http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:01:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/travel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:17:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5380 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/15/janet-mendel-fine-spanish-cooking/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, Click here to begin listening.  In the story of Don Quixote, the author Miguel Cervantes tells, among other things, what Don Quixote ate for dinner every day of the week. This, in part became the inspiration for a book entitled, “Cooking from the Heart of Spain: Food of La Mancha,” written by Janet Mendel, an American woman who has lived in Spain for approximately 40 years. This book and the name of the author ignited my spontaneous curiosity, so when Janet Mendel and I visited by phone from her home on the southern coast of Spain in June 2007, I asked about her focus and inspiration to write a cookbook centered around Don Quixote de La Mancha. The book she recommends, not surprisingly, is “Don Quixote,” by Miguel Cervantes, in the English translation by Edith Grossman.     Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:30:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5351 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/12/allan-pollack-composer-and-conductor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July e... Click here to begin listening.  On the bluffs of the Village of Mendocino, overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 155 miles north of San Francisco, California, the sounds of the Mendocino Music Festival are heard for two weeks beginning in early July every year. The music festival features Orchestra, Opera, Chamber, Jazz and World Pop music drawing participants and listeners from around the globe. Allan Pollack, who has worked as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Mendocino Music Festival for the past twenty-two years, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. In this conversation from his home in Northern California, recorded on July 1, 2008, we began when I asked him to tell us about the Mendocino Music Festival. This interview with Allan Pollack was recorded on July 1, 2008. The book Allan Pollack recommends is, “The Complete Works of Shakespeare.“ Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5306 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Click here to begin listening.  North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Jewish people from around the world have seen North America as a favored place to live and in waves of migration over time have come here to make a new life as part of the American fabric. In the winter of 2008 the Public Broadcasting System presented a major six hour television series: “The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America.” A companion book to this series with the same name, written by Beth Wenger, the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is a collection of first person stories about lives of American Jews who maintained their own culture as they became part of the American culture. Our visit with Beth Wenger in January 2008, by phone from her office at the University of Pennsylvania, began when she described the distinctions and similarities of the Jewish American experience as compared to other immigrant groups. This program was originally broadcast January 30, 2008. The book she recommends is, “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” by Michael Chabon. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:04:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5233 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/01/19/roger-brandt-the-oregon-caves-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. - The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, Click here to begin listening. This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history. The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the what appeared to be a hole in the earth. The Oregon Caves are unique, possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone. This uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas Fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising. I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in the summer of 2006. We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent. Roger Brandt recommends “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways,” by Ruth Phefferle. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:30:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5094 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/28/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/PACINO_FRANK_4.27.23%20IA.mp3) When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Sgt. Frank Pacino, who spent his early life in Covelo, California and then moved to Ukiah, California. Frank Pacino was recruited into the Marine Corps in early 2001 and is now a Sergeant. He was one of the first troops to go into Iraq in 2002, where he spent approximately six months. He was returned to Iraq in 2004 for a year. Frank Pacino recommends “Bush At War,” by Bob Woodward. Originally Broadcast: May 17, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:20:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4963 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey - Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/WELLS_SPENCER_7.6.22%20IA.mp3://) The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. This is known because the secrets of human evolution are hidden in our genetic code. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with geneticist Spencer Wells, author of the book and movie, “Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey.” Spencer Wells recommends “No Logo,” by Naomi Klein. Originally Broadcast: February 10, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:12:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4838 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/12/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WEISS_PHILIP_12.29.21_IA.mp3) American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends “McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years,” & “McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years,” both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:03:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4778 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/13/patricia-edmisten-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Mourning of Angles - The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, Click here to begin listening. The Mourning of Angles The life of Lydia Schaefer is a composite fictional story of a 22 year-old woman who served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1962 to 1964. Patricia Taylor Edmisten, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tells Lydia’s story in her book, “The Mourning of Angles,” based in part on her experiences in the Peace Corps in Peru during those years. Patricia Edmisten recommends “The Accidental Pope,” by Raymond Flynn & Robin Moore. Originally Broadcast: November 15, 2002   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2021 02:33:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4733 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/04/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show, traveled around the world, Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Reinhart_Ed_(Earl_Dixon)8.4.21_IA.mp3) Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show, traveled around the world, and has a lot of familiar stories to tell to those of us here in Mendocino County. Originally Broadcast: June 11, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:31:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4724 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/07/21/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person t... Click here to begin listening. Take me with you: Around the World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home Have you ever made friends with someone from a place where you visited as a traveler? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for that person to visit you in your home and your surroundings? Well, that is what Brad Newsham did. He is the author of “Take Me With You: A Round The World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home.” Brad Newsham recommends “Dangerous Beauty,” by Mark Ross. Originally Broadcast: May 7, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:17:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4614 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/17/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Imagine leaving home and traveling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, Click here to begin listening.  Imagine leaving home and traveling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, on turbulent waters. Imagine making this voyage, never to return to your homeland, when you are 15 years old, and pregnant. Soon after you arrive a war begins that changes the face of the country and set a new type of government in motion. Imagine researching this story and then writing it. That is the work of Patrick McGrath, the author of “Martha Peake,” a book about a plucky young woman who came to American in 1774. I spoke with Patrick McGrath by phone in 2001 to talk about “Martha Peake,” how he researched and prepared to write it, and what British students are taught about the American Revolution. Patrick McGrath recommends “The First American,” by H.W. Brown. Originally Broadcast: January 16, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/#comments Wed, 27 May 2020 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4521 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/27/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Vladivostok, Russia, at the very eastern end of Siberia, is a city of about 800,000 people. It is the same distance north of the equator as is central Oregon and Rome, Italy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Mike_and_Halle_Brady_5.26.20_IA.mp3) Vladivostok, Russia, at the very eastern end of Siberia, is a city of about 800,000 people. It is the same distance north of the equator as is central Oregon and Rome, Italy. It’s close to the border of China and North Korea. This city was closed to everyone, including Russians, until the early 1990s. Halle Brady and Mike Brady, formerly of Potter Valley, California, spent two years teaching in Vladivostok and, in this program, we shared their experiences there. Mike Brady recommends “Lenin’s Tomb,” by David Remnick. Halle Brady recommends “Gates of November,” by Chaim Potok. Originally Broadcast: July 3, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4519 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/05/20/del-castillo-dennis-lu-mercedes-peruvian-environmental-issues/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-5.20.20_Dennis_del_Castillo_Mercedes_Lu_IA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Dennis del Castillo recommends “The Losing Ground,” by Erik P. Eckholm. Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:07:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4463 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/18/coy-gary-the-man-driving-the-dog-team/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-COY_GARY_(SLED_DOGS_AT_DENALI)9.17.19_IA.mp3) There is strong historical and anthropological evidence that dogs came across the Bering land bridge with people migrating from Siberia to Alaska. These dogs worked hard to maintain their keep; they werent pets. Instead, they chased and ran down polar bears and located seals hiding beneath the Bering ice. One of the early dog professionals in Alaska was Harry Karstens, who later became the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park. As a young man, he pioneered a dog sled route from Fairbanks to Valdez, and hauled mail to the Katishna mining district. Now, at Denali National Park in central Alaska, theres a breeding and training and leadership program for these sled dogs. I spoke with Gary Coy, the director of this remarkable kennel. In his office there is a large sign quoting Harry Karstens. It says: A man driving a dog team is the biggest dog himself. Amid the noise and the chatter of the dog kennels in Denali Park, I asked Gary to explain what that sign means and to tell us a little about this wonderful project. Gary Coy recommends A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon, by Arthur Walden. Originally Broadcast: August 28, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:05:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4461 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/09/09/cheek-laura-at-home-in-glacier-bay/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty per... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-CHEEK_LAURA_(GLACIERS)_9.10.19_IA.mp3) Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, ninety-nine percent of which can be found in Greenland and Antarctica. Due to gravity’s pull, glaciers shape and scour the landscape moving land and vegetation great distances as they slowly slide downward toward the sea. This glacial movement has created rich farmland, vast deposits of gravel and sand, and concentrated valuable metals, depending on where they glaciers have traveled. Glaciers also create deep valleys and fjords, like the kind seen in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Laura Cheek was a national park ranger at Glacier Bay National Park in 1996 when this program was recorded. As part of her job, she boarded tour ships in Glacier Bay to discuss glaciers, what they’re like and how they’re formed. Laura Cheek recommends “The Island Within,” by Richard Nelson. Originally Broadcast: August 14, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:51:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4455 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/20/sarmientodomingo-lewis-daniel-an-argentine-president/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Domingo Sarmiento, a teacher and later President of the Republic of Argentina, spent several years traveling in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th Century. He spent six weeks in the US in the fall of 1847 and ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Sarmiento_(Lewis)_8-20-19_IA.mp3) Domingo Sarmiento, a teacher and later President of the Republic of Argentina, spent several years traveling in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th Century. He spent six weeks in the US in the fall of 1847 and later published his account of this visit, selectively interpreting what he saw and experienced to conform to his ideas. In this archive edition of Radio Curious, I visit with Domingo Sarmiento in the person of Professor Daniel Lewis, a scholar-presenter in the 1996 Democracy in America Chautauqua. I met with Domingo Sarmiento during a break in the Chautauqua programming in Ukiah, California, and asked him what he saw the future of the American Union to be, from his perspective in 1843. Domingo Sarmiento recommends any book by James Fenimore Cooper. Daniel Lewis recommends “The Invention of Argentina,” by Nicolas Shumway. Originally Broadcast: July 27, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:35:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4443 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/09/gomez-rodolfo-a-walk-in-the-costa-rican-rain-forest/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[143]_Gomez_Rodolfo_7.8.19IA.mp3) On the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, about an hour’s drive east of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a tramway that travels through, above and below the rain forest canopy. The rain forest canopy is home to more diverse forms of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the known universe. Rodolfo Gomez, trained as an architect, has found his calling as a tour guide in Central America and specifically Costa Rica. My daughter Molly and I met with Rodolfo in the rain forest, near the aerial tram and recorded this program in April of 1995. Originally Broadcast: June 20, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:33:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4441 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/07/02/perry-dr-donald-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a pr... