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Olympic Refugee Team
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A screen shot of the opening video about the refugee Olympic team, Credit: International Olympic Committee
Whether they win any medals or not, the refugee hold up a mirror to a world coming apart all around us. And coming as they do from all over the wor...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Are the Olympics Worth It? Athletes and Historians Weigh In
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode, we take a look at what it takes (and costs) to host the world’s largest sporting event during a global crisis. We hear from...

Bought by Classic107.3, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
An Introduction to Icelanders
From: Jason Kladiva
Series: World Pieces
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World Pieces Host Jason Kladiva arrives in Iceland and learns about how Icelanders identify themselves, a genealogy app and the importance of swimm...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 07:58
World Cup Kolkata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Football fans in a Kolkata market, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy takes in the World Cup festivities and reflects on Russia’s influence on Calcutta.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Goodbye Mr. Universe
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Manohar Aich, Credit: Bishan Samaddar
While the world was marking the passing of Muhammad Ali, another giant in the world of sports in India died in Kolkata to far less notice.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Pedal Power (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling shouldn't be limited to those daring enough to battle traffic. How to reconfigure cities for bicycles. Also: The rise of electric bikes a...

Bought by WJCT, WKCC, KVSC, KRDP, KENW and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
9-Man
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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If you think Asian-Amerian man, chances are you don’t think of sweaty guys pushing, shoving and shouting on a court. But that’s exactly what 9-Man ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cricket - Beyond All Boundaries
From: KALW
Caption: A fan at a Cricket match, Credit: Beyond All Boundaries documentary
Do you find the sport "Cricket" to be baffling? The documentary Beyond All Boundaries, the definitive Cricket documentary, can help. In fact, it's...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
WVR - Show 353 (Half Hour) - Soccer and Road Hazards
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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You think driving to work in your town is a mess? Try navigating the streets of India’s major cities. It’s chaos and confusion of the first order...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
This Week in Social Media - Week of 6/24/10
From: Jessica Weil
Series: PJA Live: This Week in Social Media
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Social Media and the World Cup

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:15
World Vision Report - Show 316 (Half Hour) - Haiti and Basketball
From: World Vision Report
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It will take a decade and three billion dollars to fix Haiti. That’s the assessment of a number of international donors as they examine the long r...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 28:00