Synopsis
Our series of daily listener commentaries since 1991.
Episodes
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Tristen Deacon: Theatre Kid
13/03/2023 Duration: 02minSeventh grader Tristen Deacon joins a theater group for fun and personal growth.
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Jasmin Darznik: Celebrating Persian New Year
10/03/2023 Duration: 02minPersian New Year is celebrated this month, and Jasmin Darznik will mark the occasion by working magic with lentils, just like her grandmother did.
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Jiya Gupta: Holi
09/03/2023 Duration: 02minY-R Media’s Jiya Gupta] is one of millions of Hindus who celebrate Holi, the annual Festival of Colors, in March. This year’s celebration is extra special for her.
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Paul Staley: The Past Isn't Past
08/03/2023 Duration: 03minWilliam Faulkner famously said, “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” And Paul Staley heartily agrees.
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Angelina Montgomery: The Hidden Outdoors
07/03/2023 Duration: 02minTo many low-income families, the great outdoors is a rumor, experienced only by others. Angelina Montgomery has this Perspective.
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Lubna Qureishi: Taking It Home
06/03/2023 Duration: 02minLubna Qureishi looks for the missing ingredient when food and drink just taste better when prepared by the hands of loved ones.
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Vicki Larson: A Room of One's Own
03/03/2023 Duration: 02minVicki Larson says what some marriages need to succeed is some space.
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Brian Smith: Shame Off You
02/03/2023 Duration: 03minStanford medical student Brian Smith has seen the difference between guilt and shame in his patients and their families.
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Sara Alexander: A Hummingbird's Tale
01/03/2023 Duration: 03minJust outside her window, Sara Alexander observes an avian tale of life and death unfold.
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Alice Wong: I Still Have a Voice
28/02/2023 Duration: 02minAlice Wong can no longer speak. But she still has a voice.
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Jamareion Adrow: Gun Violence
27/02/2023 Duration: 03minReading about gun violence elsewhere is one thing. To live with the routine reality of gunshots in your own life is another. Jamareion Adrow has this Perspective.
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Abe Marshall: Its Not Just Water
24/02/2023 Duration: 02minWhen Abe Marshall experienced hearing loss his worst fear was what others might think. It didn’t work out that way.
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Evan Ho: Small town Life
23/02/2023 Duration: 02minThe pictures on the restaurant walls offer a window into the continuity of small-town life. Evan Ho has this Perspective.
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Callen Bronson: Keeping Wild Animals Wild
22/02/2023 Duration: 02minAfter his sister was attacked by a coyote, Callen Bronson looked into how to keep wild animals wild, and people safe.
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Lucienne Noel: Maternity Leave
21/02/2023 Duration: 03minLucienne Noel is coming off maternity leave and embracing the value of dependence that propelled her forward.
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Sandhya Acharya: The Note
17/02/2023 Duration: 03minWhen Sandhya Acharya's pandemic bubble burst, it was her young son's note that healed her.
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Ami Bailey: I Paint Myself Brown
16/02/2023 Duration: 03minGrowing into your identity is a big part of growing up, but when you are part of a mixed-race family the process is more complicated. Ami Bailey has this Perspective.
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Marilyn Englander: Asymetric Development
15/02/2023 Duration: 02minHard work can overcome many shortcomings, and students that some give up on prove to be stellar learners. Marilyn Englander has this Perspective.
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Susan Dix Lyons: Only. You.
14/02/2023 Duration: 03minSusan Dix Lyons' date night with her husband becomes a valentine.
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Elaine Elinson: Diaries of War
13/02/2023 Duration: 02minWhen Elaine Elinson stumbled across her grandmother’s diaries, she discovered that she had much in common with today’s war-torn Ukrainians.