The Queen's Trek
From Outer Voices | 24:36
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as it is anywhere. Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuk takes her job - creating happiness for the people of her kingdom - seriously - so much so that she treks into the most remote corners of the country to meet the people who she would otherwise never see, to find out about their lives, strategize about health care, and to help end domestic violence. Outer Voices accompanied her into a remote unmapped corner of the high Himalayas. ( We're honored to be the only foreign journalists to ever be invited to accompany a Bhutanese monarch on a trek, and to interview the Queen.)
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Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as it is anywhere. Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuk takes her job - creating happiness for the people of her kingdom - seriously - so much so that she treks into the most remote corners of the country to meet the people who she would otherwise never see, to find out about their lives, strategize about health care, and to help end domestic violence. Outer Voices accompanied her into a remote unmapped corner of the high Himalayas. ( We're honored to be the only foreign journalists to ever be invited to accompany a Bhutanese monarch on a trek, and to interview the Queen.)
The Story of Lata
From Outer Voices | 53:00
who's sailing now? women and the revival of traditional polynesian sailing in the solomon islands
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The Story of Lata, by Outer Voices, explores the efforts by the people of a remote part of Solomon Islands to preserve their traditional boat building culture and navigation. It explores traditional polynesian navigation in a region where the technology and knowledge is still intact. We listen to the older women who remember the old days of sailing, and who consider their role were this tradition to be revived. And we also consider the reality of modern life, which they are slowly being required to adapt to. How feasible is it to revive these ancient arts, which take time to learn?
Behind the whole story is the myth of Lata, which guides us into a profound understanding of the limitlessness of time and space so necessary to the navigators behind the polynesian navigation, and consider that our modern world could do well to be informed by the patience and durability which it required.
The Hula Lesson
From Outer Voices | 57:26
In “The Hula Lesson” we join Hawaiian Hula teacher Roselle Bailey and her halau of multicultural women to find out what hula is, what it means to Hawaii, and why so many non-Hawaiians love it.
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Hula is more than girls dancing with coconut bras and grass skirts, with strains of Don Ho in the background. In fact, hula is a complete expression of a traditional culture, which uses dancing and singing for teaching social lessons, and for recounting history.
In “The Hula Lesson” we join Hawaiian Hula teacher Roselle Bailey and her halau of multicultural women to find out what hula is, what it means to Hawaii, and why so many non-Hawaiians love it.
Nona Beamer: Hawaiian Elder
From Heidi Chang | 06:39
Nona Beamer dedicated her life to preserving Hawaiian culture. She was a gifted storyteller, hula dancer, songwriter and teacher. Since she died in 2008, her legacy continues to touch the lives of many today. This piece won a National Award from the Asian American Journalists Association in 2000.
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Nona Beamer was a highly respected kupuna (Hawaiian elder), known for her efforts in preserving Hawaiian culture. Beamer was a master of Hawaiian storytelling, chant and traditional hula. She was also a gifted songwriter, performer and teacher. As a child, she learned how to chant to the ocean from her own grandmother, Helen Desha Beamer, a prolific composer.
Nona Beamer is remembered as the matriarch of one of Hawaii's most respected musical families, and the mother of Keola and Kapono Beamer, who are both slack key masters and talented musicians in their own right.
Nona Beamer recorded a CD with her son, Keola, called "The Golden Lehua Tree: Stories and Music from the Heart of Hawaii's Beamer Family." This piece includes interviews with Nona Beamer, Keola Beamer and hula master Maile Loo. Nona Beamer passed away on April 10, 2008, leaving behind a rich legacy of Hawaiian storytelling, music and hula, including her unique knowledge of 242 different types of ancient hulas. Originally broadcast on NPR's "Morning Edition" in 2000.
Girls From Cambodia
From Outer Voices | 53:56
An honest look into the sex industry in Cambodia
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Girls From Cambodia includes emotional firsthand accounts of brave young Camodian women, speaking frankly about being sold into sexual slavery and escaping their captors. and their hopes for a different future.
This poignant portrayl features Chanthol Oung, the founder of the Cambodian Women's Crisis Center who has forged the struggle against a deeply entrenched system of human trafficking.
My Name is Lydia Foy
From Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland | 36:53
Lydia Foy was born in 1947 and registered as a baby boy. When she realised her true identity, as a woman, she discovered something missing - a birth certificate. This is the story of a woman who has fought for her identity in life and in the legal system.
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Lydia Foy was born in 1947 and registered as a baby boy. When she realised her true identity, as a woman, she discovered something missing - a birth certificate. This is the story of a woman who has fought for her identity in life and in the legal system.
LIFE ON THE FARM
From clay scott | Part of the Mountain West Voices series | 05:00
This week on Mountain West Voices: a visit with two women who grew up on remote, central Montana farms in the 1920's.
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This week on Mountain West Voices: a visit with two women who grew up on remote, central Montana farms in the 1920's.