Friday: The Season Finale

We have a rare Friday show for you today. It's also our last show of the summer. Will there be any cliffhangers?

Ties to the land and to the past (9:54)
Our final show looks at one group that'll last for just months, and another that's lasted centuries. Kayla Sargent talks to international young adults currently in the Northwest learning about environmental restoration. Emily Barecca talks to youth in the Suquamish Tribe.

This checklist for the interns' final stories shows that we're all wrapped up here for the summer.

Yep, everyone has layed up their sound.

Thank you so much for listening to VoxPod. We'll keep you up to date on any future shows we do.

What does the future hold for us? Well, the interns are going back to school, Nathan's going to Italy, and I'm is going to keep rooting for the Mariners.

Thursday: Just say no to drugs

This is Granite Falls:
This show is about Granite Falls, trying to be not on drugs.
More than Methville (10:45)
Back in 2003, a Rolling Stone article dubbed the small town of Granite Falls “Methville” or “Cranktown.” Molly McGill lives in Granite Falls, and has a story on how her town is battling the drug and the name-calling. She also has an interview with a recovering meth addict.

Wednesday: Getting behind the wheel

What's the story behind this guy? Ask Molly in today's show

Drivers, Young and Old (10:07)
We’re talking to all ages of drivers about their cars and how they drive them. Sophia Skalbania polls teenagers and their parents about their views on teens driving. Molly McGill hits the older crowd, talking to antique car owners and admirers at Granite Falls' Show-n-Shine.

There's a triumphant return of Ashwan's "Just Talk Beat" in Sophia's story.

Tuesday: the land of milk and... more milk

It's back to the farm for us.

No Joy in Mooville (8:43)
It's hard out there for a small dairy farmer, the number of dairy farms in Washington state has shrunk in half in the past decade. We'll try to figure out why so many farms are closing. Annie Stoller-Patterson has a profile of the Bartelheimer Brothers family farm.

This YouTube link confirms that Nathan does have the lyrics to Full House memorized.

Monday: Learning the Language

We're back, with our longest show to date, with three features on learning other languages.

Speaking in tongues (11:22)
We look at people coming together to hone another language. Brad Iverson-Long talks with some German speakers at a Greek restaurant. Amina Al-Sadi explains why her French class is so engaging. And we end the show with a snapshot of an Arabic spelling bee.

For the Arabic spelling bee, the contestants wrote out their answers on a blackboard. (In most English spelling bees, like in the movie Spellbound, contestants recite their answers.) Here's what it looked like:

Here is a listing of all the language groups that meet at The Continental. I recommend the German group, and the lamb burger.
The Arabic spelling bee was part of the Arab Festival, which we did a show on 11 days ago.

Today's show features the song Circles by HC-7, found on CCMixter.

Thursday: Rollo

Horse racing is the sport of kings, so rollo must be the sport of... serfs? The guilds?
You don't know what rollo is, well, listen to today's show (and then help me with my analogy).

Four Wheel Good, Two Wheels Better (9:05)
Many people are avoiding summer construction by getting out of their cars and onto bikes. Bikes may help your commute, but can also be fun. Brad Iverson-Long has a guide to playing rollo, or mini-bike polo. It's like horse polo, except played on kids' bicycles.

And here's a visual on rollo

You can see more (and better) pictures of rollo at the blog for their event earlier this summer, Bruised by Bike. They also have a complete text version of the rules.

Wednesday: The pulse of Puget Sound

Here it is, the mighty Stillaguamish:
Fish Out of Water (8:15)
We'll look at people protecting the life of Puget Sound. Emily Barreca files an audiopostcard from the shores of Hood Canal, where some are working to bring back native oysters. Molly McGill talks to several activists at the Stillaguamish Festival of the River and Pow Wow.

We found out about the Festival of the River in part thanks to MudUp, which is a great resource for people working to improve the Sound.

Today (and tomorrow)'s credits music is Funkinst by Teru, found at CCMixter.

Tuesday: I love the way they dribble...

Today: Sports, or Pick-up basketball and picking up dogs.

Getting in the game (8:25)
Today we have game plans for getting into two highly competitive yet social sports. Annie Stoller-Patterson finds out how to become a dog show handler. Then Kayla Sargent has an audio guide for how to join the pick-up basketball games at the Greenlake Community Center.

This is Alyssa and her two dogs.
Come on back tomorrow.