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The World Cup winds down after the final on July 12th and South Africans go back to their normal lives after a month of excitement, partying, and i...
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 02:44
World Cup fever has been in high gear across the globe. In Mexico, the national mood hangs on every match. Since before the tournament began, fan...
- Added: Jul 02, 2010
- Length: 03:57
Just call it snowboarding for Haiti. That’s one of the offshoots of this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The games provide an international ...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: 03:41
Soccer is the most popular sport in Africa which plays host to the World Cup of soccer this coming June in South Africa. But basketball is growing...
Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 29, 2010
- Length: 04:27
- Purchases: 2
Soccer is huge in Africa. Wherever you go, from the cities to the smallest rural village, you can usually find a game of soccer underway. Right n...
- Added: Jan 22, 2010
- Length: 04:14
Basketball legend Manute Bol reached global fame for his skills on court – and his incredible height. At 7’ 7” tall, he’s tied for being the talle...
Bought by KRUA
- Added: Oct 09, 2009
- Length: 04:21
- Purchases: 1
Foozball is that classic tabletop game where figurines of little soccer players attached to spinning metal rods bat a ball into a hole. Remember p...
- Added: Aug 28, 2009
- Length: 03:39
Soccer fever is heating up as teams around the world compete for a place in next year’s World Cup in South Africa. It’s the first World Cup on the...
- Added: Jun 19, 2009
- Length: 06:36
Gun violence in Brazil has turned major cities like Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo into war zones.
For young people who live in the slums - or favel...
Bought by WABE, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRUA and more
- Added: May 08, 2009
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 6
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
An audio postcard from Aspen on the 13th annual ESPN Winter X-Games.
- Added: Jan 28, 2009
- Length: 05:32
- Added: Aug 03, 2007
- Length: 29:02
- Purchases: 2
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News and features on the War in Iraq
Bought by Raven Radio, KUOW, and BSR Radio
- Added: Jun 30, 2006
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Audio postcard from LSU tailgate party with Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
- Added: Nov 14, 2005
- Length: 04:02
Virginia Red Sox fans anticipate and then celebrate World Series win (shorter version)
Bought by WUML
- Added: Oct 28, 2004
- Length: 03:04
- Purchases: 1
Boston fans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley anticipate and then celebrate the Red Sox Victory (shorter version)
- Added: Oct 28, 2004
- Length: 06:51
A small-town cycling track produces the fastest cyclists in the world.
- Added: Aug 12, 2004
- Length: 05:30
- Purchases: 2
