Tyler Thompson attends the Oakland School for the Arts. He's been learning Chinese since he was young and now can sing complex roles and often is invited to perform for Chinese officials. See Tyler sing Chinese Opera.
The Indian Police Service’s first female officer, Kiran Bedi, talks about violence against women when she was growing up, and says the police have recently let things slip.
One year after the earthquake, farmer Mitsuo Sato still hasn't been able return home. Dick spoke with Mr. Sato last spring, and today producer Cori Princell finds out what has - and hasn't - changed for him since.
We continue listening back to some of the most memorable stories we’ve aired. Today, Phoebe Judge visits the Ganges River, one of the holiest yet most polluted places in India, and meets people who want to clean it.
The news from Japan’s nuclear reactors remains mixed and questions about the safety of food, milk and tap water abound. These are familiar and disturbing issues for Keiko Ogura. Keiko survived the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. She now opposes nuclear power. Dick talks with Keiko about what she’s thinking now that her country faces another nuclear threat. Also in this episode, Musician Laurelyn Dossett. Plus, Mariana Sadowska.
John Kamm was a longtime businessman based in Hong Kong. One day he stood to make a toast to Chinese officials and ended up asking for the release of a political prisoner.
