World Mumbai's Dhobi Toil With Laundry November 30, 2007 • In Mumbai, India, a caste of people toil away doing the city's laundry by hand. It is grueling work, often done in 100-degree heat by hundreds of men, women and some children who beat the laundry on rocks they rent for $8 a month. They are Dhobis, a Hindu caste born to the job. Mumbai's Dhobi Toil With Laundry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16763764/16763716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Postcard from India's Diwali Festival November 10, 2007 • All over India this week, lights are strung up across houses and businesses as Indians celebrate the five-day Diwali festival. The Hindu holiday is often referred to as the Indian Christmas, but the meaning of Diwali is as complex as India itself. Postcard from India's Diwali Festival Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16182670/16182612" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology On the Internet, Is Everyone an Expert? October 26, 2007 • With major Web sites such as Wikipedia being driven by user-generated content, some technology experts say the days of the professional journalist, critic, writer, movie maker and musician may be numbered. On the Internet, Is Everyone an Expert? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15671312/15673116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Elizabeth' Director Brings Indian Sensibility to Work October 13, 2007 • Shekhar Kapur, director of the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age, has made two films about Queen Elizabeth I starring Cate Blanchett. He also has a significant production company based in London that focuses on products for the Asian market. 'Elizabeth' Director Brings Indian Sensibility to Work Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15251823/15251790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media TV on the Internet: Networks Spread Strategy September 27, 2007 • The big networks are rolling out their new seasons this week — and not just on TV. They are also presenting their new shows, and some old favorites, on the Internet. NBC is allowing free downloads, with restrictions, of its shows — it streamed the first episode of the new season of Friday Night Lights on Yahoo before it was broadcast. TV on the Internet: Networks Spread Strategy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14778848/14778813" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Amazon to Enter Music-Download Business September 25, 2007 • Amazon.com launches a much anticipated music-download site. The Internet music store will sell songs for 89 cents to 99 cents. It will be possible to play the music on every available player from the iPod to the Zune. Amazon to Enter Music-Download Business Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14682018/14681988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Firms Abandon Online Subscription Plans September 19, 2007 • The New York Times has cancelled its online subscription service "Times Select." Rupert Murdoch says The Wall Street Journal may follow suit. And a music download service now allows users to get music for free after they watch an ad. The message many companies are learning? People expect the Web to be free. Firms Abandon Online Subscription Plans Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14537587/14537924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Causes America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change September 3, 2007 • For the last century, Americans have had a love affair with their cars. Americans drive bigger cars than any other country. And, even if they're currently trendy, fuel-efficient cars still don't sell as well in the United States as elsewhere. Can America change? America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14142358/14142329" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Unable to Agree, NBC and iTunes Part Ways August 31, 2007 • NBC Universal announced that it will let its contract with Apple's iTunes store lapse at the end of the year. The two companies have been unable to come to an agreement on prices. NBC Universal is the biggest supplier of digital video at iTunes, selling hit shows like The Office and Heroes. Unable to Agree, NBC and iTunes Part Ways Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14094394/14094374" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Humor & Fun Microsoft Banks on 'Halo 3' to Boost XBOX Sales August 27, 2007 • Halo 3 is one of the most-anticipated video games of the year. It's exclusively for Microsoft's XBOX 360 console, and it's aimed squarely at hardcore gamers, but Microsoft and its competitors — Sony and Nintendo — are also trying to appeal to younger kids and families. Microsoft Banks on 'Halo 3' to Boost XBOX Sales Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13978623/13978601" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Murray's Edgy Art Masked Deeper Struggle August 19, 2007 • Elizabeth Murray, the renowned painter who died this week at 66, focused many of her colorful paintings on domestic objects — but they had an edge. Many of her works, often painted with bold, primary colors, reflected a long struggle in the art world. Murray's Edgy Art Masked Deeper Struggle Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12822717/12822728" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Getty Museum Strikes Deal to Surrender Antiquities August 1, 2007 • The Getty Museum will return 40 artifacts that the Italian government says were looted. The deal allows the Getty — the wealthiest U.S. arts institution, with an endowment of over $5 billion — to keep one key sculpture, a limestone-and-marble Aphrodite, until 2010. Getty Museum Strikes Deal to Surrender Antiquities Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12428709/12430334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media FCC Approves New Rules for Airwaves Auction August 1, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission announces new rules that are meant to give consumers greater choice when it comes to their cell phones and wireless devices following an airwaves auction that must take place no later than Jan. 28, 2008. FCC Approves New Rules for Airwaves Auction Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12418099/12418100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Wireless Auction to Change Cell Phone Pay Structure July 31, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission has approved rules that will clear the way for the opening of the most important airwaves auction to date. The event will affect the pay structure on cell phones and other mobile devices. Wireless Auction to Change Cell Phone Pay Structure Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385678/12385679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National FCC Takes Up Wireless Licensing July 31, 2007 • The Federal Communications Commission votes Tuesday on the rules governing wireless licenses. The decisions they make could radically alter the U.S. cell phone industry, changing the kinds of cell phones you can use and what kinds of software you have on them. FCC Takes Up Wireless Licensing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12374690/12374691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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