Nebraska Stories
Hear Nebraska's Music Man and More
S8 • E9 Mar 23, 2017
Hear Nebraska's Music Man - If you want to hear the latest original music created by the most exciting emerging musicians in Nebraska, you have something in common with Andy Norman. In 2010 as part of his master's project, he stared a nonprofit effort to bring together fans, artists and communities through music and music journalism called HEAR Nebraska. Six years later, the group is stronger than ever, producing concerts, events and videos about musicians all across the state. We hit the road with Andy and his team as they bring music to some of Nebraska's most unexpected places. DIY Huskercasts - Paul 'Jake' Jacobson is what you might call a self-starter. What began as a curiosity from your average Cornhusker fan about a classic Husker football game turned into an all-consuming hobby to restore and build his own Husker football broadcasts from old film reels and radio calls. In the process, this husker archeologist has become an unofficial expert to husker archives and built friendship with some former football greats...all while creating something new out of some games he things no one should forget. Everest Revisited - After years of preparation and three failed attempts, Lincoln climber Robert Kay became the first Nebraskan to summit Mount Everest. It fulfilled a lifelong dream and it almost killed him. Kay talks about the emotional moment of reaching the top of the world and how he nearly died on the way down. The Pie Man - For a man with deep memories of the depression and extreme drought of the 1930's, going without is nothing new. So at 98-years old, a Hastings man uses those memories as motivation to keep his apron on...baking pies and giving them away to anyone in need - family, friends, hospice workers, cancer patients, and other causes. The Science of Soil - A group of UNL students compete for bragging rights in diagnosing dirt..or the science of soil. In just under an hour, the students must analyze the content and quality of soil in a particular area. Our cameras capture these students as they get their hands dirty analyzing the unique soil and landscape near Pawnee Lake.
