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Toucanradio podcast
http://www.toucanradio.orgRadio pieces from Toucanradio.org on a variety of topics, ranging from the arts, to music to politics; profiles, documentaries, reports and features...

Equal Opportunities? (Sarah Elzas, December 2007)2007/12/28
How is France doing in its fight against hiring discrimination? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
Drinking Sunshine (Sarah Elzas, December 2007)2007/12/08
The effects of climate change and global warming on French wine. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
Pet Cemetery (Sarah Elzas, November 2007)2007/11/02
Our curious relationship with our pets, even when they die. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
Where are the Iraqis? (Sarah Elzas, September 2007)2007/09/10
Why are there so few Iraqi asylum seekers in France? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
Flamboyant Gothic (Sarah Elzas, September 2007)2007/09/02
A visit to the Tour Saint Jacques, a Gothic church steeple-turned-monument in the center of Paris. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
Adopt a Child, Save a Life? (Sarah Elzas, August 2007)2007/08/29
An operation to evacuate orphans from Darfur, and bring them to France. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.
My Rwanda: The Mighty Popo (Sarah Elzas, July 2007)2007/08/27
Singing about the reconstruction of Rwanda. Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
One pair of skates, 24 hours (Sarah Elzas, July 2007)2007/07/04
The famed 24 Heures du Mans car racetrack gets taken over by skaters. Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
Land of Opportunity (Sarah Elzas and Olivia Bueno, June 2007)2007/06/20
A refugee on life in America... and a surprising experience at the Canadian border. Produced by Sarah Elzas and Olivia Bueno.
Stenciling Paris (Sarah Elzas, April 2007)2007/04/14
An audio tour of Paris street art. Produced by Sarah Elzas for RFI.
The Voice of Samuel L Jackson (Sarah Elzas, March 2007)2007/03/11
The French voice behind the image onscreen. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Studio 360.
Universal Jurisdiction (Sarah Elzas, January 2007)2007/01/14
Congolese victims can take their Congolese torturers to court in France. Produced by Sarah Elzas for RFI.
My face is not anonymous (Sarah Elzas, December 2006)2006/12/30
Hiring discrimination and the anonymous CV in France. Produced by Sarah Elzas for RFI.
Political Asylum/Asile Politique (Sarah Elzas, December 2006)2006/12/29
A look at how the US and France balance national interests with humanitarian and international obligations. Produced by Sarah Elzas for RFI.
Things Are Not What They Seem (Sarah Elzas, December 2006)2006/12/27
Set designers put their artistic talents to work during WWII. Produced by Sarah Elzas.
To Catch the Past (Sarah Elzas, December 2006)2006/12/06
Old tunes for new audiences. Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
Erased from Slovenia (Sarah Elzas, November 2006)2006/12/04
18,000 Slovenians disappeared from official registries in 1992... Produced by Sarah Elzas for RFI.
The Subway Challenge (Sarah Elzas, August 2006)2006/08/27
A race through the New York City subway system. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Weekend America.
The Right to Organize (Sarah Elzas, June 2006)2006/06/04
Three people get fired for trying to start unions. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Air America.
Maria Volonte: Tango Singer (Sarah Elzas, April 2006)2006/04/24
A tango singer, in her own words. Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
Counting the Tip of the Iceberg: Homeless Street Counts (Sarah Elzas, February 2006)2006/02/15
3.5 million Americans are homeless. How do we know this? Produced by Sarah Elzas for the Homelessness Marathon.
Joyce Kilmer and Trees: a profile (Sarah Elzas, January 2006)2006/01/22
A profile of Joyce Kilmer, author of 'Trees'. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Prime Time Radio.
A Poem Lovely as a Tree (Sarah Elzas, December 2005)2005/12/06
An exploration of Joyce Kilmer's most famous poem, 'Trees'. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Weekend America.
They Wanted Us to Leave: Refugee Migrations after WWII (Sarah Elzas and Olivia Bueno, October 2005)2005/10/29
The refugee system we know today--and that is hotly debated--has its roots in European displacements after the war. Produced by Sarah Elzas and Olivia Bueno for EuroQuest.
Refugees, Evacuees--Let's call the whole thing off (Olivia Bueno, September 2005)2005/10/29
Why do Americans hate the word refugee so much? Olivia Bueno comments.
Recorders: You Don't Know Them like This! (Sarah Elzas, August 2005)2005/08/25
The Quartet New Generation is reinventing recorder music... Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
Political Asylum: An Overview (Sarah Elzas with Olivia Bueno, June 2005)2005/05/22
How does the United States offer refuge to those fleeing persecution? What are the concerns about offering asylum? Produced by Sarah Elzas with Olivia Bueno for NPR's Justice Talking.
Con Toda Palabra: Lhasa de Sela (Sarah Elzas, May 2005)2005/05/16
Lhasa talks about the influences of the three languages and cultures of her life--English, Spanish and French--on her music. Produced by Sarah Elzas for The World.
Carving Music: Oboists and their reeds (Sarah Elzas, March 2005)2005/03/19
Oboe players spend as much time carving reeds for their instruments as they do practicing them. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Studio 360.
On the Tip of Aggravated: Homeless Kids and School (Sarah Elzas and Sarah Kramer, Feb. 2005)2005/02/21
Homeless students share their experiences and frustrations of being in school while moving from shelter to shelter. Produced by Sarah Elzas and Sarah Kramer for The Homelessness Marathon.
Bronze Fairy Tales on Broadway (Sarah Elzas, Dec. 2004)2004/12/26
A walk down Broadway with sculptor Tom Otterness. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Studio 360.
Learning Pastries in Paris (Sarah Elzas, Nov. 2004)2004/11/30
Making French chocolates in an English-speaking pastry class in Paris. Yum! Produced by Sarah Elzas.
Karaoke a la francaise (Sarah Elzas, Oct. 2004)2004/10/20
Consider these two daunting tasks: learning a foreign language and singing in front of a group of strangers. Now imagine combining the two. Produced by Sarah Elzas.
School for Little Wanderers (Sarah Elzas, Oct. 2004)2004/10/11
A school day at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers is not exactly like one at a regular high school. Produced by Sarah Elzas.
Cathy, 16, Mom (Sarah Elzas, May 2004)2004/10/10
Enter Cathy's world of toddlers, diapers and high school parenting classes... Produced by Sarah Elzas at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
Where is the French in Lewiston? (Sarah Elzas, May 2004)2004/10/10
A familiar story of assimilation in America, with a French twist. Produced by Sarah Elzas at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.