DescriptionInternational adoption has tripled in the past decade, with more than 20, 000 children joining American families each year. The practice of adopting across borders accelerated dramatically 50 years ago with Korean War orphans. The experiences of those children affected the way families approach international adoption today, fueling a new effort to help adopted children connect with their birth culture. This documentary explores those stories, and travels with a family to Guatemala to visit a child?s biological mother. "Finding Home" also discusses a new risk for families adopting from abroad: unscrupulous operators using the Internet to prey on parents longing for a child. Producers: Sasha Aslanian, Ellen Guettler, and Michael Montgomery…
DescriptionMore than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, Americans are still grappling with questions of why it was fought, and how it was lost. Vietnam and the Presidency offers insiders' perspectives on the war from key policymakers of the era, journalists who covered the war, and leading historians. Their reflections and analysis will help illuminate the Vietnam War at a time when the nation is debating the past and future of the war in Iraq. Produced by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis.
DescriptionThe global economy is changing the way we think about food, from the kinds of things we eat, to the way food is grown and harvested. Three stories in this special report from American RadioWorks: "Engineering Crops in a Needy World", "A Bean of a Different Color", and "The Campaign to Humanize the Coffee Trade". Correspondents: John Biewen, Sandy Tolan, and Daniel Zwerdling Editor: Deborah George Coordinating Producers: Stephanie Curtis and Sasha Aslanian Technical Director: Craig Thorson Production Assistance: Rhonda Bernstein Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks® comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionMore than 80 years after the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, the controversy over evolution is as lively as ever. Voters in at least 19 states have taken a position on the teaching of the origins of life. The most visible part of the debate centers on the widespread effort to teach Intelligent Design. Yet there is little understanding about this rival theory and the motivations of its proponents. Hear about this controversial movement from its founders, its critics, and from ordinary people trying to decide what to teach their kids. Producer: Mary Beth Kirchner Major funding for American RadioWorks? comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the members of American Public Media. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionMore than two years into America's conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States' all-volunteer force is stretched as thinly as it's ever been. Dangerous insurgent attacks in Iraq and longer deployments are straining military families. Married to…
DescriptionIn the new global economy, can America depend on having a safe and affordable food supply? Two stories in this special report: "The Future of the Family Farm" and "Antibiotics on the Farm". Correspondents: Chris Farrell and Daniel Zwerdling Producers: Stephanie Curtis and Rebecca Davis Editors: Deborah George and Christopher Joyce Host: Deborah Amos Coordinating Producer: Sasha Aslanian Mixing: Craig Thorson, Michael Cullen, Tom Mudge, and Michael DeMark Managing Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks® comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionIn "Global 3.0", journalist Robert Krulwich and American RadioWorks economics editor Chris Farrell examine how the high-speed movement of goods, people, capital, and ideas is transforming the global economy and life in our own backyard. "Global 3.0" spotlights the underlying dynamics of the global economy by examining the high-tech transformation of the Pittsburgh economy; competition from low-cost, highly skilled workers in India and China; and trade-offs in prawn production in Bangladesh. Producer: John Biewen…
DescriptionIn 1999, Serb death squads attacked the ethnic Albanian village of Cuska and left 41 unarmed civilians dead. Correspondents/Producers: Michael Montgomery and Stephen Smith Host: Deborah Amos Additional Reporting: Adriatic Kelmendi Editor: Deb…
