A seasonal offering composed of four tales from frigid times, two end with success while two do not, followed by a poem for Winter Solstice then ending with a welcoming exclamation for Yule. Feel free to slice and dice. Suitable for broadcast and all ages.
see program notes
A reading of Where Rivers Change Direction by Mark Spragg via KZMU Moab A reading of To Build a Fire by Jack London read by Bruce Robertson A reading of The Little Match Girl read by Clarissa Pinkola Estes A telling of an ingenuous Inuit tale of escape told by Wade Davis A Winter Solstice poem by chazk A welcome for Yule by unknown
Music (complete or excerpts): As each of these pieces was composed several years ago the accompanying musical references have been lost.
FX or short supportive segments: Winds and horses
URLs of note: http://www.kzmu.org/ http://www.jacklondon.com/ http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis Comments, questions or suggestions? Please include - Tales of the Cold - in the subject line.