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The Hang Family

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

How do you pass on the culture of a country you can’t remember? Three generations of the Hang family in Portland, Maine, try to reconcile memories ...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Feb 21, 2014
Length: 08:00
Purchases: 3

Author Martin Cruz Smith and “Tatiana”

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

Arkady Renko, a senior investigator in the Moscow prosecutor's office, is back. Smith’s first book in this 8-book series was “Gorky Park” published...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio

Added: Jan 16, 2014
Length: 09:58
Purchases: 1

The Chomsky Challenge

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Caption: Chomsky's Challenge, Credit: book jacket cover

Noam Chomsky is a polarizing figure in politics and foreign affairs. Although he is a pioneering scholar in the field of linguistics, he is better...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jan 12, 2014
Length: 28:58
Purchases: 1

Scott and the Calypsonians

From: Ethan Chiel

Scott Britton has never been to Trinidad, but he really loves calypso.

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Jan 05, 2014
Length: 06:36
Purchases: 2

28 and Single

From: kim fox

In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER

Added: Dec 11, 2013
Length: 10:31
Purchases: 1

Trekking to the North Pole

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments

In the spring of 2013 four people went on a trek to the North Pole with a message.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMXT, KSJD, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Added: Dec 02, 2013
Length: 11:02
Purchases: 5

Riddles from the Border Regions 10/5/13

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

ONE HAND CAN BE HEARD TO CLAP....

Bought by KRCB 104.9

Added: Oct 04, 2013
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Mexico Uncovered

From: Round Earth Media

One hour special, taking listeners to the Mexico they don't know, untold stories rich in sound, place and humanity, with host Daniel Hernandez. Th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGOU, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KCPW Salt Lake City and more

Added: Sep 18, 2013
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 36

Noise series retold by Matthew Herbert

From: Matt Thompson
Series: Noise: A Human History

Matthew Herbert who is most famous for his album 'One Pig' retells the story of the Noise: A Human History series using only the sounds themselves....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Sep 13, 2013
Length: 14:59
Purchases: 2

Memenomics

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

This book is not your dry read about markets and stocks. It’s the “Next Big Think” according to the publisher, Select Books. Cultural Economist Sai...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Sep 05, 2013
Length: 28:57
Purchases: 1

Author Michael Benanav who crossed the Sahara on a camel

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

In “Men of Salt” this adventurer and outdoorsman travels from Timbuktu to the salt mines deep in the Mali desert. He traveled eighteen hours daily ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Aug 17, 2013
Length: 10:01
Purchases: 2

Djixx On the Couch

From: Constance A. Dunn
Series: On the Couch...

Caption: Djixx, Credit: Constance A. Dunn

Singer Djixx of the dance hall band Sevdah Baby talks to Constance A. Dunn about life, music and almonds.

Added: Aug 13, 2013
Length: 38:02

Escape from Tehran

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Soft spoken Thai chef, Somchai Sirweawneter, went from the frying pan to the fire when he answered a call from the American Embassy at the height o...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Aug 05, 2013
Length: 07:30
Purchases: 1

Aloha O Hawaii Polynesian Dancers

From: Lana Straub

Interview with Polynesian Dance group from West Texas and their Hawaiian guests

Added: Aug 02, 2013
Length: 03:40

Fault Lines

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

It’s referred to simply as douz. In Haitian it means twelve. January 12, 2010. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti killing more the a quarter-...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jul 30, 2013
Length: 28:58
Purchases: 1

Following in Darwin's Footsteps: Two Young Women Scientists Forge Their Futures in the Galapagos

From: Veronique LaCapra

Caption: Maricruz Jaramillo (standing) and Samoa Asigau wait for their ride back to the Charles Darwin Research Station after an early morning of catching birds in an agricultural area on Santa Cruz Island., Credit: Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio

What motivates young people to become scientists? Meet Maricruz Jaramillo and Samoa Asigau, two young women scientists from opposite sides of the P...

Bought by KMUN, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WNIJ and more

Added: Jul 26, 2013
Length: 06:34
Purchases: 14

Space Crafty

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Caption: Cameron Smith testing out his homemade, hand-sewn space suit, Credit: Julie Sabatier

The maker movement is taking off and the private space industry is booming right now. So, naturally, some fearless do-it-yourselfers are crafting t...

Bought by WDBM, Marfa Public Radio, Hark!, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more

Added: Jul 12, 2013
Length: 07:30
Purchases: 7

Nemanja Kojic a.k.a Hornsman Coyote On HIS Couch...

From: Constance A. Dunn
Series: On the Couch...

Caption: Nemanja Kojic (Hornsman Coyote), Credit: Constance A. Dunn

Interview with Serbian musician Nemanja Kojic (Hornsman Coyote) by Constance A. Dunn. Interview from Coyote's living room in Belgrade.

Added: Jul 03, 2013
Length: 44:12

Bhutanese Wedding: Looking for a Hindu Place of Worship

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

At weddings, there are different rituals, from breaking glass to receiving a necklace, depending on the culture. Here’s a day at a Bhutanese weddin...

Added: Jun 14, 2013
Length: 01:56

Misunderstandings and Jokes: An Immigrant Struggles with Humor

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

Caption: Dirk Ockhardt from Germany discusses jokes, Credit: Erika Lorentzsen

Maintaining a sense of humor in another language can be difficult. Some misunderstandings can be humorous. Still, understanding the nuances of joke...

Bought by KKRN and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Jun 14, 2013
Length: 05:10
Purchases: 2

Immigrants Fitting In Socially

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

An immigrant adjusting to new life in a new country has many challenges including how the community accepts them. Immigrants may feel they are on t...

Added: Jun 14, 2013
Length: 05:58

How Nice is Nice?

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

Caption: Edwin Aybar from Puerto Rico comments on being nice, Credit: Erika Lorentzsen

Being nice can vary from culture to culture. One European immigrant finds midwestern nice to be fake. In other cultures, nice may be simpleminded.

Added: Jun 14, 2013
Length: 06:56

Cosmologist Roger Penrose and "The Road to Reality"

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

A British mathematical physicist, Roger is one of the world’s leading scientists. He speaks of black holes, religion and twistor theory. Our conver...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio