Scott Carrier (Salt Lake City, UT) has produced documentaries, essays, commentaries, and sound portraits for public radio since 1983. His work has been broadcast by NPR on "All Things Considered," "Weekend Edition," and "Soundprint." His stories have also been aired by the BBC and the ABC, Australia, as well as “This American Life” (WBEZ, Chicago), Radio Smithsonian, NEW AMERICAN RADIO and "The Ossgood Files." (CBC Radio Network). Battle Mountain was premiered by NPR’s "Soundprint" in 1991.