“The Century in Sound: An American’s Perspective”
This is a 38-minute narration-free documentary of the 20th century using (other than my one minute spoken introduction) only archival sound, speeches and other audio artifacts of that talkative 100 years. The montage is of my own making and perspective as the American I happen to be, and hopefully, will take the listener of whatever […]
The Sacred Heart: An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery (Book)
This is a extended, edited excerpt from my interview with (now Dr.) Max Aguilera-Hellweg, who saw and photographed the strange and difficult beauty of the body as it undergoes radical surgery. While this is a long form audio story, I hoped to give a sense of the ways the spirit, the “hotness” of fleshy life […]
Kay Ryan, US Poet Laureate (2008-2009)
In 2008 and 2009, Kay Ryan served as America’s 16th poet laureate, tapped by the Librarian of Congress to be ambassador for American poetry. She has published nine books of poems. and is cherished for her compact, vivid and accessible verse. She is also widely celebrated in the Lesbian community. This profile is based on […]
The Dalai Lama Interview on Conflict and Mind
In 1995, it was my good fortune to be flown down to Atlanta to interview the Dalai Lama. It was in the middle of a very ambitious and (to me) fascinating multi-million dollar project I was producing at the time on conflict resolution, and the psychology of war, violence, reconciliation and peace. This long form […]
The Kitchen Sisters: Audio Maestre
The Kitchen Sisters are famous in the radio world, and to National Public Radio listeners, for the wonderful way they combine the sounds and sentiments of real people according to themes and make their lives come alive for all of us. In this profile, I talk to them in a cozy San Francisco locale and […]
Jenks vs. Broken Arrow (OK) High School Football
In small town Oklahoma, high school football runs a close second to the Bible in popularity and team spirit. Here is a story I did (as a sidebar to the State Fair I was covering) about one game between two rival small town football teams. For a New Yorker like me, this is almost as […]