world of warcraft

August 17 & 18, 2012, on The Signal: 

An unlikely musical friendship blossomed thirteen years ago between two Americans and two West Africans in the Ivory Coast.  Together, they formed the band Zieti.  Since then, political turmoil has kept the old friends half a world apart.  But thanks to modern technology, they’ve made a new album nonetheless.  The American half of Zieti joins us with the new tunes, and the stories behind them.

The massively multiplayer online roleplaying game “World of Warcraft” is inhabited by the avatars of more than ten million dedicated gamers worldwide.  The master of that alternate universe is Blizzard Entertainment’s system designer Greg Street, and he joins us to talk about the ups and downs of being a virtual god.

We stroll around Bolton Hill with poet Jennifer Wallace.  Her book, “It Can Be Solved by Walking,’ explores the balance between nature, man, and the built environment.  It’s also a celebration of the simple pleasure of walking.