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One story is rarely the whole story. NCPR News digs deep into matters of regional and national interest in these audio series.
  Audio SeriesCanada and the Recession Brian Mann travels in Ontario, comparing and contrasting that province's economy during the recession with conditions here at home. This series was created in partnership with WBEZ public radio in Chicago.  Audio SeriesStories from The Crystal Each month Brockville Storyteller Deb Dunleavy brings NCPR a new story from The Crystal.  Audio SeriesThe Hospice Path Since the 1960s, the hospice movement has been working to give Americans more options and more choices when they reach the end of their lives. Brian Mann profiles one family that has entered the program, the Gallaghers in Saranac Lake.  Audio Series:The Adirondack Attic Andy Flynn uses the objects people make, use, and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region.  Audio SeriesA Fresh Start: We ask some big thinkers to make recommendations for president-elect Obama on key issues for the North Country.  Audio SeriesLocal Flavors: Todd Moe keeps it homegrown in this series focused on eating locally, and on sustainable agriculture and gardening.  Audio SeriesPost-traumatic Stress Disorder at Fort Drum According to Army studies, a quarter of returning soldiers will bring home mental problems associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Their depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, and substance abuse, if not properly treated, can deeply scar themselves, their families, and the communities they live in. David Sommerstein reports.  Audio SeriesHydo Power in Cree Country Brian Mann looks at hydro-electric development in Cree country in northern Quebec, where the desire for carbon-neutral energy resources comes into conflict with aboriginal rights, spiritual practice, and wilderness preservation.  Audio SeriesDrinking and Safety on College Campuses: A rash of alcohol-related fatalaties among students at North Country colleges has re-ignited debate about the role of alcohol in campus social life. Brian Mann talks to students, educators, and law enforcement officials in this series.  Audio SeriesClimate Change NCPR news looks at a warmer future for the North Country and what it means for our environment, economy, and way of life.  Audio SeriesWind Power in the North Country NCPR reporter David Sommestein looks at the rise of wind power development in the region and its opponents.  Audio SeriesHispanic Workers on North Country Farms Five years ago, just a handful of farmers in the North Country employed Hispanic workers. Now many use workers from Latin America. The transition can be a bumpy one, for farmers and for the people they hire. David Sommerstein tells their stories in this ongoing series.  Audio SeriesDisability Matters People with disabilities in rural communities face extraordinary challenges to lifelong wellness and well-being. In this Sound Partners project, NCPR and Centers for Independent Living collaborated on radio commentaries, audio diaries and a year-long series of documentaries and features.  Audio SeriesClose to Homeless People who are homeless in rural regions like Northern New York are likely to be married, working, female, with children. They move from place to place, staying with friends and relatives, or in a series of substandard apartments and trailers. They are our invisible neighbors. NCPR talks with some of them, and with some of their advocates.  Audio Series:In the First Person: Photojournalist Bill Putnam in Iraq Photojournalist Bill Putnam was in the Army when he met David Sommerstein in Kosovo in 2002. He’s been living in the heart of the chaotic, violent world of Baghdad for several years. He is a regular contributor of audio diaries and photos to NCPR.  Photo Audio EssayLiteracy and Illiteracy in the North Country In this special series, North Country Public Radio examines what literacy is, how it’s achieved, why it isn’t, and the impact illiteracy has on our region and people.  Photo Audio EssayLake Champlain Maritime History Wreck diving off Burlington, the Battle of Valcour Island and the Battle of Plattsburgh with Brian Mann.  Audio SeriesLiving North Country: Essays on Life and Landscapes in Northern New York, edited by Neal Burdick and Natalia Singer at St. Lawrence University, recently became available in bookstores. We invited several of the contributing authors into the NCPR studio to record excerpts in their own voices. Audio SeriesBalancing Justice the award-winning nine-part series exploring the shape of the criminal justice system and its impact upon the residents—voluntary and involuntary—of northern New York.  Audio SeriesAlcohol on Campus This award-winning series of four pieces examines alcohol abuse among college students: what students say about how and why they drink, how colleges in our region respond, and the latest research and theories on alcohol abuse and prevention.  Audio SeriesMeet the Masters of North Country Folklife Profiling people who have mastered and conserved a variety of family and community traditions over several generations in the North Country and who actively practice them today. Produced in partnership with Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, this long-running series features winners of the North Country Heritage Awards. |
 Audio SeriesFarmers Under 40 Younger farmers are taking North Country agriculture in new directions. NCPR looks at the farmers under 40--how they do the work, how they market, and how they keep their heads above water. 
