Worlds of Difference
Series produced by Homelands Productions

Worlds of Difference is a six-hour limited series that uses sound-rich features to explore the impact of global change on local cultures worldwide.
Worlds of Difference looks at how local cultures around the world are responding to the pressures of global change. Six hour-long programs combine sound-rich features with narration, music, collected sound, and the comments of leading thinkers. Stories come from 23 different countries. The programs are hosted by María Hinojosa and distributed to public radio stations by NPR. Each of the specials addresses a theme: the relationship between cultural identity and the market; identity and language; identity and place; identity and religion; identity and the past; and identity and the path to the future. Each hour can stand alone, and there is no necessary order. PRODUCERS: Producers include Sandy Tolan, Alan Weisman, Jon Miller, Chris Brookes, Dmae Roberts, Frank Browning, Marianne... Show full description
Additional Files
- A Maasai elder in Kenya prepares a fifteen-year-old bride for her wedding. (Maasaibridegroom.JPG)
- Farmer Lucia Villa and her son. Villa grows more than 70 varieties of potatoes on her plots, more than 13,000 feet above sea level. (Perufarmer.JPG)
- Music for all six specials in txt format (WoDhoursmusiclist.txt)
- Rundowns for the six special hours. (WofDrundowns.txt)
- 30 sec audio promo for series (piece-specific promos are with each hour) (WoDSeriesPromo30.mp2)
31 Pieces
Bought by WBEZ, PRX Remix, and Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 09:43
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WBEZ, PRX Remix, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 11:32
- Purchases: 4
Bought by PRX Remix, WBEZ, and The PRX Podcast
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 10:59
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 07:10
- Purchases: 1
Bought by WGDR and Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 07:49
- Purchases: 2
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 05:45
- Purchases: 1
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX to iTunes
- Added: Apr 10, 2007
- Length: 13:26
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WBEZ, WBEZ, and The Nature Podcast
- Added: Apr 10, 2007
- Length: 14:33
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Jul 07, 2006
- Length: 06:40
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Jul 07, 2006
- Length: 07:00
- Purchases: 1
Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
- Added: Jul 07, 2006
- Length: 06:26
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jul 06, 2006
- Length: 10:36
Bought by The Nature Podcast and CKMO
- Added: Jul 06, 2006
- Length: 13:35
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Jul 05, 2006
- Length: 10:27
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KUT-HD
- Added: Jul 05, 2006
- Length: 08:49
- Purchases: 1
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Jul 05, 2006
- Length: 08:31
- Purchases: 1
Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
- Added: Jul 04, 2006
- Length: 04:01
- Purchases: 1
Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Jul 04, 2006
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WBEZ, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland, WFUV, and Third Coast International Audio Festival
- Added: Jul 04, 2006
- Length: 07:55
- Purchases: 4
Bought by Prairie Public, KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KSJD and more
- Added: Jul 01, 2006
- Length: 15:40
- Purchases: 20