Home of the Brave
Storytelling Podcasts
Home of the Brave: new and old stories from "This American Life" contributor Scott Carrier.
Location:
United States
Description:
Home of the Brave: new and old stories from "This American Life" contributor Scott Carrier.
Language:
English
Episodes
Alan Chin Is Back From Ukraine
3/21/2022
A photo-journalist's account of the first days of the war in Ukraine.
Duration:00:29:04
End of Season Two
2/8/2021
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.
Duration:00:01:31
A Photographer's Account of the Insurrection
1/11/2021
Alan Chin describes what it was like at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
Duration:00:28:50
How Much Time Has Gone By: Part Two
12/31/2020
Part Two of a trip across the country two months before the 2020 election.
Duration:00:27:33
How Much Time Has Gone By: Part One
12/6/2020
Interviews from a road trip across the country.
Duration:00:39:11
Culture War: War Zone
10/15/2020
The seventh and final report from a long trip across the country before the 2020 Presidential Election.
Duration:00:02:55
Culture War: Home of the Blues
10/5/2020
The sixth report from a long trip across the country.
Duration:00:11:27
Culture War: St. Louis
9/27/2020
The fifth report from a long trip across the country.
Culture War: Creeped Out
9/21/2020
The fourth report from a long trip across the country.
Culture War: Standing Rock
9/18/2020
Third report from a long road trip across the country.
Culture War: Trump Country
9/13/2020
Second report from a long trip across the country.
Duration:00:22:54
Culture War: Introduction
9/8/2020
A new series of reports from a long trip across the country.
Duration:00:08:01
The Round River
8/9/2020
I went fishing in some beautiful mountains I first visited in 1968 when I was a Boy Scout. When I was older, we took our kids there so they could see it as well. It’s still very beautiful, but things have changed due to global warming.
Duration:00:13:04
Time To Get My News From A River
7/5/2020
My thinking is off, my approach is wrong...time to go fishing.
The Death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez
6/26/2020
This is an uncut 15-minute audio segment from the video released by the Tucson Police Department on June 24. 2020.
Duration:00:15:12
Coming To Ground
6/4/2020
I recorded these interviews with my family two weeks ago, before George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Now they seem unimportant, like from another era. Except that in my family it’s the younger folk who have been mostly fucked by the virus pandemic, and it’s been young people, mostly, who’ve been out on the streets protesting. I hope their efforts lead to real change in our society.
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Duration:00:26:59
Coming to Ground: Introduction
5/22/2020
Following the news is like watching a competition for the worst case scenario and I’ve grown weary of all the blaming and shaming. Now we can’t trust anyone, not even ourselves. But at some point we’re going to have to come together in order to survive.
I’m working on a story where I interview people in my family about how they’re coping with the pandemic. Not everyone is doing well, and it’s pretty emotional for me, so I need to take some more time putting it together.
In the meantime, thanks very much for your support.
A link to an excellent documentary about Alex Caldiero.
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Duration:00:05:51
The Neighborhood
5/1/2020
It seems more of us are paying attention to our neighborhoods lately, so perhaps this is a good time to replay this story, produced in 1988. I still live in the same neighborhood, but it feels different now. It’s like there was a tall tree in my front yard but now the tree is gone and only a stump remains. I am stumped. I used to depend on trust—standing or sitting close to strangers and holding a microphone less than a foot from their faces. Now that’s not going to happen again for a while.
In the meantime, here’s to remembering the good old days.
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Duration:00:24:12
Echo People by Trent Harris
4/9/2020
My friend Trent Harris has a problem caused by the coronavirus. It’s not a big problem compared to a lot of other things that have come up recently, like the possible collapse of the economy and thousands of people dying. Trent’s problem is more like a temporary embarrassment. Basically, his reputation is on the line.
Donate Swackhamma tells Harvey a secret.
Echo People Episode One on You Tube.
Echo People Episode Two on You Tube.
Trent Harris’ website is called the Echo Cave.
Here’s the This American Life episode about Trent’s film, the Beaver Triology.
The cast and crew of Echo People, with Mystery Mountain in the background.
Harvey Harris upon seeing Mystery Mountain.
Trent Harris wondering what he has done.
Duration:00:12:07
Our Show by Erica Heilman
3/28/2020
Shana from Achterarder, Scotland.
My friend Erica Heilman has a podcast called Rumblestrip. She drives around Vermont and talks to people about their lives. Last week she was sitting at home, like everybody, trying to figure out what to do, and she decided to ask her listeners to send her audio recordings of what and how they’re doing under self isolation. A lot of people responded, quickly, and within a couple days Erica posted the first episode of a series she’s calling Our Show.
If you’d like to send Erica an audio recording of what’s happening where you are, here’s the email address: rumblestripourshow@gmail.com.
Rumblestrip website
The song at the end is Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen, performed by The Band.
Donate Looking out Erica Heilman’s apartment in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Recording ambience from Erica Heilman’s window in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.