Crossing The Divide
Kanal-Details
Crossing The Divide
Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip from WGBH and The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that uni...
Neueste Episoden
59 Episoden
E59: All Good Things Must Come to an End
As the van drives over the Golden Gate Bridge, Rachel says goodbye in her last Crossing the Divide podcast. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Be...
E58: Sounds Across America
Rachel shared several of her favorite soundscapes from the road trip across America. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.
E57: Meet Sumaya, a Somali American Fashion Designer
As the fellowship wraps up, Rachel shared part of an interview from Minneapolis that didn't make it into the reporting project for Minnesota. Music cr...
E56: Fresno? More Like Fres-yes!
Brittany and Qainat shared why they're going to Fresno, CA, this weekend. It involves some awesome mariachi music and flamenco dancing. Music credit:...
E55: I Think There's an Ocean Here
With one week left in the fellowship, Rachel turned in a draft of her radio script for the reporting in California. Part of the team headed north of S...
E54: Racism in America
In an interview last night, Reverend Amos Brown discussed the role of black churches in America, and how evil in the form of racism threatens to tear...
E53: Rachel's Radio Story Airs on Montana Public Radio
Rachel's radio story about the tension surrounding wildfires and forest management in Montana aired on MTPR. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington B...
E52: Third Baptist Church in the Fillmore District, San Francisco
The team attended a Sunday service at the historic Third Baptist Church. Rachel interviewed Rev. James Smith, an organist and the Artistic Director of...
E51: Noodles and Conundrums
On the way to a noodle shop, Brittany shared her struggle with street photography and a looming deadline. Music credit: "Jettisoned" and "Massive" by...
E50: Beauty Salon Struggles Reflect Growing Tension in San Francisco
Rachel, Mahlia and Brittany met a beauty salon owner in the Fillmore District who is struggling to make ends meet. She reflects an issue many small bu...
E49: A Jazz Artist in the Fillmore
At a public rally and press conference at the Fillmore Heritage Center in San Francisco, Rachel met a well-known jazz artist, Dr. David Hardiman Sr. M...
E48: Exploring the Fillmore District in San Francisco
In preparation for the team's reporting project in San Francisco, Rachel explored the Fillmore District and recorded some ambient sound. Music credit:...
E47: Rachel Gets Voice Lessons
After getting good 'tape' from interviewees and writing an editor-approved script, the home stretch for a radio journalist is recording their own voic...
E46: That Time When Brittany Thought She Was Going To Die
In the spirit of Halloween, Brittany shared her mishap on a mountain in Montana. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear, "Plate Synthesis" and "...
E45: From Montana to Nevada, by way of Reno
The team left Missoula, MT, for Reno, NV, on Friday. Rachel wrapped up the script edit for her Montana reporting and went for a hike with Ben near Tah...
E44: Packing for Road Trips and Inequality in America
On the drive into Missoula today, Qainat and Rachel discussed what they wish they had left behind and what they wish they had brought with them on thi...
E43: Busy Field Producers and Last Day at Two Eagle River High School
Our field producers Ben and Qainat talked about their story scouting and reporting in western Montana. At Two Eagle River High School, Qainat, Ben and...
E42: Where the Rivers are Clean, Clear and Cold
With the first draft deadline for the Montana reporting looming near, Rachel went for a run to get some inspiration. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Pod...
E41: A Purple State During Divisive Times
While U.S. politics have become increasingly polarized, Zack Porter with the Montana Wilderness Association would argue the reality on the ground is m...
E40: Rachel's Least Favorite Part About Reporting
As Rachel rushed off to find another cafe with internet in downtown Missoula, she reflected on the difficulty of squeezing six hours of interviews int...
E39: Rachel and Mahlia Reflect on their Forest Fire Field Trip
After the team's first official day of reporting in Montana, Rachel and Mahlia discussed a field trip with the Southwestern Crown Collaborative in whi...
E38: Story Exchange at Two Eagle River High School
The reporters joined a group of students from Two Eagle River High School on the Flathead Reservation in Montana for a Narrative 4 story exchange. Bri...
E37: Hello, Missoula, Montana!
After getting dinner and picking up groceries in Missoula, Montana, Qainat and Rachel discussed what it's like to be in Rachel's old stomping grounds....
E36: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
To break up the drive between Minneapolis and Billings, Montana, the team stopped at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park overlook in North Dakota. Mu...
E35: Gabriel, Rachel and Eric Make an Appearance on Public Television
While Brittany and Mahlia were wrapping things up in the field, the rest of the reporters made a brief appearance on Almanac, a weekly public affairs...
E34: Allegory of a Snack Quest
After another day with some reporting roadblocks, Rachel sat down to write the story that was there all along. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington...
E33: The Waiting Game
As the reporting deadline for Minnesota ticks closer, Rachel waits for her leads to return her calls and e-mails. Music credit: "Jettisoned" and "Step...
E32: Behind the Scenes Reporting Pivot
Rachel asked Qainat for some guidance on her reporting in Minnesota. Music credit: "Jettisoned" and "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear.
E31: A Reporting Flop But a Sesame Ball Win
To continue Rachel's reporting on agricultural support programs for Somali Americans in MN, she followed a lead about a specific farmers' market in St...
E30: Hemp Gets Some Airtime
As the team transitioned to reporting in Minnesota, West Virginia Public Radio aired Rachel's industrial hemp story from eastern Kentucky. Music credi...
E29: All Nations Murals at South High School, Minneapolis
After the Narrative 4 Story Exchange at South High School in Minneapolis, MN, two of the student reporters showed Rachel the murals in the All Nations...
E28: Packing Up, Moving Out for Minneapolis
The team leaves La Crosse, WI, for the Twin Cities where the focus of the reporting will be on internal and external divides with the Somali American...
E27: Rachel Goes to the Library
During Rachel's quest to find a quiet spot for recording, she visits the ornate St. Louis Public Library. Music credit: "Jettisoned" and "Going Forwar...
E26: Mammoth Caves National Park, KY
The XtheDivide team left Pikeville, Kentucky, and made a pit stop at Mammoth Cave National Park. Turns out the world's longest cave was made into a na...
E25: When to Be Bold & When to Back Off
Rachel wanted some audio of children laughing and playing for one of her soundscape projects. But she struggled to find the right setting in which she...
E24: Brittany Feels the Emotional Drain of Photojournalism
As our reporting in Kentucky wraps up, XtheDivide's Brittany Greeson discusses the emotional drain of photojournalism with photographer and field prod...
E23: Final Production Days in Eastern Kentucky
After hours of interviews, the XtheDivide team is racing to meet the Friday deadline for the final reporting pieces in eastern Kentucky. Music credit:...
E22: Feeling the Deadline Crunch
The XtheDivide team hits the first deadline for their Kentucky reporting. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.
E21: Some Enchanted Evening; XtheDivide Team Arrives in Lexington
Fountains, horses, and pie - Lexington is one classy city. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.
E20: In Appalachia, a Feeling of Being Forgotten and Left Behind
Emma Jones, a defense attorney in Pikeville, KY, said people in this region feel like they've been left behind "because they have been." Jones shared...