Great Big Story
The Salam Stars Are the Changing Face of Basketball
- Title
- The Salam Stars Are the Changing Face of Basketball
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Hear that swish? That’s the Salam Stars crushing it on the court. The all-female varsity basketball team is made up of Muslim students from the Salam School, an Islamic school in Milwaukee. All the players wear hijabs and modest athletic wear. In an ideal world, that wouldn’t be a big deal, but they often face judgment based on their outfits and their religion. But these athletes ignore the haters. The Salam Stars are focused on the game. They play to win while making space for other girls to do the same.
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#Basketball #GirlPower #Fitness
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- Title
- 4 Stories Celebrating Mongolian Culture
- Runtime
- 12:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- From Mongolian throat singing to reindeer herding, we celebrate Mongolian art and tradition in this reel.
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#mongolia #ThroatSinging #ReindeerHerding
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- Title
- The Art of Crafting Portuguese Tiles
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There is tile everywhere you turn in Lisbon. It is part of the fabric of the city—an architectural and aesthetic feature covering houses, churches and train stations. Not surprisingly, the oldest working tile factory in Portugal is situated in the country’s famously tile-clad capital. Founded in 1741, the Sant’Anna factory has survived earthquakes, wars and fires. To this day, the company’s artisans still produce tile by hand using traditional techniques.
This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis.
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#tiles #Lisbon #Sant’AnnaFactory
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- Title
- Surfers Making Waves From Montana to the Amazon River
- Runtime
- 11:10
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Surf’s up. Grab your board. From the Pororoca on the Amazon River to the Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore, we’re catching waves all over the world.
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#surf #AmazonRiver #waves
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- Title
- A Hero in the Sky (and on the Ground)
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Ann Sim lives a double life. A member of Singapore Airlines cabin crew, she is also a volunteer medic with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, which responds to all kinds of emergency situations. While her job offers her the opportunity to see the world, Sim’s volunteer work enables her to give back to her community. And she loves both. On the surface, the roles seem pretty different. But one informs the other—like the time she sprung into action when a baby was in distress on a flight that was about to take off. “It’s nice to know that I’m helping people through my work,” Sim says.
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- Title
- Building a Secret World for Seahorses
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Roger Hanson is the Seahorse Whisperer. The diver tends to a herd of seahorses living off the coast of Long Beach, California. It’s rare for the fish to stray north of San Diego, so Hanson built habitats to encourage them to stay. Guided by Hanson to the secret location, we visit the undersea community where seahorses are living their best lives.
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#seahorses #habitat #atlantis
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- Title
- The Surprising Lives of Monks and Nuns
- Runtime
- 11:28
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- These monks and nuns defy expectations by pursuing passions beyond prayer. Some make a mean hot sauce. Others excel at Kung Fu.
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#monks #nuns #prayer
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- Title
- Eating an Omelet Full of Worms
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- You’ve probably eaten omelets full of cheese, veggies and meat. But how about sandworms? Don’t knock it till you try it. Le Le Hang makes and sells crispy sandworm omelets at her restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. Le Le, who learned how to make them from her grandmother, shares her tasty recipe with us.
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#sandworm #omelet #hanoi
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- Title
- Handcrafting Giant Lanterns in China
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The courtyard behind Bai Junping’s workshop is packed with lanterns, rows and rows of red and gold lanterns. It’s a traditional occupation in the village of Tuntou, China, dating back to ancient times. Bai makes tens of thousands of lanterns every year. Some of Bai’s lamps are small, but he is also known for his giant lanterns. And he wants to go even bigger.
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#lantern #ChineseNewYear #Tuntou
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- Title
- Increase Your Pizza IQ
- Runtime
- 11:16
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Do you know who designs the artwork on your pizza box? Have you ever witnessed the pizza acrobatics that go down at the World Pizza Games? This reel is full of slices—er, stories—for everyone who loves pizza. And who doesn’t love pizza?
