Waves - Think

Call Of The Wild

August 31, 2015 Environment

This hour, we’ll talk about preserving nature’s soundtrack with the author of Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes.

The Surfing Life

August 3, 2015 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk with New Yorker writer William Finnegan about the allure of surfing, which he explores in his memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.

Hour 1: What causes giant ocean waves and why would someone intentionally try to surf a 100-footer? We’ll talk this hour with journalist and O, The Oprah Magazine editor in chief Susan Casey whose new book is “The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean” (Anchor Books, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/46fed47f-7130-4ab5-9136-33c30ed7329d/KERA_Think_06-15-11_HR_1.mp3