Radio Raconteuse

Telling stories about nature

Everything Is Eel

Image:Sabe Iskaya, shutterstock.com

An entertaining exploration of the world of the American eel, told by a group of volunteers helping to study this enigmatic fish. Produced with Sam Sebren for Wave Farm.

Climate Music Project

Image: Several seconds, creativecommons.org

This interview and sonic piece reveals the creative collaboration of a jazz musician and climate scientist. The two interpreted climate data to compose a song that expresses the perils of sea-level rise and the hope that its worst impacts will be avoided. Produced for WAMC’s 51%.

The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath

The story of how low-oxygen, aquatic “dead zones” are impacting fish told through ambient audio, sound design and an interview with fisheries ecologist Karin Limburg.