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Happy Boisakh (or just have some fried food)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Calcutta food festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
Contrary to popular belief, Diwali or the Festival of Lights is not New Year everywhere in India. Some celebrate their New Year during Holi the fes...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Whistle-Stop Tour
From: Israel Story
Caption: Elik Frumchenko whistles with members of a Chinese whistling festival
A young Israeli is backpacking in China when he becomes the first ever Western professional whistler to perform at a Chinese whistle convention.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Tropes of Fiction
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A funny blog on the site Publishing Perspectives came up with a checklist for the must have ingredients of a bad South Asian diasporan novel. Arran...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
India's kite makers and kite fighters
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: Kite maker Abdul Rauf (center) with Dilip Kapadia (right) flying a kite on a Mumbai rooftop, Credit: Adi Narayan
A profile of two old men who've bonded over the last three decades by their love for kites. One lovingly makes them, while the other flies them in ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
TO BE TAKEI -- Jennifer Kroot and Bill Weber Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Bill Weber and Jennifer Kroot, San Francisco, CA 8/13/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jennifer Kroot and Bill Weber talk balance, the feud with Shatner, and trying to keep up with George.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 20:39
The Musical Hits of Indian Elections - 2014 edition
From: KALW
Caption: Drummers for the Congress Party, Credit: Sandip Roy
An Indian election campaign is not entirely unlike a Bollywood film. The heroes and villains might flip flop depending on your party preference. B...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Sandip Roy is haunted by boots!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Jewelry Box movie poster
"Ghosts" in India are different in more than just their name.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping memories of Chinatown alive – and kicking!
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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From the 1940s until the 1960s, San Francisco’s Chinatown was home to a thriving Chinese American nightclub scene. The scene died out in the 60s, a...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
To Date or Not To Date? That is the Chinese Immigrant Teenager's Question
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Reflections on China's Bureaucracy: Standing in my Underwear in a Shanghai Supermarket
From: STephen ASma
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Humorous and philosophical essay about a brush with Chinese Security Guards in Shanghai

  • Added: Jun 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
Losing Face and Saving Face: Understanding Chinese Culture
From: STephen ASma
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Humorous and Philosophical essay about "Face Culture" in everyday China

  • Added: Jun 24, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
Space for a Big Sister
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
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Thien To is a senior at South Philadelphia High. She’s been struggling to hold on to her sanctuary and become the big sister she wants to be.

Bought by WHYY


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Bob and Aimee Gerold
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Aimee Gerold speaks with her father, Bob, about her adoption from China.

Bought by WTJU and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 2
Day in the Life
From: Stace Carter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interesting angles on the seemingly average.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:42
Going Green: Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Credit: WildChina
We conclude this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservanc...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 11:02
The Year of the Rabbit: Count Your Blessings
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Year of the Rabbit Zen Brush, Credit: Etsy, Inc.
Join us today for the first part of this week's show on the upcoming Chinese New Year with special guest Ms. Peng Zeng, assistant director of the C...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
Tibetan monk, computer genius
From: The Tibet Connection
Caption: Venerable Lobsang Monlam, computer genius monk, Credit: www.lobsangmonlam.org
This Buddhist monk from Tibet went from learning how to switch a computer on to programming sophisticated, innovative software all on his own in ju...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:52
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Proud to be a Nerd
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
Global Guru-Thailand's Hot and Cold Food
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru learns how to avoid culinary death in Bangkok -- and just why Thais categorize their food.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 3
On the frontlines of the non-profit world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
Ask Duke
From: David Green
Series: Korean Exchange Student
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ask Duke is South Korea’s most popular (and pretend) call-in radio show. So, tune in and learn about South Korea and the life of the show’s host,...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ducks and Shoes at Abakus
From: Chinatown Youth Radio Philadelphia
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Introducing Abakus, a new shopping experience in Philadelphia Chinatown

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
My T-shirt Says it All
From: Jacob Fenston
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Three T-shirt designers use the garments as a way to fight racism, communicate cultural identity, and mourn friends whove passed away.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Year of the Boar
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder and his wife, Wendy Mok, celebrate Chinese New Year...the old-fashioned way

  • Added: Jan 08, 2008
  • Length: 08:29