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“All countries in the world play accordion. It’s one of the few instruments that bridges the gap between all borders.”

-Martin Hergt, Cotati, CA

Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI’s The World, explores the rich musical worlds and diverse social history of the accordion.

In this hour-long special, listeners go on an accordion tour, visiting Zydeco dance halls and Mexican Norteño clubs, punk rock apprentices and Arabic master musicians-all to discover what’s behind the surprisingly wide appeal of this ultimate people’s instrument.

Produced by radio journalist, Julie Caine, and ethnomusicologist and accordion player, Marié Abe.

COST: FREE
LENGTH: 54 Minutes
AVAILABLE: PRX, Content Depot, CD, Download (request info)
For more information, visit the Squeezebox Stories website: www.squeezeboxstories.com

“Heat of The Moment” is a new WBUR documentary that reports from the front lines of global warming ; in “Heat Of The Moment: Inside Out,” science journalist Daniel Grossman takes us to places where the effects of climate change are acutely felt.

The first product of the “Heat of the Moment” project on the human impacts of climate change will be broadcast on the radio program The World today. The story is a feature about efforts to help Bangladesh adapt to higher sea level by capturing sediment flowing through the Bangal Delta.

You can hear the segment sometime after 20 minutes past the hour; wherever The World is broadcast (it is broadcast on several hundred stations around the country, often but not always at 4:00 PM). The feature will also be available on the website of The World (http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/06/raising-bangladesh/)