https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:18:36 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:18:36 +0000 60 en All Rights Reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Documentaries and stories that share the lives of everyday Americans. Long Haul Productions no https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000128301306-mf6hva-original.jpg https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro NPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,storiesEveryday Americans tell their own stories in narratives and documentaries produced by award-winners Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister. As heard on NPR and public radio stations nationwide.info@longhaul.pro tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2304338051 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:18:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/sean-getting-gibson-excerpt 00:02:18 Long Haul Productions no Pet Story excerpt by Long Haul Productions Pet Story excerpt by Long Haul Productions Pet Story excerpt by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2304328616 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:58:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/ernie-mickis-wedding 00:01:07 Long Haul Productions no Wedding Memory by Long Haul Productions Wedding Memory by Long Haul Productions Wedding Memory by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2304327203 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:55:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/scotty-tribute-excerpt-use 00:01:46 Long Haul Productions no Retirement Tribute excerpt by Long Haul Productions Retirement Tribute excerpt by Long Haul Productio… Retirement Tribute excerpt by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2110492185 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:42:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/katie-michelle-edwards-longish 00:04:06 Long Haul Productions no Katie Michelle Edwards longish by Long Haul Productions Katie Michelle Edwards longish by Long Haul Produ… Katie Michelle Edwards longish by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2100348615 Thu, 22 May 2025 16:10:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/emily-christensen-long-5_22 00:04:10 Long Haul Productions no Emily Christensen long 5_22 by Long Haul Productions Emily Christensen long 5_22 by Long Haul Producti… Emily Christensen long 5_22 by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2047321380 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/scotty-tribute-excerpt-3-1 00:04:16 Long Haul Productions no Scotty Tribute Excerpt 3 by Long Haul Productions Scotty Tribute Excerpt 3 by Long Haul Productions Scotty Tribute Excerpt 3 by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2047318652 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/scotty-tribute-excerpt-2 00:03:19 Long Haul Productions no Scotty Tribute Excerpt 2 by Long Haul Productions Scotty Tribute Excerpt 2 by Long Haul Productions Scotty Tribute Excerpt 2 by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2005998395 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/poo-poo-in-the-potty-1 00:01:32 Long Haul Productions no Poo Poo in the Potty by Long Haul Productions Poo Poo in the Potty by Long Haul Productions Poo Poo in the Potty by Long Haul Productions info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/177862232 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:16:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/dogmountain 00:22:16 Long Haul Productions no The story you’re about to hear is, at its heart, is a love story — between two artists, and a whole lot of dogs. It’s also the story of what it means to follow a dream — and the difficulties that can bring. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister have the story of Vermont artists Stephen and Gwen Huneck, and their life’s work: a place called Dog Mountain. As you listen, tour Dog Mountain in an interactive website via www.longhaulpro.org. The story you’re about to hear is, at its heart, … The story you’re about to hear is, at its heart, is a love story — between two artists, and a whole lot of dogs. It’s also the story of what it means to follow a dream — and the difficulties that can bring. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister have the story of Vermont artists Stephen and Gwen Huneck, and their life’s work: a place called Dog Mountain. As you listen, tour Dog Mountain in an interactive website via www.longhaulpro.org. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/93269123 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/coming-home 00:19:59 Long Haul Productions no A young Marine comes home after his first tour of duty in Afghanistan. His parents tell his story. A young Marine comes home after his first tour of… A young Marine comes home after his first tour of duty in Afghanistan. His parents tell his story. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88333694 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:53:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/lord-god 00:11:59 Long Haul Productions no The Ivory Billed Woodpecker was thought to be extinct – until recently, when a bird was allegedly spotted near the small town of Brinkley, Arkansas. The sightings were big news in a community depressed by recession and population loss. Our story weaves the locals' reaction with an original song written and performed by musician Sufjan Stevens. Winner of the Sigma Delta Chi award for best national radio feature. The description is from the original broadcast. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker was thought to be ext… The Ivory Billed Woodpecker was thought to be extinct – until recently, when a bird was allegedly spotted near the small town of Brinkley, Arkansas. The sightings were big news in a community depressed by recession and population loss. Our story weaves the locals' reaction with an original song written and performed by musician Sufjan Stevens. Winner of the Sigma Delta Chi award for best national radio feature. The description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88329757 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:23:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/the-swap-shop 00:07:57 Long Haul Productions no For the past 60 years, people in northwest Tennessee have tuned each weekday at noon to a radio program on WENK/WTPR called The Swap Shop. For twenty minutes, listeners call or write offering to buy, sell or trade an item or a service in a radio version of the classified ads, things which range from a piece of used plywood, to a green cloth Berkline recliner, to a ten-acre farm. Long Haul sent Nashville-based musician Kurt Wagner (of the great band Lambchop) some program excerpts; he responded with a song, Paperback Bible. (Produced in 2006; description from the original broadcast.) For the past 60 years, people in northwest Tennes… For the past 60 years, people in northwest Tennessee have tuned each weekday at noon to a radio program on WENK/WTPR called The Swap Shop. For twenty minutes, listeners call or write offering to buy, sell or trade an item or a service in a radio version of the classified ads, things which range from a piece of used plywood, to a green cloth Berkline recliner, to a ten-acre farm. Long Haul sent Nashville-based musician Kurt Wagner (of the great band Lambchop) some program excerpts; he responded with a song, Paperback Bible. (Produced in 2006; description from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88326303 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:58:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/republic-windows 00:22:00 Long Haul Productions no It's been 71 years since the "strike heard round the world" - when autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, occupied a General Motors plant and and jumpstarted the union movement in the United States. But in recent years, as the power of unions in the US has wained, sit-down strikes have been more common in Latin America, Europe, and even Canada. Things finally changed last December when immigrant Latino, African American, and white workers occupied the Republic Windows and Door Factory in Chicago. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister spoke with the workers and organizers at Republic about their decision to stand up by sitting down - the first American sit-down action since the 1937-38 Flint strike. Their documentary, "Si Se Puede" (Yes We Can), is an intimate account of the occupation told by the people who participated in it. It includes original music by Jesus "Chuy" Negrete. (Produced in 2009; this description is from the original broadcast.) It's been 71 years since the "strike heard round … It's been 71 years since the "strike heard round the world" - when autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, occupied a General Motors plant and and jumpstarted the union movement in the United States. But in recent years, as the power of unions in the US has wained, sit-down strikes have been more common in Latin America, Europe, and even Canada. Things finally changed last December when immigrant Latino, African American, and white workers occupied the Republic Windows and Door Factory in Chicago. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister spoke with the workers and organizers at Republic about their decision to stand up by sitting down - the first American sit-down action since the 1937-38 Flint strike. Their documentary, "Si Se Puede" (Yes We Can), is an intimate account of the occupation told by the people who participated in it. It includes original music by Jesus "Chuy" Negrete. (Produced in 2009; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88325212 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:50:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/loaves-and-fishes 00:07:25 Long Haul Productions no Since the 1930s, delighted throngs have gathered just outside Linesville, Pennsylvania, to toss bread to a writhing stew of carp and ducks at the Linesville Spillway. The carp are so thick that mallard ducks literally hop, skip and jump on the fishes' backs to compete for a slice of bread. Famous worldwide as the place “where ducks walk on the fish,” the Spillway draws as many as a half-million tourists a year, part of a small but critical tourism economy bolstered by the sale of day-old Wonder Bread from bread shanties that line local streets. But recently, the people of Linesville learned about some big changes planned for the spillway. Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister paid a visit and, in collaboration with musician Tim Fite, have the fishy tale of the fight for the right to throw bread - the latest in their Song+Story series. (Produced in 2008; description from the original broadcast.) Since the 1930s, delighted throngs have gathered … Since the 1930s, delighted throngs have gathered just outside Linesville, Pennsylvania, to toss bread to a writhing stew of carp and ducks at the Linesville Spillway. The carp are so thick that mallard ducks literally hop, skip and jump on the fishes' backs to compete for a slice of bread. Famous worldwide as the place “where ducks walk on the fish,” the Spillway draws as many as a half-million tourists a year, part of a small but critical tourism economy bolstered by the sale of day-old Wonder Bread from bread shanties that line local streets. But recently, the people of Linesville learned about some big changes planned for the spillway. Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister paid a visit and, in collaboration with musician Tim Fite, have the fishy tale of the fight for the right to throw bread - the latest in their Song+Story series. (Produced in 2008; description from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88324308 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:43:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/tower 00:07:44 Long Haul Productions no The small town of Baudette, Minnesota, sits on the U.S./Canadian border, about as far north in the contiguous U.S. as you can get. Famous for snowy winters and a giant concrete walleye that sits downtown, it's also home to a now-decommissioned Coast Guard navigational beacon, a LORAN tower built to guide people across and around the Great Lakes. The Tower is a Baudette landmark, rising hundreds of feet above the bog that surrounds town and signaling to drivers that they're almost home. But recently, it marked the sudden end of another traveller's journey. In the latest installment of their Song+Stories series, in which musicians contribute original songs that contribute to the narrative, Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister worked with the band Mountain Man. Together, they share this tale of avian navigation gone wrong. Produced in 2011. The small town of Baudette, Minnesota, sits on th… The small town of Baudette, Minnesota, sits on the U.S./Canadian border, about as far north in the contiguous U.S. as you can get. Famous for snowy winters and a giant concrete walleye that sits downtown, it's also home to a now-decommissioned Coast Guard navigational beacon, a LORAN tower built to guide people across and around the Great Lakes. The Tower is a Baudette landmark, rising hundreds of feet above the bog that surrounds town and signaling to drivers that they're almost home. But recently, it marked the sudden end of another traveller's journey. In the latest installment of their Song+Stories series, in which musicians contribute original songs that contribute to the narrative, Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister worked with the band Mountain Man. Together, they share this tale of avian navigation gone wrong. Produced in 2011. