Radio Expeditions : NPR

Interviews: Lake Titicaca's Lost Civilizations

October 11, 2004 • UCLA anthropology professor Charles "Chip" Stanish and his colleagues are piecing together evidence of an ancient, sophisticated culture on the shores of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes.

Interviews: Lake Titicaca's Lost Civilizations

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About 'Radio Expeditions'

October 6, 2004 • Radio Expeditions is a collaboration between NPR and the National Geographic Society. It uses some of the best talent at these two institutions, along with state-of-the-art digital stereo recording equipment, to produce and broadcast feature stories for NPR's Morning Edition. The general themes for stories are the natural world and threatened environments, diverse cultures, adventure and exploration and discovery.

From the Kalahari to Malibu

September 23, 2004 • A group of Bushmen from the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, touring America to gain support for their legal battle to fight extradition from their ancestral lands, hike the hills and beaches of Malibu.

From the Kalahari to Malibu

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Gates of the Arctic Park

September 3, 2004 • In the second of a two-part report marking the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, we profile the Gates of the Arctic National Park, north of the Arctic Circle in the Brooks Range of Alaska.

Gates of the Arctic Park

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The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

September 2, 2004 • The NPR/National Geographic co-production Radio Expeditions marks the anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act by visiting the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, straddling the borders of Idaho and Montana.

The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

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History Underfoot in Athens

July 26, 2004 • As Athens prepares for the upcoming Summer Olympics, archaeologists are exploring the thousands of years of history that lie just beneath the city's surface. Chris Joyce reports on findings about the civilization that created the first Olympics.

History Underfoot in Athens

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Unearthing the First Olympics

July 19, 2004 • Archaeologists are on a mission to unearth the history of the Olympic Games in Nemea, Greece. The project looks back some 2,700 years, when athletes competed much like they do today -- only in the nude, and barefoot. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for the NPR/National Geographic co-production Radio Expeditions.

Unearthing the First Olympics

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Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3

June 30, 2004 • As part of the Radio Expedition collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on the damage done to tropical fish populations and the reefs they live on by divers filling the demand for exotic fish species.

Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3

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Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 2

June 29, 2004 • On the tiny island of Jandayan in the Philippines, "lantern-divers" swim along the reefs at midnight to hunt for one of the world's most exotic animals, seahorses, to sell to aquarium-fish dealers. It's part of an effort to preserve the traditional island lifestyle while keeping seahorses from dying out. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports in the second part of a National Geographic Radio Expeditions series.

Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 2

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Coral Reefs in the Balance

June 28, 2004 • As part of the Radio Expeditions collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on tropical fish populations at reefs that are being harmed by the demand for exotic fish species.

Coral Reefs in the Balance

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Echoes of the Sea of Cortez, Part 2

May 21, 2004 • In the second-part of a National Geographic Radio Expedition to the Sea of Cortez, NPR's John McChesney reports on the observations marine biologists have made along the coast, near the City of La Paz. The biologists are recreating the voyage made by author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts in 1940.

Echoes of the Sea of Cortez, Part 2

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Echoes of 'The Sea of Cortez'

May 20, 2004 • In 1940, author John Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts, a marine biologist, sailed to the Sea of Cortez to document wildlife. Now scientists are re-tracing their route. The Radio Expeditions series joins them.

Echoes of 'The Sea of Cortez'

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Slavery's Bitter Legacy in W. Africa

April 12, 2004 • Over 250 years after the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, some West Africans are still trying to come to terms with the involvement of African rulers and slave merchants. For National Geographic's Radio Expeditions, NPR's John Burnett reports from Benin.

Slavery's Bitter Legacy in W. Africa

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World's Biggest Tiger Reserve

March 15, 2004 • Myanmar plans to announce the creation of the largest tiger reserve in the world -- an entire valley nearly the size of Vermont. NPR's Renee Montagne discusses the plan with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Alan Rabinowitz, who helped bring the change.

World's Biggest Tiger Reserve

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Voodoo and West Africa's Spiritual Life

February 9, 2004 • The voodoo religion, with 30 million followers in West Africa, is one of the most misunderstood faiths in the world. As part of the Radio Expeditions series in cooperation with National Geographic, NPR's John Burnett explores the deities, music and rituals of voodoo.

Voodoo and West Africa's Spiritual Life

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