Ben Adair
Recent Pieces from Ben Adair
S2 Ep. 5 The Other Mountains
(32:06)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
The story of Mauna Kea starts on an island in the Pacific — but it doesn’t end there. There are other sacred mountains. Sacred plains. Sacred forests. Today, the fights over ...
S2 Ep. 4 Who’s to say?
(28:02)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Is there an inherent conflict between Western science and indigenous culture? A difference in worldviews that makes communication between the two sides in this conflict ...
S2 Ep. 3 The Astronomers
(38:39)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Why do astronomers feel a giant new telescope on top of Mauna Kea is so important? What will Hawaii — and the scientific community — stand to lose if the telescope isn’t built?
S2 Ep. 1 Mauna Kea
(31:06)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Atop one of the world’s most sacred mountains, a battle over science, culture — and the future of Hawaii.
Offshore: “The Sacred Mountain” — coming soon
(01:48)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
What is it about Hawaii’s tallest mountain that makes it so revered? So desired? So fought over? One thing's for sure, the mountain changes people.
Ep. 10 Embracing Differences
(33:43)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Is there something that Hawaii can teach the mainland? Something people of all races have learned from living together in such an isolated place? In the last episode of ...
Ep. 9 Answers
(31:21)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Five years, two trials, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees have failed to resolve Special Agent Christopher Deedy’s case. That hasn’t stopped supporters of ...
Ep. 8: Never the Same
(29:41)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
In even the most high profile criminal cases, there comes a point where the world moves on. But for the families of both the victims and the shooters, nothing is ever really ...
Ep. 6 Agent on Trial
(27:53)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Special Agent Christopher Deedy’s first murder trial begins in 2013. The stakes in the case were high. For Deedy but also for local prosecutors, who take an all-or-nothing ...
Episode 5 The White Menace
(29:02)
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
After a hung jury in the rape trial of five local Hawaiians, the family of the alleged victim looked for vengeance. They got it — by committing one of the most explosive ...
About Me
Benjamin Adair is a journalist and radio producer based in Los Angeles, Calif.
I've deleted most of my work from PRX. If you'd like to listen to any of it, you can hear some in selected Hearing Voices shows, the Radio Lab archive, or on my personal website.
http://www.natsnd.org/
Thanks and please do keep in touch.
My Groups: Honolulu Civil BeatMy Networks: Reveal
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