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88323656 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:38:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/mother-nature-kneels-instrumental 00:02:17 Long Haul Productions no Written and performed by Bonnie "Prince" Billy in 2011 for "The Natural State," a Long Haul Song+Story. Written and performed by Bonnie "Prince" Billy in… Written and performed by Bonnie "Prince" Billy in 2011 for "The Natural State," a Long Haul Song+Story. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88323654 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:38:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/natural-state 00:11:01 Long Haul Productions no Faulkner County, Arkansas, has a whole lotta shakin' going on these days. Some of it is from the cash infusion brought on by the gold-rush like influx of natural gas fracking in the community, with over 3,000 new wells drilled in the area since the mid 2000s. But even more is due a mysterious wave of thousands of small earthquakes that have rattled the towns of Guy and Greenbrier since September, 2010. Long Haul went down to Arkansas to check in with residents about what's going on – literally – under their feet. And we then shared the tape we collected with musician Bonnie "Prince" Billy, also known as musician Will Oldham, who wrote an original song to contribute to the narrative. (Produced in 2011; this description from the original broadcast.) Faulkner County, Arkansas, has a whole lotta shak… Faulkner County, Arkansas, has a whole lotta shakin' going on these days. Some of it is from the cash infusion brought on by the gold-rush like influx of natural gas fracking in the community, with over 3,000 new wells drilled in the area since the mid 2000s. But even more is due a mysterious wave of thousands of small earthquakes that have rattled the towns of Guy and Greenbrier since September, 2010. Long Haul went down to Arkansas to check in with residents about what's going on – literally – under their feet. And we then shared the tape we collected with musician Bonnie "Prince" Billy, also known as musician Will Oldham, who wrote an original song to contribute to the narrative. (Produced in 2011; this description from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88322359 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:28:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/fear-on-the-inside 00:29:59 Long Haul Productions no A week in the life of a woman trying to leave her physically-abusive husband. The documentary begins three days after Anna's estranged husband has threatened to kill her and their baby at gunpoint. Anna keeps an audio journal of her attempt to have her husband, who she says beat her repeatedly before they separated, arrested. She tells of her frustration with the police and legal system and of her attempt to live a "'normal life." Produced in 1994. Winner: 1995 Robert F. Kennedy Award Honorable Mention; 1995 Clarion Award; 1995 Exceptional Merit Media Award. A week in the life of a woman trying to leave her… A week in the life of a woman trying to leave her physically-abusive husband. The documentary begins three days after Anna's estranged husband has threatened to kill her and their baby at gunpoint. Anna keeps an audio journal of her attempt to have her husband, who she says beat her repeatedly before they separated, arrested. She tells of her frustration with the police and legal system and of her attempt to live a "'normal life." Produced in 1994. Winner: 1995 Robert F. Kennedy Award Honorable Mention; 1995 Clarion Award; 1995 Exceptional Merit Media Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88321433 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:21:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/transplant 00:51:57 Long Haul Productions no In November 1995, journalist Rebecca Perl was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She learned had a tumor in her chest, six months after giving birth to a baby boy. Months of chemotherapy and radiation proved unsuccessful, leaving only one treatment possibility: a lethal dose of chemotherapy followed by a life-saving bone marrow transplant. This award-winning documentary follows her through the transplant. We also produced a film of this story, which was broadcast on HBO. Winner: 1999 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award; Edward R. Murrow Award; 200 National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award; 2000 Silver Hugo Award; 2000 New York Festival World Medal for Health and Medical Information Award. (Produced in 1998; this description is from the original broadcast.) In November 1995, journalist Rebecca Perl was dia… In November 1995, journalist Rebecca Perl was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She learned had a tumor in her chest, six months after giving birth to a baby boy. Months of chemotherapy and radiation proved unsuccessful, leaving only one treatment possibility: a lethal dose of chemotherapy followed by a life-saving bone marrow transplant. This award-winning documentary follows her through the transplant. We also produced a film of this story, which was broadcast on HBO. Winner: 1999 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award; Edward R. Murrow Award; 200 National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award; 2000 Silver Hugo Award; 2000 New York Festival World Medal for Health and Medical Information Award. (Produced in 1998; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88321432 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:21:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/life-outside 00:29:32 Long Haul Productions no The story of two chronically mentally ill, homeless repeat offenders as they attempt to break the cycle that, for years, has spun them from jail to psychiatric hospitals to the streets and back to jail again. The documentary is a follow-up to "A Danger to Self or Others," which profiles the mental health division at Chicago's Cook County Jail. "Life on the Outside" tells the story of Colbert, beginning with his release from Chicago's Cook County Jail, and Richard, who's been arrested 137 times but who's managed to stay out of jail for more than one year. Winner: Public Radio News Directors' Award; National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award (Produced in 2000; description from the original broadcast.) The story of two chronically mentally ill, homele… The story of two chronically mentally ill, homeless repeat offenders as they attempt to break the cycle that, for years, has spun them from jail to psychiatric hospitals to the streets and back to jail again. The documentary is a follow-up to "A Danger to Self or Others," which profiles the mental health division at Chicago's Cook County Jail. "Life on the Outside" tells the story of Colbert, beginning with his release from Chicago's Cook County Jail, and Richard, who's been arrested 137 times but who's managed to stay out of jail for more than one year. Winner: Public Radio News Directors' Award; National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award (Produced in 2000; description from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88316858 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:47:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/ect 00:21:19 Long Haul Productions no "When All Else Fails" is a first-person account of a man undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock. Rob MacGruder tells of his lifelong battle with bipolar disorder and how ECT has repeatedly saved his life. The story follows MacGruder for almost a year as he falls into a severe depression, undergoes a series of ECT treatments and gradually recovers. During that time, MacGruder loses his job, and loses his children to the state. Produced in 2002. Winner: 2003 National Mental Health Media Association’s Media Award. "When All Else Fails" is a first-person account o… "When All Else Fails" is a first-person account of a man undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock. Rob MacGruder tells of his lifelong battle with bipolar disorder and how ECT has repeatedly saved his life. The story follows MacGruder for almost a year as he falls into a severe depression, undergoes a series of ECT treatments and gradually recovers. During that time, MacGruder loses his job, and loses his children to the state. Produced in 2002. Winner: 2003 National Mental Health Media Association’s Media Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88316857 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:47:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/james 00:28:47 Long Haul Productions no "Learning to Live: James' Story" is the story of an ex-felon's transition from prison to the free world. James, who narrates, is 38 and has been in and out of prison all his adult life. After completing a seven-year prison term for burglary, James comes to live at St. Leonard's halfway house for ex-offenders on Chicago's west side. Over three months, James goes through a rigorous education process that includes job training, drug counseling and twelve-step support meetings. His recovery is tested when his eighteen-year-old son, whom he hadn't seen in fourteen years, is arrested on a drug charge. After landing his "dream job" in customer service for a cable company, James leaves the halfway house having begun to "learn how to live." Winner: 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award; 2002 Third Coast International Audio Festival Public Service Award; and the 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. Judges in the latter competition called it "a tightly straightforward report that skillfully wove actuality and narration, James telling his story as only he could. It was clear, concise and remarkably comprehensive." (Produced in 2001; this description is from the original broadcast.) "Learning to Live: James' Story" is the story of … "Learning to Live: James' Story" is the story of an ex-felon's transition from prison to the free world. James, who narrates, is 38 and has been in and out of prison all his adult life. After completing a seven-year prison term for burglary, James comes to live at St. Leonard's halfway house for ex-offenders on Chicago's west side. Over three months, James goes through a rigorous education process that includes job training, drug counseling and twelve-step support meetings. His recovery is tested when his eighteen-year-old son, whom he hadn't seen in fourteen years, is arrested on a drug charge. After landing his "dream job" in customer service for a cable company, James leaves the halfway house having begun to "learn how to live." Winner: 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award; 2002 Third Coast International Audio Festival Public Service Award; and the 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. Judges in the latter competition called it "a tightly straightforward report that skillfully wove actuality and narration, James telling his story as only he could. It was clear, concise and remarkably comprehensive." (Produced in 2001; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88316856 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:47:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/danger-self-others 00:28:55 Long Haul Productions no "A Danger to Self or Others" portrays everyday life inside Cook County Jail's Mental Health Division - the largest provider of mental health services in the United States. On any given day, there are 10,000 men and women held inside the Chicago jail, the largest of its kind in the United States. An estimated 10%, or 1,000, are suffering from some form of mental illness. In many cases, it's the first time their disease has been diagnosed. With fewer state mental hospitals and limited resources at the community level, jails have increasingly become a critical provider of mental health services throughout the country. The documentary leads listeners through various stages of treatment -- from "Receiving" where the staff must perform a kind of triage and make an immediate psychiatric assessment; to the "Acute Care Unit" where the mental heath team has just a few days to stabilize detainees; to the "Residential Treatment Unit" which offers longer term individual and group therapy; and finally to the release process which tries to link released detainees with mental health resources on the outside. "A Danger to Self or Others" sheds light on an institution that has become a critical link in America's vast and complicated matrix of mental health services. Winner: 2000 Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award; 2000 Edward R. Murrow Award; 2000 National Mental Health Media Association's Media Award; 2000 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. Produced in 1999; description from the original broadcast.) "A Danger to Self or Others" portrays everyday li… "A Danger to Self or Others" portrays everyday life inside Cook County Jail's Mental Health Division - the largest provider of mental health services in the United States. On any given day, there are 10,000 men and women held inside the Chicago jail, the largest of its kind in the United States. An estimated 10%, or 1,000, are suffering from some form of mental illness. In many cases, it's the first time their disease has been diagnosed. With fewer state mental hospitals and limited resources at the community level, jails have increasingly become a critical provider of mental health services throughout the country. The documentary leads listeners through various stages of treatment -- from "Receiving" where the staff must perform a kind of triage and make an immediate psychiatric assessment; to the "Acute Care Unit" where the mental heath team has just a few days to stabilize detainees; to the "Residential Treatment Unit" which offers longer term individual and group