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Julia Barton

A video of the first chat session between the United States and USSR using Joel Schatz and Joseph Goldin's system.

These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War

Technology

US-Soviet relations hit a low point in the early 1980s, but one American and one Russian believed they could bring citizens of the two countries together. They succeeded in building an early video-chat system that allowed Americans and Russians to see and talk with each other across oceans.

Olympic Mishka statue.

This Moscow man remembers the 1980 Summer Olympics as a beautiful fairy tale

Sports

While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned

Sports

Beyond Class: Live Chat [Today]

The World

American Icons: Television’s Dallas

Arts, Culture & Media

Slideshow: Sochi Prepares for the Winter Olympics

Sports

Sochi, Russia, will host the next winter Olympics in two years. Many Russians are hoping the winter games will make Sochi a must-see international destination.

Russia’s Gazprom Struggles to Keep Europe Warm

Global Politics

Anchor Marco Werman talks to Julia Barton about the cold snap that is engulfing parts of Europe and the challenge it is presenting to Russian energy giant Gazprom.

The World

Philadelphia Urban Blight

During the past fifty years, the City of Brotherly Love has lost nearly a quarter of its population as many residents moved to nearby suburbs. That’s left Philadelphia with, what is perhaps, the largest problem of urban vacant land in the country. WHYY’s Julia Barton reports on what city officials and neighborhood residents are doing […]

The World

Dallas

Arts, Culture & Media

This is the American dream in a ten-gallon hat. Remember the prime-time soap opera from the 1980s about a wealthy Texas family in the oil business? “Dallas” has been off the air for 20 years but it’s still considered one of the most successful television shows in history. Studio 360 listener Laura Detre nominated “Dallas” […]