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What a proposed French law permitting the use of English at universities can tell us about the free market for languages in a globalized economy.
- Added: May 21, 2013
- Length: 02:02
What recent elections in Pakistan can tell us about the future prospects of the Obama drone bombing program.
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 01:59
Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 04:05
What the potential return of Nicholas Sarkozy to French politics can tell us about French dissatisfaction with their Socialist savior.
- Added: May 08, 2013
- Length: 02:06
In this month’s show, we examine three issues that build on the relationship between environmental stresses and conflict. First, we examine the imp...
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- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 40:01
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One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 03:48
What the love of high end sports cars by Asian elites can tell us about the growing tensions between the very rich and everybody else.
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 02:06
What an Indian billionaire's request for government bodyguards can tell us about the difference between policing the rich and the poor.
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 02:04
Weekly series looking at the issues affecting the people of our planet
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 27:30
Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...
- Added: Apr 18, 2013
- Length: 51:30
What the British experience of living with terror attacks can tell us about our potential for resilience after the Boston Marathon bombing.
- Added: Apr 17, 2013
- Length: 02:02
What the legacy of Margaret Thatcher can tell us about the long-term effects of political reform.
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:04
What attempts in Saudi Arabia to limit anonymity on Twitter can tell us about the power of dissent in the face of conformity.
- Added: Apr 03, 2013
- Length: 02:08
The four Iraqis you’re about to hear tell a story of a remembered landscape. It’s a story about how war blackened the city of Baghdad, split its ne...
- Added: Apr 01, 2013
- Length: 06:47
The lack of affordable housing the city has prompted many people to take over vacant, abandoned buildings and make them their own.
- Added: Apr 01, 2013
- Length: 05:20
What China's interest in Africa can tell us about the look and feel of Imperialism 2.0.
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 02:16
From: Free Speech Radio News
Many of the Rohingya who have been forced to flee their homes are now living in crowded and dirty camps where skin infections, diarrhea and other a...
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 06:31
What continued unrest in Zimbabwe can tell us about the lengths dictators will go to stay in power.
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 02:06
From: Free Speech Radio News
The small island nation, the Republic of Mauritius, marks the 45th anniversary of independence from British rule this week. But one group isn’t cel...
- Added: Mar 19, 2013
- Length: 06:11
What lingering memories of the First World War can tell us about the tense state of affairs in Europe today.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 02:06
What the rape of a seven year-old girl in Delhi can tell us about India's challenge to protect its women and girls from violence.
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 02:14
What succession plans in Cuba can tell us about the practicalities of dictatorship in the globalized economy.
- Added: Feb 27, 2013
- Length: 02:17
Hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants pass through Mexico on their way to the US each year. Thousands never reach their destination an...
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 05:22
Skilled tailoring is a dying art. Many of the best tailors hail from Italy where the tradition is unraveling due to a lack of training opportuniti...
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- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 08:20
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Italian artisans craft exquisite objects with their hands, particularly in Florence. Yet aging artisans crippled by Italy’s bureaucracy aren’t abl...
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- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 07:37
- Purchases: 1