therapy; and finally to the release process which tries to link released detainees with mental health resources on the outside. "A Danger to Self or Others" sheds light on an institution that has become a critical link in America's vast and complicated matrix of mental health services. Winner: 2000 Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award; 2000 Edward R. Murrow Award; 2000 National Mental Health Media Association's Media Award; 2000 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. Produced in 1999; description from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88312362 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:14:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/public-housing-relocator 00:08:48 Long Haul Productions no Right now in Chicago, thousands of public housing residents are being forced to move as the Chicago Housing Authority systematically demolishes their notorious high-rise apartment buildings and plans to replace them with mixed-income developments. Since the redeveloped housing won't be available in most cases for several years, many families find themselves looking for an apartment in the private market -- many for the very first time -- using Section 8 vouchers. It's Janine Ingram's job to help find them a place, quickly. Long Haul spent a day with Janine; this is the story. (Produced in 2003; this description is from the original broadcast.) Right now in Chicago, thousands of public housing… Right now in Chicago, thousands of public housing residents are being forced to move as the Chicago Housing Authority systematically demolishes their notorious high-rise apartment buildings and plans to replace them with mixed-income developments. Since the redeveloped housing won't be available in most cases for several years, many families find themselves looking for an apartment in the private market -- many for the very first time -- using Section 8 vouchers. It's Janine Ingram's job to help find them a place, quickly. Long Haul spent a day with Janine; this is the story. (Produced in 2003; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88312361 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:14:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/bricks 00:27:46 Long Haul Productions no In the fall of 2002, Catherine Means was living on the tenth floor of what she describes as "hell" -- Chicago's Stateway Gardens high-rise housing project. In September, she finally got out from under the "bricks" at Stateway and into her first private-market apartment. Her move was one that thousands of public housing residents are making, as the Chicago Housing Authority systematically demolishes its notorious high-rise projects in favor of redeveloped mixed-income communities and Section 8 apartments. Coco, who, like her mom and grandmother has never had a real job, argues the move will "get me off my behind" and force her to do something with her life. But do things really change when you change your address? Long Haul followed Coco and her kids for over a year, from Stateway to her new apartment on the South Side. Produced in 2003. Winner: 2004 Society of Professional Journalists' Award for Best National Radio Documentary. In the fall of 2002, Catherine Means was living o… In the fall of 2002, Catherine Means was living on the tenth floor of what she describes as "hell" -- Chicago's Stateway Gardens high-rise housing project. In September, she finally got out from under the "bricks" at Stateway and into her first private-market apartment. Her move was one that thousands of public housing residents are making, as the Chicago Housing Authority systematically demolishes its notorious high-rise projects in favor of redeveloped mixed-income communities and Section 8 apartments. Coco, who, like her mom and grandmother has never had a real job, argues the move will "get me off my behind" and force her to do something with her life. But do things really change when you change your address? Long Haul followed Coco and her kids for over a year, from Stateway to her new apartment on the South Side. Produced in 2003. Winner: 2004 Society of Professional Journalists' Award for Best National Radio Documentary. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88312360 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:14:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/pain 00:29:03 Long Haul Productions no The House of Pain was the gang name for a ten-story high-rise at Stateway Gardens, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) development that once sat across from U.S. Cellular Field (a.k.a. Comiskey Park) on Chicago's South Side. The building was demolished as part of an ambitious initiative to replace Chicago's notorious public housing high rises with mixed-income communities. Here, in the first of a three-part series following building residents through the CHA's "Plan for Transformation," families who once lived in the House of Pain try to figure out where they'll live once their building is dismantled. It's narrated by long-time building resident Andre Williams. Produced in 2002. Winner: 2003 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best National Radio Documentary. The House of Pain was the gang name for a ten-sto… The House of Pain was the gang name for a ten-story high-rise at Stateway Gardens, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) development that once sat across from U.S. Cellular Field (a.k.a. Comiskey Park) on Chicago's South Side. The building was demolished as part of an ambitious initiative to replace Chicago's notorious public housing high rises with mixed-income communities. Here, in the first of a three-part series following building residents through the CHA's "Plan for Transformation," families who once lived in the House of Pain try to figure out where they'll live once their building is dismantled. It's narrated by long-time building resident Andre Williams. Produced in 2002. Winner: 2003 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best National Radio Documentary. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88310001 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:56:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/ivf 00:12:32 Long Haul Productions no Each year, more than 100,000 women use some form of doctor-assisted artificial insemination to try to get pregnant. Suzanne is one of these women. She's single, in her mid-40s, and has been trying for two years to get pregnant using a variety of methods. Team Long Haul follows Suzanne through her last in vitro fertilization attempt – her last chance to have her own biological child – and documents the story of how she got to this point. We continued to follow Suzanne after this broadcast; her story continues in "Dear Birth Mother." (Produced in 2004; this description is from the original broadcast.) Each year, more than 100,000 women use some form … Each year, more than 100,000 women use some form of doctor-assisted artificial insemination to try to get pregnant. Suzanne is one of these women. She's single, in her mid-40s, and has been trying for two years to get pregnant using a variety of methods. Team Long Haul follows Suzanne through her last in vitro fertilization attempt – her last chance to have her own biological child – and documents the story of how she got to this point. We continued to follow Suzanne after this broadcast; her story continues in "Dear Birth Mother." (Produced in 2004; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88310000 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:56:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/hospice-chronicles 00:54:20 Long Haul Productions no Over the course of eight months, Long Haul followed two hospice volunteers through their training and first assignments in patients' homes. Trained to provide "respite care," the volunteers set out to give family members a break from their caretaking responsibilities. And while one has a chance to reflect on her patient's life in a intimate setting, another gets to explore death in a rather unexpected way – a way that training never could have prepared him for. Produced in 2008. Over the course of eight months, Long Haul follow… Over the course of eight months, Long Haul followed two hospice volunteers through their training and first assignments in patients' homes. Trained to provide "respite care," the volunteers set out to give family members a break from their caretaking responsibilities. And while one has a chance to reflect on her patient's life in a intimate setting, another gets to explore death in a rather unexpected way – a way that training never could have prepared him for. Produced in 2008. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88309999 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:56:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/american-dreamer 00:45:51 Long Haul Productions no American schools teach students that with hard work, they can realize their dreams. But some kids do everything right, only to graduate from high school and find the American Dream isn’t for them. Sam was brought to the United States by his parents as a young child, but his family overstayed their visas. They’ve lived here now for fourteen years, and in that time Sam grew from a small boy to a young man — taught in American schools, and churches, he grew up like any other American kid. But it wasn’t until he was asked to fill in his social security number on a financial aid form that he began to realize the consequences of being undocumented. We met Sam just before he graduated from high school and share his story. American Dreamer was produced in 2009 with help from the Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media and the National Endowment for the Arts. Winner: 2009 Edward R. Murrow award for Best National Radio Documentary, 2010 Third Coast International Audio Festival "Radio Impact" award, and 2011 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism (Runner-up). We're grateful to KCRW's Independent Producers Fund, as well as longtime supporters and friends Katie Hangley and Howard Simon, for additional support of this work. American schools teach students that with hard wo… American schools teach students that with hard work, they can realize their dreams. But some kids do everything right, only to graduate from high school and find the American Dream isn’t for them. Sam was brought to the United States by his parents as a young child, but his family overstayed their visas. They’ve lived here now for fourteen years, and in that time Sam grew from a small boy to a young man — taught in American schools, and churches, he grew up like any other American kid. But it wasn’t until he was asked to fill in his social security number on a financial aid form that he began to realize the consequences of being undocumented. We met Sam just before he graduated from high school and share his story. American Dreamer was produced in 2009 with help from the Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media and the National Endowment for the Arts. Winner: 2009 Edward R. Murrow award for Best National Radio Documentary, 2010 Third Coast International Audio Festival "Radio Impact" award, and 2011 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism (Runner-up). We're grateful to KCRW's Independent Producers Fund, as well as longtime supporters and friends Katie Hangley and Howard Simon, for additional support of this work. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88306125 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/moms_move4 00:10:54 Long Haul Productions no PART 4 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. PART 4 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or wh… PART 4 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88306123 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/moms_move3 00:11:28 Long Haul Productions no PART 3 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. PART 3 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or wh… PART 3 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88306122 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/moms_move2 00:12:43 Long Haul Productions no PART 2 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. PART 2 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or wh… PART 2 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88306121 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/moms_move1 00:12:57 Long Haul Productions no PART 1 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. PART 1 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or w… PART 1 of 4. Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each year more and more seniors move into retirement homes. In 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Peg left the town of San Mateo, California, where she'd been living for almost 35 years, and moved two hours away into a newly built retirement community in Davis, California. Peg's son, Dan, gave his mom a tape recorder and asked her document her transition. Together, Peg and Dan produced a four-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her and her family. Parts one through three were produced in 2000; part four was produced five years later, as a followup in 2005. Winner: 2001 Clarion Award; 2001 National Federation of Community Broadcasters' Golden Reel Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88267052 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:58:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/dear-birth-mother 00:29:00 Long Haul Productions no After waiting for Mr. Right – and after years of fertility treatments – Suzanne, a single woman in her forties, decided to adopt. She chose transracial adoption. We follow her through workshops designed to "teach white people to raise kids of color," baby-shopping trips with Mom at Target, a critical rendezvous with a young mother at a pancake house, and, finally, a magical night at a suburban restaurant chain. We followed Suzanne for several months as she waited to see if she would become a parent; she offered extraordinary access into her home, and really, into every aspect of her life. We first met Suzanne in 2004, and documented her last in vitro fertilization attempt in "IVF: Suzanne's Story." Produced in 2005. Winner: 2005 Third Coast International Audio Festival Gold Award for best radio documentary, and recipient of an honorable mention in the 2006 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism Awards. After waiting for Mr. Right – and after years of … After waiting for Mr. Right – and after years of fertility treatments – Suzanne, a single woman in her forties, decided to adopt. She chose transracial adoption. We follow her through workshops designed to "teach white people to raise kids of color," baby-shopping trips with Mom at Target, a critical rendezvous with a young mother at a pancake house, and, finally, a magical night at a suburban restaurant chain. We followed Suzanne for several months as she waited to see if she would become a parent; she offered extraordinary access into her home, and really, into every aspect of her life. We first met Suzanne in 2004, and documented her last in vitro fertilization attempt in "IVF: Suzanne's Story." Produced in 2005. Winner: 2005 Third Coast International Audio Festival Gold Award for best radio documentary, and recipient of an honorable mention in the 2006 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism Awards. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88267050 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:58:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/autism-chronicles 00:57:59 Long Haul Productions no Most autism experts generally agree that early intervention beginning immediately after diagnosis can help a child conquer some of the most debilitating aspects of the disorder. Yet, society's approach when it comes to helping these children is slipshod. Some parents are lucky enough to live in areas where their public school districts have top-notch programs for autistic toddlers. Others have the means to provide what public schools can't. But even more have no means to cobble together something on their own - and for them, the prospects are especially daunting. Long Haul followed three families with young autistic children over the course of six months. These are their stories. Most autism experts generally agree that early in… Most autism experts generally agree that early intervention beginning immediately after diagnosis can help a child conquer some of the most debilitating aspects of the disorder. Yet, society's approach when it comes to helping these children is slipshod. Some parents are lucky enough to live in areas where their public school districts have top-notch programs for autistic toddlers. Others have the means to provide what public schools can't. But even more have no means to cobble together something on their own - and for them, the prospects are especially daunting. Long Haul followed three families with young autistic children over the course of six months. These are their stories. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225640 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:51:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/pigeon 00:07:15 Long Haul Productions no At one time, it was believed there were as many as five billion passenger pigeons in eastern North America. By the mid nineteenth century, their numbers began to decline sharply – killed by sportsman, commercial hunters and by farmers angry as the birds began raiding farm fields as forests disappeared to logging. Jon Wuepper, a naturalist and historian, documented the decline of the pigeon in southwest Michigan by scouring sixty-plus years of newspaper articles, beginning in the late 1830’s. He traced the decline through 1894, when the last bird was killed in the area. Wuepper tells the story, which was produced in 2007. At one time, it was believed there were as many a… At one time, it was believed there were as many as five billion passenger pigeons in eastern North America. By the mid nineteenth century, their numbers began to decline sharply – killed by sportsman, commercial hunters and by farmers angry as the birds began raiding farm fields as forests disappeared to logging. Jon Wuepper, a naturalist and historian, documented the decline of the pigeon in southwest Michigan by scouring sixty-plus years of newspaper articles, beginning in the late 1830’s. He traced the decline through 1894, when the last bird was killed in the area. Wuepper tells the story, which was produced in 2007. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225442 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:49:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/waterman 00:05:16 Long Haul Productions no Eastern Montana is a land of extremes. The mercury can swing from 50 degrees below zero in the winter to over 100 in the summer. A recent drought has made life even harder on people relying on water for their livelihood – and on people like Roger Muggli, who runs the Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District near Miles City, Montana. Muggli's job, in part, is to determine how much water will be diverted out of the Tongue River into a separate canal which farmers, ranchers and homeowners use to irrigate their land. Roger is the third generation Muggli to run the irrigation district. His grandfather took over managing the T & Y district in 1934 – but neither his grandfather nor his father faced the kind of challenges Roger is forced to confront. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. Eastern Montana is a land of extremes. The mercur… Eastern Montana is a land of extremes. The mercury can swing from 50 degrees below zero in the winter to over 100 in the summer. A recent drought has made life even harder on people relying on water for their livelihood – and on people like Roger Muggli, who runs the Tongue and Yellowstone Irrigation District near Miles City, Montana. Muggli's job, in part, is to determine how much water will be diverted out of the Tongue River into a separate canal which farmers, ranchers and homeowners use to irrigate their land. Roger is the third generation Muggli to run the irrigation district. His grandfather took over managing the T & Y district in 1934 – but neither his grandfather nor his father faced the kind of challenges Roger is forced to confront. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225298 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/asian-carp 00:09:35 Long Haul Productions no This is the story of a good fish gone bad … an immigrant brought here with good intentions … a tasty fillet with a bad rap. A victim of stereotypes. Of fish profiling. A fish that can fly! And, a fish that could – if we let it – just rock our culinary world! Long Haul tells the story of the Asian Carp invasion in this 2010 story. This is the story of a good fish gone bad … an im… This is the story of a good fish gone bad … an immigrant brought here with good intentions … a tasty fillet with a bad rap. A victim of stereotypes. Of fish profiling. A fish that can fly! And, a fish that could – if we let it – just rock our culinary world! Long Haul tells the story of the Asian Carp invasion in this 2010 story. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225297 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/buffalo-commons 00:20:16 Long Haul Productions no Twenty years ago, academics Frank and Deborah Popper wrote what they thought would be a little-noticed, four page article subtitled "A Daring Proposal for Dealing with an Inevitable Disaster," which argued that current agricultural use of much of the Great Plains is simply not sustainable. They advocated for a "Buffalo Commons," a return of large tracts of land back to native species, including buffalo, and a revisioned economy that encouraged ecotourism. To the Poppers’ surprise, their conclusions ignited a firestorm among residents, who labelled the Poppers as East Coast heretics. But over the past two decades, the couple's predictions have seemed more and more prophetic. Plains states have suffered dramatic population loss, and families have sold or even abandoned farms and cattle ranches through the region. The situation is particularly difficult in northeastern Montana, where Long Haul spoke with lifelong residents about a current plan very similar in spirit to the one the Poppers proposed in 1987. There, outsiders are purchasing large tracts of land with plans to reintroduce thousands of bison and other native species, restoring a pre-settlement landscape. Most residents don’t welcome the change – and those that embrace it, like South Dakotan Sam Hurst, are being forced to sell before their buffalo dreams can become reality. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. Twenty years ago, academics Frank and Deborah Pop… Twenty years ago, academics Frank and Deborah Popper wrote what they thought would be a little-noticed, four page article subtitled "A Daring Proposal for Dealing with an Inevitable Disaster," which argued that current agricultural use of much of the Great Plains is simply not sustainable. They advocated for a "Buffalo Commons," a return of large tracts of land back to native species, including buffalo, and a revisioned economy that encouraged ecotourism. To the Poppers’ surprise, their conclusions ignited a firestorm among residents, who labelled the Poppers as East Coast heretics. But over the past two decades, the couple's predictions have seemed more and more prophetic. Plains states have suffered dramatic population loss, and families have sold or even abandoned farms and cattle ranches through the region. The situation is particularly difficult in northeastern Montana, where Long Haul spoke with lifelong residents about a current plan very similar in spirit to the one the Poppers proposed in 1987. There, outsiders are purchasing large tracts of land with plans to reintroduce thousands of bison and other native species, restoring a pre-settlement landscape. Most residents don’t welcome the change – and those that embrace it, like South Dakotan Sam Hurst, are being forced to sell before their buffalo dreams can become reality. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225296 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/birdathon 00:24:00 Long Haul Productions no Every spring since 1989, bird lovers in Berrien County, Michigan (directly across the lake from Chicago), have taken part in a grueling competition to see which team can track down the largest number of species within a nineteen-hour time span. Teams kick off at midnight and go all out until 7 p.m.; they need only stay within the county limits. And because the event is held at the height of spring migration, there are literally hundreds of different birds to tally on the official checklist. Team Long Haul followed two of the 24 teams who took part in the 2006 event. One team – the Newsworthy Naturalists – was made up veteran birders who won the previous year's Birdathon. The other – Hairy, Two Downies and a Red Head – included younger, less experienced members. The results are definitely not for the birds. Every spring since 1989, bird lovers in Berrien C… Every spring since 1989, bird lovers in Berrien County, Michigan (directly across the lake from Chicago), have taken part in a grueling competition to see which team can track down the largest number of species within a nineteen-hour time span. Teams kick off at midnight and go all out until 7 p.m.; they need only stay within the county limits. And because the event is held at the height of spring migration, there are literally hundreds of different birds to tally on the official checklist. Team Long Haul followed two of the 24 teams who took part in the 2006 event. One team – the Newsworthy Naturalists – was made up veteran birders who won the previous year's Birdathon. The other – Hairy, Two Downies and a Red Head – included younger, less experienced members. The results are definitely not for the birds. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225295 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/nachusa 00:10:23 Long Haul Productions no About twenty years ago, some locals got together with The Nature Conservancy to buy about 300 acres that was slated to become a subdivision near the town of Dixon, Illinois. Since then, Nachusa Grasslands has grown to some 3,500 acres, much of it former cornfields that have been restored with native plants and birds. Most of the restoration work is being done by a spirited group of volunteer stewards, who manage large parcels of land with plenty of reverie. We profiled these volunteers in 2007. About twenty years ago, some locals got together … About twenty years ago, some locals got together with The Nature Conservancy to buy about 300 acres that was slated to become a subdivision near the town of Dixon, Illinois. Since then, Nachusa Grasslands has grown to some 3,500 acres, much of it former cornfields that have been restored with native plants and birds. Most of the restoration work is being done by a spirited group of volunteer stewards, who manage large parcels of land with plenty of reverie. We profiled these volunteers in 2007. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225294 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/hogwash 00:20:32 Long Haul Productions no Every year wild boar cause an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in damage to farms, lawns, and natural areas, primarily in the southern United States. Experts contend the roaming swine also carry a number of diseases that could infect commercial herds and seriously threaten pork producers. In recent years, rogue populations have sprung up in Michigan, where boar were brought in for commercial hunting. It’s now estimated that as many as 3,000 pigs are on the loose in Michigan, with most believed to be escapees from about 30 commercial hunting facilities. So recently, officials at Michigan’s DNR -- the Department of Natural Resources -- took action to get a handle on their “pig problem” before it spirals out of control. