Oct 17th, 2008 · The Tucson-based band not only takes its name from the border region between California and Mexico, but also finds inspiration in the geography, history and music of the area. Calexico joins David Dye from Wave Lab Studios in Tucson to play songs from its new album, Carried to Dust.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · It's hard to listen to The Silver City, the new CD from Minnesota chamber-pop artist Jeremy Messersmith, without thinking of Sufjan Stevens. Both artists have similar voices and a love of richly orchestrated story songs. They also find inspiration in geography.
Aug 20th, 2008 · The book Cornerstones pays tribute to the places that make a city human: the cornerstones of the city's social geography. In New Orleans, naturally, many of those places are bars.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Gasoline prices can vary widely from place to place. What seems expensive in Tucson, Ariz., can seem downright cheap just up the road in Phoenix. In fact, the difference in the two cities provides a good example of how geography often affects what you pay at the pump.
Dec 26th, 2007 · The 30-year-old Global Positioning System is finally a hot consumer item, with applications for in-car navigation systems and cell phones. The popular technology is changing how people understand geography.
Nov 13th, 2007 · More than any other food, oysters taste like the place they come from. Rowan Jacobsen is author of A Geography of Oysters, a guide to oyster eating. He describes, explains and slurps his way through an array of succulent raw oysters.
Oct 17th, 2006 · Due to a combination of geography, lack of technology and public policy, North Korea cannot produce enough food to feed its population. The communist nation relies on shrinking international food donations to make up the difference.
Nov 30th, 2005 · The busiest and costliest hurricane season on record officially ends Wednesday. Steve Inskeep talks to James Elsner, professor of geography at Florida State University, about what we can expect for next year.