The Wind from Eden: Montana Weather Stories
Series produced by Jeff Rice
The Wind from Eden is a five-part podcast series about the connection between weather and the literature of Montana-born author Ivan Doig.
The Wind from Eden: Montana Weather Stories is produced by the Acoustic Atlas at the Montana State University Library: https://acousticatlas.org. The series looks at how weather has shaped the history, culture, and literature of Central Montana. It is produced in collaboration with the MSU Library’s Ivan Doig archive with support from Humanities Montana. Original music for the series was provided by Flynn Cohen at flynncohen.net. The series is also available as a podcast: https://acousticatlas.podbean.com.
5 Pieces
Order by:
Newest First |
Oldest First
Our first episode looks at the ways that weather is depicted in Ivan Doig’s novel English Creek. We visit some of the locations that Doig wrote abo...
- Added: Mar 09, 2021
- Length: 14:00
When it comes to extreme cold, Montana residents have some bragging rights. On January 20, 1954 at Rogers Pass, the temperature stood at 70 degrees...
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 11:40
Glasser was 18 years old in the winter of 1948 when he volunteered to help a local rancher feed his cattle. He may not have known that 1948 would b...
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 07:06
We interview Montana State University cultural geographer William Wyckoff about the importance of weather to Ivan Doig's literature. The episode al...
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 11:38
The area along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is known for its relentless wind, including a phenomenon known as a "Chinook," or "snow eater." We in...
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 05:24
