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On today's hour of storytelling, we hear stories from tellers that specialize in tales from the Eastern Hemisphere, including storytellers like Mot...
- Added: Feb 10, 2021
- Length: 54:59
Conrad Bradford joins Tom again in this pre-Covid-19 Capsule | Cabana Show from New York City. In this final episode of our New York Fashion series...
- Added: Jul 01, 2020
- Length: 25:08
At one time, the erhu was the muse of Central Asian nomads; this small, two-stringed fiddle could be played on horseback (imagine folk modifying an...
Bought by WXXI Rochester
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
At one time, the erhu was the muse of Central Asian nomads; this small, two-stringed fiddle could be played on horseback (imagine folk modifying an...
Bought by KBYI
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 1
About 2,500 years ago, the body of a Chinese nobleman was placed in a tomb with items he cherished most: furnishings, bronze vessels, weapons and s...
Bought by WXXI Rochester
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 1
From: Heidi Chang
Tyrus Wong, a pioneering Chinese American artist who created the look of the movie, "Bambi," left a great legacy and continues to inspire artists a...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 05, 2017
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
Author William deBuys reads from his true account, The Last Unicorn: A Search For One Of Earth's Rarest Creatures (a sample of our 100-second daily...
- Added: Dec 11, 2015
- Length: 01:40
Author William Doyle reads the first of two passages from his book, PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy.....
- Added: Oct 15, 2015
- Length: 01:40
Self-described as a simple mountain coolie, he became one of the world's foremost mountaineers and, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, the first ... ev...
- Added: May 04, 2011
- Length: 03:00
The threat of Chinese predatory pricing on the agricultural industry--specifically how it has hurt California-grown garlic sales--as a precursor to...
- Added: Apr 15, 2011
- Length: 04:07
When he finally went home to Viet Nam, he began using a name from an I.D. card he had purchased: Ho Chi Minh ... which means "bringer of light." An...
- Added: Dec 09, 2010
- Length: 03:00
The origin of people living on islands throughout the Pacific has been a mystery for years. Now some archaeologists in Hawaii believe they have th...
- Added: May 12, 2009
- Length: 05:10
Filipino Musician Makes Border Crossing Music
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Mar 10, 2008
- Length: 07:50
- Purchases: 1
For centuries, the kava plant has played an important role in many Pacific Island cultures, where it's valued for its natural calming effects. In ...
- Added: Oct 02, 2007
- Length: 08:06
Researchers in Japan have discovered the spawning grounds of Japanese eels.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 1
Interview with shopkeeper in Seattle's Pike Street Market reveals herbal etiquette following an Indian meal.
- Added: Mar 22, 2005
- Length: 02:00
Famed pipa virtuoso Wu Man in her own words and her music
- Added: Oct 03, 2003
- Length: 04:50
- Purchases: 7