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Stories from the Heart of the Land
April 17, 2008
Jay Allison producer, NPR
John Weatherford senior vice president, general manager, Public Broad

National Public Radio producer Jay Allison presents Stories from the Heart of the Land, a six-part radio series that ranges across the world—from Australia to Newfoundland, Mexico to Tibet—to capture the human connection to land and landscape. These are radio stories about the land in which we live.

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Women’s Voices and Visions on Film
Melissa Silverstein
01:07:14
Melissa Silverstein, Deborah Kampmeier, Emily Abt, and Thato Rantao Mwosa discuss statistics from the Center for the Study of Women in TV and Film stating that in 2008, only 9% of the top grossing films were directed by women.
Women’s Voices and Net Neutrality
Joshua Breitbart
01:17:37
Joshua Breitbart, Mari Castaneda, Stevie Converse, and Jordan Berg discuss the debate around "net neutrality". Will the Internet remain an open, neutral network that allows for a free flow of information, or will it become the privatized domain of a few large corporations?
Women's Journalism from Around the Globe
Lily Yulianti Farid
01:14:35
Lily Yulianti Farid, Parveen Sultana, Raziah Mwawanga, and Preeti Mangala Shekar discuss the triumphs and challenges of their efforts to work for gender justice in media in their home countries and regions.
Women in Investigative Journalism
Sarah Posner
01:19:30
Sarah Posner, Sabrina Hersi-Issa, Adele Stan, and Silja Talvi put an abrupt end to the common image of the investigative journalist as gruff and male, describing how gender can hinder the female investigative journalist, but also play to her advantage.
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Wind Energy in Boston Harbor and Beyond
James Manwell
01:13:30
Wind power is one of the most appealing sources of renewable energy today.
Audio-only
Wild Trees: Uncharted Canopy Biosphere of Redwoods
Richard Preston
01:04:37
Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, tells the story of Steve Sillett and Marie Antoine and a group of botanists and amateur naturalists who discovered a mysterious world hidden above California.
Image of This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
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Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 320 pages
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