_self">his blog</a></span><br /></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_c640bf1c587097b33f88f50504ed3e48"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_364_Giving_Up_The_Bronze.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_364_Giving_Up_The_Bronze.mp3&div=swfplayer_c640bf1c587097b33f88f50504ed3e48"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_364_Giving_Up_The_Bronze.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3052973415926356582?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-60776827427226006252007-10-16T14:10:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:11:28.820-08:00Listener Follow-Up - Attending to Birth<h4><a title="Carrie Klein family 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b86e25b939b376db1c38d1e6e619966e" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6624577ee078498d13663ed139a4c223" alt="Carrie Klein family" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Carrie Klein - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Carrie Klein family 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/b86e25b939b376db1c38d1e6e619966e" target="_self">see her family >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Carrie Klein and Al Heebsh heard <a title="Attending to Birth" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/5686bcb3360cb4af4ae6ac63ae662d77/view" target="_self">Dick's conversation with Ruth Lubic</a>, a pioneer in the movement to re-introduce midwives into the birthing process. They had very different reactions.</p><p>Carrie Klein was born in the 50s, at a time when using a midwife during childbirth was - to say the least - an unpopular practice. When she was born, the nurse attending her birth was told to push Carrie back in until the doctor could arrive, and the nurse tried to do just that. When Carrie's own children were born, she used a midwife in a midewifery wing of a hospital, and she found that experience to be in stark contrast to what her mother went through. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0df1cf237df9f38d4d22730b07d53cfc" alt="Al Heebsh" height="100" width="100" /> <span style="font-size:85%;">Al Heebsh - <a title="Al Heebsh family" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ade1c585c486cca29d9cfbc3b745080d" target="_self">see his family >></a></span></p><p>Al Heebsh, on the other hand, says giving birth - though not a medical emergency - should not be too separated from the medical system. The birth of his first daughter required some extra help from doctors and nurses. Because of his experience, Al believes women should give birth only in hospitals.</p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_915fe87af949a17e3b85039e63c867bd"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_363_Robotic_Docs.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_363_Robotic_Docs.mp3&div=swfplayer_915fe87af949a17e3b85039e63c867bd"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_363_Robotic_Docs.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6077682742722600625?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-44518064860371958662007-10-11T14:04:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:09:40.019-08:00Listener Follow-Up - 500 Things<h4 style="font-weight: normal;">Sallye Coyle heard <a title="My 500 Things" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6217d50f2d56581bdb68c5a76453495c/view" target="_self">Dick's conversation with Chris McNaught</a>, a man trying to whittle his belongings down to 500 things.</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c60273de2502b155e19201f0b49e1b90" alt="Sallye Coyle 2" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sallye Coyle</span></p><p>Sallye knows about the importance of traveling light - when she was a young woman, she backpacked across Europe. Later, when she traveled in Europe with her children, she taught them to pack just the essentials - pants, shirts, shoes, and maybe a camera.</p><p>On a trip from Florence to London, Sallye decided she and her children would forgo their usual pattern of traveling by first class sleeper car and get seats in another part of the train. They ended up meeting three young men with lives very different from their own - and very different baggage packed for their trips.</p><h4><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></h4> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_5686bcb3360cb4af4ae6ac63ae662d77"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_360_Attending_To_Birth.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_360_Attending_To_Birth.mp3&div=swfplayer_5686bcb3360cb4af4ae6ac63ae662d77"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_360_Attending_To_Birth.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4451806486037195866?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-12196059288992575652007-10-04T14:02:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:04:14.818-08:00Listener Follow-Up - Tourette's<div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/14b7e074c33f43dce1e9de9ff3fa7822" alt="Jim Eckblad" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jim Eckblad</span></span></h4><p>Jim Eckblad was driving in Milwaukee when he heard <a title="Made in America" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1e9a936ed0bc57779784b750e07239ae/view" target="_self">Dick's interview with Campbell Johnson</a> about growing up with Tourette Syndrome. He had to pull the car over and listen. The condition Campbell was describing sounded very familiar.</p><p>Jim tells Dick that the program affected him so profoundly that he ended up going to the doctor, where he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome himself.