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THE OPENING ACT
OCTOBER 6�13, 2021
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
What we’re into
A WALK IN THE WOODS
— WITH TRUE CRIME
PODCASTS
N
othing enlivens a walk in the
woods quite so much as lis-
tening to the tale of an unsolved
double murder.
Although I’ll concede that,
when it comes to listening op-
tions, this one is rather less
soothing than birdsong or the
sighing of wind in pine boughs.
As much as I enjoy the music
that nature supplies, I have
noticed over the years, and the
miles, that the melody from one
mountain brook is pretty much
the same tune as any other.
True crime, by contrast, is end-
lessly surprising.
For the past several months
during our regular weekend hikes,
my wife, Lisa, and I, and our kids,
Olivia, 14, and Max, 10, have
frequently brought, besides the
snacks and the water bottles, a
wireless speaker that looks rather
like a mushroom.
It’s white, anyway, and round.
This cunning little device,
which weighs little more than
a sandwich, connects to our
phones via the invisible digital
tentacle called Bluetooth and
plays podcasts.
We don’t always turn on the
speaker.
I would consider it an unpar-
donable breach of backcountry
etiquette to blare anything —
whether it’s a murder mystery
or, say, The Beatles’ White
Album — while walking a trail or
road where we’re likely to come
across other hikers.
Some of whom might not
share my affi nity for forensic sci-
ence or “Back in the U.S.S.R.”
But with a few exceptions,
such as the Lake Basin in the
Eagle Cap Wilderness and the
Anthony Lakes area, our corner
of Oregon is a pretty remote
place, where crowds are as rare
as a social media thread that
lacks a single insult.
I don’t want to imply that we
confi ne our podcast topics to the
grisly and sordid, although this
genre is as richly represented in
the online audio world as on the
shelves of a bookstore or library.
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We’re also partial to a pair
of free podcasts. “Locations
Unknown,” as its name suggests,
explores missing persons cases.
“The Strange Sessions” is
more eclectic, tackling such top-
ics as Bigfoot and other cryptids,
and a variety of supernatural
subjects including ghosts.
Olivia’s favorite is “Unsolved
Mysteries,” an audio-only update
of the 1980s TV series starring
the inimitable Robert Stack.
All three podcasts are avail-
able on iTunes and many other
providers.
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