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Teacher's Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Father Bouche and class, Credit: Sandip Roy
September 5th is "Teacher's Day" in India, and Sandip Roy remembers one of his.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Radical Skeletons
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Anirvan & Barnali during a tour, Credit: Sandip Roy
It turns out that a community best known for winning spelling bees also has some radical skeletons in its closet.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saundhi Mitti (Monsoons)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Flooded Streets, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy experiences some nostalgia for the monsoons of his childhood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Head Over Heels for Cooking
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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It's often said that love can be transformative. For Philly Youth Radio's Dinh To, the saying couldn't be more true. Two years ago, Dinh moved from...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:01
To Date or Not To Date? That is the Chinese Immigrant Teenager's Question
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Love Bombed
From: Bring Your Own
Series: Bring Your Own
Caption: Amy Allison Shipley Pictured with Dahn Yoga members
This story was the was voted the winner at Bring Your Own on June 6th, 2012. The theme that night was Undercover, where storytellers told of their...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Voice of a Young Voter: Ross Rothpanhar On Appreciating Government Services
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Ross Rothpanhar, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Ross Rothpanhar is a public health major at University of California, Berkeley. He says growing up poor made him appreciate government services.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:06
Arundhati Roy: Jungles of Resistance
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy takes us deep into the revolutionary-filled jungles of India, as she reads excerpts from her new book ‘Walking...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
The Exile Files, Part 1: "Outlandish"
From: The Tibet Connection
Series: The Exile Files
Caption: Thupten Kelsang Dakpa, Credit: TibetConnection.org
A Tibetan writer tries to make sense of sex, gender issues and relationships in exile.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:08
Nakamura
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: Sakae Nakamura at age 75., Credit: Ross Chambless
A story of language and chance meetings.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
The Queen's Trek
From: Outer Voices
Caption: the Queen with Meerak, Credit: Jack Chance
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as i...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KQED, KFOK-LPFM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 5
The Artist Speaks
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
The Conceptual artist Mr. Ai Wei Wei, was detained by the Chinese authorities on Sunday April 3. Where has he been taken and why?

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 09:25
From Critic to Defender: A Chinese Journalist's Tibetan Odyssey
From: The Tibet Connection
Caption: Chinese journalist Zhu Rui, seated before a Tibetan flag in Dharamsala, India, Credit: Lhakpa Kyizom
After visiting Tibet, Chinese journalist Zhu Rui underwent a personal transformation, from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:45
Memories of Fukushima, Japan
From: Graham Shelby
Caption: Students in Fukushima, seen here studying American junior high school yearbooks.
Long before most Americans had heard of a place called Fukushima, commentator Graham Shelby spent three years teaching English there. He's been wa...

Bought by KUT and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Bearing Witness
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Snow on the mountain
The events that occurred in Japan last weeks are a reflection of nature's work. The woodland and lagoon activities along the roadsides, reflect ano...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:24
Proud to be a Nerd
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
On the frontlines of the non-profit world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Amy Tan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Acclaimed writer Amy Tan believes in ghosts and the messages of joy, love and peace they bring her.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 7
War Rugs: What Little Girls Make
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Contemplating a war rug made during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3