Scott Carrier

In Scott Carrier's family, learning to swim means spending a few weeks at Al and Betty Switzer's Aquatic School in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.

Scott Carrier joins the ranks of thousands of religious pilgrims who have been circling the base of Mount Kailash in Tibet for centuries.

"Hannibal was a decrepit and ghostly little town and people kept telling us about haunted houses and mysterious lights. The pilot of the tugboat in Hannibal befriended us. 'I am an alcoholic,' he said.

The idea was to drive around and talk to people about the end of the world. As producer Scott Carrier says, "There's no law against it."

So, Scott Carrier has a podcast! Is this the end of the world as we know it?

This hour: From the highest fresh water lake in the world to one of the lowest spots on the bowery, we bring you stories of nomadic cultures, peoples and spirits.

This hour: Running on two legs, running on four, but most importantly, running with all your might.

This hour: Food. It's delicious. It's complicated.

Producing "outside the box" is a challenge to the formulaic landscape of public radio, whether you're producing a sound art parody or poetic essay or a show bent on surprising its listeners.

Up a tree. Circling a mountain. Hitchhiking down a dusty road.

Scott Carrier (@ScottCarrier57) is a writer, photographer, and Peabody-award winning radio producer. He now produces his own podcast, Home of the Brave .

Scott Carrier (@ScottCarrier57) is a writer, photographer, and Peabody-award winning radio producer. He now produces his own podcast, Home of the Brave .

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