ARRVLS

This is the first person account of a fugitive. He knew he was in trouble – big trouble. So he ran – for 31 years. Until finally, he realized, he didn’t want to run anymore.The story was produced by Max Miller in collaboration with KCRW's Unfictional, where Nick White, Carla Green, and Bob Carlson help edit and produce this story. Editorial support and sound design from Jonathan Hirsch. Nick Wh...

In 1915, thousands of Armenian christians were forced by the Ottoman government to march to their death into the deserts of modern-day Syria. A man named Stepan survived this march with the help of a muslim sheikh. Nearly a century later, his granddaughter returned to Syria to retrace his path to America, and to thank the family of the man who saved her grandfather's life.

"You were the angriest against injustice, and you were the hungriest for something new". From drive-by shootings and drug addiction in the ganglands of the San Gabriel Valley to a life dedicated to poetry and community service: the story of Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez this week on ARRVLS.

Part Two of our series on the life and remarkable times of Joe Lumbroso: The Children of God, or The Family as it's sometimes called, was founded in California in the late 1960's. The Family is a fringe religious group with a worldwide following. Their leader referred to himself as a prophet, as moses, as a king. The group has become infamous for many of their practices, including the use of s...

The Children of God, or The Family as it's sometimes called, was founded in California in the late 1960's. The Family is a fringe religious group with a worldwide following. Their leader referred to himself as a prophet, as moses, as a king. The group has become infamous for many of their practices, including the use of sex as a missionary tool. Rarely do we have the opportunity to get a behin...

One brisk autumn morning in Brooklyn, Katie decided to go for a bike ride. Little did she know that the gruesome events to follow would nearly cost Katie her life, and forever change how she looked at the world.

He's been a womanizing petty criminal. A revolutionary marxist. An ex-con bank robber. A spiritual teacher. This week on ARRVLS, we go on a journey through the many lives of John Sherman. Find out more about John & Carla Sherman's organization Just One Look, by visiting their website. ARRVLS is a proud member of The Heard. Check out fellow member Erica Heilman's program Rumble Strip Vermont. ...

Catie's dad joined the FBI after serving in Vietnam. Despite the popular portrayals of FBI agents in the media, Catie's dad was a dressed-down family man with a day job that happened to be highly classified. But things changed dramatically in Catie's life when her dad became very ill, and the mystery of her dad's illness would haunt her for years. Then one day, she went to the movies. Producer...

Catie's dad joined the FBI after serving in Vietnam. Despite the popular portrayals of FBI agents in the media, Catie's dad was a dressed-down family man with a day job that happened to be highly classified. But things changed dramatically in Catie's life when her dad became very ill, and the mystery of her dad's illness would haunt her for years.Then one day, she went to the movies. Producer &...

What happens when your religious faith and sexual identity directly contradict one another? Josh Tranen lived with this contradiction for years. Even while studying in an orthodox Yeshiva in Israel, Tranen struggled to reconcile his beliefs with his identity. But when attitudes towards marriage in the US shifted, Trannen found his relationship to his religion changing as well. Producer Phoebe P...

What happens when your religious faith and sexual identity directly contradict one another? Josh Tranen lived with this contradiction for years. Even while studying in an orthodox Yeshiva in Israel, Tranen struggled to reconcile his beliefs with his identity. But when attitudes towards marriage in the US shifted, Tranen found his relationship to his religion changing as well. Producer Phoebe P...

Jerry Curl takes us into her world: growing up gay in the projects on the east side of El Paso, coming out to her parents, and eventually becoming a drag performer.

Jerry Curl takes us into her world: growing up gay in the projects on the east side of El Paso, coming out to her parents, and eventually becoming a drag performer.

What's it like to be a traveling salesperson? Sarah Barrett takes us inside the mind and world of Canada's finest pitchmen.

A collaboration between ARRVLS and Borders Radio, this episode tells the story of one man's journey from redemption to loss of faith as a Mormon missionary in the Fijian Islands. Produced by Caitlin Pierce and Jonathan Hirsch Sound Design by Jonathan Hirsch Edited by Caitlin Pierce

A collaboration between ARRVLS and Borders Radio, this episode tells the story of one man's journey from redemption to loss of faith as a Mormon missionary in the Fijian Islands. For more info, visit our website: http://www.arrvls.com

This is a new special bonus feature available exclusively to Acast+ subscribers of ARRVLS. Our first installment: an extended original soundscape from our episode "Norman's House"

Michal documents her journey of sexual self-discovery, and finds out that she may not, in fact, be "vanilla" after all.

Scott Comar was a truck driver from Hartford. In the late 90s, he discovered the borderland region that includes El Paso, Texas and Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. His growing dependency on hard drugs drew him to the lawless streets where the cost of living was cheap and the dope was even cheaper. Production & Sound Design Jonathan Hirsch Associate Producer Nora Linde Illustrations Steph Tan

Scott Comar was a truck driver from Hartford. In the late 90s, he discovered the borderland region that includes El Paso, Texas and Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. His growing dependency on hard drugs drew him to the lawless streets where the cost of living was cheap and the dope was even cheaper.

What's it like to experience total memory loss? Oyevind Aamot experienced the unimaginable. After traveling the world for years, we awoke from a fall while hiking in the Himalayas not knowing who he was, how he got there, or even his own name. This is his story. Producer Jonathan Hirsch Associate Producer Nora Linde Illustrations Steph Tan

What's it like to experience total memory loss? Oyevind Aamot experienced the unimaginable. After traveling the world for years, we awoke from a fall while hiking in the Himalayas not knowing who he was, how he got there, or even his own name. This is his story.

I guess you could say that ARRVLS is a show about the future. Or at least, what each of us thinks our own future might be. And from that vantage point this episode is really interesting, because it’s about those among us who believe that the future can be known. Before it actually happens. And it all starts with a deck of intricately designed cards called..the Tarot. Producers Karen Robbins & ...

I guess you could say that ARRVLS is a show about the future. Or at least, what each of us thinks our own future might be. And from that vantage point this episode is really interesting, because it’s about those among us who believe that the future can be known. Before it actually happens. And it all starts with a deck of intricately designed cards called..the Tarot.Producers Karen Robins & Jon...

There are a lot of stories about friendship, community, and survival that have been born from AIDS. There are plays and movies that underscore the anger and the activism, and music that defines the tragedy. But for every song and every movie, there is a person. There is a community. There are friends that must embrace the bittersweet realities of life and of death. There are loved ones buried t...

There are a lot of stories about friendship, community, and survival that have been born from AIDS.  There are plays and movies that underscore the anger and the activism, and music that defines the tragedy.  But for every song and every movie, there is a person. There is a community. There are friends that must embrace the bittersweet realities of life and of death. There are loved ones buried...

It’s been five years since a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan, but the images from that time are indelible: the wall of water devouring parts of the Japanese coastline. Cars lifted over walls and tumbling into the sides of buildings.Then there’s all the fear and uncertainty that followed. When the Tsunami caused the meltdown of a nuclear power plant, the whole world was watching. And it’s in this ...

It’s been five years since a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan, but the images from that time are indelible: the wall of water devouring parts of the Japanese coastline. Cars lifted over walls and tumbling into the sides of buildings. Then there’s all the fear and uncertainty that followed. When the Tsunami caused the meltdown of a nuclear power plant, the whole world was watching. And it’s in this ...

In the new year, I decided to pack up my life and move across the country, leaving my old home in Brooklyn for my new home in Los Angeles. At the same time, producer Sara Brooke Curtis was leaving her home in San Francisco for the northeast. We decided to keep track of our changing cities and changing lives through sound, through observation of the world around us. We wrote down our thoughts. W...

In the new year, I decided to pack up my life and move across the country, leaving my old home in Brooklyn for my new home in Los Angeles. At the same time, producer Sara Brooke Curtis was leaving her home in San Francisco for the northeast. We decided to keep track of our changing cities and changing lives through sound, through observation of the world around us. We wrote down our thoughts. ...

During the 1970's hundreds of thousands of Russian nationals migrated from the country. Many left in protest to the policies of the soviet regime: the antisemitism, the curbing of civil liberties, the jailing of political dissidents. And while it was possible to exit the country, it was for a long time, almost impossible to return. Refugees from this era in Russian history are sometimes referre...

During the 1970's hundreds of thousands of Russian nationals migrated from the country. Many left in protest to the policies of the soviet regime: the antisemitism, the curbing of civil liberties, the jailing of political dissidents. And while it was possible to exit the country, it was for a long time, almost impossible to return. Refugees from this era in Russian history are sometimes referre...

Jax Beach is a small, scruffy seaside town in Jacksonville Florida. It's not what I expected from Florida, to be honest, having visited other beach towns in Florida like Tampa, Daytona, and Miami. Jax Beach isn't like those towns.  Really it feels more like Venice Beach in California, replete with yoga studios, head shops, and vegetarian restaurants. Sun drenched surfers still wet from the ocea...

Jax Beach is a small, scruffy seaside town in Jacksonville Florida. It's not what I expected from Florida, to be honest, having visited other beach towns in Florida like Tampa, Daytona, and Miami. Jax Beach isn't like those towns. Really it feels more like Venice Beach in California, replete with yoga studios, head shops, and vegetarian restaurants. Sun drenched surfers still wet from the ocea...

Jerry McGill (Jerome) and Dalton Conley grew up next to one another in a tough area of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1980's. Dalton's family lived in public subsidized housing, which sat in the middle of a block of project housing, where Jerry lived. The two became friends.On January 1, 1982 a random and senseless act would transform both of their lives. This is their story. Producer...

