Cell Phones: Talking, Texting . . . and Tuning In? Cell Phones Do Double Duty in India December 24, 2007 • In India, people use cell phones for more than just talking and texting — they're entertainment tools, as well. Partly because broadband Internet access isn't widely available for computers, Indians use their cell phones to download and share music and watch videos — especially swapping MP3s and watching musical numbers from Bollywood movies. Cell Phones Do Double Duty in India Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17587238/17587206" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Home from India, a Reporter Still Moves to Its Beat December 13, 2007 • Laura Sydell's driver during her trip to Mumbai had a favorite tune: "Ganpat," from the Hindi film Shootout at Lokhandwala. Sydell confesses that she can't get the bouncy, mildly naughty song out of her head. Home from India, a Reporter Still Moves to Its Beat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17190600/17196567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pop Culture Ancient Indian Tales Inspire a Modern Indian Art December 13, 2007 • In Bangalore, Richard Branson, director Shekhar Kapur and the son of Deepak Choprah are working to make Indian-flavored graphic novels as popular as Japanese manga. Ancient Indian Tales Inspire a Modern Indian Art Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17187840/17196566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Hollywood Looking for a Piece of Bollywood Action December 12, 2007 • India's billion-plus population is mad for movies, and Hollywood is hungry for a piece of the Hindi film market. Sony Pictures took the plunge recently with a highbrow romance — and found itself going head to head on opening weekend with a home-grown superstar. Hollywood Looking for a Piece of Bollywood Action Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17148807/17158925" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Frame by Frame, Animation Moves to India December 11, 2007 • As competition in the movie animation industry heats up, Hollywood firms are finding a new work force in India. Video conferencing and Internet technology are bridging the gap and allowing a new kind of intercontinental collaboration. Frame by Frame, Animation Moves to India Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17103636/17122604" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture In a Booming India, Artists and Their Market Adapt December 4, 2007 • Affluent professionals in India are doing what the affluent always have done: collecting art. But as prices soar, the quality of art — and of conservatorial facilities — isn't necessarily keeping pace. In a Booming India, Artists and Their Market Adapt Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16538802/16891147" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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