Audio by Adam » Travel outside the USA http://www.audiobyadam.com Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:41:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries - An ever-fattening blog with scores (soon to be 100s) of the sound-rich radio stories and documentaries Adam Phillips has done over 25 years for National Public Radio, the CBC, and, since 1993, the Voice of America, where he is on staff. Phillips' interests are truly eclectic - there are almost no subject that do not engage him, and through his careful use of ambient sound and interviews, lure us in as well. Categories include Americana, religion and spirituality, New York life, arts, offbeat science, oral history, and lots and lots of "other." Phillips has won nearly 20 awards for his work. He is also an adjunct professor at the New School's Graduate School of Media Studies, and teaches oral history workshops. Adam Phillips no Adam Phillips adam@audiobyadam.com adam@audiobyadam.com (Adam Phillips) 1984-2010 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries radio,documentaries,NPR,human interest,VOA,Americana,profiles,spirituality,New York,immigrants,ethnic,audio,features Audio by Adam » Travel outside the USA http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rss.jpg http://www.audiobyadam.com/category/travel-outside-the-usa/ “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:20 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=278
  • The Loopy Art of English “Changeringing” (NPR 1989?)
  • The Status of Women in Israel (NPR 1990)
  • Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)
    • ]]>     A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down –from the “fairy faith” to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads.

    See also “Visions and Beliefs in the West Ireland,” which focuses on the spirituality and folkways of the Irish Gaeltacht.

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    3. Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/feed/ 0 culture,Dublin,Eire,faeries,fairy,faith,Gaelic,Gaeltacht,Ireland,leprachaun,Music,Saint Patrick A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down --from the "fairy faith" to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads. - A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down --from the "fairy faith" to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads. See also "Visions and Beliefs in the West Ireland," which focuses on the spirituality and folkways of the Irish Gaeltacht. adamphillips no 15:34     Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/gifts-of-the-rainforest-indigenous-healing-systems-of-belize-npr-1993/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/gifts-of-the-rainforest-indigenous-healing-systems-of-belize-npr-1993/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:45:59 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=177
  • The Romance and Poetry of Space (VOA 1995)
  • “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
  • Montana’s Blackfeet Indians: Tradition Meets Today
    • ]]>     A sound-rich odyssey in which Adam explores various healing systems that use the plants of the rainforest for physical and spiritual healing. Includes interviews with Mayan shamans, and peasant Catholic and Creole healers.

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    2. “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/gifts-of-the-rainforest-indigenous-healing-systems-of-belize-npr-1993/feed/ 0 AIDS,apprentice,Belize,Creole,culture,healing,Maya,medicine,rainforest,Rosita Arvigo,sastun,shaman A sound-rich odyssey in which Adam explores various healing systems that use the plants of the rainforest for physical and spiritual healing. Includes interviews with Mayan shamans, and peasant Catholic and Creole healers. A sound-rich odyssey in which Adam explores various healing systems that use the plants of the rainforest for physical and spiritual healing. Includes interviews with Mayan shamans, and peasant Catholic and Creole healers. adamphillips no 28:55     The Changing Lifestyles of the Bedouin Arabs http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-changing-lifestyles-of-the-bedouin-arabs/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-changing-lifestyles-of-the-bedouin-arabs/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:37:02 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=486
  • Profiles of People with Disabilities (Berkeley CA 2008)
  • How Dost Thou Love Me? – Everyday Americans Talk About What Makes Them Feel Cherished (VOA 2009)
  • The Status of Women in Israel
    • ]]>     The Bedouins are ancient clan-centered nomads of the Middle East who have relied on goatherding and camels for millennia. Abraham, for example, was a Bedouin. In modern times, the nomadic way of life, which depended on free movement and embraced a culture of both hospitality and revenge has been threatened due to land enclosures and the lures of Western way of life. In this archival piece, I spent lots of time with the Bedouins of the Negev Desert, and spoke with people from several generations (including an old sheik) to plot their heritage and current predicament.   (NPR “Horizons”; 30 minutes)