<br /></p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p><h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3366740d33a380dd3a3bcc01ab900114"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3&div=swfplayer_3366740d33a380dd3a3bcc01ab900114"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1219605928899257565?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-33494617601913822092007-10-04T14:01:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:02:57.308-08:00Sputnik Kids<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/dada8a91e6fe7a48705d6a3a8e282627" alt="Tom Ward" height="139" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tom Ward</span></span></h4><p>50 years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made object to orbit the earth.<br /></p><p>At the time, Tom Ward was a student in East Los Angeles. Although his school didn't have great math and science programs, the launch of Sputnik convinced him he had a future career in the space program. He spent long hours gazing up at the sky, straining to see Sputnik.<br /></p><p>Later, the U.S. government pumped more funding into math and science programs. Tom went on to get several degrees, became a professor, and ended up working for the Department of Energy's space program.<br /></p><p>And that's where he met Dr. Alexander Rimski-Korsakov. Alex grew up at the same time Tom did, but in Russia. Dick talks to both men about how Sputnik shaped their lives, and what it's like to now work with someone from the other side.</p><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Sputnik (song for Laika)by Sputnik for the album Meet Sputnik; Flight of the Bumble-Bee by Itzhak Perlman for the album Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits<br /></i><br /></blockquote><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /></span><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_3366740d33a380dd3a3bcc01ab900114"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3&div=swfplayer_3366740d33a380dd3a3bcc01ab900114"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_355_Sputnik_Kids.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-3349461760191382209?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-68611778412746620032007-10-01T14:00:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:01:20.089-08:00Painting by Intuition<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f1a6295dfdc3adf7bf9836bf17fb1125" alt="Dean Nimmer" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dean Nimmer</span></span></h4><p>The first time Dean Nimmer went to teach abstract art in China, he had to change what he called it. Before his first seminar, professors from China's Central Academy of Art wrote Dean to tell him there was no equivalent word in Chinese for "abstract art," and suggested he use the expression "intuition painting" instead.</p><p>Dean talks with Dick about what it was like to teach art in a communist system where students prize similarity. Through concrete workshops like painting blindfolded, Dean made a connection with his Chinese students and learned that "intuition painting" is a better description of what he teaches.</p><ul><li>See photos of <a title="Teaching Art in China" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c0d9bb8d35390603b10cf94e6818b15f" target="_self">Dean's workshops in China</a><br /></li><li>See <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.deannimmer.com/index.php" target="_self">Dean's art</a></span></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Blue Little Flower (Chinese Traditional)by The Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma for the album Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet; Oasis by Yo-Yo Ma, The Silk Road Ensemble for the album Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon</i><br /></blockquote><br /><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_51aeb62283354511aa26926a6ee9c5f2"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_352_Insuring_One_Child.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_352_Insuring_One_Child.mp3&div=swfplayer_51aeb62283354511aa26926a6ee9c5f2"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_352_Insuring_One_Child.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6861177841274662003?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-79284480304687954942007-09-24T13:57:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:06:21.052-08:00Rough Waters<h4><a title="Ed Montgomery's ship 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f53c077b2a39aa5328df448ed8a50458" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/0e24f3637540d57099c2de2f119091a1" alt="Ed Montgomery's ship" height="84" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ed's tugboat - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Ed Montgomery's ship 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/f53c077b2a39aa5328df448ed8a50458" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4><p>Captain Ed Montgomery had his first bout with cancer in the spring of 2005, and as an ex-fighter and a tugboat captain, he was never one to show much emotion.<br /></p><p>But being diagnosed with cancer three times has changed the way Ed feels about life. As his battle raged into the winter of 2006, his wife Jeannie became the tough one. Ed was most shocked, though, by how one friend in particular really came through during the dark times. "Big Butch" works closely with Ed on the docks. Butch checked in regularly with Ed, and even came to the hospital to keep Ed up to date on the shipping news.