Overfishing in Senegal (aired on PRI’s The World) {listen}
Traditional Healers in Senegal (aired on PRI’s The World) {listen}
Black Communities Struggle with Soaring Energy Costs (Online NewsHour)
States Grapple with Felon Voting Rights (Online NewsHour)
Play on Honor Killings (aired on PRI’s The World){listen}
Wheelchairs in Nicaragua (aired on PRI’s The World){listen}
Global Warming Stories
Early Signs Series: Lake Tanganyika (aired on Living on Earth)
Some scientists say that global warming is changing the world’s longest lake and threatening its main resource: a tiny fish.
Climate Change Attitudes Report (aired on PRI’s The World)
Why don’t Americans care as much about climate change as the rest of the world?
Carbon Credits (aired on PRI’s The World)
Carbon offsetting is everywhere, but what does it mean?
Climate Adaptation Report (aired on PRI’s The World)
The world will need to adapt to a changing climate, but not every country can afford it.
Local Food (aired on PRI’s The World)
Many people across the US and Europe have started to minimize their carbon footprint by eating local. But the environmental impact is mixed.
Mexican Border Stories
Tijuana Dump (aired on PRI’s The World)
A story about a community of scavengers who pick through Tijuana’s dump and live in its shadows.
The All-American Canal (aired on PRI’s The World)
The All-American Canal leaks. It seeps water into a Mexican aquifer and has for decades. Now, the US government wants to line the canal to stop the seepage.
Border HIV (aired on PRI’s The World)
Health workers are trying to stop the spread of HIV across the US-Mexico border.
Iceland Stories
Immigration in Iceland (aired on PRI’s The World)
Iceland’s homogeneous population is getting a new influx of immigrants.
Whaling in Iceland(aired on PRI’s The World)
Iceland’s debate over commercial whaling.
Hydrogen Power(aired on PRI’s The World)
The viability of hydrogen power as a replacement for gasoline is being tested in Iceland. But it’s taking longer than expected.
LazyTown(aired on PRI’s The World)
A TV show for kids that gets them to eat veggies and exercise.
Icepick(aired on PRI’s The World)
Street art in Iceland.
Music Stories
Mendes Brothers Global Hit(aired on PRI’s The World)
The Mendes Brothers have recorded some of the most influential Cape Verdean artists from their basement studio in Brockton, Mass. But the studio is closing its doors.
Bebot Global Hit(aired on PRI’s The World)
A Tagalog language video is a sleeper hit in the Filipino-American community. But it’s also a little controversial.
Other
Bushmeat in the US(aired on PRI’s The World)
Bushmeat is commonly eaten in parts of Africa. But now it’s turning up in American cities.
Married Priests Now! (aired on PRI’s The World)
A profile of the controversial Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo and his movement for married priests.
European Chemicals Report(aired on PRI’s The World)
New European chemicals legislation raises health and safety standards around the world.
About
Jori Lewis is a radio journalist. She reports on environmental and social justice issues around the nation and around the world.
