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The Challenges of Reclaiming Filipino Louisiana's Centuries-Old History

Members of what is perhaps the oldest Asian community in the United States are committed to preserving—and sharing—their story.
Ethan Sandweiss September 10, 2021
fairytales

Podcast: Malcolm and the Mermaid

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
The Podcast Team August 5, 2021
film

Are These the Last Days of India’s Touring Tent Cinemas?

Once a major part of rural life, these traveling pictures shows were struggling even before the pandemic.
Neha Bhatt August 3, 2021
music

Podcast: The Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Song

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 28, 2021
culture

Capturing Sri Lanka’s Ancient, Almost Lost Martial Art

Photographer Reza Akram spent seven years documenting angampora, an indigenous fighting style banned by British colonizers. 
Zinara Rathnayake July 7, 2021
clocks

The Long History of 'Bombay Time' and Resistance to Colonial Rule

For decades the city of Mumbai operated by two—or more—different clocks.
Bhavya Dore June 30, 2021
animals

Singapore's Birdsinging Clubs May Help Save Wild Songbirds

The centuries-old tradition includes socializing, competitions, and now, a conservation angle.
Ellie Clin June 11, 2021
Boston, Massachusetts

The Footlight Club

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.
culture

How to Have a Very German Tea Ceremony

In East Frisia, a different brew reigns supreme.
Olga Mecking May 26, 2021
Fairmont, West Virginia

Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.
culture

A Photographer's Journey Into New Delhi's House of Djinns

Drawn by a fascination with the supernatural, he captured the desires and desperation of people seeking otherworldly aid.
Chaitali Patel April 13, 2021
crime

Inside the Deep Gun Culture of Gwalior, India

Relics of outlaws, markers of status, and enforcers of social hierarchy, firearms are woven into rural life.
Neha Mehrotra December 17, 2020
art

The Captivating Curves of the Guitar's Arab Ancestor

In a workshop in Lebanon, an oud maker continues an ancient tradition.
Jenny Gustafsson December 7, 2020
culture

In Japan, ‘Theater for the People’ Makes Fandom a Part of the Show

The constantly evolving form of taishū engeki bends both gender and genre.
Will Stewart October 22, 2020
culture

How Alaskan Yup’ik People Are Reviving the Culture Lost to the 1919 Flu

After the pandemic erased a generation, putting the pieces of the puzzle back together.
Natasha Frost October 5, 2020
food

Cracking the Case of South India's Missing Vegetables

A food designer used quarantine to track down the mystery produce in his grandmother's cookbook.
Reina Gattuso July 22, 2020
Video

How Chinese Folk Dancers Continue to Practice During Quarantine

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music

The Indian Village Where Every Person's Name Is a Unique Song

Hear the tunes that Kongthong residents are given at birth.
Zinara Rathnayake April 24, 2020