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/1a242b490adc644933dc8781ea2ddfe9" alt="Ed Montgomery" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ed Montgomery</span></p><p>Ed is now in remission. Both Butch and Ed talk with Dick about how guys relate to other guys during times of crisis.<br /></p><ul><li>Read <a title="Ed's E-mail" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/4b71a65cf21b9a4632d2b485f82db46e" target="_self">the e-mail </a>Ed wrote to friends that inspired this story</li><li>Read a <a title="Cancer's Gift" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6835ef61cb91952b0a6d693cbd635c78" target="_self">poem</a> Ed wrote about his experience<br /></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_f9fe2220c0a5d6aa2d0559608c691d5c"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3&div=swfplayer_f9fe2220c0a5d6aa2d0559608c691d5c"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7928448030468795494?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-56443738697842794032007-09-20T13:53:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:06:34.989-08:00Reading the Rocks<h4><a title="Spangler 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9cc332bb9595ac8e6266963882c16dae" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/e15512d8093548cdf6ee0768ab8a5b76" alt="Spangler 1" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jerry Spangler - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Jerry Spangler's Gallery" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/62ccaff6473d2976d719a8cad0f52aad" target="_self">more >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Jerry Spangler spent years working as a journalist, and he has now turned his investigative skills towards a very personal quest: Jerry is trying to save archeological sites that are threatened by the production of oil and natural gas in Utah.</p><p>The land around Nine Mile Canyon and Range Creek in Utah is rocky and rugged, and it is full of petroglyphs and pictographs. Jerry first visited the sites as a college student, where he discovered cliffs covered in hundreds of thousands of images.<br /></p><p>Dick Gordon talks with Jerry about what he has seen in the rocks, and what he is doing to preserve them now that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given natural gas companies permission to drill.</p><ul><li>See <a title="Jerry Spangler's Gallery" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/62ccaff6473d2976d719a8cad0f52aad" target="_self">Jerry's photos</a><br /></li><li>Learn about the <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.cparch.org/" target="_self">organization</a></span> Jerry works with.</li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Voices of the Ancient Ones and Walking In Two Worlds by Nancy Rumbel for the album Southwest</i><br /></blockquote><br /><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /></span><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_342bccd1c8e0f3c9fc89b795162dac07"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_345_Reading_The_Rocks.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_345_Reading_The_Rocks.mp3&div=swfplayer_342bccd1c8e0f3c9fc89b795162dac07"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_345_Reading_The_Rocks.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5644373869784279403?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-77638717557800208242007-09-17T13:53:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:06:49.759-08:00Your Story - Richard Simmons and Me<h4><a title="Devin Singley and Richard Simmons" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ac8c8fd13305e4c24f93148fa8d303a7" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/33a797bb323e04d7ec6e507bc23e56d7" alt="Devin Singley and Simmons 1" height="115" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Richard Simmons and Devin Singley - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="Devin Singley and Richard Simmons" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ac8c8fd13305e4c24f93148fa8d303a7" target="_self">more >></a></span><br /></h4><p>Devin Singley was visiting his sister in Italy with his mom one spring break when they ran into none other than Richard Simmons. Devin's mom walked right up to him and began talking to Simmons as though they were old friends. At 17, Devin wasn't quite sure what to make of the aging exercise star, especially after they bumped into him later that day and Simmons insisted on buying them coffee.<br /></p><p>The story doesn't end there, though. Devin and Richard Simmons met up again in the United States some time later, and Devin got an autographed copy of his picture with Richard Simmons - and another "squeeze-the-life-out-of-you" hug.</p><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_5b3f176f3838276009dc375cd94e17b6"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_342_Combat_Artist.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_342_Combat_Artist.mp3&div=swfplayer_5b3f176f3838276009dc375cd94e17b6"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_342_Combat_Artist.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-7763871755780020824?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-85340369253619409332007-09-10T13:47:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:07:03.020-08:00Living with Loans<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/10a562e261f31e417786a04a4bc22c43" alt="Graduation cap" height="94" width="125" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">On Friday, Congress gave final approval to legislation that will overhaul the federal student loan program. That's welcome news to many students and graduates who have been frustrated by unfair practices in the student loan industry. Earlier this year, it came to light that several student lenders were offering perks and kickbacks to colleges and alumni associations in return for being included on preferred lender lists.