Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'geography'

Novel Regards Slave Trade In Reverse

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:38:00 EST

In British writer Bernardine Evaristo's new novel, Blonde Roots, African slave traders raid Europe. Evaristo wields language and messes with history and geography with the gusto of someone having a great time with a great subject.

Calexico: Songs Of The American Southwest

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

The Tucson-based band not only takes its name from the border region between California and Mexico, but also finds inspiration in the geography, history and music of the area. Calexico joins David Dye from Wave Lab Studios in Tucson to play songs from its new album, Carried to Dust.

Jeremy Messersmith: 'Franklin Avenue'

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:01:00 EDT

It's hard to listen to The Silver City, the new CD from Minnesota chamber-pop artist Jeremy Messersmith, without thinking of Sufjan Stevens. Both artists have similar voices and a love of richly orchestrated story songs. They also find inspiration in geography.

Charting New Orleans' Everyday Landmarks

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:51:00 EDT

The book Cornerstones pays tribute to the places that make a city human: the cornerstones of the city's social geography. In New Orleans, naturally, many of those places are bars.

Where's Gas Cheaper... It's Relative

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Gasoline prices can vary widely from place to place. What seems expensive in Tucson, Ariz., can seem downright cheap just up the road in Phoenix. In fact, the difference in the two cities provides a good example of how geography often affects what you pay at the pump.

GPS Goes Mainsteam

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:00:00 EST

The 30-year-old Global Positioning System is finally a hot consumer item, with applications for in-car navigation systems and cell phones. The popular technology is changing how people understand geography.

Exploring the Geography, Glories of Oysters

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST

More than any other food, oysters taste like the place they come from. Rowan Jacobsen is author of A Geography of Oysters, a guide to oyster eating. He describes, explains and slurps his way through an array of succulent raw oysters.

Food Donations to North Korea Shrink

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:36:00 EDT

Due to a combination of geography, lack of technology and public policy, North Korea cannot produce enough food to feed its population. The communist nation relies on shrinking international food donations to make up the difference.

Hurricane Season: What's In Store for 2006...

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

The busiest and costliest hurricane season on record officially ends Wednesday. Steve Inskeep talks to James Elsner, professor of geography at Florida State University, about what we can expect for next year.

Tough Questions for Rebuilding New Orleans

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

Those responsible for rebuilding flood-ravaged New Orleans must make big decisions with imperfect information: How many people will return? What will the new geography of the city look like? And how do you jump-start an economy when there aren't enough workers and customers around? And finally, how do you encourage investment with all these unknowns?

Geography of Heaven: Vrindavan

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST

Radio Expeditions explores how shared beliefs about the afterlife -- and what is holy in this world -- shape the lives of the faithful, for good or ill. The journey begins in Vrindavan, the Indian city where the Hindu faithful believe the god Krishna once took human form.

Race, Poverty and Katrina

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Craig E. Colten, professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University, says race played a role in the New Orleans' level of preparedness for Hurricane Katrina.

Building 'The World' Off the Coast of Dubai

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

An ambitious new project just offshore from the United Arab Emirates capital city of Dubai hopes to re-create the geography of the globe. The project, named "The World," consists of 300 man-made islands grouped roughly into continents and countries.

Knowing Your Places: Geography Expert

Wed, 25 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

For many of us, places like Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Caspian Sea may be hard to plot on a map. But not so for the 2005 National Geographic Geography Bee champion. The contest, held in Washington, D.C., ends today.