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Caption: Alison Young walks along the shore of Lake Superior, Credit: Alison Young
One particularly boisterous and sonorous spring, podcaster and long-distance hiker Alison Young chose to walk the entirety of the Superior Hiking T...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A building in the Hatibagan neighborhood in North Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sukumar Ray is sometimes called the Edward Lear of Bengal. Abol Tabol his book of nonsense rhymes was part of my growing up. And I dare say every B...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow over the familiar streets of Tampa Bay, I stood gazing at the sleek curves of my motorcycl...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 04:21
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Jean Shepard, a renowned American storyteller, captivated audiences for decades with his unique blend of humor, wit, and nostalgia. His radio caree...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 04:55
Caption: Durga Puja that paid homage to destruction and regeneration using the Bamiyan Buddha, Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata's biggest festival Durga Puja has earned a UNESCO tag for intangible cultural heritage. This has led to a lot of interest among art fans in...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Tripta Tyagi, the teacher in the eye of the storm in India., Credit: Photo courtesy of News9 TV, India.
This week they celebrated “Teacher’s Day” in India, but this year a teacher is in the news for all the wrong reasons.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Sandip's mother Reba Roy who saw India become independent reads Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel Independence set in those years., Credit: Sandip Roy
India celebrated its 77th Independence Day this week. Sandip talks to novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about the turbulent and traumatic years o...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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Caption: A classic Tupperware Party ad
One of America’s iconic plastic storage devices is still coveted in India. Sandip Roy warmly remembers Tupperware!

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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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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I could be over thinking the feeling I got when I saw that lone coati from the now named coati mundi bluff, but it was wonderful. The other flora a...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:17
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Ruben Östlund’s satire on the ruling class takes us on a luxury cruise headed for disaster.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
Caption: Indian newspapers celebrate the Oscar win for the hit song Naatu Naatu. , Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy is getting nostalgic after Naatu Naatu wins an Oscar for best song in a film, and a real Indian production at that!

  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Stalls set up to sell Holi colors in Kolkata. , Credit: Sandip Roy
It’s time to play Holi in India and Sandip Roy grabs a fistful of joy!

  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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The last episode, where Haley wraps up the past 8 years (and this series) in 8 min.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
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The episode where we talk about God.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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We hear a familiar phrase, “2021 was not a good year for me,” and it’s true. 2021 was not a good year for Haley.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 07:58
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La Hora Mágica has been the heart of Sunset Park’s storytime programming for a decade now, highlighting songs and stories in Spanish and English fo...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 10:56

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The painful struggles between parents and children are often a subject of drama, and no surprise, given the plentiful examples of this theme in hum...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:34
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It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been doing this show for 17 years, and yet I haven’t talked about one of my favorite movies, The Big Sleep, u...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
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P.E. Moskowitz couldn't figure out why they'd never felt at home in their own body. Until they picked up a tennis racket. Production, sound design ...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 06:28
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It was the American botanist Soreno Watson, that named the onion collected in Tanner’s Canyon of the Huachuca Mountains to honor Sara Plummer Lemmo...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 04:16
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Some Of My First Recordings Using A Fishing Pole For A Boom Pole.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2022
  • Length: 10:13
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It’s fun to have favorite plants to look for on excursions into the hills. Looking back at photos and my notes, we have been checking on this parti...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
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My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23