This week on eTown, we’re featuring indie-folk-rock band Big Thief and legendary Americana singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, live from Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. While the theatre of Red Rocks... read more →
Last week on eTown, we dug into our archives to present a show from 2020 featuring musical artists Valerie June and Mick Flannery. Also, Ann Rolfes, Director of Louisiana Bucket... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented musical guests The War and Treaty, comprised of husband and wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, along with "The American Songster" himself, Dom... read more →
Previously on eTown, we continued our dive into the archives with a show that features musical guests Christone "Kingfish" Ingram from Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms from... read more →
Previously at eTown, we traveled back in time (yet again) to revisit a show from 2019 featuring musical guests Ron Pope and Pieta Brown. Nick also had an amazing chat... read more →
Previously on eTown, we dug into the archives to listen to a show from 2019 featuring American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin and British singer-songwriter John Smith. Nick also had a chat... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part Two of a special eTown Show featuring the wily veteran Bruce Cockburn and the wide-eyed neophyte Abraham Alexander.
Previously on eTown, we presented Part One of a special eTown Show featuring the wily veteran Bruce Cockburn and the wide-eyed neophyte Abraham Alexander. Nick also has an intriguing chat... read more →
Previously on eTown, we revisited a show from 2019 featuring tattooed teddy bear Timothy Showalter--who goes by the stage name Strand Of Oaks--and singer-songwriter Anna Burch. Nick also interviewed Murray... read more →
Previously at eTown, we traveled back to 2019 to revisit an acoustic-ish and bluegrass-esque show featuring The Infamous Stringdusters and Molly Tuttle. Nick also had a chat with Maria Rose... read more →
Previously on eTown, Afie Jurvanen (who goes by the stage name Bahamas)--a great singer-songwriter from Nova Scotia, Canada visited us. Joining him, from Los Angeles by way of Marfa, Texas,... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part Two (of Two) of a very special show from 2019 featuring Anders Osborne and Chatham County Line and, making a surprise appearance, were the... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part One (of Two) of a very special show from 2019 featuring Swedish export to The Big Easy, Anders Osborne, and from North Carolina, Chatham... read more →
Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan joined Nick, Helen, and the Etones at eTown last week to play some classic tunes as well as more recent originals. Also on stage were the... read more →
Joining us on on of our recent popular re-airing was singer/songwriter extraordinaire Citizen Cope, known for his unique and exquisite fusion of blues, soul, and hip-hop. We also welcomed Portland-based... read more →
We're continuing with our summer playlist series! Take a look at the playlist above to get a feel for some of our upcoming Presents and Live Radio Taping artists. We're... read more →
We dug into the archives this week to revisit a dynamic show featuring comedic characters and hidden treasures. The Milk Carton Kids balanced their humorous banter with dark folk music,... read more →
Nick, Helen, and the crew head back to The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas to tape a very special show featuring musical guests Allison Russell and Parker Millsap. Allison Russell's career... read more →
2004 was such a wonderful year for conversation at eTown that it was difficult to pick just one interview to showcase in our "Best of 2004" episode. We wanted to be... read more →
SOLD OUT @ eTOWN “LIFE LESSONS” RELEASE - NOW ALSO A LIVESTREAM! What: Livestream “Life Lessons” Album Release When: August 25st, 2021, 7p.m. - 9:00p.m. Who: Tim O’Brien, Bill Frisell, Dale... read more →
Imagine New York Harbor as one of the most dynamic environments on the planet. It once was. The Billion Oyster Project believes that together, we can revive our shared blue... read more →
500 Women Scientists is a grassroots organization started by four women who met in graduate school at CU Boulder and who maintained friendships and collaborations after jobs and life took them... read more →
RE:FARM In the U.S., over 23.5 million people live in food deserts, areas where food is neither affordable nor accessible. The Re:Farm program tackles this problem by growing food in the... read more →
Megafire In Megafire, Michael Kodas travels to the most dangerous and remote wildernesses and to the backyards of people faced with these environmental disasters, to look at the heart of... read more →
