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Ivory Coast: One Village Votes

From: WILL

Caption: The streets of Abidjan, Credit: Carol Spindel

Writer and radio commentator Carol Spindel visited the Ivory Coast last November as the country took a step towards democracy with a historic elect...

Added: Feb 08, 2011
Length: 59:01

Scene of the Crime

From: Paul Bieber

In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Nov 29, 2010
Length: 10:56
Purchases: 1

Shovelling the Rain Away

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Award Winning Radio Programs

The image of old men shovelling rain off the roads in Afghanistan sets up a grim picture of the frustration of Afghans who sincerely want to make t...

Added: Sep 29, 2010
Length: 14:30

Ghost Schools

From: Seattle Globalist

Primary education is compulsory in Pakistan, and the country has a large public school system. But many of these schools are just marginally functi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WBEZ

Added: Aug 20, 2010
Length: 06:45
Purchases: 2

Standing Up To 377

From: Abbie Fentress Swanson

Caption: Humsafar Gay Men's Health Clinic, Credit: (c) 2009 Abbie Fentress Swanson

A documentary examining the politics of homosexuality in India

Bought by KZYX and WRNC-LP

Added: May 08, 2010
Length: 09:40
Purchases: 2

Silenced

From: War News Radio

Caption: An Iraqi man reads a newspaper in Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Added: Jan 15, 2010
Length: 29:00

A Day in the Life of Nadeem Awan

From: Seattle Globalist

This story follows a day in the life of Nadeem Awan, a child laborer and student in Karachi, Pakistan.

Added: Jul 10, 2009
Length: 05:22

Haiti's Dark Secret: The Restavecs

From: Rachel Leventhal

Josimene is ten years old. She is one of Haiti's 300,000 restavecs, or child slaves. While her parents were promised she'd be educated if they sen...

Added: Apr 23, 2009
Length: 12:57

Visit to Afghanistan

From: Arndt Peltner

Visiting the German troops in the north of Afghanistan

Bought by CKMO

Added: Mar 20, 2009
Length: 28:27
Purchases: 1

The Berlin Model United Nations (BERMUN)

From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids

This session was about the protection of women's and girls' rights for equality worldwide. This is one of the most exciting transatlantic projects...

Added: Mar 09, 2009
Length: 30:22

"A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE POOR"

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

A modern look at the world's poor and the causes of poverty

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Feb 02, 2009
Length: 01:00:48
Purchases: 1

Bolivarian Slogans

From: Ruxandra Guidi

Caption: A Chavez supporter holds a sign during a rally in Caracas, Credit: Ruxandra Guidi

In Venezuela, slogans are supposed to influence how the people feel about their president.

Bought by CKMO

Added: Jan 13, 2009
Length: 09:43
Purchases: 1

Coca Si!

From: Ruxandra Guidi

Caption: A farmer harvests coca leaves in Los Yungas, Bolivia, Credit: Roberto "Bear" Guerra

The government of Bolivia would like it understood that it is not in the cocaine business. It's in the coca business.

Bought by WBEZ, CKMO, and KRUA

Added: Jan 13, 2009
Length: 10:39
Purchases: 3

Stories from Beyond the Border

From: Claes Andreasson

Migrant stories from the Tijuana - San Ysidro border region

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Oct 09, 2008
Length: 28:55
Purchases: 3

Cicatrix

From: Joan Schuman

This piece resonates in regenerative acts, resiliency, rootedness and irreparably damaged nerves as it tries to imagine one woman's language of war.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Aug 05, 2008
Length: 02:51
Purchases: 1

Building Bridges Documentary

From: KGSM

Genocide: How Will History Judge Us?

Added: May 28, 2008
Length: 28:39

Omer's House

From: Andrea Wenzel

Documentary about Sri Lankan Omer Cassim Mohammed Sevahir's personal efforts to challenge communal boundaries

Added: Mar 24, 2008
Length: 21:18

Louisville & Kentucky & The Bantu

From: Anton Foek

Or how the Bantu adapt in the U.S.A.

Added: Nov 19, 2007
Length: 30:00

Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo

From: Marie Trigona

Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo pass on a legacy of defending human rights

Bought by WBEZ

Added: Feb 16, 2007
Length: 08:00
Purchases: 1

protest test

From: amara hark-weber

There has been a student protest every week for the past month in Athens. This is a recording from the last of the protests.

Added: Feb 11, 2007
Length: 01:44

Seattle Anti War Protest, January 27, 2007

From: Seattle Globalist

Seattle anti war protest offers change and hope

Added: Jan 27, 2007
Length: 05:43

RN Documentary: Paradise Lost

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Failed States

Haiti is often considered a classic example of a failed state. But what does that actually mean in practice?

Bought by WRPI and WFUV

Added: Oct 12, 2006
Length: 29:29
Purchases: 2

Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire

From: Seattle Globalist

An exploration of American expatriates' decisions to move from the United States to Israel or Palestine

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WBEZ, WMNF, and CKMO

Added: Aug 12, 2006
Length: 14:47
Purchases: 4

Peace, War, & Indifference

From: Andrew Reissiger

One-hour, newscast compatible program that examines the possibilities of peace in our world today by looking at excerpts from important presidentia...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KQED, New Hampshire Public Radio, WHRV, WETA and more