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#pizza #slice #toppings
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- Title
- Visiting a French Winery Run by Veterans
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- At the Domaine du Capitaine Danjou winery in southeastern France, retired members of the French Foreign Legion harvest grapes and bottle red, rosé and white wine. The work is hard but therapeutic, providing a sense of purpose and peace. And you can’t beat the scenery. The property is also the site of a retirement home for those who have served in the elite branch of the French Army.
#wine #veterans #france
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- Title
- This Turkish Language Isn’t Spoken, It’s Whistled
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though fewer people are learning it in the age of the cell phone. It’s also known as bird language, for obvious reasons. Muazzez Köçek lives in Kuşköy, and she is the best whistler in her village. Muazzez shows us how she uses varied pitch frequencies and melodies to translate Turkish vocabulary into whistles with meaning.
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#language #turkey #kuşdili
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- Title
- 4 Curious People With Curiouser Jobs
- Runtime
- 11:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Tired of working 9-to-5? Perhaps you’ll find inspiration for a new career in this reel full of stories about people with highly unusual occupations. While one of them earns a living by talking fast (you might recognize him from some of your favorite TV commercials), another spends his time making sure people all over the world get lost.
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- Title
- Strike Up the Band With These 4 Stories
- Runtime
- 10:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- From the brass bands of India to the one of the best college marching bands in the United States, this reel is a celebration of musical ensembles.
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#MarchingBand #music #MusicEnsemble
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- Title
- Why Parents Should Play Video Games With Their Kids
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Many parents think of video games as either a total waste of time, or an activity for their kids to pursue on their own. But Dr. Sinem Siyahhan encourages parents to play video games with their kids. An associate professor at California State University specializing in education technology and learning sciences, the educator says it’s a great way to bond. Alienware recently provided Dr. Siyahhan with gaming laptops for her Play2Connect project. She set them up in a classroom and invited families to play Minecraft. Not all of the parents were up to speed on the game, but that wasn’t a problem. Their kids were happy to teach them.
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- Title
- The Strange History of Soviet X-Ray Records
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Hips don’t lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain. At a time when the Soviet government strictly forbade western music from the likes of hip shaker Elvis and jazz great Charlie Parker, people found a creative way around the restriction. They turned x-rays of rib cages, fingers and other body parts into records—yes, actual audio recordings—that they exchanged on the sly. Stephen Coates of London’s Bureau of Lost Culture tells us about the ingenious scheme to create and distribute the bootleg audio recordings.
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- Title
- Finding Home After Leaving Prison
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- At only 18 years old, Jesse Vasquez was sentenced to two life sentences. At 36, his sentence was commuted, and he was given a chance at a fresh start, but not after spending most of his adult life in prison. In need of a place to live, Vasquez reached out to the Homecoming Project, a transitional housing program that matches formerly incarcerated people with homeowners who have space for rent. He was paired with host Candi Thorton and began a new life in a comfortable apartment in Oakland, California. Like a mom to Vasquez, Thornton paved the way for him to feel comfortable in his new community.
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#LifeSentence #HomecomingProject #housing
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- Title
- Thank the Military for Tootsie Rolls and Chef Boyardee
- Runtime
- 12:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- As well as you know history, you likely haven’t heard any of the war stories in this reel. They involve soup, a tiny dog, ravioli and Tootsie Rolls.
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#war #candy #chef
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- Title
- Eating China’s 1,000-Year-Old Egg
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Century eggs don’t look anything like the eggs you might be used to. Cut one open, and you’ll find an albumen that’s brown jelly and a yolk that’s shades of black and brownish green. They are considered a delicacy in China, dating back to the Ming Dynasty. Qianggeng Wu and Aishu Sun, a married couple who live in China’s Changlong Village, show us how they use traditional preserving techniques to transform ordinary duck, quail and chicken eggs into tasty century eggs.
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#CenturyEgg #MingDynasty #eggs
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- Title
- 8 Real-Life Fairytale Castles
- Runtime
- 11:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Most of us will never live in a castle. But we can dream, right? In this reel, we visit seven extraordinary castles. On the tour: A castle in Segovia, Spain, that inspired the fairytale castles in the Walt Disney movies “Cinderella” and “Snow White” and the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.
