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Nelson Mandela, as a young man, before he gave his famous Rivonia speech

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Conflict & Justice

South Africa kept recordings of Nelson Mandela’s famous Rivonia speech. But no one could hear them because they were on dictabelts. And then South Africa’s last remaining dictaphone machine broke.

Nelson Mandela, as a young man, before he gave his famous Rivonia speech

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Conflict & Justice

Audio diary of a South African AIDS activist

Health & Medicine

Teen Diaries and the Power of Being Your Own Storyteller

The World

The Black Market in Newsprint

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The World

To Catch a Trash Thief

Thirteen years after broadcasting our award-winning story on the black market in newsprint, we learn that New York City is still chasing recycling thieves.

The World

Community Garden Bulldozed

Manhattan teenager Jose Torres’ audio diary of the battle over a community garden in his East Village neighborhood. The garden was recently razed by a city work crew to make way for a high-rent apartment building. This segment was produced by Joe Richman for NPR’s Teen Diaries series.

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