</span></h4><p>Jason graduated from college in 2004 and now works for a large financial institution. He says he was sold on the dream that going to college would give him a middle class lifestyle, with a house and a white picket fence. Instead, he's living with his mother and working to pay off $30,000 in debt. Jason says when he was choosing a loan company to help pay for college, he selected from a preferred lender lists provided by his university's financial aid office. The loan he picked turned out to be a very bad deal.<br /><br />Jason talks with Dick Gordon about what he wishes he had known sooner - and what it's like to work in the very industry that he thinks contributed towards his spiral into debt. He asked us not to use his last name so he could protect his job.<br /></p><ul><li>Read a <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Debt-Anya-Kamenetz/dp/1594489076" target="_self">book</a></span> that features the stories of Jason and other young people like him<br /></li></ul><h4><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span></h4><br /><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_382a851e1ed5ca218472490c6be876ec"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_337_Living_With_Loans.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_337_Living_With_Loans.mp3&div=swfplayer_382a851e1ed5ca218472490c6be876ec"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_337_Living_With_Loans.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-8534036925361940933?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-45082218601704820962007-09-04T13:45:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:07:15.938-08:00Living with Tics<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/841039d5f1ac30c6e9c8d6e0935d05c9" alt="Campbell Johnson" height="133" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Campbell Johnson</span></span></h4><p>Tom Johnson wrote to The Story to tell us that it is at this time of the year - the start of the school year - that he is most in awe of his son, Campbell.<br /></p><p>Campbell Johnson is a 12-year-old kid who attends middle school, plays in the band, enjoys soccer, and is active in his local church youth group - just like anyone else his age. Yet Campbell has incorporated into his life a neurological disorder that can be difficult to control and is often misunderstood: Tourette Syndrome.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><a title="Johnson Family 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c0a882d953be7cc6aa160e48ff4e9f4b" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/74bb426b7f5ef7eb009e6caa71260449" alt="Johnson Family 1" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The Johnson Family - <a title="Johnson Family 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/c0a882d953be7cc6aa160e48ff4e9f4b" target="_self">larger >></a></span></p><p>Campbell talks to Dick about what it's like to have Tourettte's, and how he explains it to adults and other kids. His parents, Tom and Stephanie, talk about the roller coaster of discovering Campbell's Tourette's, and how they have learned to appreciate it.</p><ul><li>Learn about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.tsa-usa.org/" target="_self">Tourette Syndrome</a></span><br /></li></ul><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span><br /></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_1e9a936ed0bc57779784b750e07239ae"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Made_In_America.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Made_In_America.mp3&div=swfplayer_1e9a936ed0bc57779784b750e07239ae"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Made_In_America.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-4508221860170482096?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-18285428862018956342007-09-03T13:42:00.000-07:002008-11-15T14:07:30.557-08:00The Gift of Goats<h4><a title="Tom Currie 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/a7a972f825f2868819a8587baf8e9c3f" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/33f192baee0a7c02508d4614c7a2f9a4" alt="Tom Currie" height="100" width="100" /></a><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Tom Currie - </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" ><a title="Tom Currie 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/a7a972f825f2868819a8587baf8e9c3f" target="_self">larger >></a></span></h4><p>Tom Currie was out in the yard on the night of an eclipse, shooting the breeze with his neighbor, when the discussion turned to his neighbor's work with animals. Tom had a flash of inspiration - he didn't have enough space for cows, but he was going to try to raise goats. Tom then got involved with Heifer International, an organization that gives away animals to families in need. Tom talks with Dick about how raising and giving away goats has changed his life.</p><ul><li>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.heifer.org/" target="_self">Heifer International</a></span></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: I Love My Goats by Caliche Con Carne for the album Goat Songs 2 the Flesh<br /><br /></i></blockquote><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_90bea5887e7ec61c2c3170ba49f1351a"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Labor_Day.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Labor_Day.mp3&div=swfplayer_90bea5887e7ec61c2c3170ba49f1351a"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_332_Labor_Day.