All things considered (Radio program) Morning edition. Weekend edition Sunday (Radio program) Day to day (Radio Program) Weekend edition Saturday (Radio program) Tell me more (Radio program) Talk of the nation (Radio program)
Notes:
"Stories that take you away"--Container. Program guide inserted in container. Selections originally broadcast between April 9, 1999, and June 28, 2011. Noah Adams, host.
Contents:
disc 1. Family vacations. Introduction (Noah Adams) (:44) -- Hard-learned lessons from the family road trip (Laura Lorson) (All things considered, August 10, 2007) (3:39) -- Family camping (Joel Achenbach) (Morning edition, July 3, 2000) (3:25) -- Educational vacations (Ellissa Ely) (All things considered, March 4, 2002) (2:16) -- History of the vacation (Cindy Aron) (All things considered, June 17, 2009) (4:04) -- Low-cost glories of the drive-in movie (Robert Smith) (Morning edition, August 10, 2009) (4:20) -- Pink jeep chronicles (Andy Raskins) (All things considered, September 7, 2004) (7:58) -- Taking the great American road trip, Google-style (Marc Horowitz and Pete Baldes) (Weekend edition Sunday, August 16, 2009) (2:40) -- A summer outing to Chincoteague Island (Neda Ulaby) (Day to Day, August 25, 2006) (8:15) -- Who needs a fancy cruise if you've got inner tubes? (Tom Goldman) (All things considered, August 10, 2009) (4:31) -- Pirates of the Caribbean (Andrea Cooper) (All things considered, July 8, 2003) (3:26) -- The discomfort zone (Jonathan Franzan (that is, Franzen)) (All things considered, September 4, 2006) (3:26) -- Setting sail with family, imperfections in tow (Marion Winik) (All things considered, January 18, 2005) (3:44) -- Memories of going on staycation (Laura Lorson) (All things considered, July 25, 2008) (3:08) -- Lost and found sound : a Partridge family vacation (Marika Partridge) (All things considered, December 3, 1999) (12:55). disc 2. Roadside attractions. Introduction (Noah Adams) (:59) -- Destination : time capsule (Charles Phoenix and Steve Proffitt) (Day to day, June 11-13, 2007) (6:23) -- Unraveling the story behind a big ball of twine (Morning edition, Nov. 29, 2004) (3:55) -- Roadside attractions fading from landscape (Morning edition, November 28, 2007) (3:35) -- Riding Seattle's Space Needle (All things considered, July 4, 2001) (3:03) -- Missile museum sparks Cold War memories (All things considered, February 9, 2007) (4:10) -- Present at the creation : Burma Shave signs (Morning edition, January 21, 2002) (5:42) -- Backyard folk art thrives in Michigan (Day to day, July 30, 2008) (6:08) -- Is there an age limit on road trips? (Desiree Cooper) (All things considered, August 22, 2006) (3:42) -- Cypress Gardens, essence of Florida (Diane Roberts) (Weekend edition Sunday, March 14, 2004) (2:42) -- Preacher selling Elvis Museum on eBay (Bill Beeny) (Day to day, November 7, 2007) (3:58) -- At velvet museum, get in touch with kitsch (Morning edition, May 22, 2008) (3:58) -- Finding faith along America's highways (Timothy Beal) (All things considered, June 20, 2005) (7:46) -- Blue Chevrolet (Charlie Barnet) (All things considered, July 4, 2002) (7:59). disc 3. Postcards from around the globe. Introduction (by Noah Adams) -- China : the new Silk Road (Morning edition, August 6, 2004) (7:18) -- Switzerland : a bit of road and a mischievous GPS named Heidi (Weekend edition Saturday, August 2, 2008) (2:31) -- A new passage to India (Weekend edition Saturday, April 16, 2005) (7:16) -- Papua New Guinea : highlands celebration (Day to day, March 12, 2007) (3:25) -- Teen to attempt solo sail around the globe (Day to day, May 30, 2008) (8:26) -- Dubai : robot jockeys give camel racing a modern twist (Morning edition, May 22, 2007) (3:36) -- United Kingdom : a very British rail-riding experience (Day to day, February 13, 2006) (2:03) -- Brazil : Rio's Carnival (Tell me more, January 30, 2008) (2:53) -- Canada : kayaking among the icebergs (Weekend edition Sunday, September 15, 2002) (3:08) -- Nepal : 1970s nostalgia thrives in Katmandu (Morning edition, March 20, 2008) (4:06) -- Spain : running of the bulls, for kids! (Morning edition, August 19, 2004) (3:58) -- Antarctica : wintering in the South Pole (Weekend edition Saturday, April 26, 2008) (8:53) -- China : a walk through Beijing's vanishing hutongs (All things considered, August 20, 2008) (4:43) -- Romania : jet lag, a tool for recapturing youth (All things considered, November 29, 2007) (3:43) -- France : April in Paris (Morning edition, August 22, 2000) (6:38). disc 4. National park adventures. Introduction (by Noah Adams) (1:00) -- Eavesdropping on America's national parks (All things considered, August 23, 2005) (4:51) -- Hearing voices : the geysers of Yellowstone Park (Day to day, August 12, 2005) (3:34) -- Climbers reclaim world record on El Capitan (Morning edition, July 3, 2008) (4:17) -- A brief history : the smallest national park site (All things considered, June 30, 2008) (4:05) -- Cast of thousands keeps Grand Canyon humming (Morning edition, June 30, 2008) (7:14) -- Tale of lost love haunts White Sands (Morning edition, July 1, 2008) (2:45) -- Old army friends, divided at Gettysburg (Morning edition, July 2, 2008) (3:33) -- Mount Rushmore now offers pre-carving history (Day to day, July 2, 2008) (4:34) -- Biologists train dog to hunt Everglades python (All things considered, February 28, 2005) (5:09) -- Environmental educator eyes Yosemite roadkill (All things considered, July 2, 2008) (4:19) -- New Orleans park has ear for jazz (All things considered, July 2, 2008) (3:07) -- Nature, neighbors guide composer's notes (All things considered, July 4, 2008) (6:02) -- Angel's Landing at Zion National Park (Day to day, July 6, 2006) (4:18) -- Wet winter brings life to Death Valley (Day to day, March 3, 2005) (8:41). disc 5. Fairs and festivals. Introduction (by Noah Adams) (:48) -- Garrison Keillor at the Minnesota State Fair (Garrison Keillor) (Talk of the nation, August 4, 2009) (4:44) -- Postcard : Texas State Fair (Wade Goodwyn) (All things considered, March 20, 2008) (2:39) -- A break from politics at the county fair (Weekend edition Saturday, September 4, 2010) (2:40) -- Hard work, some play at the Iowa State Fair (All things considered, September 19, 2008) (3:31) -- Swine bring "Olympig" racing to county fairs (Weekend edition Sunday, August 12, 2007) (3:59) -- Postcard : collectibles at the fair (All things considered, August 10, 2003) (2:38) -- "Lovey" replaces "sooey"' in husband-calling contest (All things considered, August 31, 2009) (3:35) -- The Minnesota State Fair on a stick (Bonny Wolf) (Weekend edition Sunday, September 5, 2004) (3:07) -- Voices from the National Cornbread Festival (Day to day, May 16, 2005) (3:16) -- Iowa's Butter Cow Lady (All things considered, June 28, 2011) (3:31) -- Competitive wood chopping in West Virginia (Day to day, August 1, 2008) (4:55) -- Mountain View Folk Festival (All things considered, August 28, 2008) (3:32) -- Melvin the Human Blockhead (Joe Richman) (All things considered, November 13, 2001) (2:42) -- The Phelps of food caning (Barbara Schaller) (All things considered, August 23, 2008) (3:06) -- The Funnel Cake King (All things considered, August 23, 2008) (4:11) -- On the midway : a Fairbanks carnival (Jeff Sands) (All things considered, September 6, 2010) (3:14) -- Lost & found sound : carnival talkers (Jay Allison and Rachel Day) (All things considered, April 9, 1999) (10:27).
Summary:
With frequent stops at pop culture meccas, and unforgettable encounters with humans of singular interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces listeners not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them, and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way listeners have come to expect from NPR.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.