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The Times of India newspaper called this Indian election a "Dance of Democracy." But for Sandip Roy it's more of a 'Disco' Dance of Democracy.
- Added: Apr 30, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Religious devotion and carnival revelry combined Friday night as thousands of devout Catholics gathered in the small Guatemalan village of San Bart...
- Added: Apr 08, 2014
- Length: 01:43
Is it possible to make “music” from “noise”? Is it possible to enjoy it? Randy Wenner reports on an experimental music genre making a comeback of s...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 20, 2014
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 2
The device that inspired a generation-- a prototype of one of the first portable transistor radios -- has just been accepted into the Smithsonian's...
- Added: Jun 06, 2013
- Length: 02:43
Every year, more than 10 million visitors come to Memphis, and spend more than three billion dollars, much of it on music-related tourism. But few ...
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 03:58
Two biodiesel enthusiasts discuss their involvement in the Hudson Valley biodiesel community.
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 04:47
One in three young Americans say they do NOT belong to any organized religion. That’s according to research by the Pew Forum; and that’s more than ...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 06:47
It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 20, 2013
- Length: 04:37
- Purchases: 1
A century ago more than 60 percent of Americans lived in rural areas. Today 16 percent do. As more and more people flock to cities what used to be ...
- Added: Apr 19, 2013
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 2
Tune in to the small town news you need to know!
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 02:29
Catch items from today's news that you may have missed!
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 02:44
- Added: Oct 08, 2012
- Length: 07:12
Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...
- Added: May 24, 2012
- Length: 02:26
King County is home to one of the country's largest populations of Somalis. They've been fleeing since the Somali government collapsed in 1991. The...
- Added: May 23, 2012
- Length: 07:45
The annual Christmas Bird Count involves birders all over the Americas as citizen scientists tracking population and environmental changes. Miami, ...
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 02:55
Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report.
In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...
Bought by KMUD, Prairie Public, WBEZ, WDSE, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Jun 30, 2011
- Length: 01:50:25
- Purchases: 5
Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. It takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rape, even honor killings.
This week, w...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKRN
- Added: Jun 23, 2011
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
(To air the week of June 18,2011)
According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world who are in urgent n...
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Jun 14, 2011
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
(for air the week of June 18, 2011) According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world who are in urgent n...
- Added: Jun 09, 2011
- Length: 01:50:25
- Purchases: 2
(To air the week of June 11, 2011). An orphanage in Afghanistan for descendants of Genghis Khan… …teenage refugees sing peace but get death threats...
Bought by 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station
- Added: Jun 09, 2011
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
(For air the week of June 11, 2011) Stop at a red light in Mexico and chances are young children will approach your car selling food, trinkets, or ...
Bought by WDSE and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Jun 09, 2011
- Length: 01:50:25
- Purchases: 2
On this week’s show we look at efforts to contain the Mafia in Sicily. We also explore who makes the big money off of coffee, and how coffee growi...
- Added: Jun 03, 2011
- Length: 01:50:22
- Purchases: 2
If you get sick in southern Sudan, your chances of dying escalate. Health care is a rare thing in that part of the world.
This week, we talk wit...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: May 26, 2011
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
If you get sick in southern Sudan your chances of dying escalate. Health care is a rare thing in that part of the world.
This week, the World Vis...
Bought by WDSE
- Added: May 26, 2011
- Length: 01:50:25
- Purchases: 1
Okay, you're on the road in Pakistan and your car breaks down. You pull into the nearest auto garage and an eight-year old kid comes out to look u...
- Added: May 19, 2011
- Length: 28:00