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#castle #dream #fairytale
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- Title
- 5 Masters of Martial Arts
- Runtime
- 12:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- From India’s Kalaripayattu to Chinese Kung Fu to Korea’s Taekkyeon, we’re exploring martial arts around the world and celebrating the discipline, strength and grace it takes to master them.
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#MartialArts #taekkyeon #kalaripayattu
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- Title
- Eating Japan’s Biggest Sushi
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- How much do you love sushi? Enough to eat 11 pounds of it? In Japan, Hiromu Inagaki serves super-size sushi at the Umewaka Restaurant in Anjo City. The aptly-named Generous Roll is among the enormous options. Too much for you? Inagaki also prepares the most adorable mini sushi for those with smaller appetites.
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#sushi #extreme #japan
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- Title
- 5 Surprising Football Stories
- Runtime
- 12:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Are you ready for some football? We tackle stories about everything from the Hail Mary pass to unicycle football in this reel.
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#football #league #play
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- Title
- Crafting Traditional Japanese Brushes
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Visit Tokuzen Sanemori, and chances are you will find him seated on the floor of his workshop making Kumano brushes entirely by hand. Sanemori is one of less than 20 people in the city of Kumano, Japan, practicing the nearly 200-year-old craft. He was taught the craft by his father, and uses traditional tools, techniques and an ample supply hair—from goat hair to horse hair—to make the prized implements.
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#KumanoBrush #Japan #workshop
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- Title
- These Stories Will Inspire You to Recycle
- Runtime
- 11:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- People are finding creative ways to recycle waste. This reel begins in Kamikatsu, Japan, a town that produces almost no trash, and ends in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where the Plastic Bank cleans up the environment and alleviates poverty at the same time. In between, we visit a Federal Reserve Bank in New Orleans to find out how they repurpose shredded cash to benefit the local community.
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#recycling #reduce #reuse
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- Title
- The Last of Holland’s Master Millers
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- For master miller Maarten Dolman, work is always a grind. Dolman is one of the last remaining millers in the Netherlands. He grinds flour for bread baking as well as special mixes for cookies and cakes. Dolman invites us to take a tour of his windmill. Built in 1732, it’s one of the most famous in Holland.
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#windmill #MasterMiller #holland
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- Title
- 4 Stories About Overcoming Disabilities
- Runtime
- 11:56
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Meet some inspiring people who don’t let disabilities stand in the way of them pursuing their passions.
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- Title
- How the Fish Cakes In Your Ramen Get Made
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There are many kinds of kamaboko—aka fish cake—to choose from in Japan. But pretty much everyone loves hanpen. Uniquely fluffy, this popular delight is made with pollock. Toshio Oka knows how to shape and boil hanpen to perfection. He invites us to join him in the kitchen Kanmo in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. The legendary fish cake shop has been making some of the world’s best hanpen since 1688.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Where and how did it all begin?
00:41 Meet Toshio Oka
01:12 How are the fish cakes made?
02:17 It's more than a job, it's a lifestyle!
#FishCake #kamaboko #hanpen
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- Title
- Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- People went wild at Franz Liszt’s concerts. No exaggeration. With his long hair and theatrical style, Liszt played with intensity and passion, revolutionizing the way classical music was performed. And Lisztomania swept across Europe in the 19th century.
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- Title
- 1, 2, 3, 4 Stories About Math
- Runtime
- 13:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- From geometry to personal finance, there is one common denominator that links the stories in this reel—they are all about math.
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- Title
- The Best Great Big Stories of 2019
- Runtime
- 15:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- It’s time to share our “best of” list of 2019. Take a look at some of Great Big Story’s best videos of the year. Ah, the memories.
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- Title
- Mongolia’s Sumo Queen
- Runtime
- 5:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Tuvshinjargal Bum-Erdene was always bigger than other kids. She got teased a lot growing up, but today, Bum-Erdene is thankful for her stature. She uses it to her advantage as a sumo wrestler in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She trains alongside men, and has won medals at international amateur sumo competitions. Unfortunately, only males can compete at a professional level. But Bum-Erdene is hopeful the day will come when there are pro level events for women, too.
