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Bangalah is an unusual place to visit because the local language is sign language. All 2,400 people in the village use sign language to communicat...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KUOW
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: 03:14
- Purchases: 2
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps said he was sorry last week for smoking pot at a party. You won’t hear men In Somaliland apologizing for getting hi...
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: 05:28
Dr. Beat Richner vividly remembers when chaos overtook Cambodia. In 1975 he was a young pediatrician working with the Red Cross at a hospital in P...
Bought by KPIP-LP, WBEZ, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 3
Iran is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. But human rights activists, both inside and outside the country, continue to c...
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: 05:25
This past week, several hostages were released by FARC – the rebel group in Colombia. The left wing group has been fighting government forces for ...
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: 05:34
It’s often been said “one man’s garbage is another man’s gold.” It’s a bit of an overstatement but it’s basically true in Mexico. At the garbage ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 04:14
- Purchases: 1
All eyes have been on Gaza in the aftermath of the Israeli assault. But what about the other major Palestinian territory, the West Bank? The chal...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 06:22
- Purchases: 1
The International Labor Organization estimates nearly a quarter of a billion children around the world work in some form of full-time employment. ...
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 03:30
17 years ago, Somaliland declared itself independent from Somalia. But no other country has ever formally recognized Somaliland as a bonafide nati...
Bought by WLPR , WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, Marfa Public Radio, KRUA and more
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 05:45
- Purchases: 8
17-years ago Somaliland broke away from neighboring Somalia and declared itself a free and independent nation. It has its own flag, its own nation...
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 02:34
Traditional boxing matches have been popular in northern Nigeria for generations. Though the number of matches being fought has declined in recent...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 06:13
- Purchases: 1
For more than a hundred years, Havana, Cuba had a reputation as one of the most exciting nightspots in the world -- known for its cabarets, music, ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KRUA
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 03:39
- Purchases: 3
A severe drought has plagued North Africa for more than two decades. The scorching climate has damaged crops and incomes. But one farm worker in ...
Bought by KRUA
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 1
For decades, the US State department has funded programs in the developing world. Some criticize these programs as being propaganda, but many loca...
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 04:30
Ever heard of Somaliland? A lot of people haven’t. It’s a region the size of Pennsylvania that sits on Somalia’s northern border. Seventeen years...
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 06:00
The Confucius Institute in Hawaii is attracting teachers and students nationwide to participate in a unique summer camp. It's the only camp that t...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 13:37
- Purchases: 1
Automakers recently held their annual auto show in Detroit showing off the latest innovations in automobile technology and design. Hybrid and all ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2009
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 2
Bolivian President Evo Morales says he’s committed to fighting cocaine production and trafficking in his country. Three years ago he instituted a ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2009
- Length: 07:49
- Purchases: 2
Cambodia has one of the world’s worst records on deforestation. But there is a 2,900 acre preserve of forest where local villagers have realized t...
- Added: Jan 16, 2009
- Length: 02:08
Bolivia's controversial "Coca Yes, Cocaine No" program" is designed to fight illegal cocaine production and trafficking, while allowing the cultiva...
- Added: Jan 13, 2009
- Length: 05:36
Over the last 6 months, cars damaged by Hurricane Katrina and discarded by the U.S., have been ending up in Bolivia.
Bought by KRUA
- Added: Jan 13, 2009
- Length: 03:39
- Purchases: 1
When Zimbabwe became independent in 1980, President Robert Mugabe launched an ambitious program to educate the country’s children. The effort was ...
- Added: Jan 12, 2009
- Length: 05:33
- Added: Jan 09, 2009
- Length: 29:00
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: GAZA BATTLE - Daily 6-Minute Episodes (0:05:59) -- (for Subscription Automation)
Series: GAZA BATTLE - Daily 6-Minute Episodes (0:05:59) -- (for Subscription Automation)
Indepth Commentary and Interviews for Inside Perspective related to Israel's response to the continued rocket attacks of Hamas from Gaza
- Added: Jan 07, 2009
- Length: 12:00
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: GAZA BATTLE - Daily 6-Minute Episodes (0:05:59) -- (for Subscription Automation)
Series: GAZA BATTLE - Daily 6-Minute Episodes (0:05:59) -- (for Subscription Automation)
Interviews regarding Israel's intense response to the continued rocket attacks of Hamas from Gaza upon Israeli cities, towns and villages.
- Added: Jan 07, 2009
- Length: 06:00
