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Vox Pop : Open Forum - Taxi! : 5/14/13

Patrick Donges — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:57:50 +0000

If you’ve ever found yourself standing on a busy city street corner with one foot in the gutter and an outstretched arm, you know the perils and victory that can be associated with travel by taxi.

We’ve all heard the urban legends of the child born in the back of a cab, or the long lost loves rain soaked reunion in the back seat of a yellow livery car, but today we want to hear your real life “taxi cab confessions” whether hopeful, or harrowing. WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts.

"Hidden Cities" by Moses Gates

Joe Donahue — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Moses Gates is a new breed of adventurer for the 21st century. He thrives on the thrill of seeing what others do not see, let alone even know exists. It all began quite innocuously. After moving to New York City and pursuing graduate studies in Urban Planning, he began unearthing hidden facets of the city—abandoned structures, disused subway stops, incredible rooftop views that belonged to cordoned-off buildings.

In his memoir of his experiences, Hidden Cities, Gates details his travels through underground canals, sewers, subways, and crypts, in metropolises spanning four continents.

Gates describes his immersion in the worldwide subculture of urban exploration; how he joined a world of people who create secret art galleries in subway tunnels, break into national monuments for fun, and travel the globe sleeping in centuries-old catacombs and abandoned Soviet relics rather than hotels or bed-and-breakfasts.

The Book Show #1287 - Daniel Klein

Joe Donahue — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +0000

In his early 70s, author Daniel Klein came to terms with aging. Klein returned to the Greek village and philosophers he has visited for decades to discover authentic ways of aging.

In Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life , he concludes that old age is a privilege to be savored, rather than a disease to be cured or a condition to be denied.

"The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power"

Joe Donahue — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000

As President Barack Obama's Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, set out to repair America's image around the world—and her own. For the four years she served, BBC foreign correspondent Kim Ghattas had unparalleled access to Clinton and her entourage. She tells the story in The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power.

"Eighty Days" - Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland race around the world

Joe Donahue — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:12:00 +0000

On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world.

Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.

Listener Essay - Imagine Vioney

Deb Smith — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Deb Smith is a professor at Empire State College's International Programs in Saratoga Springs.

All lanes of LIE reopened

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:17:42 +0000

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — All lanes of the Long Island Expressway are now open.

Authorities say both the eastbound and westbound lanes have reopened in time for the Monday morning commute.

The ramps off the expressway and other major Long Island roadways are still snow covered.

A steady light rain was falling early Monday.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Mass. urges caution on 1st work day since blizzard

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:38:59 +0000

BOSTON (AP) — Commuters heading back to work in Massachusetts for the first time since the blizzard are being urged to use caution and leave extra time.

Many secondary roads still have a thick coating of snow, and high snow banks that block sight lines at intersections and near highway ramps make turning and merging hazardous.

Travel getting easier in NNE after snowstorm

Associated Press — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:19:26 +0000

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Travel is getting back on track for trains, ferries and airlines following a snowstorm that dropped record amounts of snow on parts of northern New England.

Wild weather: High wind warnings for Eastern NY

Dave Lucas — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:39:35 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The National Weather Service says wind gusts could top 60 mph in parts of upstate New York as a cold front drives temperatures down from record winter highs and brings expected heavy rain in eastern areas and lake-effect snow to western parts of the state.