PRI’s The World: 02/04/2014

The World

We pull back the curtain to North Korea with the help of a filmmaker who gained access to an all-male university in Pyongyang.

Also, Syrian civilians are being killed by barrel bombs being dropped by the military.

Plus, the growing trade in ephemera. Why it may be worth keeping items that are not meant to last.

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