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister watched what happened next. (Produced in 2012; this description is from the original broadcast.) Every year wild boar cause an estimated 1.8 billi… Every year wild boar cause an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in damage to farms, lawns, and natural areas, primarily in the southern United States. Experts contend the roaming swine also carry a number of diseases that could infect commercial herds and seriously threaten pork producers. In recent years, rogue populations have sprung up in Michigan, where boar were brought in for commercial hunting. It’s now estimated that as many as 3,000 pigs are on the loose in Michigan, with most believed to be escapees from about 30 commercial hunting facilities. So recently, officials at Michigan’s DNR -- the Department of Natural Resources -- took action to get a handle on their “pig problem” before it spirals out of control. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister watched what happened next. (Produced in 2012; this description is from the original broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88225293 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:47:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/coqui 00:25:08 Long Haul Productions no The coqui is the national symbol of Puerto Rico: a tiny, but vociferous tree frog that's a beloved part of the Puerto Rican soundscape, lulling residents to sleep every night with the male's lusty “croak.” But it’s a different story on the Big Island of Hawaii. Coquis showed up on the island as stowaways a few years back, and because the frog has no natural predator there, they’re proliferating like a "plague of locusts" – competing with native birds and animals for food, and leaving many angry Hawaiians sleepless in paradise. In the face of sharply declining frog populations worldwide, Long Haul talked with residents in the only place in the world that's organizing to kill as many frogs as it possibly can. Special thanks to Hilo band Dr. Jerky and Mr. Huge for "Bad Vacation," their coqui-inspired song. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. The coqui is the national symbol of Puerto Rico: … The coqui is the national symbol of Puerto Rico: a tiny, but vociferous tree frog that's a beloved part of the Puerto Rican soundscape, lulling residents to sleep every night with the male's lusty “croak.” But it’s a different story on the Big Island of Hawaii. Coquis showed up on the island as stowaways a few years back, and because the frog has no natural predator there, they’re proliferating like a "plague of locusts" – competing with native birds and animals for food, and leaving many angry Hawaiians sleepless in paradise. In the face of sharply declining frog populations worldwide, Long Haul talked with residents in the only place in the world that's organizing to kill as many frogs as it possibly can. Special thanks to Hilo band Dr. Jerky and Mr. Huge for "Bad Vacation," their coqui-inspired song. Produced in 2007; this description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88218241 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:37:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/storybook 00:05:08 Long Haul Productions no For the past several years, detainees at Chicago's Cook County Jail have been reading to their kids. These parents in prison meet in one of the jail's small libraries, pick out a children's book and record it onto a cassette tape. The tape and the book are then mailed to the child. For some, it's the only way to connect with their kids through prison walls. Produced in 2002. For the past several years, detainees at Chicago'… For the past several years, detainees at Chicago's Cook County Jail have been reading to their kids. These parents in prison meet in one of the jail's small libraries, pick out a children's book and record it onto a cassette tape. The tape and the book are then mailed to the child. For some, it's the only way to connect with their kids through prison walls. Produced in 2002. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88218239 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:37:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/life-without-parole 00:17:14 Long Haul Productions no Team Long Haul follows the sentencing of a boy in Lansing, Michigan, who was 13 years old at the time of a murder in which he took part and for which he was convicted. The judge in the case had the option of sentencing Charles Lewis Jr. to life in prison without the possibility of parole. After the sentencing, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional. Produced in 2012. Team Long Haul follows the sentencing of a boy in… Team Long Haul follows the sentencing of a boy in Lansing, Michigan, who was 13 years old at the time of a murder in which he took part and for which he was convicted. The judge in the case had the option of sentencing Charles Lewis Jr. to life in prison without the possibility of parole. After the sentencing, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional. Produced in 2012. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88218238 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:37:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/execution-day 00:21:48 Long Haul Productions no On March 11, 1998, 47-year-old Jerry Lee Hogue was put to death for the 1979 arson-murder of an Arlington, Texas, woman. Unlike the lethal injection earlier that year of Karla Faye Tucker (the first woman put to death in Texas in 130 years), which drew hundreds of national and international reporters and demonstrators, Hogue's execution -- like most in Huntsville -- went largely unnoticed. Long Haul's Dan Collison spent the day of Hogue's execution interviewing Huntsville residents all over town: the mayor, city manager, and district attorney, none of whom was aware that an execution was scheduled that day. Neither did the regulars at the Cafe Texan, nor the women getting manicures at "Perfect Nails" on Main Street just a few blocks from the death house. At year's end, Collison appeared on 60 Minutes in a segment exploring the possibility Hogue may have been innocent. Winner: National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award. On March 11, 1998, 47-year-old Jerry Lee Hogue wa… On March 11, 1998, 47-year-old Jerry Lee Hogue was put to death for the 1979 arson-murder of an Arlington, Texas, woman. Unlike the lethal injection earlier that year of Karla Faye Tucker (the first woman put to death in Texas in 130 years), which drew hundreds of national and international reporters and demonstrators, Hogue's execution -- like most in Huntsville -- went largely unnoticed. Long Haul's Dan Collison spent the day of Hogue's execution interviewing Huntsville residents all over town: the mayor, city manager, and district attorney, none of whom was aware that an execution was scheduled that day. Neither did the regulars at the Cafe Texan, nor the women getting manicures at "Perfect Nails" on Main Street just a few blocks from the death house. At year's end, Collison appeared on 60 Minutes in a segment exploring the possibility Hogue may have been innocent. Winner: National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88218237 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:37:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/huntsville-prison-blues 00:09:32 Long Haul Productions no Texas has the largest prison system in America, with more than 150,000 prisoners behind bars. The headquarters of the state's Department of Criminal Justice is in Huntsville, a small, conservative town that's home to nine state prisons. In the center of Huntsville is the Walls Unit. The oldest prison in Texas, it has gained notoriety in recent years as the location of Texas' famously-frequent executions. But another, less-known function of the Walls Unit is mustering out the Texas system's prisoners: every day, more than 150 men are processed, paroled and released. (Produced in 2001; this description is from that broadcast.) Texas has the largest prison system in America, w… Texas has the largest prison system in America, with more than 150,000 prisoners behind bars. The headquarters of the state's Department of Criminal Justice is in Huntsville, a small, conservative town that's home to nine state prisons. In the center of Huntsville is the Walls Unit. The oldest prison in Texas, it has gained notoriety in recent years as the location of Texas' famously-frequent executions. But another, less-known function of the Walls Unit is mustering out the Texas system's prisoners: every day, more than 150 men are processed, paroled and released. (Produced in 2001; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88218236 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:37:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/port-chicago-50 00:25:12 Long Haul Productions no The story of the worst homefront disaster of World War II -- an ammunition explosion that killed more than 300 men -- and what happened to the 50 African-American men who refused to go back to work loading ammunition after the explosion. On July 17, 1944, two Liberty ships anchored at the Port Chicago Munitions Case near San Francisco exploded, killing 320 men and injuring 390. It was the worst homefront disaster of World War II. A majority of the casualties were African-American sailors who loaded ammunition onto the ships at Port Chicago. Shortly after the explosion, the African-American munitions loaders who survived were transferred to a nearby base and ordered back to work. Shaken by the death of their workmates and afraid that another explosion might occur, 50 men refused. In the largest courtmartial in Navy history, they were all convicted of mutiny and sentenced to up to fifteen years of hard labor. In January 1946, only months after the war ended, all convicted men's sentences were suspended as part of a general amnesty. While these men were allowed to return to civilian life, they were left angry, ashamed, and afraid they would be fired from their jobs or worried that they would be seen as unpatriotic. As a result, some did not discuss the case, even with family members, for more than 50 years. Produced in 1996. The story of the worst homefront disaster of Worl… The story of the worst homefront disaster of World War II -- an ammunition explosion that killed more than 300 men -- and what happened to the 50 African-American men who refused to go back to work loading ammunition after the explosion. On July 17, 1944, two Liberty ships anchored at the Port Chicago Munitions Case near San Francisco exploded, killing 320 men and injuring 390. It was the worst homefront disaster of World War II. A majority of the casualties were African-American sailors who loaded ammunition onto the ships at Port Chicago. Shortly after the explosion, the African-American munitions loaders who survived were transferred to a nearby base and ordered back to work. Shaken by the death of their workmates and afraid that another explosion might occur, 50 men refused. In the largest courtmartial in Navy history, they were all convicted of mutiny and sentenced to up to fifteen years of hard labor. In January 1946, only months after the war ended, all convicted men's sentences were suspended as part of a general amnesty. While these men were allowed to return to civilian life, they were left angry, ashamed, and afraid they would be fired from their jobs or worried that they would be seen as unpatriotic. As a result, some did not discuss the case, even with family members, for more than 50 years. Produced in 1996. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88215481 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:11:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/enchanted-highway 00:28:34 Long Haul Productions no North Dakota's population is shrinking dramatically – so much so that many counties there now meet the U.S. Census' definition of frontier land, much as they did before homesteading began in earnest in the late 1800's. Kids are leaving; the rest are aging, dying. But in the Southwest part of the state, one man is fighting to save his hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely strip of state highway. Gary Greff's dream is to make Regent, North Dakota, the metal art capital of the world and a top destination for tourists. Some think he's a little crazy – but he's also built some of America's most magnificent pieces of roadside art with little money and a shrinking volunteer base. We followed Gary for four years, and the story includes his own archival tape from the first days of the project. (Produced in 2005; this description is from that broadcast.) North Dakota's population is shrinking dramatical… North Dakota's population is shrinking dramatically – so much so that many counties there now meet the U.S. Census' definition of frontier land, much as they did before homesteading began in earnest in the late 1800's. Kids are leaving; the rest are aging, dying. But in the Southwest part of the state, one man is fighting to save his hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely strip of state highway. Gary Greff's dream is to make Regent, North Dakota, the metal art capital of the world and a top destination for tourists. Some think he's a little crazy – but he's also built some of America's most magnificent pieces of roadside art with little money and a shrinking volunteer base. We followed Gary for four years, and the story includes his own archival tape from the first days of the project. (Produced in 2005; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88214237 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:59:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/branson 00:29:00 Long Haul Productions no Branson is home base for aging country and pop stars such as Mickey Gilley, Roy Clark, Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando, and Charlie Pride. With a population of 5,000, Branson boasts over 50,000 theater seats (more than on Broadway), four times more motel rooms than residents, and scores of restaurants. The "Branson Boom," as it is called, happened virtually overnight. "Branson Postcards" explores how and why the town went from relative obscurity to entertainment mecca and the social and economic implications of such rapid growth for the community and its residents. (Originally produced in 1995; this description is from that broadcast.) Branson is home base for aging country and pop st… Branson is home base for aging country and pop stars such as Mickey Gilley, Roy Clark, Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando, and Charlie Pride. With a population of 5,000, Branson boasts over 50,000 theater seats (more than on Broadway), four times more motel rooms than residents, and scores of restaurants. The "Branson Boom," as it is called, happened virtually overnight. "Branson Postcards" explores how and why the town went from relative obscurity to entertainment mecca and the social and economic implications of such rapid growth for the community and its residents. (Originally produced in 1995; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208787 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/poet-laureate 00:07:45 Long Haul Productions no Throughout America, a growing number of communities have selected their own poet laureate. Among the smallest is Three Oaks, Michigan – population 1,800 – located just across the lake from Chicago. Like countless other rural towns, Three Oaks' economy was decimated by farm consolidation and factory shutdowns, but an influx of artists and creative folks has given it new life, and the newcomers are fostering an unlikely, and sometimes cantankerous, rebirth. Long Haul discusses Three Oaks' reinassance with new residents who "came to make something here," and long-time locals who are coming to terms with the changing reality of their hometown. Produced in 2006; this description is from the original broadcast. Throughout America, a growing number of communiti… Throughout America, a growing number of communities have selected their own poet laureate. Among the smallest is Three Oaks, Michigan – population 1,800 – located just across the lake from Chicago. Like countless other rural towns, Three Oaks' economy was decimated by farm consolidation and factory shutdowns, but an influx of artists and creative folks has given it new life, and the newcomers are fostering an unlikely, and sometimes cantankerous, rebirth. Long Haul discusses Three Oaks' reinassance with new residents who "came to make something here," and long-time locals who are coming to terms with the changing reality of their hometown. Produced in 2006; this description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208786 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/sign_thieves 00:04:06 Long Haul Productions no The presidential election of 2008 was particularly acrimonious in rural America. At Long Haul, we saw it first-hand in our own neighborhood when a neighbor, who'd had his sign stolen one too many times, encased his Obama for President sign in barbed wire. Thus, this story, produced in 2008. The presidential election of 2008 was particularl… The presidential election of 2008 was particularly acrimonious in rural America. At Long Haul, we saw it first-hand in our own neighborhood when a neighbor, who'd had his sign stolen one too many times, encased his Obama for President sign in barbed wire. Thus, this story, produced in 2008. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208785 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/friday-night 00:11:16 Long Haul Productions no The River Valley High Mustangs, in the southwest Michigan town of Three Oaks, lost eighteen football games in a row from 2003-2005. But it's not just the number of consecutive games the Mustangs lost, it's how soundly they were beaten. During this stretch, River Valley was outscored by its opponents by a total of 949 to 38, or an average of 53 to two per game. For a stretch of games in 2005, the team went 25 quarters without scoring a single point. Long Haul attended the Mustangs' last game of the 2005 season to see how the team, and their fans, held up under such adversity. Produced in 2005; this description is from the original broadcast. The River Valley High Mustangs, in the southwest … The River Valley High Mustangs, in the southwest Michigan town of Three Oaks, lost eighteen football games in a row from 2003-2005. But it's not just the number of consecutive games the Mustangs lost, it's how soundly they were beaten. During this stretch, River Valley was outscored by its opponents by a total of 949 to 38, or an average of 53 to two per game. For a stretch of games in 2005, the team went 25 quarters without scoring a single point. Long Haul attended the Mustangs' last game of the 2005 season to see how the team, and their fans, held up under such adversity. Produced in 2005; this description is from the original broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208784 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/nd-grocery 00:07:30 Long Haul Productions no Usually, the opening of a grocery store in a small North Dakota town wouldn’t get our attention. But in 2007, in New England, ND -- which had been without a grocery store for a year-and-a-half -- it was cause for major celebration. Long Haul has the story of the fall and rise of the ‘New England Community Grocery Store.’ Usually, the opening of a grocery store in a smal… Usually, the opening of a grocery store in a small North Dakota town wouldn’t get our attention. But in 2007, in New England, ND -- which had been without a grocery store for a year-and-a-half -- it was cause for major celebration. Long Haul has the story of the fall and rise of the ‘New England Community Grocery Store.’ info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208783 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/catfish_culture 00:26:17 Long Haul Productions no From songs and literature, folklore and fishing, the catfish occupies a special place in American culture. It's also replaced cotton as the number one cash crop in many parts of the Mississippi Delta. Produced in 1994; this description is from that broadcast. From songs and literature, folklore and fishing, … From songs and literature, folklore and fishing, the catfish occupies a special place in American culture. It's also replaced cotton as the number one cash crop in many parts of the Mississippi Delta. Produced in 1994; this description is from that broadcast. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208782 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/roxy 00:05:11 Long Haul Productions no The Roxy, a private nightclub on the main drag in Lockport, Illinois, may be the only one of its kind in the nation. The club's sole clientele are people with serious mental illness. There, customers can socialize, dance, or just hang out without feeling self-conscious. Occasionally the Roxy holds special events; Long Haul spent an evening at the big Valentine's Day Dance, and produced this audio vignette in 2005. The Roxy, a private nightclub on the main drag in… The Roxy, a private nightclub on the main drag in Lockport, Illinois, may be the only one of its kind in the nation. The club's sole clientele are people with serious mental illness. There, customers can socialize, dance, or just hang out without feeling self-conscious. Occasionally the Roxy holds special events; Long Haul spent an evening at the big Valentine's Day Dance, and produced this audio vignette in 2005. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208781 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/laporte 00:13:11 Long Haul Productions no For more than 25 years, Frank Pease was the primary portrait photographer in LaPorte, Indiana - a town of about 20,000 just south of Lake Michigan. Starting in the mid-1940's, Pease took tens of thousands of black and white photos at his Muralcraft Studio: engagement photos, baby pictures, family portraits of the people of LaPorte. Pease kept thousands of uncollected proofs in boxes, and when he died in 1970, they were left to collect dust, until the new owner of the restaurant downstairs purchased the building. Jason Bitner, co-founder of Found Magazine, happened across the photos at B & J's American Cafe; he compiled some of his favorites into a book, titled "LaPorte, Indiana." Long Haul spoke with Bitner, and tracked down some of the subjects of the photos. Together with musician Ted Quinn, who was born in LaPorte but left for California with his parents as a small child, they crafted this story about what's become of the people in these almost-forgotten photos. Produced in 2006. For more than 25 years, Frank Pease was the prima… For more than 25 years, Frank Pease was the primary portrait photographer in LaPorte, Indiana - a town of about 20,000 just south of Lake Michigan. Starting in the mid-1940's, Pease took tens of thousands of black and white photos at his Muralcraft Studio: engagement photos, baby pictures, family portraits of the people of LaPorte. Pease kept thousands of uncollected proofs in boxes, and when he died in 1970, they were left to collect dust, until the new owner of the restaurant downstairs purchased the building. Jason Bitner, co-founder of Found Magazine, happened across the photos at B & J's American Cafe; he compiled some of his favorites into a book, titled "LaPorte, Indiana." Long Haul spoke with Bitner, and tracked down some of the subjects of the photos. Together with musician Ted Quinn, who was born in LaPorte but left for California with his parents as a small child, they crafted this story about what's become of the people in these almost-forgotten photos. Produced in 2006. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208780 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/keysville 00:29:02 Long Haul Productions no On January 4, 1988, 63-year-old Emma Gresham became the first black mayor -- the first mayor in a half century -- of Keysville, Georgia, winning the election over her white opponent by ten votes. In the town courthouse, a trailer mounted on cinderblocks, a banner reads "Justice Knows No Boundaries," a constant reminder of both the town's troubled history -- residents live in extreme poverty, with seventy percent still hauling their own water -- and the vision for its future. Emma Gresham serves up a recipe of motivation, education, patience and political action, along with her famous biscuits, to lead this small, mostly African-American Southern town to realize the American dream of a better life. (Produced in 1989; this description is from that broadcast.) On January 4, 1988, 63-year-old Emma Gresham beca… On January 4, 1988, 63-year-old Emma Gresham became the first black mayor -- the first mayor in a half century -- of Keysville, Georgia, winning the election over her white opponent by ten votes. In the town courthouse, a trailer mounted on cinderblocks, a banner reads "Justice Knows No Boundaries," a constant reminder of both the town's troubled history -- residents live in extreme poverty, with seventy percent still hauling their own water -- and the vision for its future. Emma Gresham serves up a recipe of motivation, education, patience and political action, along with her famous biscuits, to lead this small, mostly African-American Southern town to realize the American dream of a better life. (Produced in 1989; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88208779 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:07:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/braddock 00:24:25 Long Haul Productions no "David Lynch goes into clean neighborhoods and finds the germs and bugs beneath; I go into dirty neighborhoods and find the life." That's how filmmaker Tony Buba describes his twelve documentaries about his hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania. Buba is the son of Italian immigrants, part of the wave of Europeans who came to America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to work in the steel mills of Braddock and other towns around Pittsburgh. Now the steel industry is almost dead, and Braddock is the prototypical post-industrial "'rust belt" town, a town where a person either lives by his or her wits or lives in poverty. Buba tours through the streets of Braddock, past the old Croatian and Slovak social clubs and through streets, now empty, that once bristled with activity. (Produced in 1992; this description is from that broadcast.) "David Lynch goes into clean neighborhoods and fi… "David Lynch goes into clean neighborhoods and finds the germs and bugs beneath; I go into dirty neighborhoods and find the life." That's how filmmaker Tony Buba describes his twelve documentaries about his hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania. Buba is the son of Italian immigrants, part of the wave of Europeans who came to America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to work in the steel mills of Braddock and other towns around Pittsburgh. Now the steel industry is almost dead, and Braddock is the prototypical post-industrial "'rust belt" town, a town where a person either lives by his or her wits or lives in poverty. Buba tours through the streets of Braddock, past the old Croatian and Slovak social clubs and through streets, now empty, that once bristled with activity. (Produced in 1992; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195405 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/cheepers-baby-bluebirds-day-16 00:00:14 Long Haul Productions no Little narratives we crafted for the joy of it. Little narratives we crafted for the joy of it. Little narratives we crafted for the joy of it. