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View From Abroad: Dating as an Independent Woman in Sierra Leone
From: SexReally
Series: SexReally Show
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Is a successful career at odds with a successful relationship?

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Quander Quality
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 6
Searching for GEES (spirit) in the townships - A White South African confronts his fears to enjoy the World Cup in Unity
From: YENZA
Series: WORLD CUP ROOTS
Caption: Guy with his vuvuzela at Mzolis, Credit: Photo by Czerina Patel - Copyright Czerina Patel 2010
This weekend, Nelson Mandela celebrates his 92nd birthday. South Africa will celebrate his legacy which includes his role in helping to bring the r...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project -- Part 2
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Herbie Hancock
Hancock talks about his collaboration with African and Latin American stars.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 07:21
Making American Students 'Globally Competent'
From: Learning Matters
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American students are notoriously inept when it comes to knowing about the rest of the world. But the Asia Society is trying to change that.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 10:30
From Africa to Anchorage
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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It can be hard being the new kid in school. It can be even harder being the new kid in a new country.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 07:25
No More Rwandas!: Protecting the Innocents
From: A World of Possibilities
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Genocide has claimed the lives of millions of civilians worldwide. Now, in the aftermath of such atrocities, human rights advocates are beginning t...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 55:00
Water Music
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Richmond Virginia's Folk Festival led to the creation of a sister city relationship with Segou, Mali. In time, these two cities will be exchanging ...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 27:41
Barack Obama as Peacemaker (Updated for Nobel Prize) (59:00 / 54:00) -Peace Talks Radio
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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CONTENT DATED. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BROADCAST. OK FOR ONLINE LISTENING. On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, a panel of guests explore Barack ...

Bought by KUOW and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 58:44
  • Purchases: 2
A mother's interview
From: Nurudeen Titilope
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A son interviewing his mother on the ways and manners he was brought up.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
Barack Obama Documentary - Interview with Filmmaker Bruce Hercules
From: WIDR
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An interview with filmmaker Bruce Hercules who discusses his his travels with Barack Obama on the then Senator's voyage to Kisumu, Kenya, where Oba...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 13:33
Elephants - 6 Minutes of Fact and Story
From: Paul Messing
Series: For Kindred Spirits (and separate elements)
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Basic facts and about elephants from Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, plus a personal elephant story from NY Times be...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 07:06
Race and Immigration in France
From: Anil Mundra
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A rough "audio pitch"/trip report-- contact me if you want a real piece!

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 09:28
Chasing the Crescent Moon: The Story of Dr. Frempong and Sickle Cell Disease
From: Aaron Schwartz
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A documentary exploring sickle cell disease and an extraordinary doctor who is fighting the illness in Philadelphia and West Africa.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCMJ Community Radio, WRGY, KUNM, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
What's the Word? Hip-Hop in the World
From: Modern Language Association
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Hip-Hop in Cuba, South Africa, and the Islamic world

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 10
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah on "Cosmopolitanism" -- and psychologist Marc Hauser on "The Moral Mind."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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ThoughtCast speaks with Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah about his new book, "Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers" -- followe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
Samuel L. Jackson en francais
From: Sarah Elzas
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The French voice behind the image onscreen

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with singer and human rights activist SAMITE known as "the soul of Africa"
From: Tish Pearlman
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Singer/composer and human rights activist SAMITE talks about his life and work

  • Added: Jan 05, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
Simon 1
From: amara hark-weber
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Simon raps in English and Twi

  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 01:20
Story Time
From: amara hark-weber
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a sound piece using fragments of stories that children wrote and told in Kumasi, Ghana.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 02:04
Sudanese in Kansas City Mourn VP John Garang
From: KCUR
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An audio postcard of the memorial service and an interview with niece Rebecca de Mabior.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 11:20
West African Muslims, The Mosque and Cultural Connections
From: Stasia DeMarco
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A discussion about the role the mosque plays in keeping West African Muslims connected in Philadelphia

  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 04:39
For My Children, For Myself
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Somali refugee Abdi Said, 11, narrates his mother's story of war, marriage, and escape.

Bought by WMPG, Arab American Radio, WETA, KUT, and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 5