The State We're In, Story of the Week, part 27
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In 2011, Story of the Week
Length: 05:00
THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 18 November 2011
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: Tita Begashaw, yoga, laughter, laughter classes, Ethiopia, grief, losing loved one
DESCRIPTION:
LAUGHING MATTERS: Tita Begashaw loves to laugh. In fact, she teaches people how to laugh till their sides ache. But things weren’t always so jolly for her. In 1988, Tita had escaped a tough life in Ethiopia and relocated to the US. But a few years later, her brother was killed – by the very cousin she’d encouraged to move to America. She tells Jonathan how she discovered the magic of laughter, and teaches a sceptical Jonathan how to join in the fun!
TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK 19 November 2011
IN: (music) I’m Jonathan Groubert....
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... t.s.w.i.org.
SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:
You can hear more of XX’s conversation with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands at [TIME] right her on [STATION].
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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 18 November 2011
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: Tita Begashaw, yoga, laughter, laughter classes, Ethiopia, grief, losing loved one
DESCRIPTION:
LAUGHING MATTERS: Tita Begashaw loves to laugh. In fact, she teaches people how to laugh till their sides ache. But things weren’t always so jolly for her. In 1988, Tita had escaped a tough life in Ethiopia and relocated to the US. But a few years later, her brother was killed – by the very cousin she’d encouraged to move to America. She tells Jonathan how she discovered the magic of laughter, and teaches a sceptical Jonathan how to join in the fun!
TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK 19 November 2011
IN: (music) I’m Jonathan Groubert....
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... t.s.w.i.org.
SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:
You can hear more of XX’s conversation with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands at [TIME] right her on [STATION].
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