Wow! 100 episodes! We mark this milestone by revisiting some of the stories we’ve covered over the past 3+ years. Devin Browne gives us an update on the electric and battery-powered cars she reported on from GM’s Battery Lab back in October 2008. Catherine Girardeau talks about the hair mats that were used to help…
The third and final segment I produced for Jim Metzner from his interview with Richard Gross, professor of chemical and biological science at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Carbon-Friendly Plastic: Not only does bio-based plastic degrade in the environment, but when it does, no extra carbon dioxide is released.
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The second piece I produced for Jim Metzner from his interview with Richard Gross, professor of chemical and biological science at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Microbe Fermentation: With a little coaxing, microbes can be trained to create a variety of useful materials.
Another Distillations celebration of food and drink: papaya as a natural meat tenderizer, an interview with food historian Roger Horowitz about how steak became the quintessential American meal, and a segment on the carcinogenic properties of grilled meats. BBQ Inferno, from Flickr user Frederic Poirot.
I just completed this piece for the 2010 Third Coast Festival Short Doc competition. All You Need Is a Wall: A meditation on big changes, building walls, and breaking them down again. This year’s assignment: For the 2010 ShortDocs Challenge – Book Odds – we teamed up with The Books, IOHO one of the most…
Every couple years, the Third Coast Festival sponsors the “Short Doc” competition – to find the best short audio pieces, 3-minutes or less, around a certain theme. In 2007, this was the assignment: Dollar Storeys invited seasoned producers and radio fans alike to submit short audio works inspired by one of three items purchased at…
I recently started doing some production work for Jim Metzner, creator and host of Pulse of the Planet, daily “two-minute sound portraits of the planet” that air on radio programs across the country. Jim would essentially hand me a raw interview he’d recorded and say “find me some stories.” My first assignment was an interview…
A show on attempting to control the climate with science. Segments on modern-day rainmaking, the history of trying to “fix” climate problems, and fertilizing the oceans with iron. Image courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales Collection.