E9: Protecting the Dunes

E9: Protecting the Dunes

Finding Hazel Hawthorne

02/01/2020 2:32PM

Episode Synopsis "E9: Protecting the Dunes"

In the ninth episode, the twelve-year-old Hazel makes a commitment and the sixty-year-old Hazel honors the commitment. As the the Cape Cod National Seashore is established, the symptoms of Hazel's illness begin to make it more difficult for her to spend time in the dunes. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Hazel Hawthorne’s diary and letter to Prudence Hawthorne cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Hazel Hawthorne’s speech in the 1960 Eastham hearings quoted with a few omissions. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

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