A return to Congo, to my village
A quarter-century after she was first in the village of Kamponde -- and a decade after her last visit -- AP Canada bureau chief BETH DUFF-BROWN keeps a promise.
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What's a 'presidential voice'? What voices do we like? And why, exactly, does Henry Kissinger sound like that? SAM DOLNICK explores the sounds of the human throat in an asap podcast.
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Justice sought decades after a sex assault
When she got a letter from her attacker, Liz Seccuro relived a nightmare -- and went to the police. In a podcast, KRISTEN GELINEAU says not everyone supported the decision.
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Otis Redding hit the big time three months after his death. Could he have been the other godfather of soul? Nearly 40 years later, RAY KUGLER remembers an icon.
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Praise the Lordi!
How five ghoulish hard rockers gave Finns a reason to brag. An asap podcast by JAIME HOLGUIN.
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In an asap podcast, ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU offers a status check on the Sudanese region and considers what the international community might do next.
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Horse: It's not what's for dinner
In many cultures, horses are both revered and consumed. But most Americans find the idea of eating horse meat repulsive. EMILY ZEUGNER finds out why in an asap podcast.
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JOCELYN GECKER gets table scraps from the meal of a lifetime -- and at $25,000 a head, it better be.
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Dropping some science on your mix tape
The way we enjoy music is anything but random, according to the author of 'This Is Your Brain on Music.' LINDSAY HOLMWOOD takes his advice and crafts a scientifically perfect mix tape.
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It reeks, but it pays the electric bill: Livestock manure is revisited as an energy source in this asap podcast by EMILY ZEUGNER.
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Are you there, space? It's me, submarine
asap's Voice of Reason, aka MATT CRENSON, contemplates the significance of space-to-submersible communication -- and lets you hear a little.
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JAIME HOLGUIN sets up his equipment and captures Curumin playing live.
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Arabic classes: keeping up with demand
Teaching Arabic is hard enough. Now try to keep pace with surging post-9/11 demand. In a podcast, CORALIE CARLSON explains why educational resources are stretched thin.
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In an asap podcast, JAIME HOLGUIN talks to a man so taken with Bollywood soundtracks, he's put together compilations highlighting the best ones.
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The greatest man who never lived
TED ANTHONY agonized over a middle name for his expected child that would mean something. Then, as the 40th anniversary of 'Star Trek' approached, inspiration struck. He realizes you'll probably laugh at him, but in this asap podcast he makes his case.
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