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Bicycles Against Poverty
From: Travis Sanderson
Caption: Bicycles Against Poverty, Credit: Travis Sanderson
In the global north, the bicycle is often perceived as a toy; something for kids or designed for leisure. But in rural Uganda the bicycle can be a ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 24:01
Episode 5: The CEO and the Polyglot
From: Steve Leveen
Series: America the Bilingual
Caption: Lois
Does the whole world speak English? It seems so when you travel to big cities and stay in major hotels. It seems so when you visit popular tourist ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2017
  • Length: 13:27
Episode 2: With a little help from his friends - and a little French wine
From: Steve Leveen
Series: America the Bilingual
Caption: David Wolf
We’ll follow David Wolf’s journey, with its twists and turns through Paris and the Bordeaux region, learn of a love interest, and a friendship that...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2017
  • Length: 19:24
Episode 1: The Lamp of Empathy
From: Steve Leveen
Series: America the Bilingual
Caption: President Macklowe
Does the whole world speak English? Not quite, not even in France, if you really want to do business. Meet Ben Macklowe, a New York City kid, who g...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2017
  • Length: 14:37
Airbnb, a new kind of lodging service, explained
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Cook County, Minn. native Anna Steel is trust and safety operations manager in Europe for Airbnb, and she's based in Dublin. Airbnb is a new way fo...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 19:01
Mumbai Cow Sanctuary Balances Business and Barnyard
From: Katherine Davis-Young
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There are challenges to running a little cow sanctuary in the center of one of the biggest cities in the world.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
Microfinance through the lens of travel memoir: "The International Bank of Bob"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Ann Possis chatted recently with Bob Harris, author of "The International Bank of Bob," a delightful new book about the world of microlendin...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 21:44
  • Purchases: 1
Defying the crisis: Daily Secret, a Greek entrepreneurial success story
From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with young entrepreneur Nikolaos Kakavoulis, the founder and CEO of the "Daily Secret" group of websites. "Daily Secret" launched in ...

  • Added: May 26, 2013
  • Length: 10:29
Inflation in the spirit world
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The piece investigates the influence of inflation on spirit money in a Chinese temple.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
Gifting in Mali and India-a Way of Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In Mali, the practice of 'Dama" is one example of how gift giving is an important part of cultures, throughout West Africa, India, and beyond.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
Economic Storm Hits Norfolk Island
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Lisle Snell at Island Fish Fry, Credit: jake Warga
Norfolk Island, Australia, is a small rock in the middle of the South Pacific, but not immune to the global financial crisis.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:31
Aviation Woes
From: Steve Herman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Airline Industry Says Fuel Costs, Taxes Have Vaporized Profits

  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:23