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-4-_-95_Dr._Donald_Perry_(7-1-19)IA.mp3) Life Above the Jungle Floor In the middle of the Costa Rican rain forest, about an hour west of San Jose, Costa Rica, on the east side of the continental divide, you can find the Rain Forest Aerial Tram located on a private rain forest reserve. It’s a series of small, open-air cars that hold about five people each held together by a three kilometers long cable. The tramcars carry visitors through, above and below this portion of the Central American rainforest canopy. The Rain Forest Aerial Tram was the brainchild of Dr. Donald Perry, a biologist trained at the University of California at Los Angeles, who, beginning in 1970, has specialized in the study of the flora and fauna of the Central American Rainforest. In April of 1995, I visited the Rain Forest Aerial Tram with Dr. Perry. Dr. Donald Perry recommends “Life Above the Jungle Floor,” by Dr. David Perry. Originally Broadcast: April 1, 1995 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2019 02:21:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4398 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/15/coverdale-paul-peace-corps-priorities/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program’s guest is Paul Coverdale, at the time the Director of the Peace Corps, appointed by the first President Bush. He later became a Senator from Georgia. Our discussion concerned the nature of the Peace Corps ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Coverdale_Paul_1-15-19_IA.mp3) This program’s guest is Paul Coverdale, at the time the Director of the Peace Corps, appointed by the first President Bush. He later became a Senator from Georgia. Our discussion concerned the nature of the Peace Corps and Coverdale’s role as the agency’s director. Originally Broadcast: August 19, 1991 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4199 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/11/chikazawa-owen-and-krogh-mary-ashley-two-millennials-bound-for-nowhere/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170411_-_Mak_and_Owen.mp3) Two bold millennial adventurers, born in 1988 and 1989, serendipitously parked their Volkswagon Westfalia Camper Van in a campsite adjacent to the Radio Curious Mobile Studio--also a Westfalia Camper Van--near Lone Pine, California. Lone Pine is at the eastern base Mt. Whitney, about 90 miles west of Death Valley. Mary Ashley Krogh, who goes by MAK (http://www.makwashere.com/about/), and her husband, Owen Chikazawa (https://www.wewander.tv/about/) have been on the road, “bound for nowhere” (http://www.boundfornowhere.com/), since the end of April, 2016. They’re my guests on this edition of Radio Curious. MAK and Owen live and work in Stanley. That’s the name for their camper van home, which provides about 18 square feet of living space. MAK and Owen, both graduates of Savannah College of Art & Design support themselves as designers and illustrators. MAK creates apparel graphic art, branding and graphic designs. Owen designs, illustrates and animates broadcast television and startup explanatory videos. As they foment and pursue their wanderlust bound for nowhere, they remotely focus on their clients’ goals and meet their needs. MAK, Owen, and I visited in their home office, aka Stanley, at Tuttle Creek Campground, just outside Lone Pine, California, on March 17, 2017. The books that Owen Chikazawa recommends are The Martian by Andy Weir and The 39 Steps by John Buchan. The book that MAK recommends is The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4197 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_Slater_-_20170404.mp3) Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom,” has been designated as a Wilderness and protected by Congress. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Linda Slater, a National Park Ranger for the past 30 years and currently the Chief of Interpretation at Death Valley National Park. In this wildly beautiful and dangerously hot place is the lowest point in North America-- at 282 feet below sea level. Death Valley, replete with rolling sand dunes, deep winding smooth marble canyons, spring-fed oases, and crusted barren salt flats averages 2 inches of rain per year. We visited with Linda Slater on March 15, 2017, in the Radio Curious mobile studio. While parked next to a rock strewn area, so white that it appeared to be covered in snow, yet the outside temperature was 100 degrees, our conversation began with Linda Slater’s description of that white material. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:47:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4169 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/12/28/lee-stetson-as-john-muir-an-early-american-conservationist/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wild Muir - One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MUIR_JOHN_2013_CA.mp3) The Wild Muir One of the greatest early conservationists of America was a Scottish immigrant named John Muir who, as a young boy, went first to Wisconsin and then later, as a young man in the 1860s, moved onward to California. A friend of President Theodore Roosevelt, he successfully sought to preserve the spectacular Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada range; it was joy in his lifetime. Yet the loss of the equally spectacular Hetch Hetch Valley to a dam to provide water for San Francisco was his greatest sorrow. John Muir founded the Sierra Club and is credited with founding the National Park System in the United States. I visited with John Muir in the person of Lee Stetson in the studios of Radio Curious in October of 1995 and discussed his life and observations. We begin with his comments on the effect that extinction of so many species during and since his lifetime has had on the Earth’s remaining species. The book that Lee Stetson recommends is his own, “The Wild Muir,” by Lee Stetson The book that John Muir recommends is “Sixty Miles From Contentment,” by M.H. Dunlop.   LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/04/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-ellis-island-those-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/04/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-ellis-island-those-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 05:42:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3785 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/04/weiss-andrew-ellis-island-ellis-island-those-who-arrived-there-why-and-what-was-it-like/feed/ 0 Ellis Island,immigration Radio Curious revisits a conversation about Ellis Island, it's history and the people who arrived there with Andrew Weiss, a historian and then tour guide at Ellis Island in 1992. Our story this week is about Ellis Island and the people who arrived there when they first came to America. Between 1892 and 1956 about 12 million immigrants came to the United States and entered the country through Ellis Island, in the harbor of New York City. Who were these people? Where were they from?  