National

Who is Ellen Feiss?

August 26, 2002 • Teenager Ellen Feiss made a 30-second ad for Apple Computer that created buzz before it even ran on TV. The ad turned Feiss into a star on the Web, with fan sites and chat rooms popping up by the dozen.

The Sonic Memorial Project: WTC Building Stewardesses

July 29, 2002 • As part of Lost & Found Sound's Sonic Memorial Project honoring the history of the World Trade Center, All Things Considered features the story of the WTC "construction guides" -- friendly co-eds in mini-skirted uniforms who manned the information kiosks and put a pretty face on controversy surrounding the construction of the twin towers.

Mohawk Ironworkers, Walking High Steel

July 1, 2002 • For six generations, Mohawk Indian ironworkers have shaped New York City's skyline, working the "high steel" of skyscrapers and bridges. From The Sonic Memorial Project and Lost & Found Sound, hear the stories of the Mohawks who helped build the World Trade Center Twin Towers -- and their descendents who returned to the site after Sept. 11, to help clear the shattered towers away.

Sonic Memorial Project: 'Radio Row'

June 3, 2002 • As part of Lost & Found Sound's Sonic Memorial Project, All Things Considered features the people and stories of "Radio Row," the neighborhood that was demolished to make room for the World Trade Center in 1966. The six-square-block area in lower Manhattan once formed the largest collection of radio and electronics stores in the world.

Stories of Love & Marriage

February 14, 2002 • NPR listeners contribute stories commemorating the life and history of the World Trade Center. Some of the most surprising were about weddings. The Sonic Memorial Project uncovered tales of romance and marriage that took place 1,377 feet above sea level.

World Trade Center Sonic Memorial

February 4, 2002 • All Things Considered presents a survey of the results of a search for audio artifacts from the World Trade Center towers. We hear samples of the sort of material people have sent in thus far. Among them, Hispanic workers who listened to Spanish stations while they cleaned the towers at night; marriages at the WTC; and the actual sound of sightseers atop the structures. Further stories about the sounds of the WTC will be heard later in the year. Listeners who want to contribute their own tapes or stories should call 202-408-0300. The project is a collaboration between NPR News, independent producers Jay Allison and the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva), along with member station WNYC.

Derivative Regulation

January 21, 2002 • NPR's Jack Speer reports the collapse of Enron is creating pressure on Capitol Hill to step up regulation of the nation's energy markets. Some in Congress want tighter restrictions on the trading of energy derivatives, a market that Enron dominated until recently. Speer reports that experts are not of one mind on the question of increased regulation and that some are opposed.

"Inside the West Wing"

January 21, 2002 • Wednesday, NBC will air a behind-the-scenes documentary called The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says the title is a misnomer and viewers will in fact be seeing a day-long "pseudo event" staged especially for the cameras.

Internet Food

January 1, 2002 • Jim Leff, the creator of the food-obsessed website chowhound.com, takes Jon Kalish on a tour of his favorite New York eateries while explaining the Chowhound way of life.

The Arab World and the West, Pt. 2

December 20, 2001 • Sandy Tolan of American Radio Works continues his report on Middle Eastern attitudes toward America.

The Arab World and the West, Pt. 1

December 20, 2001 • Sandy Tolan reports for American Radio Works on the long Middle Eastern history of animosity toward the West, and America in particular. He says the Arab suspicion of the West reaches back to the days of the Christian Crusades, and has been compounded by more recent history, such as American support for Israel. There is a tension in modern Jordan and Egypt, for example, between a sense of great pride in Arab culture and a sense of defeat by the culture of the West. American films and freedom are admired by many, but American foreign policy is not. American Radio Works in the documentary project of National Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio.

Conrad's Garage

November 30, 2001 • Frank Conrad's garage near Pittsburgh is widely considered to be the birthplace of modern broadcasting. For 94-year-old Harry Mills, memories of Conrad's earliest broadcasts still ring with excitement. Hear the story of radio's early days on All Things Considered. It's part of NPR's continuing Lost and Found Sound series.

Novelist Jonathan Franzen

Fresh Air

October 15, 2001 • Author Jonathan Franzen joins Fresh Air to discuss his critically acclaimed and award-winning novel, The Corrections. It is a saga about two generations of an American family; the parents and their children.

Author James Reston Jr.

Fresh Air

October 8, 2001 • His new book is Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade (Doubleday). It's the story of the battle for the Holy Land in the late 12th century. It begins as a dual biography of Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia, and Richard I, King of England, known as the Lionheart. The two men led the battling Islamic and Christian armies. James Reston is also the author of twelve books, including The Last Apocalypse and Galileo: A Life. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Library of Congress.

Searching for Rhinos in Nepal, Part 2

June 19, 2001 • In the second of Radio Expeditions' series from Nepal, John Nielsen reports on conservationists' attempts to save wildlife in increasingly populated areas.