Border Trilogy
Reports from the Sonoran Desert, sixty miles south of Tucson, in March of 2005.
Mar 14, 2025•Season 4Ep. 14
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave: new and old stories from "This American Life" contributor Scott Carrier.
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Episodes
Over There
A trip to Afghanistan in November of 2001.
Mar 11, 2025•Season 4Ep. 13
A Trip To Cambodia
My first overseas story.
Mar 09, 2025•Season 4Ep. 12
Swim Lesson
Swim lessons at the Sandwich Aquatic Center in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
Mar 07, 2025•Season 4Ep. 11
Finding Amnesia
An attempt to forget who I am.
Mar 05, 2025•Season 4Ep. 10
Working For The Friendly Man
a short stint in commercial radio
Mar 04, 2025•Season 4Ep. 9
The Test
My first story for This American Life.
Mar 02, 2025
The Dry Wall
A story about trying to make a home during hard times.
Feb 27, 2025•Season 4Ep. 7
The Death of Ruth Tuck
A radio play about how we, as a culture, deal with death and dying.
Feb 25, 2025•Season 4Ep. 6
The Green River
A canoe trip down the Green River, from the top in Wyoming to the confluence with the Colorado River in southern Utah.
Feb 22, 2025•Season 4Ep. 5
The Avalanche
A tragic day in the Wasatch Mountains.
Feb 20, 2025•Season 4Ep. 4
The West Desert
A cultural history of the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Feb 18, 2025•Season 4Ep. 3
The Neighborhood
An audio essay of my neighborhood.
Feb 16, 2025•Season 4Ep. 2
Running After Antelope
Testing my brother's theory of human evolution by trying to run down a pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.
Feb 14, 2025•Season 4Ep. 1
Getting Up Off the Floor
About being afraid to criticize Israel.
Jan 04, 2025
Nasser Hospital
Dr. Nizam Mamode describes his experiences while volunteering at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza last August and September.
Dec 19, 2024
Belief Over Reason
My take on what happened in the election.
Nov 12, 2024
Fascism In America
A short essay on what I know about fascism.
Nov 02, 2024
Beirut Epilogue
I wrote this after I got back home Wednesday night, but it took a few days to get it posted. Thanks very much for your support.
Oct 27, 2024
Beirut Part Six
An Interview with Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.
Oct 21, 2024
Beirut Part Five
Four more interviews with people on the street in Beirut.
Oct 18, 2024
Beirut Part Four
An interview with Yehya Youness, owner of Electrip, an electric scooter company in Beirut.
Oct 13, 2024
Beirut Part Three
I lifted this image from a L’Orient Today story. I made a mistake about the date. I meant Friday, October 11th. This is a short piece recorded in my hotel room following last night’s bombing in Central Beirut. Donate
Oct 11, 2024
Beirut Part Two
Donate
Oct 09, 2024
Beirut Part One
A family camping out along the beach in Beirut to avoid being bombed in their home. Donate
Oct 07, 2024
End of Season Two
I'm going to take a break for awhile, at least until the pandemic is over. Thanks very much for your support and letters. I will be back with more stories soon.
Feb 08, 2021
A Photographer's Account of the Insurrection
Alan Chin describes what it was like at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2021
How Much Time Has Gone By: Part Two
Part Two of a trip across the country two months before the 2020 election.
Dec 31, 2020
How Much Time Has Gone By: Part One
Interviews from a road trip across the country.
Dec 06, 2020
Culture War: War Zone
The seventh and final report from a long trip across the country before the 2020 Presidential Election.
Oct 15, 2020
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