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- Title
- Around the World in So Many Ways
- Runtime
- 12:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Buckle up. In this reel, we’re cruising the canals of Holland’s Little Venice, we’re riding with an all-female motorcycle club in New Orleans, and we’re boarding the Scottish airline Loganair for the shortest flight in the world.
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- Title
- A Decade In Music
- Runtime
- 4:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Maybe you took piano or guitar lessons at some point in your life, but have you ever played a typewriter? (Yes, a typewriter.) How about a theremin? (What’s a theremin?) We’ve profiled some incredible artists over the years who can find the music in just about anything. Make some noise as we celebrate a decade in music.
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- Title
- A Monastery in the Sky
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- It’s easy to spot the Katskhi pillar—it reaches up into the air like a skyscraper. This natural wonder is a limestone monolith dominating the hilly landscape in a remote part of Georgia. It’s been a site of religious significance going back to Pagan times. At present, the Orthodox Georgian Church maintains a monastery at the breathtaking site.
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- Title
- A Decade In Fashion
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- What we wear says a lot about us. Fashion is more than just trends, it’s culture and self-expression. From Brooklyn’s green queen, to Mexico’s pachucos, we’ve got all the looks. Strut your stuff as we celebrate a decade in fashion.
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- 4 Stories About Beautiful Friendships
- Runtime
- 11:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- These friendships have replanted forests and swam the seas. We’re celebrating that special person in your life that makes you stronger and makes the world a better place to live. When was the last time you called your best friend?
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- Title
- The Most Dangerous and Unusual Wines and Cheeses
- Runtime
- 11:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Up for Wine and Cheese? We’re serving wine and cheese in this reel because we know how to treat guests. That said, we’re not so sure how you’re going to feel about the rare Sardinian cheese featured in one of our stories. To enjoy this cheese, you have to be okay with what’s crawling around in it.
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- Title
- Capturing Louisiana’s Disappearing Wetlands
- Runtime
- 10:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Photographer Ben Depp’s quest to chronicle the disappearance of Louisiana’s wetlands is beautifully documented in this film, “On a Wing and a Prayer.” You are taken flying high with Depp as he pilots his powered paraglider—an ultralight aircraft consisting of a paragliding “wing,” a harness and a motor attached to his back.
Director and cinematographer Dominic Gill’s biggest challenge in making the short documentary was filming Depp at work, soaring above the coastal region like a bird. Instead of relying on a drone, Gill hired pilot Matt Minyard to shadow Depp in a tandem paramotor. “One thing I definitely knew I couldn’t do is fly a paramotor and film well at the same time,” says Gill, who runs Encompass Films with producer Nadia Gill, his wife.
“It’s very, very difficult to steer through bumpy air,” Gill points out. “Matt was instrumental in finding those smooth zones and keeping up with Ben.”
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- Title
- A Decade In Dance
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- We’re throwing a Great Big Dance Party, and you’re invited. From hiplet to hula, from dancing in stilettos to dancing on stilts, we’ve had the opportunity to bust a move with some incredible dancers from around the world. Kick up your heels as we celebrate a decade in dance.
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- The World’s Largest Wurlitzer Organ Is in This Pizza Shop
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- When you dine at Organ Stop Pizza, you’re in for a show. The Mesa, Arizona, restaurant is home to the largest Wurlitzer organ in the world. Organist Brett Valliant plays the massive instrument for patrons, with an accompanying light show. The restaurant, which opened in 1972, is unique today, but during the 1970s and ’80s, there were well over 100 restaurants serving pizza and pipes across the United States.
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- Title
- Get In the Christmas Spirit With These Stories
- Runtime
- 14:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- You better not shout. You better not cry. You better not pout. We’re telling you why—this reel is devoted to Santa Claus and Christmas merriment. It’s lots of fun. So seriously, there is no need for you to shout, cry, or pout. Merry Christmas!
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- Teaching Babysitters Life-Saving Skills
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Babysitting is a big responsibility, and many teens do it with little or no training. That’s why Dignity Health teaches a Safe Sitter program at its facility in Chandler, Arizona. Ingrid Chung, 13, is one of the participants in the workshop taught by Missy Beauchamp, a registered nurse. The participants learn the basics—like how to change diapers—and, most importantly, life-saving techniques like the Heimlich maneuver and CPR. They leave empowered and confident in their abilities to care for others.
