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A postcard from Cuzco, Peru.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A view from the Jhandi mountains, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip yearns for the life of traveler.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
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Publishing the American Dream with Chase Backer Publisher of Metropolitan Magazine. Maximum Health Radio explores the images, people, and stories t...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A new documentary explores Allen Ginsberg’s time in India.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Rotterdam Slavery Memorial, Credit: Courtesy of Pixabay
We discuss why preserving and expanding historical narratives is important to protecting our future with Cordell Reaves from the New York State Off...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 34:38
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In this episode, we revisit and update a program we recorded in January about the origins of El Salvador’s bloody gang war with journalist William ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Ardre Orie with author clients, Credit: Ardre Orie
Join World Footprints as we discuss the power of storytelling, narratives on race and, of course, travel.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2020
  • Length: 39:54
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The human thirst for knowledge about our mysterious next door neighbor is about to receive more than a sip from robotic emissaries launched in 2020...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, KGLP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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The answer lies in drag: every time you double the speed you travel in a car, the energy you use quadruples. That’s because you’re fighting against...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
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It depends. When you’re driving slowly around town, it’s better to keep your windows down. But on the highway, it’s better to turn on the AC.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A crocodile in the Sundarbans, Credit: Sandip Roy
The Sundarbans in Bengal, India have become a speeded up version of global climate change.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
Join us as we walk in the footsteps of America’s rich history and discover some places that bring history alive.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 31:17
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Sandip explores the very unique sounds that make up a Kolkata winter.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
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When the leaves start to fall and temperatures begin to drop, one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the funk in food. This week, we bring y...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 15:48
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From the naked eye to the Hubble Space telescope each advance has enabled new astronomical discoveries. We have thus begun to understand our place...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
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World Pieces Host Jason Kladiva arrives in Iceland and learns about how Icelanders identify themselves, a genealogy app and the importance of swimm...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 07:58
Caption: No Kanchenjungha :-(, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy finally… finally sees the mysterious Kanchenjungha with his own eyes! Finally!

  • Added: Oct 08, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
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Some extraordinary people sharing a bit of travel advice, insights and experiences from Moscow to the Camino de Santiago and destinations in betwee...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:50
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From the time 3 million years ago that our ancestor Lucy walked in what is now Ethiopia until the widespread use of electric lighting began in the ...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KSFR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Exciting new research indicates that there could be a lake of liquid water beneath the south Martian polar cap. Further research will be required t...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , WLPR , KUPR low power FM, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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It has been 20 years since the world woke up to the news that a half mile diameter asteroid, 1997 XF11, discovered by Space Watch on Kitt Peak, had...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , WTIP, KRWG, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Imagine a spacecraft traveling at a speed that would take it from New York to Tokyo in less than a minute, a mere 4 million miles from the surface ...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , WTIP, KKRN, KSFR and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
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In a few weeks ,as Earth and Mars moved closer together, a dust storm engulfed most of the red planet making it impossible to see its surface featu...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5