Friday, February 29th, 2008
Greetings from Copenhagen. I like how its written in Danish… København.
I’m here to spend the weekend learning… about this place, about its history, about its people in the present.
What do I already know about Copenhagen?
I know that its old.
I know that there is a place called Christiania where in the 70’s some alternative... »
Tags: history, US
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
One year after my visit to Croatia, the struggle to preserve historical buildings from being torn down in favor of shopping malls continues. Last month, demonstrators again took to the streets to protest the plan. Longtime listener and concerned citizen Vlado speaks to us from Zagreb about what has changed, one year... »
Tags: US
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
During my time at the Village Voice, I would occasionally hear the name Jimmy Breslin. No one told me who he was, it was just a name that would sometimes appear written on a folder or a piece of paper, hell I think the desk I would sometimes sit at used to be... »
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Part of being a fairly old school blogger and very old school podcaster who calls himself a journalist, means that I get invited to speak at conferences and quite often, to give my point of view on issues relating to new media. So as much as I hate to take time out of... »
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Over the summer I recorded podcasts documenting my parents’ lives in Portugal. In this podcast I sit with my mother here in Amsterdam and she explains what it was like moving from Portugal to Newark, New Jersey in the 70’s.
What I enjoy most about recording this series of podcasts about my family is that... »
Tags: immigration, portugal, US
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