Crossing The Divide

Crossing the Divide

Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip from WGBH and The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that unite us.

  1. E59: All Good Things Must Come to an End

    14/11/2017

    E59: All Good Things Must Come to an End

    As the van drives over the Golden Gate Bridge, Rachel says goodbye in her last Crossing the Divide podcast. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "Home, Home at Last" by Blue Dot Sessions.

    3 min
  2. E58: Sounds Across America

    12/11/2017

    E58: Sounds Across America

    Rachel shared several of her favorite soundscapes from the road trip across America. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.

    7 min
  3. E57: Meet Sumaya, a Somali American Fashion Designer

    11/11/2017

    E57: Meet Sumaya, a Somali American Fashion Designer

    As the fellowship wraps up, Rachel shared part of an interview from Minneapolis that didn't make it into the reporting project for Minnesota. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "Town Market" by Blue Dot Sessions.

    4 min
  4. E56: Fresno? More Like Fres-yes!

    10/11/2017

    E56: Fresno? More Like Fres-yes!

    Brittany and Qainat shared why they're going to Fresno, CA, this weekend. It involves some awesome mariachi music and flamenco dancing. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "Querida" by Omar Nare.

    11 min
  5. E55: I Think There's an Ocean Here

    09/11/2017

    E55: I Think There's an Ocean Here

    With one week left in the fellowship, Rachel turned in a draft of her radio script for the reporting in California. Part of the team headed north of San Francisco to a small beach town. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear and "Sylvester" by Blue Dot Sessions.

    3 min
  6. E54: Racism in America

    08/11/2017

    E54: Racism in America

    In an interview last night, Reverend Amos Brown discussed the role of black churches in America, and how evil in the form of racism threatens to tear apart this country. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear, "Just Below the Surface" and "Plate Synthesis" by Blue Dot Sessions.

    5 min
  7. E53: Rachel's Radio Story Airs on Montana Public Radio

    07/11/2017

    E53: Rachel's Radio Story Airs on Montana Public Radio

    Rachel's radio story about the tension surrounding wildfires and forest management in Montana aired on MTPR. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.

    11 min
  8. E52: Third Baptist Church in the Fillmore District, San Francisco

    06/11/2017

    E52: Third Baptist Church in the Fillmore District, San Francisco

    The team attended a Sunday service at the historic Third Baptist Church. Rachel interviewed Rev. James Smith, an organist and the Artistic Director of the Charles Tindley Academy of Music. Music credit: "Jettisoned" by Podington Bear.

    8 min
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Crossing the Divide is a cross-country reporting road trip from WGBH and The GroundTruth Project. At a time of deep divisions in America, five early-career journalists traveled together from east to west during the fall of 2017, to explore and report on the issues that divide us and stories that unite us.

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  • Creator
    Crossing the Divide
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation.
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