![]() ![]() When I got into college I was a science geek-I majored in physics and geology-but outside of class I spent all of my time at the radio station. ![]() Well, I was a public radio fan from the time I was in junior high school, way back in the early days of NPR, when public radio was this tiny, obscure media outlet. Here we talk with David about his early days in radio, the power of science, and petting a sleeping lion. His latest book, American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World, tells the story of a total eclipse that crossed the Wild West in 1878.Ī previous speaker from Point of Departure, David has felt the heat of erupting volcanoes, the chill of the South Pole, and the bite of African safari ants over the course of his radio career. An avid umbraphile, he has witnessed five total solar eclipses across the globe. BIO David Baron is a journalist, author, and broadcaster who has spent most of his thirty-year career in public radio, covering environment and science beats for various NPR outlets and programs. ![]()
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