Series: Tiny Spark

Produced by Amy Costello

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Tiny Spark is an ongoing series of in-depth interviews aimed at igniting debate about the Business of Doing Good. Veteran public radio producer and former Africa Correspondent, Amy Costello, explores the complexities behind seemingly good ideas.

Tiny Spark is a series of in-depth interviews aimed at igniting debate about the Business of Doing Good. Veteran public radio producer and former Africa Correspondent, Amy Costello, explores the complexities behind seemingly good ideas. The pilot is made possible through a generous contribution from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.


5 Pieces

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TOMS Shoes - A Closer Look
Series: Tiny Spark
From Amy Costello
Caption: TOMS Founder, Blake Mycoskie.
TOMS shoes promises that if you buy a pair of its canvas slip-ons, they'll give a pair to a child in need. The company's "Buy One, Give One" busine...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 00:19:11
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TOMS Promo
Series: Tiny Spark
From Amy Costello
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Promo for TOMS podcast

  • Added: Feb 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:00:58
In praise of "Lost Causes"
Series: Tiny Spark
From Amy Costello
Caption: Mark Goldsmith speaks to former inmates
In this edition of Tiny Spark, we explore what happens when someone refuses to accept the idea of a "lost cause" and instead gets down to the work ...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:14:56
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(Optional) Part 2: Corruption in International Adoption
Series: Tiny Spark
From Amy Costello
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This is an optional second segment, which can be added to Part 1, for a package nearing 26 mins in length. In the second segment, Tiny Spark host, ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:55
Corruption in International Adoption
Series: Tiny Spark
From Amy Costello
Caption: Jennifer Hemsley with daughter, Pearl and Hazel (R), 2007, Credit: Jennifer Hemsley
Tiny Spark takes a look at a seemingly good idea - international adoption - and explores its unintended consequences: corruption, fraud and child t...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:19:35
  • Purchases: 1