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Splitting Sudan

by Todd Mundt on January 5, 2011

Saturday, January 8, 2011 9pm

Producer: America Abroad Media
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Sudan has been at war with itself for decades. Arab Muslims in the north have long dominated Christian and animist Africans in the south. But, in a referendum scheduled for January 9, 2011, southerners are expected to vote for separation. And the divorce may not be pretty. The south will take water, land, and about three quarters of Sudan’s oil with it. That’s one of many reasons the north opposes the divorce, and why there’s fear of a return to conflict. Deborah Amos hosts.

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Remembering the Cole

by Todd Mundt October 27, 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010 9pm Producer: America Abroad Listen Again The USS Cole was the target of a terrorist attack on October 12, 2000. The blast tore a 40-foot hole in the side of the ship, and killed seventeen sailors. “We will find out who is responsible,” vowed President Clinton, “and hold them accountable.” The [...]

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Stories from the Heart of the Land, part I

by Todd Mundt October 19, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 9pm Producer: Atlantic Public Media Listen Again You may have noticed that every time you print from your computer, you are faced with a choice: Portrait or Landscape. That can represent a way of looking at the world. One or the other: The head and shoulders of the human form vs. [...]

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The Hyzdu Diaries

by Todd Mundt October 12, 2010

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9pm Producer: Mark Moran, KJZZ Listen Again The history of professional baseball is checkered with can’t miss prospects who never made it to the big leagues. But most guys quit trying after five, six, 10, 15 years. Not Adam Hyzdu. The first round draft pick tried for 16 seasons to get [...]

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Divorced Kid

by Todd Mundt October 7, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010 9pm Producer: Sasha Aslanian/American Public Media Listen Again Award-winning former American RadioWorks’ producer Sasha Aslanian explores the “divorce revolution” of the 1970s through the perspective of kids–like herself–who lived through it, and experts who have had three decades to make sense of it. The documentary includes interviews with Avery Corman, the [...]

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Inside the Adoption Circle

by Todd Mundt October 1, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010 9pm Producer: Atlantic Public Media Listen Again Adoption reveals some profound but basic aspects of the human story. It’s an act of caring, love and bravery. An emphatic and ancient statement about human nature, it is also rife with questions about identity. We wanted to get to the stories that live [...]

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War Vets

by Todd Mundt September 14, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 9pm Producer: Conrad Bishop Listen Again The voices of fourteen men and women who served in the military during times of war. What got you into the service? What did you do there? How were you different when you came home? The program includes veterans from the Spanish Civil War through [...]

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Dina’s Diary: Journey of a Cancer Survivor

by Todd Mundt September 7, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 9pm Producer: Capital Public Radio Listen Again Two weeks before Thanksgiving Day 2005, Dina Howard was diagnosed with breast cancer. Over the ensuing months, the 39-year-old mother of two faced agonizing decisions about surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. At the time of her diagnosis, Dina, a former actress and arts administrator, was [...]

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Sisters in Pain

by Todd Mundt September 2, 2010

Saturday, September 4, 2010 9pm Producer: Down to Earth Productions Listen Again More Information When a battered woman resorts to violence against her abuser, is she guilty of a crime? Or do her actions qualify as justifiable self-defense? In the Peabody Award-winning documentary Sisters in Pain, three formerly battered women share their riveting, intimate and [...]

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Living Digitally

by Todd Mundt August 23, 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010 9pm Producer: American Public Media Listen Again: Audio Not Available Twitter, iPads, smart phones. What’s next in the digital revolution? Go inside the Aspen Ideas Festival to find out how your digital life will change. Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal hosts this second of two specials from Aspen.

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