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RADIO

An edited and curated selection of my work.

Two Enemies One Heart - Unknown Artist
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''Two Enemies One Heart''
 
It’s been 30 years since May 24, 1982 - known as Martyrs’ Day in Iraq. But in Iran, it’s celebrated as the day that the city of Khorramshahr was liberated - a major turning point in the Iran-Iraq war.

During that conflict, two soldiers - one Iraqi and one Iranian - met on the battlefield. The Iranian saves the Iraqi’s life, risking his own in the process. Nearly 20 years later, and on the other side of the world, sheer coincidence brings the two men together again in a life-saving drama. Also on the show, a man in Amsterdam sees a WWII photograph and suddenly recalls how close he was to being sent to a concentration camp.
 
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The Kindness of Strangers - Don Ritchie
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''Don Ritchie - The kindness of strangers''
 
For almost 50 years, Don Ritchie has lived across the street from Australia’s most notorious suicide spot, known locally as 'The Gap', near Sydney. From his bedroom window, Don can see people as they’re considering jumping. So he walks over to them and gently asks them if they’d like a cup of tea back at his home. To date, Don has saved at least 160 lives.
Betrayal - Karen Winther
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''Karen Winther - The Betrayal''
 
Karen Winther wanted nothing more than to be a somebody when she was growing up in Oslo. She felt elated when a group of anarchists took her on board, and had her live with them in their squat .

At the time, there was a violent rivalry between the anarchists and neo-Nazis. It was then that Karen made a decision that she’s regretted ever since.
Karen made a documentary about her experiences with anarchists and neo-Nazis called The Betrayal.
Unmasked - Basta
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''Basta - Unmasked''
 
Please hold the line. Belgian comedians Basta play a phone prank on a telecom giant known for its abysmal customer service. Their elaborate scheme involves a shipping container, a telephone line and a lot of laughs.
The Naked Truth - Marion
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''Marion - The Naked Truth''
 
Essay: Up close and personal - listen in new player
The people who come to see Marion van der Stad are usually good-looking, have great jobs and lots of friends.

But they’re missing one crucial thing in their lives – sexual experience. Marion explains how she’s personally helped hundreds of people become a fuller version in this first-person account. 
The Extra Mile - Jo Pratchett
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''Jo Pratchett - Rescued by a Nazi''
 
In 1943, Josephine Pratchett and her family were on board the RMS Laconia when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat 600 miles off the coast of west Africa. The order was given by Commander Werner Hartenstein. When Hartenstein realised what he’d done, he ordered his men to rescue the survivors.

The long way home: After rescuing nearly 400 survivors, Commander Hartenstein radios for help. American forces think it’s a trick and attack, leaving Hartenstein no choice: he orders Josephine and other survivors back into their lifeboats.

Jo tells host Jonathan Groubert how she and her family survived an almost certain death for the second time.
Inventor Mine Kafon - Massoud Hassani
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'Massoud Hassani - Inventor Mine Kafon''
 
Growing up in Kabul, Massoud Hassani's playground was in a war zone filled with old landmines. So his mother hired human smugglers to take him to Europe, where he's created a new life for himself - and a new device: Mine Kafon - a wind-powered bamboo and plastic sphere that can clear land mines.
Snap Judgement - Angelic Symphony
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'Stuart sharp - Angelic symphony''
Snap Judgement
 
What happens when you get one song stuck in your head for decades? And it gets louder and louder? For one man, his whole life falls apart... only to magically comeback together.
Earthbeat - Mignon Van Weeren
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''Mignon Personal Essay - Earthbeat''
 

When airports were exotic...
Flying has become a bit of a chore. But maybe we’re just a bit jaded. Maybe it would help to remember how exotic airports seemed when we were young. Mignon van Weeren a producer on The State We’re In, presents an essay about how, to her and her family, the airport was really something special.
Defying the Mafia - Pino Maniaci
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''Pino Maniaci - Telejato: Defying the Mafia''
 

Pino Maniaci - pictured - was so fed up with the extortion and crime in his home town of Partinico, Sicily; he set up a TV station and started broadcasting the names of mob bosses living there. His station is now hugely popular – and is even watched by the Mafia themselves. He tells host Jonathan Groubert how "kicking Mafia ass" is worth the threats and attacks he’s had.
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