Rough Translation
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Reviews: 12
DMF
May 4, 2019
Outstanding storytelling willing to grapple with complicated questions, show all the sides, and leave without a clear, oversimplified answer. It's not usually "conversations we're having here", but they're still damn good conversations.
Rachel
Apr 23, 2019
Thank you for the D.I.Y. Mosul episode. I know it may sound extreme, but Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Sooror (sp?) ? "The best revenge against ISIS is humanity." Such a beautiful human being, and portrayal of community.
Dani
Apr 16, 2019
Great podcast!
Abbie
Apr 5, 2019
I love the personal touch to the stories in this podcast. I hope it comes back with more seasons!!
Apr 1, 2019
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The Search: Part 1
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When a journalist goes missing in Iraq, his friends and family have to figure out a rescue plan.
* Note: This story contains strong language and sounds of war. |
Jun 12, 2019 |
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The Man Who Sedated Eichmann
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The capture of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann was one of Israel's proudest moments. But the doctor at the center of the spy operation refused to talk about his role — even with his family. Today, his children ask why.
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May 29, 2019 |
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How to Speak Addiction
2053
A daughter — and reporter — discovers an uncomfortable truth about her mother's alcoholism. She travels to the other side of the world to find out if there's a better way to treat addiction.
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May 15, 2019 |
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We Don't Say That
2632
France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that.
(Note: This story contains strong language in English and French.) |
May 01, 2019 |
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D.I.Y. Mosul
2386
Fed up with government inaction, young people start rebuilding Mosul on their own. But in post-ISIS Iraq, volunteering can quickly become an act of rebellion.
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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New season: The Rebels. Starting April 17
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We've traveled far away to bring you stories that hit close to home. This season, we follow people who break the rules and challenge what's normal, wherever they are.
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Austenistan
2875
Two sisters attempt to use a 19th century novelist to outwit modern Pakistani restrictions on women. And a war reporter discovers the power of drawing room comedy to understand her own family. (And warning: This episode has explicit language.)
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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War Poems
2875
Taliban poetry. An Afghan cooking show. The US military needs a better weapon. Up comes the perfect person for the job.
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Intruders
2040
A trashy daytime talk show in Argentina does the unthinkable. It becomes a forum for feminism. How this happened and what it changed.
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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Ukraine vs. Fake News
1697
Today, we revisit an episode from last season. Fake news from Russia helped spark a real war in Ukraine. What can Ukraine's fight against fake news teach the US?
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Ghana's Parent Trap
2242
Kids are starting school at younger and younger ages. This week, one country's bold experiment to change how it teaches young children. And why it had to hide that change from their parents.
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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The Apology Broker
2490
We trace the journey of an apology, from Japan to the U.S., that got an unlikely broker. Along the way, she had to work out: what a sorry is, who it's for, and what makes it stick.
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Coming June 13th
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The award-winning podcast returns with five original stories about people trying to cross a bridge from one worldview to another, even when everyone's telling them you can't get there from here
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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The Refugee's Dating Coach
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A Syrian refugee in Berlin hopes to find love but is stumped by German dating codes and is terrified of crossing the line between flirting and harassing. A professional 'flirt coach' steps in to be his guide. (For photos of Sophia and Aktham: bit.ly/Roughly7)
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Om Alone In India
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A day of yoga in the US. A yoga war in India. A court case in California and why the Indian government is watching it. A story about the poses that bind us. (Tell us about yourself. Fill out our survey: npr.org/roughtranslationsurvey)
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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Anna In Somalia
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A man is trapped in a remote prison. And he's trapped in his own mind. Until he hears a knock on the wall.... and words from another time and place.
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Sep 12, 2017 |
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American Surrogate
2557
A Chinese mom hires an American surrogate to carry her baby. Each needs something from the other that is hard to admit. The next 9 months will be a crash course in transcontinental communication. And the meaning of family.
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Sep 05, 2017 |
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The Congo We Listen To
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It made headlines worldwide: Hundreds of women raped in one Congolese village. But when one researcher arrives in town, something feels off. (Note: This episode contains descriptions of violence.)
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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Ukraine vs. Fake News
1767
Fake news from Russia helped spark a real war in Ukraine. What can Ukraine's fight against fake news teach the US?
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Aug 21, 2017 |
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Brazil In Black And White
1943
Two radically different ways of seeing race come into sudden conflict in Brazil, provoking a national conversation about who is Black? And who is not Black enough?
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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Coming August 14th
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Travel with us. Each week we go to a new country to hear a story that says something about what's happening in the United States. Subscribe now.
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Aug 04, 2017 |