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Caption: "Dispatches" Producer Eric Wayne and Host Sandip Roy enjoy a moment in San Francisco, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip began his Dispatches from Kolkata thinking he would tell listeners in the Bay Area stories from India to show that we were ultimately all co...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption:  City activists are painting sidewalks hoping to encourage more street life in Kolkata., Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crim...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
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Where's the beautiful part, anyway? Well, start by walking about a mile past the last parking lot or dirt road or residential car-parts dump or inf...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:01
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We are aware of the key role played by insurance, more so as we face increasing events of extreme weather destruction. Government agencies are sign...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 05:16
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Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The South Asian contingent at the San Francisco Pride Parade in 2016 and also the last time I was there during Pride. , Credit: Sandip Roy
At a time when June is celebrated as Pride month both in Kolkata and San Francisco, Sandip reflects on a what it took to reconcile both parts of on...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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There are no visitor facilities. Roads are mostly washed-out jeep tracks. There is no water. And there's no way out, unless you come back the way y...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a major example...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
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This week on World Ocean Radio, part two of a multi-part series entitled RESCUE, outlining a new plan for the ocean and a new perspective to enable...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 05:27
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing COP27, the annual Conference of the Parties, that took place this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. W...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:19
Caption: Nord Stream Pipelines, Credit: Source: WikiMedia Commons CC-By-SA 4.0: https://www.berria.eus/lizentzia commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nord_Stream_pipelines_on_map.svg
This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the disruption and potential sabotage of the Nord Stream Line, the underwater natural gas pipelines in th...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 04:57
Caption: Suzhou, China, Credit: Zhang Kaiyv on Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we're talking about the circulation of water worldwide, and the importance of canals and waterways to bring us toget...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're offering two extremely important ocean examples where the opposition of sovereignty and commonality collide. T...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 05:21
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This week, part two of a two-part series laying out steps with examples that represent a coherent and provocative way forward toward a plastic-free...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
Caption: Earth Overshoot / Global Footprint Network, Credit: Linus Nylund @dreamsoftheoceans on Unsplash
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity consumes from Nature more than the planet can provide, either as natural or renewable resources in...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:38
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While Americans and their politicians argue over gun control, the world view of America is not getting any better.

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
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Caption: Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Credit: University of Michigan
While everyone wants to move on from COVID-19, but professor of epidemiology at Michigan University Bhramar Mukherjee says that the future depends ...

  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonalit, Credit: This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality. NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, 2021. Source: GOES; Collection: Amazon Deforestation.
The Amazon is one of the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet. What will continue to be lost if we fail to protect the last great...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:18
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Is economic growth antithetical to the overall health of society? This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the concentration of capital and offer ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 05:26
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The biggest single problem facing ocean conversation is the lack of public awareness and political will. Public engagement efforts by agencies, ins...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Turtle on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Credit: Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank Special thanks to The Ocean Agency for their generosity theoceanagency.org
This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the ways we are connected through shared ocean memory and experiences. This episode offers reflecti...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:43
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Lucas County CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – is a non-profit organization of volunteers who work for the juvenile court judges to advoca...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:17
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Caption: Aceh, Indonesia , Credit: Creative Commons @Rachmat04
This week on World Ocean Radio we're introducing listeners to the Water Ethics Charter-- recommendations from a global Water Ethics Steering Commit...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
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This week on World Ocean Radio: five suggested strategies as laid out by Karl Burkart (Managing Director of One Earth and formerly the Director of ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: Portugal coast , Credit: Tobia Tullius
This week we're discussing the consequence of consumption. We point to a recent exhibit entitled "Waste Age: What Can Design Do?" that highlights t...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Length: 05:32