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Making Music in the Syrian Diaspora
From: The GroundTruth Project
Caption: Ahmad Naffory is pictured on a Beirut rooftop. He founded the band Assa'aleek, but after being denied re-entry to Lebanon, was granted asylum in the Netherlands. The band endures without him, and he has continued making music in his new home., Credit: Photo courtesy of Mohamad Khayata
Ahmad Naffory fell in love with the guitar in a Syrian grocery store, but he didn't know that his music would cause him to flee his home for anothe...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 27:05
A Mexican-American family's divided immigration status
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: Lupe Herrera, Credit: Charles Magovern
Lupe Herrera has all the protections of United States citizenship, but none of that is guaranteed to her brother and parents. This legal crack in t...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KUER, KSFR, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 4
A Nigerian Pop Star Struggles with her Musical Identity
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: CY Dieyi performs a cover of Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” on stage at an event in Inglewood, CA., Credit: Myah Williams
In her native Nigeria, Cynthia Dieyi is a pop singer who celebrates her culture through her music. But here in America, she's still unknown, and h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
A fan of the frequency
From: Veronica Simmonds
Series: Visual Arts News podcast
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An artist revives the beauty of shortwave radio

  • Added: May 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:47
13: The Sounds of East London (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
13.5: England Bells (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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The story of the church bells in England during WWII. (Note: This is the intro to episode 13: The Sounds of East London)

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
13: The Sounds of East London
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 16:25
  • Purchases: 1
Bee A Good Neighbor - They'll Give You Gold
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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The story of how I helped a neighbour move thousands of his tiny friends to a new home

Bought by The Story, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 4
Every Morning I Hear This Voice
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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A cultural detective searches out a singing stranger and in the process finds out how prayer affects a young man's life.

Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • 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
Four Eggs
From: Carla Seidl
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When invited to be a lunch guest in an Azerbaijani home, be prepared for cultural difference and great hospitality.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
Nepalese Superstar, American Everyman: Prem Raja Mahat
From: Aaron Henkin
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Prem traded music superstardom in Nepal for a job waiting tables in America...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 18:39
  • Purchases: 2
Cuban Organ
From: Gianluca Tramontana
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A musical travelogue into rural Cuba

Bought by PRX Remix, WBEZ, PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 5
GO FISH! An Ancient Buddhist Tradition Makes a Splash on LA's Westside
From: The Tibet Connection
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
DHARAMSALA MASALA: A Walk Through the Dalai Lama's Backyard
From: The Tibet Connection
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Reflections from an ecclectic Himalayan community where no two experiences are the same....

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 2
Buying conflict-free diamonds
From: Cynthia Graber
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So you want to find a conflict-free diamond? Listen here.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 05:15
Sockeye Spectacular (audio postcard)
From: John Ryan
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VoxPop/audio postcard backed by 1000's of splashing, spawning salmon

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland, The Nature Podcast, and Here and Now


  • Added: Oct 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 3
Tell Me Wai
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
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Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.

Bought by WNJR and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
The Return of the Hellenes
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
Caption: Triphon Olympios officiates at a naming ceremony at the annual gathering of Greek pagans on Mount Olympus.. , Credit: Photo by Jon Miller
Jon Miller reports on a resurgence of interest among Greeks in their pre-Christian roots.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Kinvara: A Spirit of Place
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Producer Frank Browning visits an Irish town where economic prosperity has locals wondering how to move forward while keeping their traditions intact.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 10:36
Welsh Renaissance
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Languages around the world are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. But Welsh is making a comeback, and children are leading the way. Jon Mille...

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Ladino Transformation
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Sandy Tolan visits with some of Bulgaria's last Ladino speakers as they try to keep their language from going silent.

Bought by WBEZ, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland, WFUV, and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 4
Connecting The Hebrides
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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The Internet helps revive a dying culture in Scotland's remote Outer Hebrides islands.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2006
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Prince's Crazy Dream
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The Dutch Prince Claus had a dream to create an opera in the Sahel. Now some of the regions most talented musicians have come together to produce it.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Against HIV in Cameroon
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Young people in Cameroon, West Africa, join forces to identify and eliminate HIV risk factors in their community

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1