The Shorts– Hide-N-Seek
“I do not remember the ‘first time’ we played hide-n-seek in the barn,” recalls producer Cordelia Zars, “it just always happened.” How do you stay positive when you’re hiding from a pandemic and wildfire smoke with no end in sight? For Cordelia, reflecting on her favorite childhood game brought her some perspective.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Snowmen by Kai Engel • Walking Barefoot on Grass by Kai Engel • 550 by John Berry • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Credimus
Bailey, Colorado is a rural town in the Rocky Mountains. “Bailey is boating hell. There is no water around us at all,” says high school teacher, Steve Hanford. Now imagine 13 high school students building a triple-hulled canoe from scratch and racing it on the ocean. Despite the critics who said they couldn’t, the students and teachers believed in their own power to succeed.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Sonic Roads by Cleod9 • Freaks by Bradley Carter • Happy Little Dance by Ken Christianson • All Together by Cleod9 • The Architect by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts — Twindom
Sarah Lann and her twin sister, Becca, had their lives planned out together. They’d raise their kids hiking, berry-picking, and stargazing together. But after their plans went astray, they scheduled a backpacking trip together on the John Muir Trail to stay connected despite the different path their lives had taken.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Title by Artist (hyperlinked) • One Day by Bradley Carter • Snowmen by Kai Engel • The Last Wild Mountain by Bradley Carter • Firediary by Ken Christianson • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Dream Job
When John Temple and Dean Goodman’s dream job fell into their laps in the summer of 1971, they quickly said yes. From June through August, they lived alone- without supervision or communication- in a lineman’s cabin along Coastal BC surveying an area of old-growth rainforest for the Sierra Club. As they documented landmarks, wildlife, potential campsites, and treacherous portages, they also found their place and purpose in the world that would carry forth into the rest of their adult lives.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Firediary by Ken Christianson • Freaks by Bradley Carter • April by Kai Engel • Something (Bonus Track) by Kai Engel • All Together by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell) • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Endangered Spaces–The Elwha River Recovery
After a decades-long battle on Washington State’s Elwha River, a coalition of environmentalists, scientists and locals succeed in having two dams demolished. Six years later, scientists are monitoring the river and larger ecosystem as they recover from a century of abuse. And one of the best ways to do the research? Snorkeling Class III whitewater.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Escape by Fitz Cahall & Cordelia Zars • Snowmen by Kai Engel • Clouds by Cordelia Zars • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson • I Am Faint by Ken Christianson • Happy Little Dance by Ken Christianson • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
