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Nuclear Iran
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nuclear Iran, Credit: By Daryl G. Kimball, Peter Crail, and Greg Thielmann
UN nuclear inspectors visited Iran to once again try to determine if Iran's civilian nuclear program is indeed a cover for weapons development, how...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Yasmine's Song
From: Latitude News
Caption: Yasmine Gustafsson
Bullying isn't an American phenomenon. In Sweden, a federally-appointed bullying ombudsman will sue a school district for not sheltering students f...

Bought by Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 3
Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Rivka Amado performs Ladino songs at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
As the candles of Hanukah connect Jews around the world, holiday songs in Ladino shine a light on a language UNESCO rates as “severely endangered.”...

Bought by KSFR, KUPR low power FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 7
Nakamura
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: Sakae Nakamura at age 75., Credit: Ross Chambless
A story of language and chance meetings.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
Pakistan Aslant (2) - Roots of Resilience
From: Open Source
Caption: Rashid Rana's "I Love Miniatures" (2002)
Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring fi...

Bought by WCPN and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Peace Corps Voices
From: Amy Mayer
Caption: A multimedia documentary project--www.peacecorpsvoices.org
A one-hour documentary special in honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, Peace Corps Voices uses historic recordings and contemporary intervie...

Bought by KALW, Wisconsin Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRPI, KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 12
Profile in Peace: Martti Ahtisaari (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Martti Ahtisaari, Credit: World Economic Forum
In this episode, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari from Finland. It's Peace Talks Radio, the series on Peacemaking and Nonviolent Con...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo: Profile in Peace (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Liu Xiaobo, Credit: wikipedia
Two writers with ties to 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo talk about his life and writings. Xiaobo died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at age 61 w...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUNM, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo: Profile in Peace (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Liu Xiaobo, Credit: wikipedia
Two writers with ties to 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo talk about his life and writings. Xiaobo died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at age 61 ...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Profile (Peace Talks Radio) [54:00/59:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: United States Institute of Peace New World Headquarters, Credit: USIP
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase th...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, WFIU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Live Forever
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A look back at the last Bob Marley & The Wailers concert (Pittsburgh - Sep 23, 1980) with previously unavailable live recordings and exclusive inte...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WFAE and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
Everything You Wanted to Know About Islam But Were Too Afraid to Ask with Odeh A. MuhaweshMuhawesh. Part 1 of 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Odeh A. Muhawesh
On This edition of Culture Clique we visit with Odeh A. Muhawesh, a professor from the University of St. Thomas who specializes in theology and mod...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 34:53
A "Bonjour Chanson" Special: A Conversation with Jean-Jacques Goldman.
From: Charles Spira
Caption: The Fredericks Goldman Jones Ensemble, Credit: Courtesy of Jean-Jacques Goldman
Bonjour Chanson has a conversation with Jean-Jacques Goldman, the legendary French songwriter/interpreter. The subject is the impact of immigrants ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 14, 2010
  • Length: 37:29
  • Purchases: 1
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 2 Hour 2
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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For the first time in KVSC's 43-year history, a live international broadcast is coming to you from the Winnipeg Folk Festival. With help from the M...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:55
Peaceful Protection in Hot Spots (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: A Peace Brigades Volunteer In Nepal, Credit: PBI
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we hear about two organizations working in conflict-ridden parts of the world. Both organizations make use of unarm...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Peaceful Protection in Hot Spots (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: PBI Volunteer Dana Brown Accompanies Local Activists in Colombia, Credit: Dana Brown
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we hear about two organizations working in conflict-ridden parts of the world. Both organizations make use of unarm...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Detention in the City of Destiny
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars
Caption: GEO Guard at the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma., Credit: Alex Stonehill
In 2004 a new detention center opened on the tideflats below downtown Tacoma. Owned and operated by a private corporation, it houses up to a thousa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:03
Building Police--and Nations--in Micronesia
From: Amanda Loder
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As the US government has found in Iraq and Afghanistan, an essential part of nation-building is creating a strong, well-trained police force that c...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 20:00
A Conversation with Mairead Maguire (Peace Talks Radio) 59:00 / 54:00
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Mairead Maguire
This time on Peace Talks Radio, a 2006 conversation with Northern Ireland Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire. Also talk about middle school...

Bought by KWMR, KCNP, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
International Travel For Peace: Peace Talks Radio (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Rick Steves in Iran, Credit: www.ricksteves.com
Travel writer Rick Steves and Servas International members Daryl and Phyllis Chinn talk about how international travel can be a catalyst for a more...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Dec 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
Poems and Pen Pals for Peace: Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ghanian Students Writing To Their Peace Pals in the U.S., Credit: Project Peace Pal
This time on Peace Talks Radio, two women who are finding inspiration for peacemaking in the written word - through poetry and an international pen...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 6
Cool ways of learning - The Montessori-School-System
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Hannah
„Across the ocean“ , the first transatlantic radio bridge for kids by kids has joined with children in the southern part of Germany – Kronberg who ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
Barbès Podcast, Episode No. 1, Alex Meixner (accordion)
From: Adam Pogoff
Series: Barbès Podcast
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Alex Meixner: Acclaimed accordionist playing jazz, Bulgarian dance music, Cleveland-style polkas and more.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 19:49

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