What was their experience of getting to Ellis Island and what was it like for them once they arrived there? In this archive edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Andrew Weiss, who I met in 1992 when he was the guide of a tour I took at Ellis Island.  At that time he also was a doctoral student at Columbia University and a teacher at Barnard College in New York City.  When Andrew Weiss and I visited in November of 1992 by phone from his home in New York City we began our conversation with a bit of the history of Ellis Island. When this program was recorded in November 1992, the guests were not asked for a recommendation of a book. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/03/mbaabu-brenda-a-contemporary-black-womans-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/03/mbaabu-brenda-a-contemporary-black-womans-history/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:55:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3591 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/03/mbaabu-brenda-a-contemporary-black-womans-history/feed/ 0 Africa,Kenya,Meru Radio Curious visits with Brenda Mbaabu, an immigrant woman in her mid-twenties from Nairobi, Kenya who shares her Meru tribal history and experiences living in the United States. The experience of immigrating, at age 13, to America from Nairobi, Kenya, and bringing the traditional roots of her ancestors’ lives from the remote village of the Meru people of northeast Kenya, are the stories told in this edition of Radio Curious by our guest Brenda Mbaabu. She shares her tribal legends, family background, and her experiences in the United States.  A woman in her mid-twenties, now working as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Ukiah, California, Brenda Mbaabu and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious on February 28, 2015.  We began with her description of the Meru, her family and their importance to her. The books Brenda Mbaabu recommends are “The Bible” and “Little Bee” by Chris Cleve.     Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3557 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/feed/ 1 african american,racism Radio Curious visits with Orell Massey, a black sheriff's deputy in rural Mendocino County, Ca, who shares his experiences as a black sheriff in a mostly white community. Our guest on this edition of Radio Curious is Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey—a black man, native of South Carolina and a 20 year veteran of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. He is also a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps where he was assigned to the Embassy detail.  When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked:  “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?”    In part one of our conversation, recorded on February 1, 2015, Deputy Orell Massey shares his experiences.  You may decide if you are ready to hear what he has to say. In part two, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:10:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3551 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/27/wilkerson-isabel-americas-great-migration-1915-1970-part-two-2/feed/ 1 african american,immigration Radio Curious visits with Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book chronicles when almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to norther... In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedom and a better life. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” Her book tells the untold experiences of the African-Americans who fled the south over three generations. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1,000 people for her book. She is the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the George Polk Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. Her parents were part of the great migration, journeying from Georgia and southern Virginia to Washington D.C. In part one she discussed what she called the “biggest untold story of the 20th century.”  In part two of our conversation, recorded from her home near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2012, Isabel Wilkerson describes the inspiration behind her narrative non-fiction story of the six million African-Americans who migrated from the south between 1915 and 1970. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:04:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3516 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/23/pereda-marcos-the-new-cuba-reflections-stories-and-song/feed/ 0 Cuba Radio Curious visits with Cuban born singer-songwriter Marcos Pereda, who now lives in Ukiah, Ca. Pereda shares songs and stories about his life and his reflections about the new diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. Marcos Pereda, a native of Havana, Cuba, and a singer-songwriter who lives in Ukiah, California, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. The background music in this weeks program is a song titled "Center" that he wrote and then performed on his guitar in our studios.  Pereda returned from a two month visit in Havana on December 20, 2014; he traveled there to attend his mother’s funeral.  In our visit, recorded on December 22, 2014, Pereda shares his music and songs, his thoughts and experiences about life in Cuba and in the United States, and his hopes for the new relationship between the the two nations.  We began our conversation when I asked him to tell us about his mother.  Marcos Pereda's email is: marcosinsonte@hotmail.com (mailto:marcosinsonte@hotmail.com). The book he recommends is “The Little Prince,” by Antoine St. Exupery. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:35:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3461 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/12/levene-bruce-james-dean-in-mendocino/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.” John Steinbeck's novel, “East of Eden” was published September 1952 and the movie-made soon thereafter-is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Bruce Levene, author of “James Dean in Mendocino: The Filming of East of Eden.” The Mendocino Film Festival will screen "East of Eden" on Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 23, 2014. Soon after “East of Eden” was published, plans began immediately for a motion picture. Warner Brothers bought the rights and director Elia Kazan hired playwright screenwriter, Paul Osborn to write the film script. After several attempts to encompass the sprawling 560-page novel, they decided to use only the last 90 pages—the story of Adam Trask, his sons Aron and Cal, their mother Kate, and the girl Abra. It's a story about the search for love, the desperate search for his father's love, by the son Cal, the fanciful search for his mother's love by Aron, and the futile quest by Adam for the love of all humanity. John Steinbeck wrote of his book, “The subject is the only one that man has used of his theme. The existence, the balance, the battle and the victory and permanent war between wisdom and ignorance, light and darkness, good and evil.” By 1954, when Kazan began searching for locale to use for the filming of “East of Eden,” neither Monterey nor Salinas, where the stories took place, looked much like California in 1917. Warner Brothers had made “Johnny Belinda” in Mendocino in 1947, which might have influenced the director. Or perhaps as one wire service reported:  “Like many other voyagers, he just wandered up the Mendocino Coast and found what he was looking for.” In late April, preparations for filming began and the fist day of shooting took place on May 27. In that amazingly brief time the Mendocino scenes were completed and by June 3, the Warner Brothers production team was gone, leaving local residents with fond remembrances. Bruce Levene writes, “I first saw “East of Eden” on the fan tail of a US Navy destroyer in the Caribbean in 1956. I'd read the book but never traveled west of Des Moines. California was unseen, Mendocino was unheard of. I thought "East Eden" had been filmed in Monterey and Salinas, wherever they were.” “East of Eden” became Levene's favorite motion picture. Not particularly because of James Dean, although he was certainly unforgettable. “Whatever the man was in real life, saint or sinner,” Bruce Levene writes, “we will never really know.  