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-1828542886201895634?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-7096348453990356902007-08-24T13:38:00.000-07:002008-11-15T13:40:29.408-08:00LP's Candy Tree<h4><a title="LP with grandkids" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7a7593c686b2b243d61660beece92a6f" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/3be744171d9c4748fa6cd305a4733716" alt="LP" height="143" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">LP - </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" title="LP with grandkids" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/7a7593c686b2b243d61660beece92a6f" target="_self">see him with his grandkids >></a></span></h4><p>Steve Lanier wrote to The Story to tell us about the funniest person he has ever known - Mr. Louis Phillip Hornthal, better known to all as "LP."</p><p>Steve spent many days visiting with LP when he was a child. He died years ago, but LP's antics are still legendary among his friends and family - he is particularly remembered for his cleverly-executed pranks - including the time he convinced the neighborhood kids that a tree could blossom with candy.<br /></p><p>Steve tells Dick about the joy and laughter LP brought to the lives of the people around him, and he shares his favorite stories from LP's book of practical jokes.<br /></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_ed8678eca7b57c31de98e647f6e78674"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3&div=swfplayer_ed8678eca7b57c31de98e647f6e78674"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-709634845399035690?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-61867731734713407252007-08-24T13:23:00.000-07:002008-11-15T13:37:46.503-08:00Listening for Amelia<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/444e71ab5a71256223c854e07c3fe6fe" alt="Amelia Earhart" height="141" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >Amelia Earhart</span></h4><p>On a July afternoon in 1937, 15-year-old Betty Klenck Brown was listening to her family's shortwave radio. She had her journal and was writing down the lyrics to popular songs when she turned the dial and heard the unimaginable: "This is Amelia Earhart. This is Amelia Earhart." At that point, Earhart had already disappeared, along with her navigator, in her attempt to fly around the world.</p><p>Betty jotted down everything she heard over 3 hours. She didn't understand much of what she wrote, but she kept transcribing. No one took Betty seriously, until her diary finally made it into the hands of Ric Gillespie.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/dee7ae0b570e04b0f19402f3ca180527" alt="Betty Brown" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Betty Klenck Brown - see her <a title="Betty Klenck 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/2ecc3fcc3382be92d9987d1b2ef9cf62" target="_self">then >></a></span></p><p>Ric works for a group called TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery). Ric has used the information in Betty's diary to lead a new search for the remains of Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan.<br /></p><p>Ric is just back with his team from the search, and they believe they uncovered tantalizing clues.</p><ul><li>See a map of <a title="Pacific Route" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/69fb021bc31311f3178515e1d630deeb" target="_self">Amelia's Pacific Route</a></li><li>See a diagram of Earhart <a title="Niku Evidence" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/9233673a72c12328e36104badb18ab97" target="_self">evidence on the island of Nikumaroro</a></li><li>Find out more about Ric's organization, <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.tighar.org/" target="_self">TIGHAR</a></span> ("Tiger")<br /></li><li>See <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Notebook/notebook.html" target="_self">Betty's notebook</a></span><br /></li><li>See the only <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/ameliavideo.html" target="_self">film</a></span> known to exist of the takeoff<br /></li></ul><blockquote><p>Maps and photos of Betty copyright TIGHAR, 2007</p><p>Music heard in this story: Moonlight Sonata for the album Smart Sleep With Classical; True Story of Amelia Earhart and Following Amelia by Plainsong for the album New Place Now<br /></p></blockquote><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a><br /></span><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_ed8678eca7b57c31de98e647f6e78674"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3&div=swfplayer_ed8678eca7b57c31de98e647f6e78674"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_325_Listening_For_Amelia.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6186773173471340725?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-66876681663727140152007-08-21T13:21:00.000-07:002008-11-15T13:22:23.244-08:00Goodbye Darkroom<p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ef61f1e4ac79108e4e8aad86cefe4227" alt="joanne-Leonard-WB.jpg" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Joanne Leonard</span></p><p>Joanne Leonard has been a photographer for decades. She often used a makeshift home dark lab, but after taking a job teaching photography at the University of Michigan, she was able to pay someone to build a darkroom for her.</p><p>Technology has meant many changes in the photography world, and Joanne recently made a decision to dismantle her darkroom. </p><p>She tells us what it was like to take apart and pack up a room that has been a defining part of her life for over three decades.