The Stanley Foundation

  • Location: Muscatine, IA

The Stanley Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, private operating foundation. Foundation programming is focused on promoting and building support for principled multilateralism in addressing international issues.

From 1980 to 2004 the Stanley Foundation produced Common Ground, a weekly radio program on world affairs. Former Common Ground co-hosts Kristin McHugh and Keith Porter are coproducers of "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats" along with Simon Marks of Feature Story News.

"Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats" is the foundation's sixth radio documentary. The foundation released "UNderFire" in June 2004, "Children of War" in March 2003, "Ten Years After the Soviet Collapse" and "Can This Be Democracy?" in December 2001 on the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the "The Struggle for Iran" in January of 2001 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of the American hostages from Iran.

In spring 2000, the Stanley Foundation partnered with American RadioWorks™ to produce the two-hour radio documentary Revisiting Vietnam.

Visit the foundation's Web site at stanleyfoundation.org.

People who work with The Stanley Foundation

Keith Porter (Admin) Executive Radio Producer The Stanley Foundation Muscatine, IA
Kristin McHugh (Admin) President, Laundry List Media Muscatine, Iowa

Pieces

The Real Slumdog Millionaires of Dharavi
From The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Laundry day in Dharavi, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Kristin McHugh visits Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi neighborhood, Asia's largest slum featured in the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:08:59
  • Licenses: 1
The Tale of Two Indias
From The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Tractor travels past modern building in Gurgoan, India, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
David Brown explores the tension between the urban economic boom and the under developed rural areas of modern day India.

Bought by KUT and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:11:56
  • Licenses: 2
India's Global Desire
From The Stanley Foundation
Caption: India Gate, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Keith Porter reports on the global ambitions of the world's largest democracy.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:08:49
Mumbai: Post 26/11
From The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Mumbai's Taj Hotel - March 2009, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Simon Marks examines the aftermath of "26/11," India's equivalent to America’s 9/11.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:07:52
India Rising
From The Stanley Foundation
A special documentary program from the Stanley Foundation, KQED Public Radio and KUT Austin.

Bought by KWIT, WCAI / WNAN, WGBH Radio Boston, WYSO, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Licenses: 15
An Interview with Zackie Achmat: A World AIDS Day Special Report
From The Stanley Foundation
An interview with leading South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 00:11:40
Brazil: Beyond The Girl from Impanema
From The Stanley Foundation
David Brown explains Brazilian music's love/hate relationship with the global stage.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 00:05:06
Brazil Tackles Old Challenges with New Responses
From The Stanley Foundation
Kristin McHugh examines programs designed to reduce crime and poverty in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 00:07:37
Brazil: From Sugar Cane to Chevrolets
From The Stanley Foundation
Keith Porter examines Brazil's ethanol industry.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 00:08:35
  • Licenses: 1
Brazil Takes Off
From The Stanley Foundation
Simon Marks travels to the headquarters of Embraer, one of Brazil's most successful businesses, to get a first-hand look at how Brazil's taking off...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 00:08:36
  • Licenses: 2
"Brazil Rising" - A Documentary Special
From The Stanley Foundation
David Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.

Bought by WYSO, Yellowstone Public Radio, KUOW, WUCX, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 05, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:55
  • Licenses: 19
Aceh: Preserving the Peace, Post Disaster
From The Stanley Foundation
Jocelyn Ford examines how American aid after the tsunami is impacting Aceh, Indonesia, for better or worse.

  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: 00:06:38
India-Ukraine: Containing (and Expanding) the Nuclear Sphere
From The Stanley Foundation
Simon Marks explores the multi-faceted and often contradictory approaches that successive US governments have adopted toward non-proliferation.

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 00:11:01
Djibouti: Building, Not Fighting
From The Stanley Foundation
Kristin McHugh reports from Djibouti on American military efforts to combat terrorism through civil and humanitarian projects.

  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 00:09:07
"Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World "- A Documentary Special
From The Stanley Foundation
"Beyond Fear" explores new scenarios for US global leadership built on common action, trust, and hope.

Bought by WBEZ, WRVO, WVIK, Interlochen Public Radio, KUER and more


  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Length: 00:58:55
  • Licenses: 21
US Media Efforts to Reach Arab Viewers and Listeners
From The Stanley Foundation
Sam Litzinger examines American-sponsored television and radio broadcasts produced for Arab audiences. The report asks whether these US governent ...

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Apr 20, 2006
  • Length: 00:07:26
  • Licenses: 1
The Influence of Pan Arab Satellite TV in Jordan and Syria
From The Stanley Foundation
Simon Marks reports from Jordan and Syria on the changes brought about by increased citizen access to satellite TV channels. The story documents c...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 00:13:18
Inside Al Jazeera and Arab TV News Centers
From The Stanley Foundation
Kristin McHugh reports from Doha and Dubai about the main players in Pan Arab satellite TV news including a behind-the-scenes look at controversial...

Bought by WBEZ, WUAL, and KWCW


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 00:11:22
  • Licenses: 3
24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media - A Documentary Special
From The Stanley Foundation
The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 00:58:55
  • Licenses: 20
PREVIEW: "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media"
From The Stanley Foundation
The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

Bought by WGUC and WMNF


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 00:09:52
  • Licenses: 2