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Part 3: The end of times
From: Steve Ray
Series: Christian China and the end of times
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After innocent civilians were murdered in Tiananmen square, Chinese revolutionaries learned that political activism couldn't be the only solution. ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2017
  • Length: 14:51
Learning to Live Together - North Belfast
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: Peace Mural in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally 2014
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Berlin Journal - Richard Holbrooke's Legacy
From: The American Academy in Berlin
Series: Berlin Journal
Caption: Richard C. Holbrooke
On this first program we look at the legacy of one of the most important American diplomats in the post cold war era - Richard C. Holbrooke

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 52:36
The Green Planet Monitor - Edition # 12
From: David Kattenburg
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Conserving scarce pockets of precious water and their wildlife. In the middle of one of India’s largest cities, citizens say, ‘Don’t touch our lake...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 18, 2009
  • Length: 27:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Green Planet Monitor - Edition # 11
From: David Kattenburg
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In today’s edition, communities struggle to be healthy in the shadow of the Big Three: tuberculosis, malaria and HIV-AIDS.

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: Mar 18, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Green Planet Monitor - Edition # 10
From: David Kattenburg
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Media and development. Two stories of how journalists contribute to the communities where they report, and an interview with one of India’s leading...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 28:44
The Green Planet Monitor - Edition # 9
From: David Kattenburg
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Three of the world’s most bustling cities … what makes them tick, and what their citizens are doing to improve life on the street.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:55
The Green Planet Monitor - Edition # 8
From: David Kattenburg
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The plight of the farmer – struggling to produce for global markets, avoiding the toxic tailings of chemically treated fields, or robbed of the lan...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:56
Part 5: Press Freedoms
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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Domestic problems are widely covered in Iran's newspapers, but there are some "red lines" journalists are warned not to cross. The red lines aren't...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Part 4: Morals Police
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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he para-military organization known as Basij has attracted an army of devout young men dedicated to fundamentalist Islamic principals. Their job is...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 1
Part 3: Power of Words
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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In Iran writers, especially poets, enjoy pop-star status. Despite the dangers poet Simin Behbehani has used her work to speak out for human rights ...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 08:13
Part 2: Beyond the Veil
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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Women's lives in Iran defy stereotypes. Women are caught between modernity and tradition, and their rights under Iranian law reflect these paradoxes.

Bought by WBEZ, Radio Catskill, KVMR, WBEZ, KWCW and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 6
Part 1: Making Ends Meet
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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Poverty and unemployment are taking their toll on every from medical school graduates to those with little education.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 1
Worlds of Difference: Choosing a Path
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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A sound-rich hour featuring people facing moments of decision about identity and the future, with stories from Hungary, Kenya, Hawaii, Bhutan and S...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KUOW, WFIU, WPSU and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
Worlds of Difference: Coming to Terms
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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A look at cultures that must look to the past in order to move forward, with stories from Burundi, Spain, Canada and Turkey.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WPSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WUMB


  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 4
Worlds of Difference: Finding a Voice
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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A look at the connections between language and identity, with stories from Bulgaria, Wales, France, New Zealand and Mexico.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Yellowstone Public Radio, WPSU, WUMB and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Central America After the Wars Part Four - The Press, Indigenous Identity & The Artists' View
From: Maria Martin
Series: Despues de las Guerras: Central America After the Wars
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Free Press, Identity & Discrimination

Bought by KUT, WSKG, WGBH Radio Boston, WLIU, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 7
Central America After the Wars Part Three - The Other Border, Community Radio & Peace-or-Pieces
From: Maria Martin
Series: Despues de las Guerras: Central America After the Wars
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After the peace, the other border and the medium is the message

Bought by KPFA, WSKG, KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 12
Central America After the Wars Part Two - Gangs, Women, A Look Back
From: Maria Martin
Series: Despues de las Guerras: Central America After the Wars
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Women, Identity, Youth, Gangs, Politics and Power

Bought by KPFA, WSKG, KUT, WLIU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 10
Central America After the Wars Part One - Downsizing Armies & A Tale of One Village
From: Maria Martin
Series: Despues de las Guerras: Central America After the Wars
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Have peace and democracy come to Central America?

Bought by KRZA, WSKG, KUT, WGBH Radio Boston, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 12
Vietnamese Homecoming Part Two
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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Conflict breaks out between the Vietnamese and Cajun shrimpers and the fate of both hangs in the balance.

Bought by WFHB, XRAY.fm, and Audible


  • Added: Jun 04, 2004
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Vietnamese Homecoming Part One
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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Fishermen and their families escape from Vietnam to a new home in Louisiana and struggle to earn a living along the Gulf Coast.

Bought by WFHB, XRAY.fm, and Audible


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 3
Kids on the Street
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The lives of street kids in India, Uganda and Nicaragua

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 09, 2003
  • Length: 27:20
  • Purchases: 1
If Kids Must Work
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Canadian NGOs are helping youth for whom working is a necessity of life

Bought by WKSU


  • Added: Nov 03, 2003
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Child Soldiers of Uganda
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Narrationless documentary about the plight of Uganda's child soldiers

  • Added: Oct 30, 2003
  • Length: 28:37