Home of the Brave

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Home of the Brave: new and old stories from "This American Life" contributor Scott Carrier.

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Trump's Wall, Part Two

The opening of Santa Elena's Canyon, Big Bend National Park. The left side of the canyon is in Mexico, the right side is in the United States. Interviews with people on both sides of the border in and around Big Bend National Park, Texas. Donate Tourists crossing the Rio Grande at Boquillas del Carmen. Float trips on the Rio Grande are very popular. You're not supposed to get out of your boat on the Mexico side, but there's no one down there to stop you. In the village of Boquillas del Carmen Bo...

Apr 21, 2017

Trump's Wall, Part One

The Rio Grande in Bend Bend Ranch State Park, Texas, just west of Big Bend National Park. The first part of a series about the proposed wall along the border. A visit to Big Bend National Park.Music: Down By the River by Neil Young Donate The Rio Grande near Lajitas, Texas....

Apr 06, 2017

My First Radio Story

I-10, Texas, 1983 This is how I started producing stories for public radio in 1983. I was extremely lucky. Some people say I still am.Music during the introduction: Slow Bicycle by Mum Donate Soapbox preacher, I-10 near El Paso, Texas, 1983...

Mar 15, 2017

It's All Over Now

photo by CNBC Who is this guy? Who is he really? We think of him as a villain, but perhaps he's more the tragic hero, doomed to lose everything he cares about.The link to Bonnie Raitt on the David Letterman show Donate...

Feb 23, 2017

What's Happening at Standing Rock: An Interview with Jenni Monet

Photo from jennimonet.co m. (Her name is misspelled in the photo.) On February 8th, the Army Corps of Engineers approved the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under the Missouri River. This is an interview with Jenni Monet, an independent journalist who's been embedded at Standing Rock since the first week of December. She was arrested February 1st along with 75 protestors/water protectors. Her many news reports and the account of her arrest are at jennimonet.com . Donate...

Feb 16, 2017

i thought i'd throw out this idea and see if it has legs

drawing by Creighton King I started to work on a new story, then decided to change tactics. Music: Soundtrack from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid by Bob Dylan Donate

Feb 08, 2017

Listening to the Winners

Donald Trump is a manifestation of our collective fear and anger. We created him. This show is a collection of interviews with people who supported Trump leading up to the election. They are not easy to listen to, but I think we should try in order to better understand what happened, and what is happening now. Music: What's Opera Doc? from "Bugs Bunny on Broadway". Donate Donate...

Jan 19, 2017

The Test

This story originally aired on This American Life in 1996, but there's a new rant at the end. Music: White Rabbit by Grace Slick, performed by Mayssa Karaa for the American Hustle soundtrack . Donate Photo by Carlo Nasisse...

Jan 03, 2017

Standing Rock, Part Three

The Army Corps of Engineers denies the permit

Dec 19, 2016

Standing Rock, Part Two

The Missouri River at Lake Oahe, one mile downstream from the proposed crossing of the Dakota Access Pipeline. What it's like at some of the more peaceful anti-pipeline protests or "actions" in North Dakota. Music by Max Richter from the HBO series The Leftovers . Donate Blocking State Highway 6, west of Mandan, North Dakota. November 15, 2016. Demonstration at the State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota, November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016, at the State Capitol building in Bismarck, North Dako...

Nov 29, 2016

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