It's undeniable however, that in front of an audience or camera he was remarkable. And that, for an actor, is the best thing that can be said. Dean was just something else.” For Bruce Levene, it was how he felt about the whole movie—the shoreline, the town, it's people, the actors: Julie Harris, Joe Van Fleet, Raymond Massey and Burl Ives (Massey and Ives didn't go to Mendocino), and Leonard Rosenman's wonderful music. A totality in feeling, rare in motion pictures, was only enhanced to Bruce Levene when he moved to Mendocino in 1969. When Bruce Levene and I visited from his home in Mendocino, California, on November 11, 2014, I asked him what prompted him to write his book “James Dean in Mendocino.” The book Bruce Levene recommends is “The Immense Journey” by Loren Eiseley. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:37:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3445 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education at the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of the few marble caves in the world, located in the Siskiyou Mountains of northern California. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history.  The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the caves. The Oregon Caves are very unique—possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone.   Their uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising. I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and knew at once it would be a first-time, unique experience. I spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in June, 2006.  We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent.   The book Roger Brandt recommends is “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways” by Ruth Phefferle. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3433 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/feed/ 0 Craters of the Moon Radio Curious goes on a tour of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho, a unique 11,000 square mile park that resembles the surface of the moon. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is located in southern Idaho in the middle of the Snake River Plane halfway between Yellowstone National Park and Boise, Idaho.  It encompasses about 11,000 sq. miles, an area about the size of the State of Rhode Island.  In this special and unique part of the earth, lava has flowed regularly from 50 mile long deep, open, rift cracks approximately every 2000 years beginning 15,000 years ago.  With the last flow occurring about 2,100 years ago, another eruption is considered by many knowledgeable people to be due. The area is so much like the surface of the moon that the astronauts who prepared for the second lunar landing in 1970 went to Craters of the Moon to train.  I visited the Craters of the Moon on September 18 and 19, 2014, meeting first with Ted Stout, Chief of Interpretation and Education and then with Doug Owen, a geologist and National Park Ranger. When Ted Stout and I met at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve headquarters I asked him to begin with a description of the land within the Preserve. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:22:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3396 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/08/18/hong-fincher-leta-ph-d-gender-inequality-in-china-part-two-workplace-disparity/feed/ 0 Radio Curious continues a conversation about gender inequality in China with Leta Hong Fincher, the author of “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China.” Welcome to part two of our conversations about the erosion of gender equality in China with our guest Leta Hong Fincher, the author of “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China”. Her book is based in part on her research for the Ph.D. in sociology she received in 2014 from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. In this 2nd conversation we discuss the extent of what if anything is done about domestic violence in China, the difference in the retirement ages for women and men and the requirement that women submit to a gynecological examination before obtaining a civil service job. When Leta Hong Fincher and I visited by phone on August 9, 2014 we began with a discussion of domestic violence in China. The book Leta Hong Fincher recommends is “The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory,” by Lydia H. Liu, Rebecca E. Karl and Dorothy Ko. Click here to listen to part two of the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3099 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Don L. Brown, author of “Morphine Dreams”, a memoir about attending college later in life with only a 6th grade education, going to Harvard Law School and then walking across the country, Imagine being about 36 years old having completed only the 6th grade, worked for years as a laborer, and one day waking up in a hospital from knee surgery to a dream induced by morphine for your severe pain.   In the unrelentingly dream you to college, Harvard Law School and then walk across the United States from Boston, Massachusetts, to Big Sur, California. Those sixty-three words summarize the story of Donald L. Brown, now 67 years old who had that dream and lived it.  He’s the author of “The Morphine Dream:  Delusions of Grandeur or Relentless Ambition?  Sometimes it’s Hard to Tell the Difference.” He has 6 other forthcoming books some of which will be published in 2014. Donald L. Brown visited the studio of Radio Curious on November 9, 2013 to share his story.   We began our visit with his description of this morphine dream an actual event in his life and how he lived it. The book Donald L. Brown recommends is “The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72937&version_id=80673&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/29/jergensen-richard-railroads-as-a-life-line-then-now-and-the-future%e2%80%a6/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/29/jergensen-richard-railroads-as-a-life-line-then-now-and-the-future%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:12:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2666 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/29/jergensen-richard-railroads-as-a-life-line-then-now-and-the-future%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Richard Jergensen, a collector of maps, books, histories, posters and other memorabilia about the railroad system in Mendocino County, Ca.  We discuss the history and how to foment future railroad travel.  