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OCEAN CROSSINGS
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
How far would you go for something to eat? Paris?
Mom's house? The drive-through at Mickey D's? You probably wouldn't
swim thousands of miles, from Mexico to the Arctic, just to scarf
up mud from the bottom of the ocean. Whales do, and they've been
doing it every year for eons. In this hour of To the Best of
Our Knowledge, we'll cross the ocean with whales, with sharks
and with some pretty unusual people. And we'll go lobstering with
Linda Greenlaw.
SEGMENT 1:
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Brenda Peterson talks with Steve Paulson
about the gray whale. They mate and give birth in Baja, where
they exhibit "friendly whale syndrom" and migrate
to Alaska. Peterson talks about their many links with humans,
and why they should not be hunted. Peterson and Chickasaw writer
Linda Hogan are the co-authors of "Sightings: The Gray
Whales' Mysterious Journey." Also, Peter Nichols
tells Jim Fleming about the Golden Globe race of 1968, when
a group of unprepared sailors in inadequate craft attempted
to sail alone around the world. He tells the story in full in
his book "A Voyage for Madmen," now out in paperback. |
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SEGMENT 2:
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Linda Greenlaw talks about her life as
a lobster fisherman in "The Lobster Chronicles." She
tells Anne Strainchamps that fishing for lobsters is mostly
a matter of hard work and persistence, and that for the fishermen,
lobster is cheap eating. Greenlaw was a commercial tuna fisherman
for 17 years, which she described in her first book - the best-selling
"The Hungry Ocean." Also, shark researcher John
Musick tells Steve Paulson what makes sharks unique and
why people should get out of the water at 5 o'clock. Musick
and his wife, Beverly McMillan are the co-authors of "The
Shark Chronicles." (Not a typo - both books this segment
are chronicles.) |
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SEGMENT 3:
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Jill Fredston and her
husband spend months every year rowing in the Arctic. She
tells Jim Fleming about their boats, and why they do what
they do. And she tells a whale of a fish story! Jill Fredston
is the author of "Rowing to Latitude: Journeys along
the Arctic's Edge."
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Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 02-09-22-A.
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Books:
- Jill Fredston, Rowing to Latitude: Journeys
Along the Arctic's Edge (North Point Press)
- Linda Greenlaw, The Lobster Chronicles:
Life on a Very Small Island (Hyperion)
- John A. Musick & Beverly McMillan, The
Shark Chronicles: A Scientist Tracks the Consummate Predator
(Times Books)
- Peter Nichols, A Voyage for Madmen
(Harper Perennial)
- Brenda Peterson & Linda Hogan, Sightings:
The Gray Whales' Mysterious Journey (National Geographic)
Music:
- Button after Peterson: “Herd Noises”
from Deep Voices: Recordings of Humpback, Blue and Right
Whales Living Music Records, LD0029 (P.O. Box 72 Litchfield, CT
06759) Performer: nameless whales
- Button and Option after Nichols: “Dave’s
Delight” from Schooners Limin’ Music CD 005 P.O. Box
840 Camden Maine 04843 Performer: Gordon Bok, Carole Rohl
- Button after Greenlaw: “Incredible March of
the Spiny Lobsters” from A Darker Passion Green Linnet GLCD
1118 Performer: Ingrid Karklins
- Button after Musick: Theme from “Jaws”
from The Hollywood Sound, Sony SK 62788 Performer: London Symphony
Orchestra/John Williams
- Option after Musick: “The Wood Nymph Tune”
from Devil’s Tune, NorthSide 530 North 3rd St. Minneapolis
MN 55401 Performer: Gunnar Stubseid, Ale Moller
- Button after Fredston and Alternative Close Music:
2nd Movement, “Cantus Arcticus” by Einojuhani Rautavaara
Catalyst 09026-62671-2 Performer: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra/Max
Pommer
week of
01/04/2004 - hour 2
week of 09/22/2002 - hour 1
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