NYC “Cricket Crawl”
In which Adam goes out with an intrepid group of artist-citizen-scientists as they explore Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal on canoes looking for seven species of crickets and katydids. Also includes some Madison Square Park exploration.
The Romance and Poetry of Space (VOA 1995)
In which Adam explores the biological and the spiritual pull toward the great “Out There” through interviews with an astronaut, Terence McKenna, astrophysicists, and many others. Cameo appearance by his son Noah as an infant.
Hillbilly Stereotypes
Adam went down to the coal-rich mountains of the southern Appalachian mountains, where “hillbillies” are presumed to live. Through on-site interviews and a survey look at American pop culture, he examines the hillbilly stereotype, its roots and impact.
Jewish Humor in America
A sound-rich look at the ways the Jews in America have influenced what Americans find funny, while expressing themselves and their take on life at the same time.
Alan Ginsberg Tribute (1998)
This is my tribute to the great Ginsberg, whom I interviewed at length before his death. The subject was him but necessarily included major leitmotifs including Buddhism, activism, psychedelics, the Beats, being gay and being Jewish and being a mystic and gentle outlaw, much beloved.. (all this in addition to his poetry, per se). Give […]
Jane Hirshfield discusses “Given Sugar, Given Salt”
In which the California poet (and Buddhist) discusses her poetry with Adam, and reads excerpts from several of her poems with explanations….