Local railroad systems were once the primary, if not the exclusive means of shipping and travel between nearby communities as well as links to those far away.  The California Western Railroad and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad met in Willits in rural Mendocino County in northern California, about 135 miles north of San Francisco.  Virgin old growth redwood trees were logged in the forests along the 40 miles of track to the coastal town Ft. Bragg.  Rail Villages, those isolated communities accessible only by train track prospered and grew.  Then came the automobile and trucks. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Richard Jergensen, president of the Mendocino Country Railroad Society, about the history of the California Western and the Northwestern Pacific Railroads, and what their presence did and can do in the future.  He is also the co-author of “How to Build with Grid Bean: A Fast, Easy and Affordable System for Constructing Almost Anything.”  Among a small part of his vast collection of maps, books, histories, posters and other memorabilia laid out throughout his home in Willits for our visit, Richard Jergensen shared a small part of this long story on January 20, 2013. The book he recommends is “A Confederacy of Dunces,” by John Kennedy Toole. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JERGENSEN_RICHARD_INTERVIEW_2013_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65896&version_id=73186&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:17:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2645 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/feed/ 0 Nuba Mountains,Sudn Radio Curious discusses the current state of affairs in the Nuba Mountains in Northeast Africa, with Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.” The people of the Nuba Mountains, located in northeast Africa, just north of the new nation of South Sudan, are in a crisis that may well threaten their very survival.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with retired Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.”  Sam Totten returned from a two week visit to the Nuba Mountains on January 11, 2013. When he and I visited by phone from his home near Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 13, 2013, we began with his description of the civil war there. The book Professor Sam Totten recommends is “The World of Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan,” by Amanda Grzuyb and Romeo Dallaire. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-TOTTEN_SAM_INTERVIEW_1-13-13_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to our June 2011 interview with Professor Sam Totten. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65525&version_id=72791&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:57:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2369 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/05/capt-forrington-cass-a-beach-made-of-glass-and-hands-in-acid-one-man-and-many-stories/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes you to Glass Beach in Ft. Bragg, Ca for a visit with Captain Cass Farrington, the creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum. While traveling the world as a merchant marine, Cass Forrington has transported munitions, A former dump site at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Ft. Bragg, California, is part of the story in this edition of Radio Curious. Captain Cass Forrington, creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum, and the author of "Beaches Of Glass, a History & Tour of the Glass Beaches of Fort Bragg, California," is our guest.   He is also a Master Mariner, holder of an unlimited Master’s Certificate, allowing him to be the captain of any size sea going vessel.  He has many stories to tell. Captain Cass and I sat on Glass Beach No. Two in Ft. Bragg, on a windy afternoon, June 2, 2012, with the waves lapping ten feet away.  We began when I asked him to describe Glass Beach.  But keep listening to hear his story about putting his hands in acid 40 years ago. Captain Cass Forrington's website is: captcass.com Capt. Cass Forrington recommends a movie and a book. The book is "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," by Ray Kurzweil.  And the movie is “What the Bleep Do We Know?” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/23/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/23/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:54:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2158 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/23/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords/feed/ 0 Opium, child brides, drug lords and their effect on current life in Afganistan is the topic of this week’s Radio Curious when we visit with Afgan-American Journalist Fariba Nawa, author of “Opium Nation: Child Brides, Imagine Darya, a twelve year old girl in a remote village of Afghanistan.  Her father forces her to marry a drug lord as part payment for an opium drug trade.  Her father is not home and she is about to be taken from her family.  Desperately, her hands trembling, she implores you, a complete stranger:  “Please don’t let him take me.” In this edition of Radio Curious we visit Fariba Nawa, author of “Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan.”  Fariba Nawa was ten years old when her family fled Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion in 1979.  Eighteen years later Fariba Nawa met twelve year old Darya when she returned to her native Afghanistan as an Afghan-American investigative journalist.  Her book tells Darya’s story, and reveals what the Afghan opium drug trade is doing to her native land in the midst of war. Fariba Nawa and I visited by phone from her home near San Francisco, California on January 23, 2012. We began with her description of coming to the United States and flight from Afghanistan. Fariba Nawa's website is www.faribanawa.com. The book she recommends is “Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love and War,” by Annia Ciezaldo. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1953 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/08/30/aanestad-christina-gold-oil-and-a-journalist%e2%80%99s-adventure-in-ecuador/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Associate Producer Christina Aanestad about her recent journalistic adventure to Ecuador and her findings about oil pollution, mining and community resistance. One of the things I learned in law school about bankruptcy was that if you have to borrow money to take a trip and then go bankrupt, the judge can’t take the trip away from you. In this edition we have a travel report from Christina Aanestad the Associate Producer for Radio Curious. Christina recently returned from a 6 week exploratory, journalist visit from Ecuador, a favorite country of mine. We visited at the Radio Curious studios on August 29, 2011, to discuss her adventures and what she learned about oil drilling, gold mining and dam construction, as well as what motivated her to take this trip. The books that Christina Aanestad recommend are, "Now is the Time to Open Your Heart," by Alice Walker and "Pronoia is the Antidote to Paranoia: How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings," by Rob Brezney. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-AANESTAD_INTERVIEW_2_8-29-11_CA.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54066&version_id=60461&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1528 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/06/abuzada-fadi-rahman-ahm-bazlur-community-radio-around-the-world/feed/ 0 AMARC In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Commun... Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel and associate producer Janet Mendell attended the 10th international congress of the World Association of Community Broadcasters, known as AMARC.  AMARC is a network of more than 4,000 community radio stations, in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1983, its goal is to democratize the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels. It defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through global solidarity, networking and cooperation. The 10th AMARC congress was held near Buenos Aires, Argentina the second week of November 2010, with 500 delegates from 86 countries present. In addition to presenting a workshop on interviewing skills, Radio Curious interviewed conference delegates from several different countries. In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGO's Network for Radio and Communication. The interviews were recorded in November 2010, in La Plata, Argentina. Fadi Abuzada recommends the movie, The Little Town of Bethlehem. AHM Bazlur Rahman recommends visiting his organizations website, www.bnnrc.net, instead of reading a book. Click here to listen to the interview with Fadi Abuzada and AHM Bazlur Rahman, or click on the player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47710&version_id=53640&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:11:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=893 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/14/fogg-charles-peace-activist-and-interrogator/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:46:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=601 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/bennell-alan-a-horticultural-extravaganza-in-scotland/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=608 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/17/fairlie-jim-founding-farmers-markets-in-scotland/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/16/the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/16/the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:10:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=416 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/04/16/the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/mendel-janet-fine-spanish-cooking/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pollack-allan-composer-and-conductor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pollack-allan-composer-and-conductor/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:33:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pollack-allan-composer-and-conductor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pollack-allan-composer-and-conductor/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 01:11:04 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/magruder-kate-celebrating-community/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:43:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/01/14/ed-rinehart-the-piano-player-tour-2007-report/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/01/14/ed-rinehart-the-piano-player-tour-2007-report/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:08:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/ed-rinehart-the-piano-player-tour-2007-report/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/01/14/ed-rinehart-the-piano-player-tour-2007-report/feed/ 1 Ed Reinhart is an old friend and a wonderful piano player. Almost five years ago Ed changed the direction of his life by setting out on an adventure to western Europe. He now lives in northern Italy in the summer months and in Virigina during the other... Ed Reinhart is an old friend and a wonderful piano player. Almost five years ago Ed changed the direction of his life by setting out on an adventure to western Europe. He now lives in northern Italy in the summer months and in Virigina during the other times of the year. Ed has deep roots in Mendocino County and returns here often. I heard him play during his current visit to Ukiah and invited him to visit the studios of Radio Curious again and give us an update on his life and thoughts since we last spoke shortly before he left on his adventure. Ed Rinehart recommends "A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East," by Tiziano Terzani. Originally Broadcast: January 14, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070114-ED_REINHART_INTERVIEW_1-14-07.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/#comments Tue, 17 May 2005 21:55:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/17/frank-pacino-life-in-the-marine-corps/feed/ 0 When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, When recruiters from the Armed Forces of the United States seek out volunteers, they often portray military life to be a great adventure. They talk of schooling, travel and excitement. Sometimes that is not the case. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Sgt. Frank Pacino, who spent his early life in Covelo, California and then moved to Ukiah, California. Frank Pacino was recruited into the Marine Corps in early 2001 and is now a Sergeant. He was one of the first troops to go into Iraq in 2002, where he spent approximately six months. He was returned to Iraq in 2004 for a year. Frank Pacino recommends "Bush At War," by Bob Woodward. Originally Broadcast: May 17, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050510-PACINO__FRANK_4-25-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:40:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:20:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/06/29/philip-weiss-cover-up-of-a-peace-corps-murder/feed/ 0 American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in... American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at murder and getting away with murder. In the small island kingdom of Tonga, an American Peace Corps Volunteer murdered another American Peace Corps volunteer in October 1976. “American Taboo, A Murder in Peace Corps,” by Philip Weiss, is a detailed story about the murder, how and why it happened, the legend that developed, the subsequent cover-up, and an interview with the murderer. Philip Weiss recommends "McArthur and Southerland, The Good Years," & "McArthur and Southerland, The Bitter Years," both by Paul P. Rogers Originally Broadcast: June 29, 2003 Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:40:34 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/11/15/patricia-edmistin-peace-corps-peru-1962-1964/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/11/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/11/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:29:12 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/11/ed-reinhart-earl-dixon-dont-shoot-the-piano-player/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/#comments Tue, 07 May 2002 17:32:47 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/05/07/brad-newsham-a-taxi-across-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/16/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/16/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774-2/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:08:24 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/16/patrick-mcgrath-moving-to-america-in-1774-2/feed/ 0 Martha Peake Imagine leaving home and travelling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, on turbulent waters. Martha Peake Imagine leaving home and travelling by yourself to a new land where you don’t know the customs or the politics, on a trip that will take weeks to complete in what would now be considered a very small ship, on turbulent waters. Imagine making this voyage, never to return to your homeland, when you