Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn the Country with the World's Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan (Encore)
Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa's biggest countries. In a story we…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why So Many Birthdays on This Particular Day?
For most western countries January first is a holiday. In Afghanistan and Pakistan it is the date of many, many birthdays. We find out why.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Two Instruments Make a Singular Musical Style From A Small Mexican Town
Just drums and clarinets comprise Linares, Mexico's unique form of music. We visit the quaint, sleepy city four hours south of the Texas border where…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ding, Ding! Beijing From The Seat of A Bike (Encore)
A pedal through Beijing's small alleys and side streets brings bright glimpses of life in this massive city. Biking used to be commonplace in China b…
1 year, 3 months ago
The World's Largest River is Running Low (Encore)
The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest wa…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Tour of Gaza's Ancient Sites, Now Lost to War (Encore)
Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites are now in ruins. In a story we first brought you…
1 year, 3 months ago
Norway's Salmon Farming Dilemma (Encore)
Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in "fish farms"- large cylindric…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Sound Mirror: Notre Dame Cathedral's Restoration Can Be Heard in Its Resonance
Notre Dame's longest serving organist Olivier Latry tells of the cathedral's transformed acoustics. After a horrific fire in 2019, craftspeople resur…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Refugees Trapped in a Corner of Syria, Now Free
In a remote corner of southeastern Syria near the border with Jordan, some 7,000 people have been trapped in a refugee camp for more than nine years.…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fight for a Crucial City in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers are struggling to stabilize defensive lines near the city of Pokrovsk, in the country's east, against Russia's much larger advanci…
1 year, 3 months ago