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As India celebrates it’s 77th Independence Day people are telling the stories of the freedom fighters who didn’t make the history books.
- Added: Aug 13, 2024
- Length: 06:00
Jackie Fang talks visualizing loneliness, breaking the rules, and working with the sun.
- Added: Jul 25, 2024
- Length: 15:55
India's cola wars have gotten more interesting with the entry of a new cola which is actually an old cola. Campa Cola was once a Coca Cola substitu...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 06:00
80-something Dan Yamada, rendered speechless by a stroke, recalls his life.
Bought by KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 01:58:02
- Purchases: 10
Nepal’s constitution protects sexual minorities. Most recently after a long struggle Nepal registered its first same sex marriage, something India ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 06:00
A new food fight has erupted in India.
And it’s about one of the most famous dishes to come out of India, one that every other Indian restaurant in...
- Added: Apr 02, 2024
- Length: 06:00
The stars are aligned this week. Its a week for Holi, Ramadan and Good Friday, which is a perfect way to showcase how many faiths in Kolkata exist ...
- Added: Mar 26, 2024
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy remembers his childhood radio guru. Amen Sayani died last week at the age of 91.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Feb 26, 2024
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
Pandit Chitresh Das is credited with bringing the Indian classical dance of kathak to America. Now the Chitresh Das Institute takes it back on tour...
- Added: Feb 20, 2024
- Length: 06:00
Based on an old melody by ancient composer Huan Yi, Chen Qigang’s Reflet d’un temps disparu is stunningly performed by cellist Gautier Capuçon. The...
- Added: Feb 20, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
Guo Wenjing’s Passacaglia for Orchestra is a work inspired by prehistoric rock paintings in ancient caves on Riyue Mountain. Li Biao leads the orch...
- Added: Feb 19, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
Kolkata has India's only Chinatown. The Chinese community is dwindling but they still put up a good show for the Chinese New Year. Sandip got a ta...
- Added: Feb 12, 2024
- Length: 06:00
We'll hear Gustav Mahler's dramatic and passionate Symphony No. 6, as well as Zhou Jiping's luscious Concerto for Violin, featuring eminent soloist...
- Added: Feb 06, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
Lit fests in India have historically been rather Anglophone affairs but now translated works of Indian literature are finding a much bigger place i...
- Added: Feb 05, 2024
- Length: 06:00
As lit fest’s, lit meets, literary carnivals pop up all over India, 3 in Kolkata alone in a month, some wonder whether whether this is about books ...
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 06:00
We bring in the Chinese New Year with the National Centre for Performing Arts, led by conductors Lü Jia, Peng Jiapeng, and Chen Lin. Works include ...
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
Though the plea to recognize same-sex marriage was quashed by the Indian Supreme Court, queer life continues to bloom in India in many different co...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 06:00
For 16 years Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey could not get married, but now they have the most important piece of paper in Nepal.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 05, 2023
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
John Lithgow and B.D. Wong recreate their original roles from the Tony® Award-winning production.
Bought by KMUN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KFCF FM and more
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 01:58:01
- Purchases: 26
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
The TV show "Friends" might have been about a group of close-knit white New Yorkers but somehow it resonated in many corners of the world including...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 30, 2023
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
Youth with disabilities had learning challenges during the pandemic that still have a lingering effect.
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
Youth experienced challenges on their mental health during the pandemic that still continue to this day.
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
Social activism by youth during and after the pandemic helped their mental wellness.
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
Like all big festivals, Kolkata's biggest festival Durga Puja is big big business. Now a Durga Puja organizer wants the actual art installation to...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 06:00