are 15 years old, and pregnant. Soon after you arrive a war begins that changes the face of the country and set a new type of government in motion. Imagine researching this story and then writing it. That is the work of Patrick McGrath, the author of “Martha Peake,” a book about a plucky young woman who came to American in 1774. I spoke with Patrick McGrath by phone in 2001 to talk about “Martha Peake,” how he researched and prepared to write it, and what British students are taught about the American Revolution. Patrick McGrath recommends “The First American,” by H.W. Brown. Originally Broadcast: January 16, 2001 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060719-McGrath__Patrick_10-26-00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:18:59 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/07/03/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/07/03/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 1998 19:47:35 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/07/03/mike-halle-brady-life-in-vladivostok-russia/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 1998 19:49:25 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/04/03/dennis-del-castillo-mercedes-lu-peruvian-environmental-issues-1998/feed/ 0 In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Peru on February 5th, 1998. Dennis del Castillo, who holds a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in soil science and in this interview describes contemporary environmental problems in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. In the second half of this program we visit with Mercedes Lu, a scientific technician, who described some of the problems resulting from copper mining that occurs along the coast of southern Peru. We began our conversation when I asked Dennis del Castillo to describe the potential of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Dennis del Castillo recommends “The Losing Ground,” by Erik P. Eckholm. Originally Broadcast: April 3, 1998 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070320-_247__4-3-98_Dennis_del_Castillo__Mercedes_Lu.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/14/bob-blincoe-the-kurdish-people/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/14/bob-blincoe-the-kurdish-people/#comments Wed, 14 May 1997 20:46:15 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/bob-blincoe-the-kurdish-people/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/14/bob-blincoe-the-kurdish-people/feed/ 0 The word millet is a term from the Ottoman Empire that ruled parts of Europe Central to the Near East from 1430 to 1921 and means “a recognized people or cultural group who have no homeland.” Millet now applies to the Kurdish people, The word millet is a term from the Ottoman Empire that ruled parts of Europe Central to the Near East from 1430 to 1921 and means “a recognized people or cultural group who have no homeland.” Millet now applies to the Kurdish people, who live in the Zagros Mountains, where the borders of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northwestern Iran converge. Starting with Gulf War of 1991, 25 million Kurdish people live homeless and stateless in the Zagros Mountains. They are subject to frequent attacks from the Turks and the Iraqis. Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister, lived and worked as a community organizer among the Kurds in the Zagros Mountains for five and one-half years until the Fall of 1996. At first he spoke Arabic, so he wouldn’t stand out as someone working with a suspect minority. He quickly learned Kurdish and has many interesting stories to share. Bob Blincoe recommends "A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern World," by David Fromkin. Originally Broadcast: May 14, 1997 Clcik here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-BLINCOE__BOB_5-14-1997.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 1997 22:07:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/04/02/m-wayne-knight-rural-american-artist-in-cambodia/feed/ 2 Wayne Knight, an artist based in Mendocino County, California with over 40 years of experience, traveled very little before he found himself in Phnom Phen, Cambodia in 1995 and 1996. He spent just under a year there, looking, seeing, Wayne Knight, an artist based in Mendocino County, California with over 40 years of experience, traveled very little before he found himself in Phnom Phen, Cambodia in 1995 and 1996. He spent just under a year there, looking, seeing, and painting scenes that previously were beyond his imagination. Wayne Knight also worked with the Cambodian Defenders’ Project in developing computer access to their legal resources in Cambodia. His experience verified his security and, in many ways, enhanced his continuing growth as an artist. Other programs you may enjoy are with Daniel Ellsberg discussing the Pentagon Papers and Vietman, and with Linda Kremer, Esq., a Marin County, California, public defender who took a leave of absence to direct the Cambodian Defenders Project. They both may be found on this website. Wayne Knight recommends “Living My Life,” by Emma Goldman. Originally Broadcast: April 2, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060129-_212__4-2-97_Wayne_Knight.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:30:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/08/14/laura-cheek-at-home-in-glacier-bay/feed/ 0 Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, Some of the most studied glaciers in the world are found in Glacier Bay National Park located in southeastern Alaska. These expansive ice sheets cover approximately ten percent of the earth’s surface and hold eighty percent of the world’s fresh water, ninety-nine percent of which can be found in Greenland and Antarctica. Due to gravity’s pull, glaciers shape and scour the landscape moving land and vegetation great distances as they slowly slide downward toward the sea. This glacial movement has created rich farmland, vast deposits of gravel and sand, and concentrated valuable metals, depending on where they glaciers have traveled. Glaciers also create deep valleys and fjords, like the kind seen in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Laura Cheek was a national park ranger at Glacier Bay National Park in 1996 when this program was recorded. As part of her job, she boarded tour ships in Glacier Bay to discuss glaciers, what they’re like and how they’re formed. Laura Cheek recommends "The Island Within," by Richard Nelson. Originally Broadcast: August 14, 1996 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050718-CHEEK__LAURA__GLACIERS__8-14-1996.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 1995 22:47:19 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 1993 23:07:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/feed/ 0 The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. In our conversation originally broadcast in March 1993, we discussed the future of the penguins that he was and endeavoring to protect, dolphins, the use of 245T, and problems with the tobacco industry in Argentina. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1993 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060731-Kattan__Alberto_3-7-93.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/08/19/paul-coverdale-peace-corps-priorities-1991/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/08/19/paul-coverdale-peace-corps-priorities-1991/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 1991 23:18:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/paul-coverdale-peace-corps-priorities-1991/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1991/08/19/paul-coverdale-peace-corps-priorities-1991/feed/ 0