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The SporkfulThe Aleppo Sandwich Updated (Pt 1)Back in 2017, we aired one of our most popular Sporkful episodes ever, about a beloved sandwich shop in Aleppo, Syria. At that time, Syria was reeling from years of civil war, and the country’s leader, Bashar Al-Assad, had been brutally targeting his own citizens. Aleppo was especially hard hit. We heard about that sandwich shop and set out to find out what made it special, and whether it was even still there. At the end of last year, when rebel fighters toppled the Assad regime, we heard from so many of you asking for updates. Well, big...2025-07-1427 minTLDL on Player FMThe Aleppo Sandwich Updated (Pt 1) - The SporkfulBack in 2017, we aired one of our most popular Sporkful episodes ever, about a beloved sandwich shop in Aleppo, Syria. At that time, Syria was reeling from years of civil war, and the country’s leader, Bashar Al-Assad, had been brutally targeting his own citizens. Aleppo was especially hard hit. We heard about that sandwich shop and set out to find out what made it special, and whether it was even still there. At the end of last year, when rebel fighters toppled the Assad regime, we heard from so many of you asking for updates. Well, big...2025-07-1400 min
Planet MoneyTax Code SwitchThis past January, researchers uncovered that Black taxpayers are three to five times as likely to be audited as everyone else. One likely reason for this is that the IRS disproportionately audits lower-income earners who claim a tax benefit called the earned income tax credit. And this, says law professor Dorothy Brown, is just one example of the many ways that race is woven through our tax system, its history, and its enforcement.Dorothy discovered the hidden relationship between race and the tax system sort of by accident, when she was helping her parents with their tax return...2023-04-1924 min
The Best PodcastsThis past January, researchers uncovered that Black taxpayers are three to five times as likely to be audited as everyone else. One likely reason for this is that the IRS disproportionately audits lower-income earners who claim a tax benefit called the earned income tax credit. And this, says law professor Dorothy Brown, is just one example of the many ways that race is woven through our tax system, its history, and its enforcement.Dorothy discovered the hidden relationship between race and the tax system sort of by accident, when she was helping her parents with their tax return...2023-04-1900 min
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How to Get Free Audiobook in Radio & TV, News, Business, & CultureMyanmar's Inle Lake Is Just One Small Body of Water, but This Man Is Dedicating His Life to Saving It by Dalia Mortada | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Myanmar's Inle Lake Is Just One Small Body of Water, but This Man Is Dedicating His Life to Saving It
Author: Dalia Mortada
Narrator: Marco Werman
Format: Original Recording
Length: 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-13-17
Publisher: PRI's The World
Genres: Radio & TV, News, Business, & Culture
Summary:
One of Myanmar's most important lakes and cultural sites is under assault from development and climate change. One man is trying to turn things around.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2017-03-1305 min
Hacking HungerInside a Syrian KitchenJournalist Dalia Mortada may have been born and raised in the U.S., but she grew up in a Syrian kitchen. As a child, she savored aromas and flavors like orange blossom, tamarind syrup and cardamom -- tastes that would define her childhood and seal her identity as a Syrian-American. M.J. talks to Dalia about the inspiration behind her new project, Savoring Syria, and how she’s using food to spark a deeper conversation about a country torn apart by conflict.2016-11-1800 min
The Food ChainStories from SyriaHow do people living through the Syrian conflict find food? The BBC’S Dan Saladino explores what’s happening in Syria, where food is often used as both a weapon and target of war. Bakeries have been reportedly targeted in bombings, and profiteers look to gain from the scarcity of staples by hiking up prices for the food that is available. We speak to Jakob Kern, who oversees a $700m operation for the UN’s World Food Programme as he attempts to get food aid into besieged towns and hard to reach communities. And we hear a...2016-10-0826 min
The Food ProgrammeFood Stories from Syria 2This week, as aid convoys carrying food into Syria have been under attack, Dan Saladino revisits the conflict. A year ago, he reported on how displaced Syrians managed to eat and survive in conflict and its impact on the country's ancient food culture. In this episode he investigates how food is being used as a weapon - and target - of war. He hears from the World Food Programme about new efforts they've been making to reach over 4 million people with food aid, many of whom live in besieged and isolated areas, with staff risking their lives...2016-09-2836 min
GroundTruthFrom Syria With BaklavaThe epic journey of a group of Syrian refugees brought together by a famous sweets shop called Salloura. Syrian-American correspondent Dalia Mortada tells the story. 2016-03-1534 min
Distillations | Science History InstituteDo You Need That Kidney? Rethinking the Ethics of Organ TransplantsScientists experimented with skin and organ transplants for a long time before they finally met with success in the mid-20th century. Now surgeons are expert at performing transplants. The only problem? There aren’t enough organs to go around, which creates some serious ethical dilemmas.
First, reporter Dalia Mortada takes us to Tel Aviv, Israel, where a dialysis patient waiting for a new kidney is running out of patience. Conflicting religious interpretations have prevented many Israelis from signing up to become organ donors. This has created a serious supply-and-demand problem, leading many desperate patients to the bl...2016-03-0121 min
Making ContactFleeing Syria, Seeking RefugeOver 2 million Syrians have been displaced by that country’s ongoing civil war. Neighboring countries are overwhelmed with refugees. So where else to turn? Heading to more affluent nations isn’t so easy. On this edition, we meet refugees who’ve fled Syria to Turkey, Sweden, and Thailand. They’re trying to navigate a fragmented global refugee policy, in a time of extreme need.
Special thanks to our freelance reporters Dalia Mortada, Christopher Holmback, Julia Lundberg, Simba Russeau.
Featuring:
Ahmad Dabbagh, Ayham Al Fares, Sania, Kais Badro, Syria refugees,
Abu Sarah, Hassan Mohammad, Palestinian refugees...2013-12-1828 min
PRI's The World May 31, 2013Plan to Pave Over Istanbul Park to Build Shopping Mall Sparks ProtestsHundreds of Turks staged a protest against the government's plan to pave over an Istanbul park to build a shopping mall. What began several days ago as a peaceful protest to save trees has now grown to thousands of Turks who are fed up with many of their government's policies. Reporter Dalia Mortada tells anchor Marco Werman about how the protests have morphed and changed over the past several days.2013-05-3103 min
Just World PodcastsYaprak Gursoy discusses Turkey's regional roleYaprak Gursoy, a contributor to Troubled Triangle: The United States, Turkey, and Israel in the New Middle East and a professor at Istanbul's Bilgi University, discussed Turkey's role in the Syrian crisis and other regional arenas in a mid-August interview with JWB's Dalia Mortada.Support the show2012-08-1819 minJust World PodcastsJoshua Foust's Afghanistan-Pakistan update, early August 2011Just World Books author Joshua Foust discussed mid-year trends in how U.S. policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan have been doing, with Dalia Mortada. In this lively discussion, Foust challenged much of what Gen. David Petraeus, until recently the commander of all U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, has said about violence in the country having been reduced. Listen to this experienced analyst's take on the situation-- and buy his book!Support the show2011-08-0317 min