Audio SeriesGreening the Afterlife Compton Fellow Angela Evancie reports on the changing nature of environmentalism in the Champlain Valley. In this series, she looks at applying green values to the way we end life, as well as how we live life.  Audio Series:A Year of Hard Choices North Country people talk about the effects of the economic crisis on ordinary lives.  Audio SeriesStory 2.0: NCPR news revisits past stories to bring you up to date on new developments.  Audio SeriesStoryCorps in the North Country: North Country residents have shared their stories with this national oral history project during visits to the region in 2006 and in 2008.  Audio Series:Moving the World An occasional series from NCPR news about people making local connections that affect matters of world importance.  Audio SeriesVery Special Places: We partner with Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) to tour North Country landmarks whose historical, cultural and social significance help define North Country life. Joel Hurd and TAUNY's Varick Chittenden show us around.  Audio SeriesFaith Across Barriers A look at the intersections of science and faith, from evolution to faith healing to religious education.  Audio SeriesFarm to Farm, Family to Family: David Sommerstein travels with NC dairy farmers to a Mexican village many of their migrant workers call home.  Audio SeriesThe Biofuel Economy NCPR reporter Gregory Warner looks at the development of renewable alternative energy fuels from agriculture and other biological sources.  Audio SeriesA Year on the Farm In this monthly feature series, David Sommerstein follows life in the barn, on the fields, and in the farmhouse through the changing seasons on the Andrews dairy farm near Gouverneur NY. This series won the 2006 "Cap" Creal Journalism Award from the New York Agricultural Society.  Audio SeriesRaise Your Voice: North Country Teens Speak Up We gave three young women recorders and asked them to document their daily lives. The series is a collaboration with North Country Adolescent Outreach, a peer education program based at SUNY Potsdam.  Audio SeriesHeroin Addiction in the North Country Heroin abuse is making a comeback in New York State. In many parts of the North Country, its popularity has eclipsed cocaine and crack. Briann makes looks at heroin's resurgence in a four-part audio series.  Photo/Audio DiaryAn Iraq Diary Maj. Eric Olsen is chaplain to a battalion of the New York Army National Guard stationed in the Sunni Triangle north of Baghdad. His thirty-part audio diary begins in 2004. He and his family live in Saranac Lake.  Audio SeriesDiversifying North Country Farms NCPR reporter David Sommestein's series on diversifying North Country farming won the 2003 “Cap” Creal Journalism Award from the New York State Agricultural Society. 
Photo Audio EssayDairy Farming in the North Country The time seemed right to look at the challenges facing dairy in the North Country. In part 1 we look at the price of milk, as seen through the eyes of one mid-size dairy farmer. In part 2 we visit a cheese manufacturer proposing drastic changes in the way North Country farmers do business. David Sommerstein reports.  Photo Audio Essay10th Mountain Peacekeepers in Kosovo David Sommerstein spends a week living and patrolling with 10th Mountain Division troops on a peacekeeping mission in the Serbian province of Kosovo.  Audio SeriesAmerica’s Largest Superfund Site, the Hudson River A special, three-part series on the Hudson River. The EPA has a plan for cleaning up toxic PCBs, dumped decades ago by General Electric. The corporation and many locals say the river is cleaning itself. We'll tell you about the public controversy, the health risks, and the impact of PCBs on the wildlife along the Hudson. Audio SeriesNorth Country Prisons: Inside and Out This award-winning special series from Brian Mann looks at life within North Country prisons, from both sides of the bars. Audio SeriesGreen Initiatives Brian Mann reports on businesses in the Adirondacks that are embracing private sector green initiatives. It's a new kind of management that weds profits with a healthy environment.  Audio SeriesLooking for the North Country NCPR and TAUNY, Traditional Arts of Upstate New York, spent October 2000 exploring the place, the people and the culture we call the North Country.  Audio Series:Home Cooking From the Fall of 1988 through early 1989, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York and North Country Public Radio looked at food and food traditions throughout the North Countryin a nineteen-part series. |