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195404 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/catfish-handgrabbers 00:06:22 Long Haul Productions no The Harrington family explains how they catch gigantic catfish by hand on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Mississippi. Produced in 1994. The Harrington family explains how they catch gig… The Harrington family explains how they catch gigantic catfish by hand on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Mississippi. Produced in 1994. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195403 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/slickenmeyer 00:02:57 Long Haul Productions no Usually when people dial the wrong number, it's pretty annoying. But, here at Long Haul, we're actually intrigued by these calls-gone-awry – as long as the person calling leaves a message. We produced this in 2005. Usually when people dial the wrong number, it's p… Usually when people dial the wrong number, it's pretty annoying. But, here at Long Haul, we're actually intrigued by these calls-gone-awry – as long as the person calling leaves a message. We produced this in 2005. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195402 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/canary-song-trials 00:08:29 Long Haul Productions no Back in 1934, a group of eight women in Milton, Massachussetts gathered with a goal: to create an uniquely tuneful pet canary for American homes. The result of their breeding experiments was the American Singer Canary, specially-built to produce the sweetest song imaginable. Today, there are 41 chapters of the American Singer club throughout the United States and Canada, many of which hold “song trials” to determine the breed’s best avian soloists. One of the biggest competitions takes place each year in Livonia, Michigan, just outside Detroit. We present a short portrait of the 2007 song trials, as hundreds of green, yellow and variegated canaries assembled in identical cages in a church gymnasium, waiting for their turn to battle it out. Back in 1934, a group of eight women in Milton, M… Back in 1934, a group of eight women in Milton, Massachussetts gathered with a goal: to create an uniquely tuneful pet canary for American homes. The result of their breeding experiments was the American Singer Canary, specially-built to produce the sweetest song imaginable. Today, there are 41 chapters of the American Singer club throughout the United States and Canada, many of which hold “song trials” to determine the breed’s best avian soloists. One of the biggest competitions takes place each year in Livonia, Michigan, just outside Detroit. We present a short portrait of the 2007 song trials, as hundreds of green, yellow and variegated canaries assembled in identical cages in a church gymnasium, waiting for their turn to battle it out. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195401 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/dovekie2 00:07:13 Long Haul Productions no Part two of the story behind our mystery puppy – allegedly a Chocolate Lab/Golden Retriever mix -- as heard in 2011 on All Things Considered. Part two of the story behind our mystery puppy – … Part two of the story behind our mystery puppy – allegedly a Chocolate Lab/Golden Retriever mix -- as heard in 2011 on All Things Considered. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88195399 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/dovekie1 00:04:43 Long Haul Productions no Part one of the story behind our mystery puppy – allegedly a Chocolate Lab/Golden Retriever mix -- as heard in 2011 on All Things Considered. Part one of the story behind our mystery puppy – … Part one of the story behind our mystery puppy – allegedly a Chocolate Lab/Golden Retriever mix -- as heard in 2011 on All Things Considered. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88192744 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:38:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/soldiers-production 00:24:25 Long Haul Productions no Oral histories of men and women who worked on the homefront in civilian industries -- shipbilding, textile manufacturing, the postal service -- during World War II. Produced in 1995. Oral histories of men and women who worked on the… Oral histories of men and women who worked on the homefront in civilian industries -- shipbilding, textile manufacturing, the postal service -- during World War II. Produced in 1995. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88192743 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:38:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/omaha_racers 00:11:51 Long Haul Productions no A month with a minor league basketball team: trying to make the team and life on the road. Produced in 1997. A month with a minor league basketball team: tryi… A month with a minor league basketball team: trying to make the team and life on the road. Produced in 1997. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88191181 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:25:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/craig-lynch 00:06:26 Long Haul Productions no Craig Lynch has been to thousands of Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field, and he's reported on hundreds more for a small Illinois radio station – but he's never actually seen a baseball game. Blind since birth, Craig is still passionate about baseball, and his vision of the game, while not conventional, is wholly beautiful. Produced in 2004. Craig Lynch has been to thousands of Chicago Cubs… Craig Lynch has been to thousands of Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field, and he's reported on hundreds more for a small Illinois radio station – but he's never actually seen a baseball game. Blind since birth, Craig is still passionate about baseball, and his vision of the game, while not conventional, is wholly beautiful. Produced in 2004. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88191180 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:25:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/baseball-scout 00:06:41 Long Haul Productions no A 1993 profile of veteran baseball scout Al Lamachia at work in Florida. A 1993 profile of veteran baseball scout Al Lamac… A 1993 profile of veteran baseball scout Al Lamachia at work in Florida. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88191179 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:25:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/potato-ball 00:07:46 Long Haul Productions no On August 31, 1987, one of baseball's most peculiar plays took place in the minor leagues in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was a variation of the age-old hidden ball trick, except it involved a hidden potato. In this story, produced in 2002, we hear from the man responsible for the play and two people who witnessed it. On August 31, 1987, one of baseball's most peculi… On August 31, 1987, one of baseball's most peculiar plays took place in the minor leagues in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was a variation of the age-old hidden ball trick, except it involved a hidden potato. In this story, produced in 2002, we hear from the man responsible for the play and two people who witnessed it. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88190375 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:19:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/lousy 00:17:35 Long Haul Productions no A few years ago, Chicago writer David Kodeski found two diaries from 1960 and 1961 in a resale shop. The diaries' author, a single, working woman who lived on the city's South Side, wrote meticulously about her everyday life: how she flirted with her co-workers, fought with her Dad, shopped for things she didn't need, and searched for happiness as she worried about her weight and hairdo. Long Haul adapted Kodeski's critically-acclaimed, one-man performance piece of the same name for radio in 2003. The diary entries are read by Diana Slickman. Winner: 2005 National Federation of Community Broadcasters/Special Merit Award A few years ago, Chicago writer David Kodeski fou… A few years ago, Chicago writer David Kodeski found two diaries from 1960 and 1961 in a resale shop. The diaries' author, a single, working woman who lived on the city's South Side, wrote meticulously about her everyday life: how she flirted with her co-workers, fought with her Dad, shopped for things she didn't need, and searched for happiness as she worried about her weight and hairdo. Long Haul adapted Kodeski's critically-acclaimed, one-man performance piece of the same name for radio in 2003. The diary entries are read by Diana Slickman. Winner: 2005 National Federation of Community Broadcasters/Special Merit Award info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88189683 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:12:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/sweethearts 00:04:10 Long Haul Productions no When a partner dies, romance doesn't have to. Team Long Haul followed single seniors as they try to date again, beginning at the city of Chicago's 2005 Sweetheart's Ball for Seniors, where women outnumbered men by a ratio of eight to one. There, we spoke with widows eager to defy the long odds. When a partner dies, romance doesn't have to. Tea… When a partner dies, romance doesn't have to. Team Long Haul followed single seniors as they try to date again, beginning at the city of Chicago's 2005 Sweetheart's Ball for Seniors, where women outnumbered men by a ratio of eight to one. There, we spoke with widows eager to defy the long odds. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88189682 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:12:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/walking-with-my-father 00:08:59 Long Haul Productions no Charlie Rizzo’s dad died about twenty-five years ago, but he remains a constant presence in Charlie’s life. As a very young boy, Charlie’s mother and father split up, and Charlie’s mom took him to Los Angeles, leaving his father, Matt Rizzo, who was blind, back in Chicago. For awhile, Charlie wasn’t even sure he had a father. But one day, Matt and his driver showed up in California and took Charlie for a ride ... all the way back to Chicago. Matt's "kidnapping" of Charlie sparked a custody battle, and ultimately the judge allowed Matt to visit his son regularly as long as they stayed in the state of California. This was the beginning of Charlie's lifelong friendship with his father – and of a dream that started with Matt, and is now carried on by Charlie. Produced in 2007. Charlie Rizzo’s dad died about twenty-five years … Charlie Rizzo’s dad died about twenty-five years ago, but he remains a constant presence in Charlie’s life. As a very young boy, Charlie’s mother and father split up, and Charlie’s mom took him to Los Angeles, leaving his father, Matt Rizzo, who was blind, back in Chicago. For awhile, Charlie wasn’t even sure he had a father. But one day, Matt and his driver showed up in California and took Charlie for a ride ... all the way back to Chicago. Matt's "kidnapping" of Charlie sparked a custody battle, and ultimately the judge allowed Matt to visit his son regularly as long as they stayed in the state of California. This was the beginning of Charlie's lifelong friendship with his father – and of a dream that started with Matt, and is now carried on by Charlie. Produced in 2007. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187165 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/sandhogs 00:22:14 Long Haul Productions no A look at the workers building City Water Tunnel #3, a project to add to the New York City water supply. Produced in 1994. A look at the workers building City Water Tunnel … A look at the workers building City Water Tunnel #3, a project to add to the New York City water supply. Produced in 1994. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187164 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/jimmy-roy-obit 00:03:53 Long Haul Productions no An obituary for "Diamond" Jimmy Roy, who Long Haul originally profiled in 1999. An obituary for "Diamond" Jimmy Roy, who Long Hau… An obituary for "Diamond" Jimmy Roy, who Long Haul originally profiled in 1999. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187163 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/jimmy-roy 00:19:00 Long Haul Productions no Once Jimmy Roy owned half the businesses in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a steel town just outside Pittsburgh. Braddock's decline paralleled Jimmy's; he now sells jewelry out of a family restaurant. But he's managed to remain optimistic, and argues he holds the secret to being rich and happy. (Produced in 1999; this description is from that broadcast.) Once Jimmy Roy owned half the businesses in Bradd… Once Jimmy Roy owned half the businesses in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a steel town just outside Pittsburgh. Braddock's decline paralleled Jimmy's; he now sells jewelry out of a family restaurant. But he's managed to remain optimistic, and argues he holds the secret to being rich and happy. (Produced in 1999; this description is from that broadcast.) