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Scott Carrier

Scott is one of the most original voices working in radio. The best introduction to his work is a full episode of his stories: 181 The Friendly Man.

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Am Not. Are Too. Am Not. Are Too.

333: The Center for Lessons Learned 05.25.2007

What lessons are civilians taking from the War? One journalist has said that Americans seem ...Government • Iraq
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Invisible Girl.

286: Mind Games 04.08.2005

Scott Carrier and his family live in the same Salt Lake City neighborhood as Elizabeth Smart, ...Children • Crime
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The Hiker And The Cowman Should Be Friends.

243: Later That Same Day 07.25.2003

Scott Carrier tells the story of how the environmentalist that ranchers hated the most—whom they ...Activism • Environment
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No, Of Course I Know You.

241: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes 07.11.2003

Writer and producer Scott Carrier recognizes a woman he sees in a restaurant. Scott's latest ...
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Are You Ready?

195: War Stories 09.28.2001

Scott Carrier drove 2,000 miles across the country from his home in Salt Lake City to Chicago, ...Automobiles • Politics • Travel
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Just Three Thousand More Miles To The Beach.

191: I Know What You Did This Summer 08.17.2001

Like many summer stories, this one from Scott Carrier begins with a whim and ends with a ...Automobiles • Travel
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Prologue.

181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

Ira tells the story about how Scott first got into radio. He was listening to a story on the ...Journalism • Radio • Travel
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The Test.

181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

At a fairly bleak time in his life, Scott took a job driving all over the state of Utah, ...Jobs/Employment • Mental Health
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The Friendly Man.

181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

It's another not-so-great period in Scott's life. This time he takes a job inside his ...Automobiles • Jobs/Employment • Journalism
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Who Am I? What Am I Doing Here?

181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

Scott goes on a quest to discover if the amnesia in the movies—where someone gets bonked on the ...Drugs • Health Care/Medicine • Journalism
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The Day Mom And Dad Fell In Love.

181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

Scott interviews his 11-year-old daughter about his marriage. She sheds light on the previous ...Children • Family • Fathers
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Church Of Latter Day Snakes.

146: Urban Nature 12.10.1999

Scott Carrier tells the story of trying to bring a part of the outside world inside the house ...Animals • Childhood • Family
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More Powerful Than A Locomotive.

141: Invisible Worlds 10.01.1999

One of the most powerful forces in a room can be the thing that is unspoken between people. Five ...Children • Family • Fathers
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Pot Of Gold.

113: Windfall 10.16.1998

Writer Scott Carrier in Salt Lake City tells the story of someone's life that improved with a ...Housing • Legal System • Mental Health
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Book Of Job.

96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

Reporter Scott Carrier does a story about Harvey "Job" Matusow. (38 minutes)Criminal Justice • Death • Divorce
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God Of War.

96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

In Vietnam, Jeffrey Harris, with one year of grad school, judged which soldiers stayed and which ...History • Jobs/Employment • Mental Health
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Running After Antelope.

80: Running After Antelope 10.17.1997

Scott Carrier in Salt Lake City with the latest installment in his 12-year quest to chase down ...Animals • History • Science
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Kings.

77: Pray 09.26.1997

Scott Carrier in Salt Lake City with a story about whether it's possible to be a good person if ...Family • Jobs/Employment • Religion
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On The Green River.

64: Summer 05.23.1997

We begin to hear a story by Scott Carrier. And Ron Carlson's story continues.Fiction • Jobs/Employment • Teenagers
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Parent And Child.

53: Valentine's Day '97 02.07.1997

Reporter Scott Carrier and his eleven-year-old daughter Jesse. Scott wrote Running After ...Children • Fathers • Parenting
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The Moment Humans Stopped Being Animals.

49: Animals 01.10.1997

Anthropologists agree that humans stopped being animals when they started walking upright, on ...Animals • History • Science
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Juvenile Justice.

48: Justice 01.03.1997

Scott Carrier visits a courtroom where teenagers are tried and convicted by their teenage peers ...Crime • Criminal Justice • Legal System
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Whoring In Commercial Radio News.

45: Media Fringe 12.06.1996

Scott Carrier took a job in commercial radio working for a network correspondent he refers to as ...Jobs/Employment • Journalism • Police
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Finding Amnesia.

42: Get Over It! 11.15.1996

Who among us has not wanted amnesia to help get over someone or something? But the problem with ...Health Care/Medicine • Mental Health
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Swimming Lesson.

40: Lessons 11.01.1996

Scott Carrier's wife and mother-in-law insist that Scott's three-and-a-half year old daughter ...Children • Family • Fathers
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The Test.

37: The Job That Takes Over Your Life 09.27.1996

Radio producer Scott Carrier quit his job at a low moment in his life. His wife left him and ...Family • Jobs/Employment • Mental Health
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Haiku at the Scrimmage Line

35: Fall Clearance Sale 09.06.1996

Scott Carrier's Haiku stories. Scott is the author of Running After Antelope. (13 minutes)Fiction • Poetry
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Religious Faction.

21: Factions 04.26.1996

Scott Carrier documents a group in Manti, Utah, that left the Mormon church and formed its own ...Friendship • Religion
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Radio Archive by Contributor

Scott Carrier

333: The Center for Lessons Learned 05.25.2007

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286: Mind Games 04.08.2005

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243: Later That Same Day 07.25.2003

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241: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes 07.11.2003

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195: War Stories 09.28.2001

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191: I Know What You Did This Summer 08.17.2001

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181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

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181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

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181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

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181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

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181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

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146: Urban Nature 12.10.1999

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141: Invisible Worlds 10.01.1999

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113: Windfall 10.16.1998

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96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

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96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

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80: Running After Antelope 10.17.1997

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77: Pray 09.26.1997

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64: Summer 05.23.1997

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53: Valentine's Day '97 02.07.1997

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49: Animals 01.10.1997

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48: Justice 01.03.1997

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45: Media Fringe 12.06.1996

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42: Get Over It! 11.15.1996

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40: Lessons 11.01.1996

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37: The Job That Takes Over Your Life 09.27.1996

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