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UAllied troops landing at Utah Beach

D-Day Radio 5:26 Barrett Golding

Broadcasts from the planes, boats, beaches and newsrooms: excerpts from the CBS network feed on June 6, 1944, when the Allied Forces began taking back Europe (with additional D-Day online photo/audio from FDR, Ed Murrow, and George Hicks famous actuality rom the beach-head invasion fleet).

Broadcast: Jun 5 2004 on APM Weekend America Subjects: War, Media, International


Crossing the BLVD logo

Tije is Not Dead {format} {format} 2:42 Crossing the BLVD

Haitian-American activist Ray Laforest reads a poem about his brother Tije, who died mysteriously in Haiti in the late 1990s. Judith Sloan, Scott Johnson and Warren Lehrer produced the piece. From the Crossing the BLVD series (book/CD); interviews from mostly immigrants and refugees who now live in Queens NY. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 1 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Crossing the BLVD Subjects: Politics, International, Family


Bovic Antosi

Cargo Flight to Somewhere {format} {format} 5:28 Crossing the BLVD

After losing his wife and daughter, and his livelihood, Bovic Antosi escapes the Democrativc republic of Congo as cargo, only to end up in a detention center adjacent to JFK airport for two years. From the Crossing the BLVD series (book/CD); interviews from mostly immigrants and refugees who now live in Queens NY. Song by Kinglsey Ogunde from Nigeria. [transcript]

Broadcast: Mar 15 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Crossing the BLVD Subjects: International, Travel, Public Affairs, Justice


Drawing of the Ayahuasca plant

Ayahuasca Tourism {format} 17:00 John Rieger

Imagine a cross between electro-convulsive therapy and being kidnapped by a catholic religious cult and indoctrinated with prayer under the influence of powerful hallucinogens and Marlboro smoke on the edge of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. [transcript]

Broadcast: Feb 13 2004 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Health, International, Native


Jim Morrison tombstone with presents

Jim’s Grave {format} 13:24 Barrett Golding

A portrait of the people who pilgrimage to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris to visit the grave of Jim Morrison, the "Doors" lead singer. Since 1997, Professor Mark Neumann has been traveling there to record interviews and make photographic portraits. The pilgrims arrive at Morrison’s tomb from many countries. Many leave letters, poems, and personal momentos. Their journey, and their values of freedom and rebellion become intertwined with the myth and media image of Morrison.

Broadcast: Feb 13 2004 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Cultural, International, Historical, Music


Detail of book cover

They Lied {format} {format} 2:59 Crossing the BLVD

The story of Joanna Pittner, a Polish vacationer who got more than she expected on a trip to the United States. From the Crossing the BLVD series (book/CD); interviews from mostly immigrants and refugees who now live in Queens NY. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jan 27 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Crossing the BLVD Subjects: Family, International


Tamaki Village men in Rotorua

Traveling Middle Earth {format} 10:23 Dmae Roberts

Maori meets Mordor, as the premiere of "Lord of the Rings" put New Zealand in the spotlight. A series of audio snapshots of the country and culture. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 16 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Travel, Music, Environment, International


Tamaki Village

Maori Singers, New Zealand {format} 1:43 Dmae Roberts

Sound Travels takes us to New Zealand for one more taste of the ancient culture. A walk in the night woods with campfies going and music ringing through the trees.

Broadcast: Dec 16 2003 on PRI/MPR Savvy Traveler Subjects: Music, International


Bomb damaged house

Gaza Town in Middle Ground 4:37 Nancy Updike

A Gaza Strip town is caught between the Israeli army and Hamas. The town’s mayor says he doesn∂t have the power to stop militants from using his town as a staging area for attacks; he just wants to carry out his duties as mayor, but he’s having problems even doing that. The conflict has the town’s tax revenues dwindling -- the citizenry is refusing to even pay taxes -- and is making it hard for city hall to provide basic services.

Broadcast: Dec 1 2003 on APM Marketplace Subjects: War, International, Politics


Photo of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank

Dror’s Mission {format} 21:07 Nancy Updike

Dror Etkes of Peace Watch has taken it as his personal mission to document the spread of Israeli settlements in the West Bank: every shack, mobile home, housing cluster, bypass road and town. Settlement growth is something many people would rather keep quiet. The U.S. has repeatedly called for construction to stop. Dror Etkes is a reluctant activist. He initially had no interest in making this his life’s work.

Broadcast: Nov 21 2003 on PRI/WBEZ This American Life Subjects: War, Politics, International, Public Affairs





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