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187162 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/housecleaner 00:18:46 Long Haul Productions no Profile of an undocumented immigrant, working as a cleaner, trying to make her way in America. Produced in 1995. Profile of an undocumented immigrant, working as … Profile of an undocumented immigrant, working as a cleaner, trying to make her way in America. Produced in 1995. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187161 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/weapons-disassemblers 00:15:13 Long Haul Productions no Once, workers at the Pantex weapons plant in Amarillo, Texas, built nuclear weapons -- now they dismantle them. Produced in 1994. Once, workers at the Pantex weapons plant in Amar… Once, workers at the Pantex weapons plant in Amarillo, Texas, built nuclear weapons -- now they dismantle them. Produced in 1994. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187160 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/lincoln-memorial-cleaner 00:07:32 Long Haul Productions no James Hudson, a National Park Service worker whose job included keeping the Lincoln Memorial clean, talks about what his job meant to him. This segment includes an epilogue and obituary for Hudson, who died from heat exhaustion after a Fourth of July clean-up on the Washington, D.C. mall. James Hudson, a National Park Service worker whos… James Hudson, a National Park Service worker whose job included keeping the Lincoln Memorial clean, talks about what his job meant to him. This segment includes an epilogue and obituary for Hudson, who died from heat exhaustion after a Fourth of July clean-up on the Washington, D.C. mall. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187159 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/junk-artist 00:05:34 Long Haul Productions no A profile of Wes Bobo, who turns collected junk and found objects into art and mechanical inventions. Produced in 1994. A profile of Wes Bobo, who turns collected junk a… A profile of Wes Bobo, who turns collected junk and found objects into art and mechanical inventions. Produced in 1994. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187158 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/death-row-guards 00:16:43 Long Haul Productions no Prison guards working death row at Alabama's Holman Prison and Louisiana's Angola Prison talk about their work: what they do and how they feel about it. Produced in 1993. Prison guards working death row at Alabama's Holm… Prison guards working death row at Alabama's Holman Prison and Louisiana's Angola Prison talk about their work: what they do and how they feel about it. Produced in 1993. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187157 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/coal-miners-pittston-strike 00:21:30 Long Haul Productions no Vernon Short and Elwood Brannen, former coal miners in Southwest Virginia, talk about their work and recount mine explosions. Produced in 1993. Vernon Short and Elwood Brannen, former coal mine… Vernon Short and Elwood Brannen, former coal miners in Southwest Virginia, talk about their work and recount mine explosions. Produced in 1993. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187155 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/childrens-portrait 00:08:02 Long Haul Productions no Profile of people who work in family portrait studios during the holidays. Produced in 1992. Profile of people who work in family portrait stu… Profile of people who work in family portrait studios during the holidays. Produced in 1992. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187154 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/catfish-taster 00:05:00 Long Haul Productions no Stanley Marshall, "supervisor of flavor" for Delta Pride Catfish, and how he decides just what catfish is good enough for Delta Pride. Produced in 1994. Stanley Marshall, "supervisor of flavor" for Delt… Stanley Marshall, "supervisor of flavor" for Delta Pride Catfish, and how he decides just what catfish is good enough for Delta Pride. Produced in 1994. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187153 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/bible-salesman 00:10:14 Long Haul Productions no Former door-to-door Bible salesman Jim "The Rabbit" Baker, featured in the classic 1969 Maysles Brothers film "Salesman," explains the secrets of his now extinct occupation. Produced in 2000. Former door-to-door Bible salesman Jim "The Rabbi… Former door-to-door Bible salesman Jim "The Rabbit" Baker, featured in the classic 1969 Maysles Brothers film "Salesman," explains the secrets of his now extinct occupation. Produced in 2000. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187152 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/barber-reds-barber-shop 00:04:50 Long Haul Productions no A conversation between barber "Red" Swarz and one of his customers at Red's Barber shop in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Produced in 1993. A conversation between barber "Red" Swarz and one… A conversation between barber "Red" Swarz and one of his customers at Red's Barber shop in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Produced in 1993. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88187151 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/bail-bounty 00:13:24 Long Haul Productions no A profile of Washington, D.C. bail bondsman Mardis Mitchell, and bounty hunter Robert Anderson. (Produced in 1995) A profile of Washington, D.C. bail bondsman Mardi… A profile of Washington, D.C. bail bondsman Mardis Mitchell, and bounty hunter Robert Anderson. (Produced in 1995) info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88180258 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:59:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/anjelica 00:07:05 Long Haul Productions no A profile of a young gang member in Detroit's Mexicantown neighborhood, who with the help of an after-school program, uses her passion for rap music to express herself and revision her future. Funded by the Kellogg Foundation and used in a Kellogg Foundation annual report. A profile of a young gang member in Detroit's Mex… A profile of a young gang member in Detroit's Mexicantown neighborhood, who with the help of an after-school program, uses her passion for rap music to express herself and revision her future. Funded by the Kellogg Foundation and used in a Kellogg Foundation annual report. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88169819 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:43:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/steel 00:29:54 Long Haul Productions no When the South Works steel mill shut down in the early 90's, it marked the end of "big steel" in the city of Chicago. A plant that had anchored the steel industry in Chicago, employing as many as 20,000 workers, was considered obsolete. This is an oral history of some of the men and women who worked at the mill during its heyday, marking where they went from South Works, and where they are today. Produced in 1998. When the South Works steel mill shut down in the … When the South Works steel mill shut down in the early 90's, it marked the end of "big steel" in the city of Chicago. A plant that had anchored the steel industry in Chicago, employing as many as 20,000 workers, was considered obsolete. This is an oral history of some of the men and women who worked at the mill during its heyday, marking where they went from South Works, and where they are today. Produced in 1998. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163624 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/dc_riots 00:25:53 Long Haul Productions no The 1968 Washington, D.C. riots and the federal government's response altered the social and political climate of the nation's capitol. This portrait of Washington in 1988 draws from the perspectives of a variety of people whose lives were and are directly affected by those events. Produced in 1988. The 1968 Washington, D.C. riots and the federal g… The 1968 Washington, D.C. riots and the federal government's response altered the social and political climate of the nation's capitol. This portrait of Washington in 1988 draws from the perspectives of a variety of people whose lives were and are directly affected by those events. Produced in 1988. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163623 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/lincoln_ave_motels 00:11:03 Long Haul Productions no Long before the expressways, travelers coming to Chicago from the north or northwest entered the city by way of Lincoln Avenue. Back then, Lincoln Avenue – also known as U.S. Highway 41 – was a major thoroughfare, dotted with bright motels sporting art deco signs and optimistic names like the "Tip-Top," the "Summit" and the "Diplomat." Most of these are now long gone, but towards the end, these low-rent motels were home to men and women who lived there for months and years at a time. Long Haul profiled residents, in this story produced in 2000. Long before the expressways, travelers coming to … Long before the expressways, travelers coming to Chicago from the north or northwest entered the city by way of Lincoln Avenue. Back then, Lincoln Avenue – also known as U.S. Highway 41 – was a major thoroughfare, dotted with bright motels sporting art deco signs and optimistic names like the "Tip-Top," the "Summit" and the "Diplomat." Most of these are now long gone, but towards the end, these low-rent motels were home to men and women who lived there for months and years at a time. Long Haul profiled residents, in this story produced in 2000. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163621 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/naloxone 00:06:23 Long Haul Productions no In the early 2000s, the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a group that works on the street with intravenous drug users, distributed Naloxone – a drug that's been used for years by paramedics and in hospital emergency rooms to to reverse heroin overdoses and save lives. The Alliance trained users on injecting Naloxone whenever an overdose occurred – in a living room, in a car, in a park. In this story, produced in 2003, Long Haul's Dan Collison spent an evening in the van talking with health workers and heroin users about their experience with the drug. In the early 2000s, the Chicago Recovery Alliance… In the early 2000s, the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a group that works on the street with intravenous drug users, distributed Naloxone – a drug that's been used for years by paramedics and in hospital emergency rooms to to reverse heroin overdoses and save lives. The Alliance trained users on injecting Naloxone whenever an overdose occurred – in a living room, in a car, in a park. In this story, produced in 2003, Long Haul's Dan Collison spent an evening in the van talking with health workers and heroin users about their experience with the drug. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163620 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/unity 00:15:08 Long Haul Productions no An urban fable that tells how a once-scruffy park in Chicago' s Logan Square neighborhood fostered a movement that took on an entrenched incumbent Alderman – and Chicago's legendary political machine. The result: one of the most surprising city elections in history. Produced in 2003. An urban fable that tells how a once-scruffy park… An urban fable that tells how a once-scruffy park in Chicago' s Logan Square neighborhood fostered a movement that took on an entrenched incumbent Alderman – and Chicago's legendary political machine. The result: one of the most surprising city elections in history. Produced in 2003. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163619 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/maxey 00:26:38 Long Haul Productions no Alva Maxey-Boyd defied race covenants, urban renewal bulldozers, and two Mayor Daleys, in a seven-decade battle to get and keep her gorgeous 19th-century mansion – only to be left as the last resident on her block of Chicago's South Prairie Avenue. Her epic story suggests, once again, that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Historical readings by Phil Ridarelli and John Hildreth; produced in 2003 when Maxey was in her 90s. Alva Maxey-Boyd defied race covenants, urban rene… Alva Maxey-Boyd defied race covenants, urban renewal bulldozers, and two Mayor Daleys, in a seven-decade battle to get and keep her gorgeous 19th-century mansion – only to be left as the last resident on her block of Chicago's South Prairie Avenue. Her epic story suggests, once again, that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Historical readings by Phil Ridarelli and John Hildreth; produced in 2003 when Maxey was in her 90s. info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88163618 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/hog_butchers 00:28:23 Long Haul Productions no A look at the history of Chicago's meatpacking industry and the formation of the Packinghouse Workers Union. Produced in 1993. Winner: 1995 Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio-TV News Directors Association), 1994 National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) Award, 1994 Association of Visual Communicators (Cindy) Award A look at the history of Chicago's meatpacking in… A look at the history of Chicago's meatpacking industry and the formation of the Packinghouse Workers Union. Produced in 1993. Winner: 1995 Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio-TV News Directors Association), 1994 National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) Award, 1994 Association of Visual Communicators (Cindy) Award info@longhaul.proNPR,national,public,radio,public,radio,long,haul,productions,nonfiction,nonfiction,storytelling,documentary,documentary,radio,documentary,audio,oral,history,WBEZ,Dan,Collison,Elizabeth,Meister,song,stories,song,stories