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This Is the Only Coffee Grown in the Continental United States
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- This Is the Only Coffee Grown in the Continental United States
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The conventional thinking is that you can’t grow coffee outside of the tropics. But Jay Ruskey isn’t a conventional thinker. He is a food innovator growing coffee in California. The founder and CEO of Frinj Coffee is the first person to farm the crop in the continental United States. Jessica Anselmi, a member of Panera’s food innovation team, visits Ruskey’s land in the rolling hills of Goleta to see how he does it. Teaser: Avocados play a key role.
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- 4 of the Best Street Food Finds in Oaxaca, Mexico
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- 4:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There is so much to see and do in Oaxaca. But, honestly, you could visit this city in central Mexico just to eat. We took a great big bite out of Oaxaca, indulging in the filling comfort of tlayuda (a traditional dish that's a lot like pizza), the sweet taste of prickly pear ice cream (born out of wild cacti) and lots more tasty treats. Check out some of our favorite eats in the city. #GreatBigBites
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- How One Man With a Siren Lawnmower Builds Community
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The grass is always greener when you give back. Or so Rodney Smith Jr. would have us believe. He’s the founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service, and he mows lawns for people who can’t do the chore themselves—the elderly, the disabled, single parents and veterans. Smith has mowed more than 2,000 lawns in all 50 states and has recruited hundreds of kids throughout the country to do the same in their neighborhoods. Now, he is inviting police officers to cut grass with him on his latest cross-country lawn mowing tour. It’s a way for cops to connect with the communities they serve. As a bonus, he’s even made a special lawnmower that lights up like a patrol car. Now that’s lawn and order.
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- The French Paper Mill That Sold to Dalí and Picasso
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- For 700 years, the Richard de Bas paper mill has produced some of the world’s finest paper. The French constitution is printed on paper from this mill. And artists like Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall were customers. Emmanuel runs the business today. His great grandfather bought the mill in Ambert, France, during World War II, and it has stayed in the family ever since. It’s one of the last in France where paper is made by hand.
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- 6 Stories Celebrating Native American History and Culture
- Runtime
- 12:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- From cuisine to code talkers, from art to eagle feathers, this reel celebrates Native American history and culture on Turtle Island, now widely known as the United States.
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- How “The Blind Cook” Christine Ha Became a Culinary Sensation
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- “I would not trade where I am today to have my vision back,” says Christine Ha. Known as the Blind Cook, Christine started losing her sight right around the time she was teaching herself how to cook. She had to learn how to use the knife and stove all over again, but with the help of technology, she was a natural in the kitchen once more. But since going blind, Ha has won a television cooking competition, written a best-selling cookbook and opened her own restaurant in Houston. And, she’s still working on replicating her late mom’s beef noodle soup.
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- The Oldest Tattooing Family in the World
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Wasim Razzouk is a tattoo artist in Jerusalem’s Old City. Ink runs deep in his family. The Razzouks have been tattooing visitors to the Holy Land for 500 years (and in Egypt for 200 years before that). Christian pilgrims flock to Razzouk Tattoo to get a cross tattoo based on one of the designs on wooden stamps that have been in the Razzouk family for generations. Razzouk is honored to be entrusted to leave such a special mark on someone’s skin. “It’s almost like baptizing somebody, and that’s a big responsibility,” Razzouk says.
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- Branching Out With 5 Stories About Trees
- Runtime
- 10:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? We’ll answer that philosophical question in this reel. Actually, we won’t. But it is something to ponder. Deeply. Perhaps you can share your thoughts below. You must have some. Anyway, it’s time for this reel to take root. This one is all about trees—mechanical trees, the Tinder tree, the world’s loneliest tree, those little tree air fresheners you see in cars and the temple of trees.
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- How Barbers Are Encouraging Men to Open Up About Mental Health Issues
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- For many people, there’s a stigma surrounding mental health issues. They don’t feel comfortable, or like it’s even okay to discuss their feelings. Which is why Lorenzo Lewis founded The Confess Project, to take the shame out of talking about mental health. The national movement targets young men of color, and it’s picking up steam at barbershops across the South and Midwest. If there’s one place where men do open up, it’s the barbershop, Lewis says. So he is giving barbers the tools they need to facilitate honest, non-judgmental conversations with the guys in their chairs and, ultimately, access to professional help.
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- 5 True Tales of Manhattan
- Runtime
- 13:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Like Jay-Z, we’re in an Empire State of Mind. Great Big Story’s headquarters are in New York City, and our filmmakers love to tell the stories of our beautiful, busy and diverse city. In this reel, we’re focusing on the borough of Manhattan. From a restaurant that serves a unique combination of cuisines to a bird rehab that takes care of our beloved pigeons (the person who wrote this will not tolerate trash about pigeons in the comments) and other winged friends, Manhattan is a concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
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- 5 Stories Exploring the Power of Our Senses
- Runtime
- 11:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Many of us take our senses for granted. But what happens when you lose a sense? And what is it like to be born with a sense that operates in an unusual way? In this reel, we meet people with extraordinary sensory powers. From the inspiring story of a blind man who plays soccer, to an artist who hears sounds in colors, we’re exploring the remarkable depths of our five senses.
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- For 27-Time Hopi High Cross-Country Champs, Running Is Tradition
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Rick Baker runs the cross-country program at Arizona’s Hopi High School, and he is one of the most successful coaches in sports—period. His runners have won 27 consecutive state cross-country titles in a row. Winning is great, of course—it’s a source of pride for Baker, his runners and the Hopi community. But he has a bigger mission: keeping running alive and making sure every generation is aware of its significance to the Hopi tribe. Running isn’t simply a sport for the Hopi people. It’s a tradition with deep spiritual purpose. For centuries, Hopi runners carried messages to distant villages, and they ran to springs to deliver prayers to bring rain. The young athletes Baker coaches run on the very same dusty trails their ancestors blazed in northeastern Arizona. Baker ensures his runners are aware of their history, and he encourages them to embrace their brotherhood. That’s the kind of leadership every team needs.
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- How This Tattoo Artist Is Helping Others Heal From Trauma
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Brian Finn dedicates his artistic talent to helping people heal. The Toledo, Ohio, tattoo artist spends his days off using modern technology and a creative eye to transform scars caused by human trafficking, self-harm and domestic violence into symbols of hope and healing. Lee Ring wants to reclaim her scars from self-harm with a tattoo of a dragonfly—a symbol of transformation and self-realization. Today, she is building positive memories. #Ad
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- After Losing His Legs, He Discovered Wheelchair Boxing
- Runtime
- 6:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Donahue Fields had planned to enlist in the Marines. But at 19 he was hit by a stray bullet one night in the Bronx, New York. He lost both his legs. Doctors told him he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He could no longer go on to serve in the Marines, he felt hopeless. Then he took up boxing. And everything changed. Some people see the sport as violent. Fields has a different perspective. For him, boxing awakens the spirit. It’s a fulfilling physical and mental challenge. It changed how he saw himself. It changed how others saw him. Fields fell in love with the sport and wanted to use it to empower disabled people. So he founded U.S. Adaptive Boxing. Now, he runs a boxing camp where he teaches people how to throw jabs, how to block punches, how to get comfortable with the way their wheelchairs move in the ring. The amount of satisfaction he gets out of seeing others benefit from boxing is immense. It took him awhile to get here, but today Fields can say he is happy w...
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- 5 Stories That'll Make You Reach for the Stars
- Runtime
- 16:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- We will start this copy with a disclaimer: If you are looking for stories about Hollywood stars, that’s so not this reel. Sorry. But this is the internet, and we are confident you will find what you are looking for if you keep searching. Now, if you are looking for stories about the astronomical objects that you see in the night sky, you are in the right place. This reel is literally twinkling with fascinating star-related stories about everything from how cities are wooing stargazers to the accidental discovery of the Big Bang to the construction of optical elements for the world’s largest telescope, which is happening underneath a football stadium of all places.
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- With 11 Kids, This Cincinnati Couple Has a Lot of Love in Their Lives
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Christina and Christopher Sanders always wanted a big family. Now, they have one. A really big one. This Cincinnati couple has 11 kids ranging in age from 11 to 22. Five are biological, six came into their lives as foster children. With the help of technology, each other, and a chores chart, they make it through the organized chaos. Looking back, Christopher was nervous how things would turn out and whether or not his foster children would accept him. But, as he likes to say, love has no color, love has no boundaries.
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- How This Woman Is Saving Migrant Lives Along the Border
- Runtime
- 6:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Maria Ochoa is providing a lifeline for desperate people in the desert. For 17 years, the co-founder of Tucson Samaritans and other members of the group have been providing food, water and medical supplies to migrants traversing southern Arizona. It’s harsh, hot terrain. People can only carry so much water. Finding a bottle left on a trail by Ochoa can mean the difference between life and death for a migrant from Central or South America. Ochoa understands their motivation to escape hunger, poverty and violence. The 71-year-old is first generation Mexican-American. Ochoa’s mother, now a United States citizen, was just 12 when she crossed the border from Mexico. Ochoa and the Tucson Samaritans are bridging the divide. They don’t rank the value of human beings based on where they come from. “We see each other as brothers and sisters. There’s no separation of what color, what race, what nationality,” she says. “We’re all humans in this world.”
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- This School on a Bus Is Bringing Education to Everyone
- Runtime
- 6:50
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Shelia Hill grew up in San Francisco’s Sunnydale Projects. It was a rough neighborhood. She got into trouble when she was young and dropped out of school. She thought it wasn’t for her. Hill’s attitude changed after she had her own children. One day, her son asked why he should bother going to school since she didn’t. It was a lightbulb moment. Hill realized that she had to do better for herself and her family. She learned how to read and got her high school diploma through Five Keys, an organization that gives members of underserved communities a chance to restart their education. Today, Hill works for Five Keys as community ambassador. She goes out into neighborhoods considered education deserts on the Five Keys bus and encourages residents to board the mobile classroom where they can study with a teacher and earn their GEDs. Hill doesn’t want anyone to feel ashamed for not finishing school. So she always makes sure to share her own story, letting people know there was a ti...
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- Burning Paper Food and Clothes for the Afterlife
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- In China, there is a belief that people who have passed on to the afterlife still need the same money and material goods they used here on Earth. In order to deliver these items to the spirit world, many will burn paper reproductions of these items as offerings. Known as zhizha, these paper goods have become wildly popular, and include everything from food and clothes, to luxury items like iPhones, Gucci bags, jewelry and cameras. Burning zhizha is a long, storied, part of Chinese history and tradition, dating back nearly 2,500 years.
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- We're Off to the Races With These 5 Stories
- Runtime
- 15:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Feeling competitive? Let’s race. We’ve got bicyclists racing through the streets of London on penny farthings, and thrill-seekers weaving through the mountains of Tennessee on foot. We’ve got high school students drag racing against police (don’t worry, it’s perfectly legal) and paragliders soaring across the sky. Finally, we cross the finish line with a father-daughter duo who introduce us to the complex language of rally racing.
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- Experimenting With Food at Tinker Kitchen
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There’s always something cooking at San Francisco’s Tinker Kitchen. It is the ultimate maker space for anyone who likes to cook—whether they are cooking for fun, or prototyping ideas for new food products. The community kitchen is the brainchild of Dan Mills, who loves to connect with people through a shared love of food. “I feel like I’ve found my tribe,” he says.
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- How Jazzercise Turned Into a Viral Sensation
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- 5:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- This year marks the 50th anniversary of everyone’s favorite fitness phenomenon, Jazzercise. The fun and funky leotard-clad aerobic sensation was the brainchild of Judi Sheppard Missett back in 1969. Her goal was to incorporate cardiovascular and strength training into a dance class that was fun and accessible to everyone. Jazzercise caught on beyond her wildest dreams, especially with women who didn’t feel comfortable at gyms. In the 1980s, it blossomed into a full-fledged cultural phenomenon—Jazzercise dancers even performed at the opening ceremony for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Today, the Jazzercise community is alive and thriving. There are around 8,500 Jazzercise studios full of devotees all around the world, and at 75, Missett is still choreographing new routines and teaching classes. She has no plans to retire. “I’m going to do this as long as I can walk,” she says.
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- The Japanese Art of Silk Marbling Used by Hermès
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Moriyoshi Nose is a marble print master in Kyoto, Japan. He dyes silk and other fabrics for fashion brands like Hermès. Marble printing is a complex process and a dying craft in the era of inkjet printing. But Nose hopes to keep the tradition alive by passing his knowledge on to one of his sons. We visit Nose at his Kyoto Marble workshop to see how the artisan works.
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- This Restaurant Is Hidden in the Azerbaijan Forest
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- You can practically taste the forest when you dine at the Gabala Khanlar restaurant. Chef Zahir Musayev chops meat on a tree trunk for his signature kebabs and cooks meat for another dish—the famous shepherds’ meal known as dasharasi—between two stone slabs. Owner Khanlar Karimov opened the restaurant deep in the forest of Gabala, Azerbaijan, nearly 30 years ago. There wasn’t electricity or even a hotel nearby at the time. But Karimov was drawn to the natural beauty of the location. It’s easy to see why.
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- Fearless Women and Their Motorcycles Throughout History
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Corinna Mantlo, the founder of the all-female motorcycle club The Miss-Fires, takes us on a wild ride through the history of women in motorcycling. She’s sharing stories of ladies who blazed their own trails, like the Van Buren sisters—Augusta and Adeline—who rode motorcycles from Brooklyn to San Francisco in 1916 to prove a point, and the legendary trick rider Samantha Morgan. Mantlo also takes us on a road trip to meet Becky Brown, who founded the women’s motorcycle club, Women in the Wind, in 1976. Let’s roll.
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- 5 Stories All About Masks
- Runtime
- 11:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Okay, if you watched "Breaking Bad," you are going to lose it when you see this freakishly realistic Walter White mask. It’s made by Landon Meier, an artist who specializes in hyper-realistic masks. We’ve also got the story behind wooden masks worn in Bulgaria to chase away evil spirits, and we unmask a prolific actor who has been unrecognizable in the roles he has played in films, from "The Shape of Water" to "Fantastic Four."
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- A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Travel can be so rewarding. It’s the ultimate way to learn about different cultures and meet new people. How can you make sure you get the most out of your next trip? Pico Iyer, who has been writing about travel since 1986, has lots of great advice to share. Join the thoughtful globetrotter in Singapore to learn why the best way to get around many destinations is on foot, the benefits of being an observant traveler and the value of reflection.
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- Thailand’s Temple on the Glass Cliff
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Wat Pha Sorn Kaew offers a modern take on the Buddhist temple. Built in the early aughts, this peaceful place of worship—known as the Temple on the Glass Cliff in English—is most notable for its five white Buddhas. You can see them for miles around. They are nestled together in meditation poses, arranged in descending order from tallest to smallest. The striking figures sit atop a five-level pagoda shaped like a lotus flower and covered in colorful mosaic tiles, stones and pottery. See why this temple is worth the five-hour drive from Bangkok.
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- Title
- It’s Jousting, But on Water
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- If you’ve read about King Arthur and his knights, or even watched “Game of Thrones,” you know what jousting is. But have you heard of water jousting? Think next-level jousting over a body of water. Horses are replaced by boats, and jousters don’t wear any armor—all they have to protect themselves is a small shield. Water jousting is a tradition in the harbor city of Sète, France, that goes back to 1666. Robert Bancilhon, 75, learned the sport from his father and passed it on to his son, Christophe.
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- Title
- Serving Up Indian Food, From Mumbai to NYC
- Runtime
- 12:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- If you love Indian food as much as we do, you will savor every moment of this. First up: We’re going to show you where to find some of the best Indian food Stateside, from NYC to LA. Then we’re off to India to deliver lunches with the dabbawalas of Mumbai, dine at a temple in Shirdi that serves 40,000 lunches every day, and meet a man who created a non-profit that makes sure uneaten food from weddings and other events don't go to waste.
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- Title
- Meet the Teenagers Fighting to Save Our Planet
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- On September 20, 2019, millions of young people around the world skipped school to take part in the Global Climate Strike, organized by teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg. They sent a powerful message to world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Action Summit—we need to take action to combat climate change, and we need to do it now. We followed three teenagers as they prepped to join the march for climate justice in New York City—16-year-old Sophie Anderson, 17-year-old Kiana Low and 15-year-old Alessandro Dal Bon. This is what it was like to march that day.
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#GretaThunberg #ClimateChange #ClimateStrike
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- Title
- Meet Some of the Filmmakers Behind Your Favorite Stories
- Runtime
- 5:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- At Great Big Story, we know that storytelling needs a whole range of voices. That’s why we started #WeFilm, a movement to celebrate storytellers who challenge misconceptions in filmmaking. This week, some of the creatives responsible for your favorite Great Big Stories discuss the challenges that female filmmakers face behind the lens.
This is #WeFilm, a new generation of voices. We are here to be heard. We are here to create. We are here to represent. We film.