History 100 Friends began in India in 1989 when Marc Gold discovered a Tibetan woman with terrible ear infections. He took her to the doctor and a $1 antibiotic saved... read more →
A New Way of Life’s Founder and Director Susan Burton is herself a formerly incarcerated woman who understands the challenges people face leaving prison. After more than 20 years cycling in and... read more →
Filmmaker, Photographer, Entrepreneur, Problem-solver. Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski served as director, producer, and cinematographer on the Sundance Award-Winning film, Chasing Ice. Orlowski’s feature length documentary was invited to screen at the White... read more →
Tanzania is a country where children with disabilities are hidden away from society. A cleft lip, for example, is a birth defect and is something that’s easy to treat. The... read more →
One Man’s Quest to Save the Mountain Gorilla By Lauren Price, Katy Canada, Roni Dengler https://vimeo.com/165519123 Deep in the Rwandan jungle, a park ranger disguised as a buyer in the... read more →
Dr. Kenneth Lacovara has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, which at 65 tons weighs more than seven T. rex.... read more →
The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the homeless community. Their goal is to help build a better life for those that have become trapped in... read more →
History While working in Namibia for the WWF, Doug Vilsack noticed a severe gap in the energy access in Katima Mulilo, a small region in the North of the... read more →
Forest Fund's story began in a Harvard dorm room in October of 2014. For Sophia Watkins and her roommates, this marked the beginning of seven months of conversations with... read more →
Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. Since 1989 Global... read more →
https://vimeo.com/202278712 Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, (his first name pronounced ‘Shoe-Tez-Caht’) is a 16 year old indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and a powerful voice on the front lines of a global youth-led... read more →
Gulf of Alaska Keeper In the 90s, future members of Gulf of Alaska Keeper (GoAK) became increasingly concerned that Prince William Sound (PWS) and the northern Gulf of Alaska (GOA)... read more →
Laura Faye Tenenbaum is an Innovator in Science Communication and a member of the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she creates content for NASA’s Global... read more →
https://vimeo.com/214899076 Justin Kruger was inspired to start Project Helping in 2014 after years of regularly volunteering himself in the community. Kruger realized the power that volunteering had in his own... read more →
https://vimeo.com/214182266 Finger Lakes ReUse is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Ithaca, NY, that currently operates two Community ReUse Centers, expanding reuse of materials through convenience, affordability, and... read more →
MISSION National Young Farmers Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success. VISION They envision a country where young people who are willing to work, get trained... read more →
https://vimeo.com/207377596 Dr. Geoff Tabin is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project and the John A and Marva M Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual... read more →
https://vimeo.com/204257917 Food for Hope's mission is to empower and nourish the future of their community by providing nutritious food to children in need. There are thousands of children in Adams... read more →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XSQLuQdqc Bren Smith, owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm and GreenWave Executive Director, pioneered the development of restorative 3D ocean farming. A lifelong commercial fisherman, his work has been profiled by CNN, The... read more →
Sometimes the best ideas are hatched while sharing a local beer with friends. A discussion of the amazing work being done by local nonprofits led FoCo Cafe’s cofounder Jeff to... read more →
https://vimeo.com/175459111 We’re hEAR For You was founded in 2009 by Speech-Language Pathologist Caroline DeCelles and Music Business Professional Katie Carmody after realizing the need for concert-goers to have access to... read more →
An energy revolution is under way in the U.S. and beyond, and Gov. Bill Ritter wants everyone to know about it. Bill Ritter, the 41st governor of Colorado who served... read more →
via The New York Times BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — The towering machines stand a few miles from shore, in a precise line across the seafloor, as rigid in the ocean... read more →
The first major advancement in firearm safety technology in decades: a revolutionary smart gun with a built in fingerprint sensor that knows who is firing it. Parents don’t need to... read more →
Doniece Sandoval describes herself as an 'idea person'. As a young adult, she worked in the corporate world in San Francisco and soon after headed to New York City to... read more →