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- Meet Wrestling’s First Hijab-Wearing Competitor
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Nor “Phoenix” Diana might be small in stature, but she dominates in the ring. The world’s first hijab-wearing pro wrestler, she is also the first female to hold a Malaysia Pro Wrestling championship. She has been criticized by those who say women shouldn’t pursue sports like wrestling, but Nor tunes them out. She has the support of her fans, and she is proud to inspire other girls who wear hijabs to fight their way into the ring. The more girls in wrestling, the better. This young pioneer welcomes the competition.
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- Title
- What to See, Eat and Do in Ghana
- Runtime
- 5:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- In 2018, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced that 2019 would be an official “year of return.” To mark the solemn 400th anniversary of the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana is extending an invitation to reunite Africans on the continent with Africans in the diaspora. We met up with travelers who made the journey to Ghana. Discover the history, culture and natural beauty of the West African nation through their eyes. Among them—Afrobeats superstar Fuse ODG, YouTuber Kaiser Coby and the Griggs family, who sold their California home to embark on the trip of a lifetime.
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- This Metal Band Is Out to Save the Ancient Maori Language
- Runtime
- 18:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Filmmaker David Freid is nothing if not prolific. After shooting his first documentary in 2016, the director went on to make 49 more in just two and a half years. Great Big Story is proud to share two of those films. First up, “Maori Metal.” The second, titled “This Film Used to Be About Rum,” will debut in the coming weeks.
“Maori Metal” follows Alien Weaponry, a metal band made up of teenage brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong and their friend Ethan Trembath. Together, they are out to preserve the ancient Maori language and culture in New Zealand.
Freid injects the film with a good amount of humor, partially derived and inspired by Alien Weaponry’s van. As the band members are all underage, their parents drive the custom Alien Weaponry van to and from their gigs.
“I got there, and I saw their van, and what does it say on the side? ‘Hail the new wave of destruction,’ and it’s got some kind of alien death ray on it. It’s all b...
- Title
- These Grandmas Got Skills
- Runtime
- 12:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Who run the world? Grandmas! From a 101-year-old tattoo artist still inking away, to a spray paint-wielding grandma scrubbing away signs of Nazi hate, these are the women we look up to and aspire to be.
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- The Glass Artist Who Hides His Work All Around the World
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Josh Simpson makes glass planets and simply put, they are out of this world. The artist crafts the intricate globes in his workshop in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. He started making them back in the 1970s, inspired after hearing the Apollo astronauts describe the Earth as a blue marble. Simpson has thousands of the planets hidden all over the world, left as gifts for passersby or perhaps someone in the future to wonder where they came from. If you’re lucky, you might find one of Simpson’s glass planets.
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- Finishing the NYC Marathon While Paralyzed
- Runtime
- 5:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Hannah Gavios runs using crutches. The native New Yorker calls it “crutching” or “going for a crutch.” An avid runner since high school, Gavios suffered a spinal cord injury after a horrific attack in 2016 that left her partially paralyzed. Unable to imagine a life without running, Gavios learned how to run in a different way. She also became a certified yoga instructor and began studying Krav Maga. In 2019, she completed the 2019 New York City Marathon. “No matter how much you’ve lost in your life, there’s always gains,” Gavios says.
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- Building the Engine That Will Take Us to Mars
- Runtime
- 8:18
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Franklin Chang Díaz is a pioneer. As a child, he dreamed of going into space. As an adult, he made his wish come true. Diaz was the first naturalized U.S. citizen from Latin America to become an astronaut. After making seven trips into space, the MIT-educated Díaz retired from NASA and set his sights on speeding up the journey to Mars. A trip using chemical-powered rockets takes nine months—Díaz has developed a plasma-propelled engine that he says will cut the journey down to just over one month. We visit Ad Astra Rocket Company in Webster, Texas, to see the project Díaz has been working on for 40 years.
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