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Israel Story producers track down people who have lost and found objects all over Israel.
- Added: Jul 10, 2022
- Length: 03:47
Hear the story of Space IL and their attempted journey to the moon.
- Added: Jul 10, 2022
- Length: 23:46
Every few years, once its warehouses of unclaimed lost-and-found items fill up, the Israeli police becomes Sotheby’s for a day. Back in November 20...
- Added: Jun 28, 2022
- Length: 03:47
Mishy Harman visits Anton Fokarev’s kingdom: The lost-and-found department at the entrance to the Savidor Merkaz train station in Tel Aviv. This is...
- Added: Jun 20, 2022
- Length: 05:51
An artesanal fisherman from a small Catalan village ends up shaping EU fishing law.
- Added: Jan 11, 2020
- Length: 26:13
Three women, two countries, one shared experience: Motherhood. From giving birth to receiving support – our producer Melissa Gerr looks at the role...
Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 09, 2019
- Length: 24:46
- Purchases: 3
The pretzel, known as a “Brezel” or “Brezn” in German, is not an ordinary pastry. It has a century-old history full of myths and stories. Where did...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Apr 03, 2019
- Length: 33:17
- Purchases: 2
We'll hear music with Polish masters Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Gorecki, Andrzej Panufnik and Witold Lutoslawski. Don't miss new releases on Warn...
- Added: Jun 22, 2017
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 6
Visitors to Jerusalem's Old City can reasonably expect to bump into a missionary or two. Mishy Harman and Nava Winkler introduce us to a couple of ...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 05:18
In a remote corner of Tel Aviv's grimy, labyrinthine central bus station, Mendy Cahan has built a home for Israel's rejected Yiddish books, and it'...
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 16:05
Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 05:38
Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 06:41
Latitude News Podcast #7 — From War on Drugs to legal weed, where will the U.S. lead the world next?
From: Latitude News
A short, strange history of marijuana in the U.S., Mexico and everywhere else
Bought by KUT
- Added: Feb 01, 2013
- Length: 15:06
- Purchases: 1
Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...
Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more
- Added: Sep 06, 2011
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 20
Every year, in cities across the world, cyclists throw off their clothes and ride naked as part of the World Naked Bike Ride - a global protest mov...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jun 15, 2011
- Length: 18:13
- Purchases: 1
Shipping is a big business in Pakistan. With new paved highways offering a fast track to Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, trucking is an importa...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 20, 2010
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
People come to fortunetellers for answers and entertainment, but not all fortunetellers use a crystal ball. In Karachi, Pakistan, one street vendor...
- Added: Aug 20, 2010
- Length: 05:49
For the first time in KVSC's 43-year history, a live international broadcast is coming to you from the Winnipeg Folk Festival. With help from the M...
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 59:55
- Added: Mar 06, 2008
- Length: 08:24
A proper provincial capital poops in the ocean -- but for how long?
- Added: Apr 09, 2007
- Length: 06:16
The story of three outdoor swimming pools, known as 'lidos' in London.
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 19:04
So you want to find a conflict-free diamond? Listen here.
- Added: Dec 08, 2006
- Length: 05:15
Born in Poland, Joanna Pittner thought she was only visiting America for a vacation.
Bought by WERU
- Added: Oct 22, 2005
- Length: 02:24
- Purchases: 1
