An audio doodle about this phrase: "Humankind is preceded by forest, and followed by desert." Forest versus city / tree versus car / then versus now. (more)

This hour: foxes, rabbits, snakes, whales, birds, lambs, and dogs. (more)

From the exact top of the world, Elizabeth Arnold reflects on being so far away from the rest of it. (more)

Two friends sit on a dock, meandering through a variety of ocean stories (some true and some not): (more)

A journey through the mind of heartache on an island that is really a peninsula. (more)

Throughout the long illness at the end of his life, fllmmaker Derek Jarman put an extraordinary amount of passion and physical labor into his uniqe and rugged garden. (more)

Among the victims of the powerful earthquake near Chengdu, China, are hundreds of young students who are feared dead after being trapped in the rubble of their middle school. (more)

In Tucson, Arizona, summer is like winter in Canada. (more)

The planting of a memorial tree reveals a lost story about my grandmother. (more)

To celebrate the launch of our new website, the TCF presents the Chicago Sound Drops - short audio works that conjure the city through sound, story, and imagination. (more)

This hour: a one way mission to mars, a Russian cosmonaut's favorite music, the Voyager golden record, the sound of the northern lights, and more. (more)

This piece explores what happens when trailers want to stay put, but condos travel -- removing Austin residents and their beloved trees. (more)

Scott Carrier joins the ranks of thousands of religious pilgrims who have been circling the base of Mount Kailash in Tibet for centuries. (more)

The world makes its own music, but we rarely listen with fresh ears says Aaron Ximm, sound artist, field recordist and founder of quietamerican.org. (more)

They say one man's trash is another man's treasure... Well, in Darren Atkinson's case, it's also his job. (more)

Two families share very different reasons for planting a tree when their baby is born. (more)

Found tape diary of a family holiday recorded for Grandma and Grandpa; a six-legged intruder spoils the fun. (more)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts this year's national broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2011 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. (more)

This hour: a disappearing lake, a luxury liner on the Adriatic Sea, and more. (more)

Filmmaker Tony Hill takes his blind friend to a mystery location, where she discovers her whereabouts solely through her sense of touch. (more)