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><a title="Sonia Laundry 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/8c799fc5aae7a77f687a02afc0292f8a" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/87aa6d33f36ccb310158b36f632f6ad7" alt="Sonia Laundry" height="98" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Sonia," copyright by Joanne Leonard - <a title="Sonia Laundry 2" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/8c799fc5aae7a77f687a02afc0292f8a" target="_self">larger >></a></span></p><p>She also talks with Dick about one particular photograph - of her sister-in-law Sonia, hanging laundry when she was pregnant.</p><ul><li>Learn more about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.beinginpictures.com/" target="_self">Joanne's work</a></span></li><li>Learn about <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17538" target="_self">Joanne's book</a></span><br /></li></ul><blockquote><i>Music heard in this story: Image and Likeness by Fr Charles Klamut for the album Rarefied Air</i><br /></blockquote><br /><p><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span><br /></p> <div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_217e1b82a0cdb2a3bb2c8da9894bae65"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_322_After_Loss_Forgiveness.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_322_After_Loss_Forgiveness.mp3&div=swfplayer_217e1b82a0cdb2a3bb2c8da9894bae65"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_322_After_Loss_Forgiveness.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-6687668166372714015?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-54686125067732639582007-08-15T13:13:00.000-07:002008-11-15T13:17:54.077-08:00Straight Spouse<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/ff2bfb730a7919e56d782a4fc94d74ef" alt="Erick Wiger" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Erick Wiger</span></span></h4><p>Erick Wiger heard <a title="Staying Out" href="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/84c3616b6c8a07c002f1f9727011539d/view" target="_self">The Story's interview with Bill Shipley</a>, a Coast Guard officer who came out after a distinguished career in the military. Erick was most interested in one part of Bill's story - the years he spent as a husband and father before he announced he was gay.<br /><br />Erick is a "straight spouse," or the husband of a woman who came out after having been married to him for many years. He talks with Aaron about what it's like to be on the other side.</p><ul><li>Learn about a <span class="link-external"><a href="http://straightspouse.org/" target="_self">resource for straight spouses</a></span><br /></li></ul><h4><span class="link-external"><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Add to story</a></span></h4><br /><div class="archive-audio-player"> <h4>Listen Now!</h4> <div id="swfplayer_89101a5a573ee40e218be72335400778"><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05033361852689693 visible ontop" href="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf"></a><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thestory.org/archive/mp3player.swf" style="" id="line" name="line" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_318_Closing_Shop.mp3&repeat=false&showdigits=false&showdownload=false&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x333333&lightcolor=0xee0033&screencolor=0xffffff&showstop=false&width=132&height=20" height="20" width="140"></embed></div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://thestory.org/swfplayer.js?file=http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_318_Closing_Shop.mp3&div=swfplayer_89101a5a573ee40e218be72335400778"></script> <p><a href="http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_318_Closing_Shop.mp3">Download</a></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6067662709941780073-5468612506773263958?l=nettaproduces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jeannette arrowoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077488007210200021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067662709941780073.post-78935144837147154882007-08-15T02:00:00.000-07:002008-11-15T13:19:03.141-08:00Closing Shop<h4><img class="image-left" src="http://thestory.org/archive/resolveuid/6644fafe692f3b646bbca511271d21f4" alt="Doug Haas" height="100" width="100" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Doug Haas Bennett</span></span></h4><p>Policy makers at the state and national level are considering creative ways to reintegrate ex-felons into society. Doug Haas Bennett had a unique approach - she employed former prisoners in her costume shop.<br /><br />When Doug first opened her shop in 1975, she had a lot to learn. For one thing, it was just before Halloween, and Doug had no idea how busy her store was about to get. Over the years, she was asked to make costumes of all kinds. Once, a drug company asked her to make what they called "Herpes Man."<br /><br />For Doug, the shop was always about more than fitting people in outrageous clothing - it was a way for her reach out to her community. For years, Doug worked at the North Carolina women's correctional facility teaching writing classes to inmates. Many of the women she helped came to work for her after they were paroled.<br /><br />Guest host Aaron Henkin talks with Doug about her 30 years running Doug Haas's Raleigh Creative Costume Shop, and why the store had to close last month.<br /></p><p>Aaron also talks with Onia Royster, one of the women Doug has helped. Onia is an ex-felon who served as Doug's office manager. These days, Onia continues to pay Doug's kindness forward. 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