For the kids’ podcast Brains On (American Public Media), I made a piece about the history of harvesting ice in 19th century New England – an industry that spanned the globe and made a few people very, very rich. To report the story, I visited the Thompson Ice House in South Bristol, Maine, where they still harvest ice off the pond every year using the same human-powered tools that were in use nearly 200 years ago. You can listen to the whole episode here (my piece starts at 13:35).
Tag: podcast
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Walden Pondered
The replica of Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond (photo by Ryan Taylor, Flickr) “Walden” doesn’t really have a plot. It’s one part memoir, one part self-help and 10 parts rant about everything wrong with American society. So why do we still read Henry David Thoreau’s memoir about living in the woods?
It was a blast to produce this piece for Studio 360’s long-running American Icons series, and to have it sit alongside amazing docs like the ones about the Lincoln Memorial, Moby Dick, and I Love Lucy.
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The Briny
https://play.radiopublic.com/the-briny-WeQPPR
The Briny is a podcast about the stories that connect us to the sea. Through marine biology, cultural history, personal stories, fish tales, or an amalgam of all these, The Briny explores the way the watery part of the Earth affects those of us who live on the dry parts. Each episode is a sound-rich deep dive into the stories that anchor us to the ocean.