This week Radio Curious takes you to Glass Beach in Ft. Bragg, Ca for a visit with Captain Cass Forrington, the creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum. While traveling the world as a merchant marine, Cass Forrington has transported munitions, dipped his hands in acid and chewed glass.
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer. Janet Mendell, a Radio Curious Assistant Producer participated in the development of this edition.
A former dump site at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Ft. Bragg, California, is part of the story in this edition of Radio Curious.
Captain Cass Forrington, creator and owner of the Glass Beach Museum, and the author of "Beaches Of Glass, a History & Tour of the Glass Beaches of Fort Bragg, California," is our guest. He is also a Master Mariner, holder of an unlimited Masterâs Certificate, allowing him to be the captain of any size sea going vessel. He has many stories to tell.
Captain Cass and I sat on Glass Beach No. Two in Ft. Bragg, on a windy afternoon, June 2, 2012, with the waves lapping ten feet away. We began when I asked him to describe Glass Beach. But keep listening to hear his story about putting his hands in acid 40 years ago.
Captain Cass Forrington's website is: captcass.com
He recommends a book and a movie. The book is "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," by Ray Kurzweil.
And the movie is âWhat the Bleep Do We Know?â
Radio Curious is a half-hour, weekly, long-form interview program, now in it's 22nd year. We interview people on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. Our website is www.radiocurious.org. If your station airs Radio Curious please let us know curious@radiocurious.org, we will add you to our list of syndicate stations. We also welcome questions, feedback and program ideas. Radio Curious 280 N. Oak St. Ukiah, Ca 95482. (707) 462-6541.
A Beach Made of Glass and Hands in Acid: One Man and Many Stories
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