RADIO DOCUMENTARIES, STORIES, AND INTERVIEWS

Zydeco Nation tells the story of the French Creole migration from South Louisiana to Northern California and the rise of the Bay Area's thriving zydeco culture. It was was funded in part by the California Council and distributed by Prime Time Radio. Produced in 2012 by Barry and Richard Ziglar; narrated by Richard.

GulfWatch is a project launched by public ten Gulf Coast radio and TV stations and led by Louisiana Broadcasting. It examines "the environmental, economic, legal and social implications of the massive spill that will be felt for years to come." Funding comes from the Corpration for Public Broadcasting. In 2011, Barry and Richard Ziglar produced 14 GulfWatch stories for KRVS in Lafayete, Louisiana.

American Public Media's The Story With Dick Gordon featured several of Barry's and Richard Ziglar's GulfWatch stories in 2011, on the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill.

Still Singing the Blues, a two-part, two-hour radio documentary series about older blues and rhythm-and-blues musicians in New Orleans and South Louisiana. The series was funded in part by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Produced in 2010 by Barry and Richard Ziglar; narrated by Richard.

Elizabeth Edwards: A Political Thinker in her Own Right was broadcast by Prime Time Radio after Edwards' death from breast cancer in 2010. It's a four-minute excerpt from Barry's 2007 interview with Edwards for O, The Oprah Magazine. A 10-minute except from the same interview was posted here by The Independent Weekly in an audio slideshow, paired with photos by Jenny Warburg.

Truckin' My Blues Away, a music-rich hour-long radio documentary about four older Southern bluesmen-and the folklorist who is working to promote them on the world stage. Produced in 2010 by Barry and Richard Ziglar for Prime Time Radio; narrated by Barry.

Living in Poverty, a 2010 conversation between Barry and Prime Time Radio's Mike Cuthbert about seniors at the economic margin. Includes audio clips of three family matriarchs interviewed by Barry.

Picking Up the Pieces, a Gracie Award-winning 2008 documentary about the growing role of parents in caring for veterans who return home severely injured from Iraq and Afghanistan. Reported, co-produced, and narrated by Barry, and distributed by Prime Time Radio. Produced by Steve Mencher.

Voices of Katrina, a documentary reported and narrated by Barry for Prime Time Radio. It was broadcast in 2007, on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Produced by Rachel McCarthy.

Barry discusses private military companies on Ian Masters' Background Briefing, KPFK-FM, Los Angeles in 2004.

Barry discusses blogging, journalism, and ethics during a 2009 StutterTalk podcast; discusses radio documentaries, teaching, and body image during a 2011 StutterTalk podcast; and discusses journalism, radio, and his encounter with Joseph Biden during a 2011 Stuttering is Cool podcast.

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