Resource Talk-Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route (Website)

Traveling Librarian

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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…

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This is a brief resource talk about a website that goes along with my refugee inquiry project. The website can be found here. The transcript for this podcast can be found at http://bit.ly/syrianjourneychooseyourownescaperoute.

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Resource Talk-Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route (Website)

Traveling Librarian

published 6 years ago

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Resource Talk-4.1 Miles (Documentary) 2:20

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This is a brief resource talk about the documentary titled 4.1 Miles . Here is a link to the short film . The transcript for this podcast can be found at http://bit.ly/4point1milesdocumentary .

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Resource Talk-Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route (Website) 2:23

6 years ago2:23

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This is a brief resource talk about a website that goes along with my refugee inquiry project. The website can be found here . The transcript for this podcast can be found at http://bit.ly/syrianjourneychooseyourownescaperoute .

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Book Talk-Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees 2:36

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This is a brief talk about the book Story Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale. The transcript for this podcast can be found at http://bit.ly/Stormyseasstoriesofyoungboatrefugees .

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Book Talk-Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport 2:21

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