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Oppenheimer

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

One of the most memorable lines from Oppenheimer the film comes from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. Sandip explains our abiding cultural ...

Film on Paper

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

Caption: Ray in his study on the cover of Krittibas magazine

While we know all directors through their films, the remarkable Indian director Satyajit Ray left so much more… on paper.

EP149 Frank Goldwasser

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Paris Slim and his Blues

The Canon

From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds

Caption: Worf visits Rabbi Ben Newman's synagogue (not in canon), Credit: Eric Molinsky

Every sci-fi fantasy world comes with a canon of back stories and rules, which may have a lot in common with the original canon -- The Torah.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix

The Darkest Shadow

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

The long shadow of Sir Winston Churchill.

Victoria & Abdul

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

Once the white man came to India to lift the natives out of their heathen darkness (and take their jute, iron and Kohinoor diamond). But in the fil...

The Rise of the Roller Coaster

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

Roller coasters are the workhorse of the modern theme park, but their rise to popularity has been long and strange.

Bought by PRX Remix

Dance Until the World Ends

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

A look at the odd trend of "doomsday" music that took over the pop charts leading up to the Mayan end date.

Bought by PRX Remix

Life on the Party Line

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

Today's privacy concerns with cell phones seem trivial when we look back at the world of open telephone wires.

Bought by PRX Remix

Video Arcades

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

Since their rise with the release of the 1978 game Space Invaders, video arcades have evolved alongside home gaming systems.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Ballroom Redux

From: Jenna Hammerich

Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT