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Video Sessions: Kinky
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- Video Sessions: Kinky
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- The Mexican electronic rock band Kinky performs "That Girl" from its latest album Barracuda. Kinky has a devoted international following despite little commercial radio airplay.
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- Israel's Barrier, Part II
- Runtime
- 3:57
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Eric Westervelt and David Gilkey traveled the length of Israel's separation barrier to explore how it has affected the lives of people on both sides.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/2009/israelbarrier/index.html
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- Israel's Barrier, Part III
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Eric Westervelt and David Gilkey traveled the length of the barrier to explore how it has affected the lives of people on both sides.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/2009/israelbarrier/index.html
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- Israel's Barrier, Part I
- Runtime
- 4:56
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Eric Westervelt and David Gilkey traveled the length of Israel's separation barrier to explore how it has affected the lives of both Palestinians and Israelis. http://www.npr.org/news/specials/2009/israelbarrier/index.html
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- Blooming Blossoms
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- For only a few weeks each spring, the nation's capital blushes white and pink with flowering cherry blossom trees. From sunrise to sundown, NPR video producer John Poole gathered footage of this transient, vernal beauty.
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- Video Sessions: India.Arie
- Runtime
- 4:21
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- India.Arie recently played some of her new songs in NPR's Studio 4A, accompanied by reggae artist Gramps Morgan and singer/guitarist Blue Miller.
"This is not in the liner notes, but if there was going to be a mission statement for this actual album, it would be: 'This album is about and in honor of the oneness of all things,'" she says. "All the songs are about that, even when they don't sound like they're about that."
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- NPR Video Sessions: Ben Kweller
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- As a teenager, the singer-songwriter was already touring the world with his rock band. His new album takes him back to before then, when country music blasted out of Texas radio stations. He performs 'Fight' from his new album 'Changing Horses' in NPR's Studio 4A.
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- NPR in Gaza, A Photographer's Journal
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR photographer David Gilkey spent a month covering the recent hostilities between Israel and Gaza. He talks about the images he made and the stories behind them in this video slideshow.
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- Episode 5: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 5: What we can do about climate change.
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- Episode 4: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 4: When carbon falls in love, the whole world heats up.
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- Episode 3: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
- Runtime
- 4:16
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 3: If you break a carbon bond -- presto! -- civilization.
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- Episode 2: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. Episode 2: Carbon's special knack for bonding.
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- Episode 1: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon.
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- Burned in the War
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Staff Sgt. Bobby Henline and his family's world was literally flipped upside down when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He survived burns to 38 percent of his body, including his face and left arm, though surgeries and treatment are ongoing. (Video by John W. Poole / NPR)
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- A Civil Rights Activist Votes In Birmingham
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Civil rights activist James Armstrong reflects on the right to vote on election day in Birmingham, Ala.
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- After the Election, Richmond Reflects
- Runtime
- 7:17
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- A group of Richmonders, including L. Douglas Wilder, the country's first African American governor and currently mayor of Richmond, discuss the new realities of Virginian and American politics the day after Barack Obama's election.
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- Toni Morrison Discusses 'A Mercy'
- Runtime
- 9:57
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Set in the 1680s, when this country's reliance on slavery as an economic engine was just beginning, 'A Mercy' explores the repercussions of an enslaved mother's desperate act: She offers her small daughter to a stranger in payment for her master's debt.
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- Afghan Tae Kwon Do Champ Aims for Olympic Glory
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Get the full story at npr.org:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91309803
A member of Afghanistan's national tae kwon do team is hoping to make history this summer in Beijing by becoming the first Afghan to ever win an Olympic medal — despite meager training facilities and a lack of funds.
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- Lewis Black Is No Militant
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Get the full story at npr.org:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/06/lewis_black_is_no_militant_1.html
Truly, live radio is a crap shoot; you never know what you're going to get. When a less than complimentary caller gave his not-very-best to Lewis Black, Lewis Black gave his best, right back. This has been passed around a bit -- and in video, because you can really see the wheels turning. A great radio -- now video -- moment.
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- Lewis Black, Minus the Expletives, on God, Religion
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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On stage, stand-up comedian and author Lewis Black usually deals with the absurdities of life and politics. Now he's back, expounding on his relationship with religion and his own spiritual journey in a new book, Me of Little Faith.
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- Sen. Lamar Alexander's 'Tennessee Waltz'
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91242265
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) made a musical splash Memorial Day weekend in a performance with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; it was later posted in a video clip on YouTube. Alexander performed a few tunes at the piano in NPR's Studio 4A.
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- Farewell, Florent: New York Loses a Mecca of Cool
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Get the full story at npr.org:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91180831
A New York institution is being priced out of its home: Florent, a 24-hour restaurant in the city's meatpacking district, is set to close at the end of this month. The Bryant Park Project looks back on the iconic restaurant's history.
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- Promoting Perfume, Not Poppies, in Afghanistan
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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In recent years, poppy production has skyrocketed in Afghanistan. A group of businessmen has been trying to offer an alternative, by urging farmers to grow flowers for perfume instead of for drugs. It has been a frustrating and costly project.
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- Lizz Wright Performs 'Speak Your Heart' at NPR
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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The music of Lizz Wright offers a youthful yet seasoned mixture of jazz, folk, gospel, and R&B. The Georgia-based 28-year-old singer-songwriter is already a celebrated contributor to the jazz world, having recorded three albums.
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- Quake Further Endangers China's Giant Pandas
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Found only in China, the giant panda is threatened by extinction, and researchers in southwestern China have devoted themselves to saving the species. The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province has only exacerbated the challenges facing the already fragile population.
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- A Ukrainian Pop Star's Would-Be Revolution
- Runtime
- 5:51
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89436819
In Ukraine, an unlikely voice is speaking — and singing — about the need for clean, green, energy.
Ruslana is Ukraine's biggest pop star. Her live shows are spectacles with fire, smoke, dancers and costumes. In the middle of it all, there's Ruslana, tossing her hair, stamping her feet and usually not wearing very much — a small bundle of unbridled energy.
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- Floating Architecture for a Changing Climate
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Architect Koen Olthuis believes the best way to live with water is to live on water. In a Climate Connections video, Olthius explains why he wants to lead Holland — and the world — toward an amphibious future.
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- In Character: Cookie Monster
- Runtime
- 5:15
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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NPR's In Character takes a look at a deeply sensuous character who speaks to our most basic appetites and desires.
That's right: Cookie Monster.
- Title
- The Modern American Cowboy
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Photographer Robb Kendrick takes a look at cowboys at the start of the twenty-first century.
- Title
- Crossing the Rio Grande
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Los Ebanos, Texas is home to the last hand-pulled ferry on the Rio Grande.
- Title
- Texas Wind Power
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Ex-farmer Cliff Ethridge is giving new life to a dying town through the power of wind.
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- The Allure of Lapis Lazuli
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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The search for the blue, royal gemstone in Afghanistan.
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- A Journey Down the Yellow River
- Runtime
- 5:19
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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The sights and sounds of China's mother river.
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- Shot-Putter Changes Technique Ahead of Olympics
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson is training for the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials, where he hopes to qualify for his third Olympic Games.
- Title
- Little Giants: Pandas Make You Smile
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Get the full story at npr.org:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/2008/04/panda_video_draft.html
Adorable footage of cute pandas filmed by NPR videographer David Gilkey at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China.
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- Rock Climber Chris Sharma Chases Next 'King Line'
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
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Chris Sharma is hailed as the world's best rock climber and has mastered some of the most spectacular and difficult routes in the sport's history.
