The Journeys
Explore the map above to follow Todd’s journeys around the world. Each pin represents a piece of the storytelling puzzle where you can take a pit stop to learn more about the artistic endeavors that occured there. Click any location to learn more, or use the grid below to filter by subject, media, or specific journey timeline. Enjoy!
The drone of diesel engines had given way to the soothing silence of this majestic sailing ship, bowing to mother ... (read more)
I have been too long and far away from the sea. The Jeep I'm driving leans and nods through the ... (read more)
for BBC Radio 4 – Julian May, Producing ... (read more)
II A Drake’s Passage Sfx – Footsteps up steel ladder and onto deck waves and wind… #12 track 1. Though ... (read more)
III A – Trinity Ice Sfx – wind and waves Our tall sailing ship Europa sets sail after dinner into ... (read more)
V A Port Lockroy Sfx – #9 track 19 – The wind blowing very - Conny talking to bridge from ... (read more)
IVA Paradise Harbour Our tall ship Europa ghosts down the Errera Channel beneath piebald peaks in a blare of morning ... (read more)
"Gentlemen, we are going sailing!" Captain Klaas Gaastra's Dutch accent resonates across the deck of the three-masted barque Europa. The ... (read more)
RADIO NETHERLANDS WERELDOMROEP“Bark EUROPA: In the Wake of the Ancients”Part One: The VoyageWritten By: Todd Jarrell SUGGESTED INTRO: The tall ... (read more)
RADIO NETHERLANDS WERELDOMROEP“Bark EUROPA; In the Wake of the Ancients”Part Two: At SeaBy: Todd Jarrell SUGGESTED INTRO: The tall ship ... (read more)
RADIO NETHERLANDS WERELDOMROEP“Bark EUROPA: In the Wake of the Ancients”Part Three: Easter IslandBy: Todd Jarrell SUGGESTED INTRO: The tall ship ... (read more)
The loopy blue neon letters spell out "Robert's Western World." Atop the sign stands an 8-foot-tall, no-nonsense brown cowboy boot; ... (read more)
RADIO NETHERLANDS WERELDOMROEP“Bark EUROPA: In the Wake of the Ancients”Part Four: The Roaring FortiesBy: Todd Jarrell SUGGESTED INTRO: The tall ... (read more)
RADIO NETHERLANDS WERELDEMROEP“Bark EUROPA: In the Wake of the Ancients”Part Five: Cape HornBy: Todd Jarrell SUGGESTED INTRO: The tall ship ... (read more)
Story ran in The Advocate, The American Press, Times Picayune, The Examiner ... (read more)
"There is a mountain in Borneo," Hans began, "We should climb it." He had my attention. Though he was calling ... (read more)
In the elevator lobby of Tokyo's Daizen Tuna Company is a framed black-and-white poster, dated 1920. In the foreground is ... (read more)
In the dark predawn, Phra Acharn sat in the lotus position, deep in prayer. A wrist-thick candle lit the faces ... (read more)
In association with Brad Sells In search of exotic woods, world-class sculptor Brad Sells meets botanists, Boer farmers, scientists and ... (read more)
In association with Brad Sells Filmed in Tennessee, Hawaii and New York City, TREE SAFARI: The Koa Connection is a ... (read more)
One Tennessee town’s waking nightmare and a nation’s struggle against methamphetamine addiction. The Film https://itvs.org/films/crank/ In less than a decade ... (read more)
TUBA U: BASSO PROFUNDO follows an unusual 22-piece musical ensemble into the recording studio, across the U.S., and onto the ... (read more)
Celebrate the groundbreaking band’s musical milestones and hits along with special guests Vince Gill, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss, ... (read more)
Bluegrass Underground presents an extraordinary concert special by Roots-Rocker Brandi Carlile—amazing vocals, string arrangements, driving rhythm section and searing guitars—something ... (read more)
BRIGHT LIGHTS LITTLE CITY is a celebration of one small Appalachian mountain town that embraced creativity without reservation, found success ... (read more)
Discover people who became addicted as teenagers or before: who were first given opioids by friends or by medical staff, ... (read more)
Celebrate award-winning singer/songwriters, veterans and active service members as they come together for a powerful night of music during “Songwriting ... (read more)
BLUEGRASS NOW! is an homage to Bluegrass’ past to honor Bluegrass’ present and future. Join hosts Rhonda Vincent and Jim ... (read more)
Taped before a live audience in the “underworld” of The Caverns subterranean amphitheater, ¡Dia de los Muertos! is a musical ... (read more)