Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Tangier Island, Va.
Tangier Island lies on Chesapeake Bay between mainland Virginia and the commonwealth’s Eastern Shore. Over the next 25 to 50 years, experts anticipate that rising sea levels will overtake it and make the island uninhabitable.
While outside reports of Tangier Island have focused on the island’s fate, local journalist Earl Swift says reporting on just the island’s challenges is an incomplete picture. Swift spent a year on the island, documenting how its deeply religious and conservative residents view their future. Swift joins Kojo in studio to share what he learned.
Guests
- Earl Swift Author, "Chesapeake Requiem: A Year With The Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island"
Book Excerpt
"Chesapeake Requiem" Introduction by wamu885 on Scribd
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