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The Army has stepped up its training for tunnel warfare, a dangerous - and growing - form of combat

Caption: An Army Special Forces soldier stands near the entrance of Fort Liberty's subterranean training facility. The elaborate Hamas tunnels in Gaza have brought new attention to underground combat, but the U.S. military began increasing its focus on tunnel warf, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Hamas' elaborate tunnels in Gaza have brought attention to underground warfare, but it's a tactic used by many other potential U.S. adversaries.

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Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price

People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Sonnet for What Will Be Well

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: 'shipwrecked, lost everything, all's well...", Credit: Edgar Cook

Poems are solace in times of not knowing. Today, a Sonnet for What Will Be Well. "There are events that narrowly avoid crossing our paths, eve...

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War Diaries: From Kyiv to Tripoli

From: Mateo Schimpf

Audio documentaries from the front lines

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Kara Swisher: Where the Tech Love Story Went Wrong

From: Mateo Schimpf

Plus, a surprising story about reality TV in Kenya

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Painting the Town Safe

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: City activists are painting sidewalks hoping to encourage more street life in Kolkata., Credit: Sandip Roy

Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crim...

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A revived program allows green card holders to become citizens faster if they enlist in the military

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Airman 1st Class Joshua Garamfel, originally from Micronesia, is awarded an Airman's coin at the end of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland on July 12. Garamfel was one of 18 new citizen-graduates., Credit: Vanessa Adame / U.S. Air Force

The program allows recruits to naturalize at the end of basic training. Several military branches have revived it at a time when the military is ha...

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Pride Then and Now

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: The South Asian contingent at the San Francisco Pride Parade in 2016 and also the last time I was there during Pride. , Credit: Sandip Roy

At a time when June is celebrated as Pride month both in Kolkata and San Francisco, Sandip reflects on a what it took to reconcile both parts of on...

They helped American troops in Afghanistan. Now, they want to stay in the U.S.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Nangialy Nang spends time with his youngest daughter in their San Antonio apartment. Nang worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces starting in 2007. He was ultimately evacuated from the country in 2021 along with his family. He worries he could lose every, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

A temporary program that allowed tens of thousands of Afghans to live in the U.S. is scheduled to expire this summer. The Biden Administration's pl...

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This Asian American Life

From: Mateo Schimpf

How are Asian-Americans fighting back against accusations of divided loyalties and the sense of “perpetual foreignness”?

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As its relationship with China worsens, the U.S. is making deals with smaller Pacific nations

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits the Philippine Department of National Defense in Manila, Feb. 2, 2023. Austin announced an agreement to expand American military presence in the Philippines, calling the deal "especially important as the Peopl, Credit: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense

The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. m...

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Retired from the U.S. military, these bomb techs are helping dispose of mines in Ukraine

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A sign indicates the presence of mines in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in early December. , Credit: Cory Vaillancourt / American Homefront

The volunteers - some in their 70s - are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.

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WHAT IS RUDE? Across Cultures, with Cross-Cultural Communications Specialist Katherine King

From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician

WHAT IS RUDE? Across Cultures, with Cross-Cultural Communications Specialist Katherine King. We share ideas and delve deep into presumptions, expe...

For veterans trying to help their Afghan allies come to the U.S., it's a slow, frustrating process

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Eric Terashima (right) stands with an interpreter, an Afghan Army Colonel, and some Afghan children in a 2010 photograph., Credit: Courtesy Eric Terashima

Since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, many American veterans have tried to help Afghan allies escape the collapsing country. Though s...

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After a year in the U.S., Afghan refugees face day-to-day challenges and an uncertain future

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Margaret Costantino, right, director of the Center for Refugee Services in San Antonio, organizes donations for Afghan refugees. She is assisted by Mohammad, an employee who himself is an Afghan refugee. He asked that his last name be withheld because he , Credit: Center for Refugee Services

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago led tens of thousands of people to flee the country and come to America. But for some who are her...

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The Necessary Truth

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Credit: University of Michigan

While everyone wants to move on from COVID-19, but professor of epidemiology at Michigan University Bhramar Mukherjee says that the future depends ...

The Big Ponder #33: Housing

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

The demand for affordable housing has reached an all-time high in both Europe and North America. In this episode, Tomma Suki investigates the housi...

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National Guard troops are arresting migrants in Texas. Critics say they're not qualified to do it.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: The governor of Texas is continuing to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. Texas National Guard troops have been deployed to Mexican border to help law enforcement agents arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally. As Carson Frame report, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard member...

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Making Sense of a Growing Refugee Crisis

From: Mateo Schimpf

In this episode, journalist Hana Baba talks with former refugee Maryan Hassan and author Ty McCormick, whose new book "Beyond the Sand and Sea" tel...

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When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You (AAPI Heritage Month Story)

From: Mateo Schimpf

In this episode, we hear from US Congressman Andy Kim about how the power competition between China and the US creates fear and anxiety on the home...

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Facing Our Climate Future

From: Mateo Schimpf

This week, we talk about climate policy with former California Governor Jerry Brown, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and former Colombian president Juan...

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20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?

From: Mateo Schimpf

US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

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Can We Vaccinate 7.9 Billion People?

From: Mateo Schimpf

If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ve already been vaccinated, or at least have an appointment booked, but people who live...

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The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You

From: Mateo Schimpf

In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

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From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War

From: Mateo Schimpf

In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

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