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- Title
- 5 Stories That'll Sting
- Runtime
- 17:15
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Can we get an ouch? In this reel, we’re introducing you to an entomologist who has been stung over 1,000 times on the job, honey hunters who dangle from cliffs while getting stung by bees and a stinging caterpillar with a strikingly familiar hairstyle.
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- Title
- 5 of the Best Street Food Finds in Miami
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- We love to go to the beach in Miami. But being at the beach makes us hungry. Really hungry. You, too? We knew it. It’s a universal thing. Shake the sand out of your towels, reapply your sunscreen and join us as we wind our way through the city devouring everything from doner kebab (a popular Berlin street food that has made its way to Miami) to frita cubana (Cuba’s flavorful version of the great American hamburger) to matcha pastelito (a tasty blend of Cuban and Japanese cuisine).
#StreetFood #Miami #GreatBigBites
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- Title
- Color Under the Lights: Representation in Film
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- People of color have faced limited representation on screen. And it’s not just a lack of roles. Characters that play into stereotypes, actors with limited makeup options, and a lack of diversity behind the scenes all play into a larger, industry-wide problem. These factors have prevented people of color working in film from presenting their best face to the world, and have limited how authentic their characters look on screen. Actress, writer and director Gabourey Sidibe, showrunner Tanya Saracho and celebrity makeup artist Lola Okanlawon dig into the limitations on color under the lights—and how to create change moving forward.
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#Sephora #UnderTheLights #GaboureySidibe
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- Title
- The Master of Shadow Puppets
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Fan Zheng’an is keeping the tradition of Mount Tai shadow puppetry alive in Tai’an, China. The art form was created more than 2,000 years ago. Zheng’an, who turns 76 this year, has been at it for 68 years, and he’s basically a one-man puppeteering band. He operates anywhere from four to eight (and sometimes dozens!) of puppets when he performs. Zheng’an also does the voices, writes the stories and plays the music (with his feet, of course). Join us as we pull back the curtain on this master puppeteer’s shows.
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#Shadow #Puppet #Story
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- Title
- How Sustainability Is Bringing Architecture Back Down to Earth
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Skylines are soaring higher and higher, and cities are awash in concrete. But world-famous Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is bucking the urban trends. He is designing low-rise buildings and using sustainable, locally-sourced materials like wood and bamboo. We visit Kuma in Tokyo to talk about the philosophy behind his design and marvel at the natural beauty of his work.
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#Olympic #Star #Architect
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- Title
- Big Wheels (and Little Wheels) Keep on Turning
- Runtime
- 12:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There’s a lot of fun to be had on wheels. Just look at the people featured in these videos. One is catching air in a wheelchair, others are doing backflips on roller skates. Let’s rock and roll.
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- Title
- The Swiss Art of Papercutting
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- It’s amazing what Anne Rosat can do with a pair of scissors. This 83-year-old artist has been depicting life in the Swiss Alps through the folk art known as papercutting for 50 years. Using scissors, paper, tweezers and glue, she crafts intricate, colorful and layered works that are uniquely hers. Rosat invites us into her home in Les Moulins, Switzerland, to show us how she tells beautiful stories with paper.
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#Paper #Cutting #Genesis
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- Title
- Slither Into 8 Stories About Snakes
- Runtime
- 12:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Snakes on a plane? We don’t have any stories about snakes on a plane. But we have lots of other snakes stories that are just as snaky. Maybe even snakier. Possibly the snakiest of all time. Among them—the snake catchers of Bangkok, the true story behind snake oil and America’s longest snake.
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- Title
- China’s Architectural Wonder Has Been Standing for 700 Years
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The Guanyin Pavilion was built to last. And last. And last. This temple has sat atop a large reef rock in the middle of China’s Yangtze River in Ezhou for 700 years. When the water rises and covers the foundation, it looks like the structure is floating. Also known as the Goddess of Mercy Pavilion, the temple isn’t open to the public nowadays. But we’ve captured a glorious bird’s eye view of this historical treasure, holding its own against the swirling current.
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#Uncharted #China #EzhouCity
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- Title
- Sri Lanka’s First All-Female Surf Club
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Shamali Sanjaya grew up in Sri Lanka thinking surfing was only for boys. She finally tried the sport when she was an adult and got hooked. She was criticized by people who didn’t think women should be at the beach catching waves. But Sanjaya wasn’t about to bail. She stuck with surfing. Today, she is connecting women and girls of all ages to the sport as the president of her country’s first all-female surf club.
