American Refugee
They came here as young children, brought illegally into the country by their parents. They might soon all be deported. LISTEN.
info_outline Northside - Pit BullAmerican Refugee
A black man walks his pit bull through a white neighborhood. What could go wrong? LISTEN.
info_outline The Secret WarAmerican Refugee
The Laotian Hmong are coopted by the CIA to fight communism. Then the real war begins. Do you want to hear a secret? LISTEN.
info_outline Invasive Species!American Refugee
Into the Florida Everglades to hunt those displaced and trying to survive. Or is it just evolution? LISTEN.
info_outline Northside - Pastor GallowayAmerican Refugee
A journey inside the desperate struggle of today's black community in North Minneapolis. LISTEN.
info_outline Rock OnAmerican Refugee
Rock musicians displaced by the pandemic. What happens when the show can't go on? LISTEN.
info_outline Death On The BorderlandsAmerican Refugee
Every night a migrant dies of thirst attempting to cross the Texas backcountry brush. LISTEN.
info_outline Immigrant ScholarsAmerican Refugee
Let's all go to college and meet the immigrant scholars behind America's cutting-edge technology. LISTEN.
info_outline BurpeesAmerican Refugee
To stay fit during the pandemic America is working out with the Russian immigrant known as the Iron Wolf. LISTEN.
info_outline Escape The RoomAmerican Refugee
A shocking episode about domestic violence. The puzzle immigrant women face when they try to escape their abusers. LISTEN.
info_outlineBecause invasive species are, right now, endangering our habitat, water and food systems on which we Americans depend to survive.
To 'Stop The Spread' our incredible scientists have asked the general public to be on the lookout for such foreign invaders as the Asian Carp and Mexican Evil Weevil.
But how does conditioning the public to find and remove foreign-named species imperil a national immigration attitude which already tends to reject the outsider?
And invasive...native...who decides what that even means?
You're about to wade into the moral habitat of history, biological imperative and the language of survival.
This is American Refugee.
Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber
Music: Purple Funk Metropolis, Rare Medium
Recorded: South Florida; Utah; Minneapolis, MN
Original Release: June 2021
https://odaction.com/americanrefugee