Jerry McGill (Jerome) and Dalton Conley grew up next to one another in a tough area of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1980's. Dalton's family lived in public subsidized housing, which sat in the middle of a block of project housing, where Jerry lived. The two became friends. On January 1, 1982 a random and senseless act would transform both of their lives. This is their story.

A 17 year old Chilean girl decides to travel to the US as an exchange student. Her host family lives in Minnesota. When she arrives, she quickly becomes fast friends with a girl her age in the house. But not long after she arrives, the exchange student finds out that she's pregnant. She gives birth to her daughter in the US, and returns to Chile. She has another child, named Guido. And growing ...

A 17 year old Chilean girl decides to travel to the US as an exchange student. Her host family lives in Minnesota. When she arrives, she quickly becomes fast friends with a girl her age in the house. But not long after she arrives, the exchange student finds out that she's pregnant. She gives birth to her daughter in the US, and returns to Chile. She has another child, named Guido. And growin...

When Thanksgiving arrived in 2008, Robert found himself struggling with a tangled mess of emotions. The economic crisis in the U.S., big changes at home, and the challenges of the workplace all conspired to make it difficult for Robert to keep his head above water. Despite these challenges, he and his family decided to make the long drive from St. Paul to Lafayette, Indiana. And what he discove...

When Thanksgiving arrived in 2008, Robert found himself struggling with a tangled mess of emotions. The economic crisis in the U.S., big changes at home, and the challenges of the workplace all conspired to make it difficult for Robert to keep his head above water. Despite these challenges, he and his family decided to make the long drive from St. Paul to Lafayette, Indiana. And what he discove...

If our bodies are maps, it is our parents who provide the ink. Their genetic code draws out the boundaries of our personal geography.And we all know that this map like every map, changes over time. Continents grow smaller, oceans wider..our shape changing in a solution to the equation of gravity over age. But for some that ink is the kind that disappears.We all live with the knowledge of our ow...

Eva Mae was born and raised in a rural part of Georgia just shy of the South Carolina border, outside of the small town of Clyo, Georgia. Eva has lived there all of her life, in an area called Berryville, where several generations of families have continued to live. Eva married her high school sweetheart and together they had a son. They purchased a trailer and a car, but shortly afterwards Eva...

What we do for a living can say so much about who we are, and at the same time it can say so little. It makes sense that the thing we do day after day could come to define us over time, but what about the person who clocks in when you do? What about the person in the seat across from you..the one who arrived from the other side of the subway platform? The one who is twice your age or half your ...

On September 11th, 2001, Ney Melo watched from the window of his office at Lehman Brothers as the first tower of the World Trade Center burned. The event stirred an already brewing sense deep within that he needed to make a change in his life. And it is this sense that took Ney on an inspiring journey of self-discovery from the stock market trading floor, to the milongas (or tango clubs) of Bue...

Felix Neals is an 86 year old retired administrative judge. He is gentle and deliberate in his manner of speaking, and stands a towering 6 foot 6 inches tall. You wouldn't know it by talking to him, but Felix hardly spoke for the first 14 years of his life. He knew that he was different from most people. And across many states and decades, from a small subdivision on the border of the Everglade...

We'd like to believe that culture is something that evolves. That the current generation learns from the mistakes of the ones that came before them, and that we move, albeit in fits and starts, towards a more just, inclusive, and equitable society. But somewhere in the midst of this daily march forward, are the stories of our own complicated lives. And for some the most essential part of their ...

This episode is a story about the transformative power of loss. How one tiny life can become so large, that you begin to see it everywhere and in everything that you do.Our first contributor piece comes to us from independent producer and storyteller Sara Curtis, who traces the loss of her and her husband Ryan's child over the course of a year.Sara is a freelance radio producer, writer and phot...

Larry kept his sexuality a secret for fear of being rejected by his family, jailed by the government of Cameroon or subjected to mob violence. Even so, there were times he couldn’t avoid trouble from people who found out. He became estranged from his younger brother, was attacked by someone he met online and extorted by a group that broke into his hotel room. Larry and his boyfriend now live in...

Andrew Field channeled his love for surfing and good food into a popular sea-side restaurant in Rockaway Beach, NY. When Hurricane Sandy threatened to destroy his hard work, he was forced to think fast and face realities that come with living in an increasingly unpredictable environment.Produced & Edited by Jonathan Hirsch, Gabrielle Lewis, & Nora Linde Music & Sound Design by Jonathan Hirsch

Kaz Smith was unlike anybody Niva had ever met. He was sharp, positive, and independent. Their relationship built slowly, which at times was difficult. "He was measured in everything" Niva said. "I wanted to hang out more. I wanted to see him more than just on the weekends. But he set the pace."After weeks of escalating symptoms, an MRI showed that Kaz had developed a rare form of brain cancer,...