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ctrp400 A New Media Conversation with Global Attitude

ctrp400 A New Media Conversation with Global Attitude

November 21, 2011

He was podcasting before there was podcasting. Looking to the online conversations and connections between old and new media long before any media company understood what was going on. He's a global citizen who has a talent for finding inspiring voices and teaching us about our world. His is...

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ctrp399 Madge, Live in Paris

ctrp399 Madge, Live in Paris

November 15, 2011

Madge Weinstein is an internet celebrity, a culinary pioneer, and an extremely irritable elderly lesbian. Beyond all that, she is an inspiration to several generations of children around the world.  After surviving many tragedies, including 3 Bush presidential terms and the current socio-political disaster that has gripped the United...

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This Bus Goes to Kosovo

This Bus Goes to Kosovo

November 9, 2011

The border crossing looks new and partly unfinished. In different corners there are exposed wires and lamp fixtures that will probably soon find their permanent place.  It is the middle of the afternoon on a quite holiday afternoon, the border guard in his nice new blue jacket and pants...

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ctrp398 Making Change by Moving Your Money

ctrp398 Making Change by Moving Your Money

November 7, 2011

Bank Transfer Day was this past weekend. Even now, people around the world are looking at their bank account thinking, maybe I dont want my money with these guys. What are the alternatives? Many will say "all banks are the same" as a way of justifying not doing anything....

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7 Roads to Macedonia

7 Roads to Macedonia

November 3, 2011

I arrive in Macedonia just in time to enjoy the last bits of sunlight as the airport taxi whirls into Skopje. In a nation of just over 2 million people, its capital is a tiny place with a lot of history. And who's their favorite historical figure? - Their...

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