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-changing-lifestyles-of-the-bedouin-arabs/feed/ 0 Abraham,Bedouins,Beersheba,camel,desert,honor,hospitalitu,Islam,Israel,musical traditions,Negev,tent The Bedouins are ancient clan-centered nomads of the Middle East who have relied on goatherding and camels for millennia. Abraham, for example, was a Bedouin. In modern times, the nomadic way of life, which depended on free movement and embraced a cult... The Bedouins are ancient clan-centered nomads of the Middle East who have relied on goatherding and camels for millennia. Abraham, for example, was a Bedouin. In modern times, the nomadic way of life, which depended on free movement and embraced a culture of both hospitality and revenge has been threatened due to land enclosures and the lures of Western way of life. In this archival piece, I spent lots of time with the Bedouins of the Negev Desert, and spoke with people from several generations (including an old sheik) to plot their heritage and current predicament.   (NPR "Horizons"; 30 minutes) adamphillips no 27:52     The Loopy Art of English “Changeringing” (NPR 1989?) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:13:22 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=300
  • The Loopy English Art of Changeringing
  • “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
  • Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003)
    • ]]>     English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a blast.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/feed/ 0 bells,changeringing,church,England,folkways,rural England,Somerset English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a bl... English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a blast. adamphillips no 7:51     The Loopy English Art of Changeringing http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 18:04:27 +0000 adamphillips http://www.audiobyadam.com/?p=943
  • The Loopy Art of English “Changeringing” (NPR 1989?)
  • Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003)
  • The Changing Lifestyles of the Bedouin Arabs
    • ]]>     The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive “other dimension.” Lots of fun! NPR

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/feed/ 0 art,bells,change ringing,church,County Somerset,Engliand,English,folkways,hobboies,rural life,tradition The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive "other dimen... (http://www.audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bells-150x148.jpg)The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive "other dimension." Lots of fun! NPR adamphillips no 7:51     The Status of Women in Israel http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-status-of-women-in-israel/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-status-of-women-in-israel/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:24:47 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=752
  • The Status of Women in Israel (NPR 1990)
  • The Pentacle and the Wand: Contemporary Witchcraft in America
  • “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
    • ]]>     Due to religion, socialism, the Zionist ideal, the militarization of the society, Western feminism, Arab culture and many other factors, Israeli women have complex competing factors that inform their self-image and their social roles.  This is a half hour documentary I did for National Public Radio back in the 1990s that is still relevant today.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-status-of-women-in-israel/feed/ 0 Due to religion, socialism, the Zionist ideal, the militarization of the society, Western feminism, Arab culture and many other factors, Israeli women have complex competing factors that inform their self-image and their social roles. (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/shabbat-150x150.jpg)Due to religion, socialism, the Zionist ideal, the militarization of the society, Western feminism, Arab culture and many other factors, Israeli women have complex competing factors that inform their self-image and their social roles.  This is a half hour documentary I did for National Public Radio back in the 1990s that is still relevant today. adamphillips no 27:48     The Status of Women in Israel (NPR 1990) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-status-of-women-in-israel-npr-1990/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-status-of-women-in-israel-npr-1990/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:52:57 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=532
  • The Status of Women in Israel
  • Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)
  • “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
    • ]]>     Between Zionism, Socialsim,  Feminism, Judaism, the Holocaust, and all the American, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian cultural influences that compete for primacy as models for women in Israel, their status and self-image is deeply multi-layered and complex. This half hour documentary, which I completed for National Public Radio back in the early 1990s, offers a sound-rich and varied sampling through the eyes of real women living, working and raising families in that amazing place.

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    3. “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-status-of-women-in-israel-npr-1990/feed/ 0 feminism,Israel,Judaism,Orthodox,socialism,Socialist-Zionism,Women,Zionism Between Zionism, Socialsim,  Feminism, Judaism, the Holocaust, and all the American, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian cultural influences that compete for primacy as models for women in Israel, their status and self-image is deeply multi-lay... Between Zionism, Socialsim,  Feminism, Judaism, the Holocaust, and all the American, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian cultural influences that compete for primacy as models for women in Israel, their status and self-image is deeply multi-layered and complex. This half hour documentary, which I completed for National Public Radio back in the early 1990s, offers a sound-rich and varied sampling through the eyes of real women living, working and raising families in that amazing place. adamphillips no 28:46