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#Delta #Surf #Women
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- Title
- Meet the Voice Actor Behind Hollywood’s Monsters and Creatures
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Close your eyes for just a second. Is that a dinosaur we hear? A turkey? A baby baboon? No, it’s all Dee Bradley Baker, a voice actor known for Hollywood’s monsters, creatures and animals. You may have enjoyed his vocal stylings as Perry the Platypus on “Phineas and Ferb,” Klaus the Fish on “American Dad” or Daffy Duck on “Space Jam.” Or maybe you’re a fan of Squidward’s arch-rival Squilliam Fancyson on “Spongebob Squarepants.” We could go on and on. Baker invites us into the recording studio to watch him at work. Wait ‘til you see how he uses his nose.
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#Voiceover #Artist #Actor
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- Title
- This Helmet Uses Neuroscience and AI to Improve Driving
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Learn the science behind the mind-reading helmet that’s using neuroscience to improve a driver’s performance on the track. Brain data is fed into an AI, generating insights that inform future driving. Could this be the future of motor sport?
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#Ford #Brain #Reader
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- Title
- She’s at the Forefront of Ethiopia’s Emerging Tech Scene
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- At the age of 20, Betelhem Dessie is already a pioneer in Ethiopia’s emerging tech scene. Coding since she was 9, Dessie has copyrighted six software programs. Now, she is leading the charge to make sure her nation’s girls have the training and skills they need to work in the industry. That’s why people are hailing this role model as Ethiopia’s tech queen.
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#Dangote #Tech #Queen
This story is a part of our Frontiers series, where we bring you front and center to the dreamers, pioneers, and innovators leading society at the cutting edge. Let us take you along for a trip to the oft-imagined but rarely accomplished.
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- Title
- Robert’s Got the Weirdest Fruit in Florida
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Robert Moehling has a passion for fruit. Weird tropical fruit. Ever tried canistel? How about mamey sapote or guanabana? Robert is happy to introduce these fresh delights to you. He sells all kinds of exotic, tropical fruit at Robert Is Here, his fruit stand in Homestead, Florida. Most of the fruit he sells is grown right on his family farm.
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#Exotic #Fruit #Farm
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- Title
- These Sandwiches Are Superb
- Runtime
- 11:33
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Hungry? How about a sandwich? This reel is full of them, and you will want to eat them all. We’ve got stories about the chopped cheese sandwich billed as “the real New Yorker’s sandwich,” the New Jersey sandwich shop that uses pickles instead of bread and the corned beef sandwich a NASA astronaut snuck into space.
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- Title
- The Last of Switzerland’s Cowbell Makers
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- There are musical cowbells, and then there are the ones Swiss artisan Stéphane Brügger makes by hand for actual cows to wear. Brügger’s ornately beautiful creations are customized with images of the Swiss cross, a cottage, a cow and two edelweiss. The most expensive go for more than $4,000. We joined the artist in his workshop in Fribourg, Switzerland, to learn the art and craft of cowbell making.
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#Swiss #Cowbell #Bell
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- Title
- 5 Sneakers Stories to Get Your Kicks
- Runtime
- 10:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Sneakerheads, this reel steps off with some drama—the bitter sibling rivalry behind the founding of Adidas and Puma. We’ll also introduce you to a teen cobbler and a teen sneaker dealer. And at the end of this sneaker-centric reel, we’ll all marvel at the skill it takes to walk and dance with 10-foot stilts strapped to your kicks.
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- Title
- Your School Lunch in 1996
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The year is 1996. Bill Clinton is the president, Celine Dion’s “Because You Love Me” is blasting across every FM radio station, and you’re about to head to the cafeteria for lunch. So what do you have tucked away in that lunchbox? Maybe some Lunchables? A Mondo Fruit Squeezer? Don’t get us started on Dunkaroos. This is a love letter to the sugar and preservative-filled snacks of our childhood, and a few surprising stories behind some of your favorites. How did Mondo Fruit Squeezers get its iconic bottle cap design? What other names did they brainstorm for Lunchables? And how is famed Broadway and television actor John Cameron Mitchell involved in all this? Relive all the sweet, sweet memories with us.
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#Nostalgia #Food #Nineties #StopMotion
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