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This Week’s Encounters
Featured Video
The Singing Planet
The earth offers an exquisitely rich wild chorus—for those who listen. Join natural sounds recordists Richard Nelson & Hank Lentfer for an unforgettable immersion in these wild voices and the places that give rise to them. For an updated list of screenings: www.the wildchorus.org
Classic Audio Encounters
Ice
Join Richard under a full moon, gliding along on the ice of Swan Lake, in this rediscoverd “lost” episode!
“Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough.
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- George Washington Carver -
Did you hear that?
Music: Ice and Water
Listen to the tinkling sounds of water and river ice.
(Recorded by Richard Nelson, near the Dalton Highway, AK.)
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Audio recordings of classic Encounters programs
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Our Team
Richard Nelson
Richard Nelson is the writer and host of Encounters. He is a cultural anthropologist and creative nonfiction writer whose work focuses on human relationships to the natural world. He regards exploring the wilds with a microphone as the perfect combination of play and work, with the serious goal of educating people about our natural heritage.
Liz McKenzie
Liz McKenzie is the written and video content producer for Encounters Radio website. Her favorite part of being on the Encounters team is traveling to some of the most fabulous places on earth like the Brooks Range in northern Alaska and Tasmania, the island state to the south of mainland Australia. An award-winning writer and filmaker, Liz's work focuses on the nature, science and traditional ecological knowledge of Alaska.
Hank Lentfer
Hank Lentfer is a life-long Alaskan who lives at the edge of Glacier Bay National Park. He’s an avid outdoorsman, subsistence hunter and fisherman, who loves recording natural sounds and exploring the wild world with his camera. Hanks favorite part of being on the Encounters team is raging around is pursuit of anything wild.
