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The stories behind the story. A weekly flagship program that delves into current affairs in Asia. Produced on radio KBR.

  1. Asia Calling finale - looking back over 14 years of storytelling

    12/30/2017

    Asia Calling finale - looking back over 14 years of storytelling

    A very special final episode of Asia Calling. Some of our long standing reporters look back over particularly powerful moments of reporting in the region - revisiting stories that have shaped them, and rediscovering the most inspiring voices they’ve brought to the airwaves. We also have a very unique audio diary, from an Indonesian woman in central Australia, learning an Aboriginal language. And we hear from the people that have made all of this possible over the years, Asia Calling’s past editors.

    30 min
  2. Soldier's confession on Indonesia's dark night of 1965

    12/15/2017

    Soldier's confession on Indonesia's dark night of 1965

    A rarely heard eye witness account from the most controversial night in Indonesia’s history - and it’s far cry from what most Indonesians have come to know. We also meet India’s toilet man, who’s on a tireless quest to bring toilets and sanitation to a country where half the population defecates in the open. And later in the program, we revisit our award winning story on Sri Lanka’s elephant orphanage.

    28 min
  3. Love wins in Australia

    12/08/2017

    Love wins in Australia

    After a long time in the making, Australia has legalized same sex marriage. We take a look at the debate. While in The Philippines, another long awaited law is in the making: The country’s first mental health law, which will promise comprehensive mental health care to all Filipinos. And at the end of the show, we hear from Afghan women poets who are risking it all to put pen to paper and write about love.

    25 min
  4. Turkish teachers trapped in Pakistan

    12/01/2017

    Turkish teachers trapped in Pakistan

    A group of Turkish teachers in Pakistan have had their schools closed down, and are now being hunted by their own government. The iconic single humped camels of India’s deserts are fast disappearing. We look at some creative strategies to keep their numbers up!

    28 min
  5. Tibet's President-in-exile on water as a weapon

    11/24/2017

    Tibet's President-in-exile on water as a weapon

    We hear from Tibet’s President in exile. On how the double threat of climate change and Chinese development are putting Tibet’s ecosystem in peril Ending the shame and stigma around menstruation in India. And Indonesian women modeling bigger and better beauty standards.

    23 min
  6. Stand-off: Manus Island refugee blockade

    11/17/2017

    Stand-off: Manus Island refugee blockade

    Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are in a stand off with the Australian government, living without food, water and power in a detention centre in Papua New Guinea. We hear from those men. We also take a look at a new initiative that supports Indigenous people to secure their land and use it as they see fit. And if you’ve got a few pent-up frustrations, stay tuned. Later in the show we visit a café in India where you can unleash your anger by smashing things.

    26 min
  7. South Korean crack down on corruption

    11/13/2017

    South Korean crack down on corruption

    South Korea is cracking down on corruption, but not everyone is happy about it. In India, an incredible Indigenous man is regenerating water supplies in drought ridden country. He’s using ancient wisdom to find solutions to one of the country’s greatest challenges. And traditional music is experiencing a resurgence in Afghanistan.

    25 min
  8. Abducted publisher released but not free in China

    11/06/2017

    Abducted publisher released but not free in China

    Links are being forged between The Philippines and Thailand, as campaigners look to learn from past experience and find ways to bring extrajudicial killings to an end. In India, we get a taste of the world’s largest free lunch program, which is feeding almost 100 million school kids every day. And first up, the case of an abducted publisher and bookseller from Hong Kong, one of the victims of Chinese President Xi Jingping’s crackdown on media freedoms.

    25 min
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The stories behind the story. A weekly flagship program that delves into current affairs in Asia. Produced on radio KBR.

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  • Creator
    Asia Calling
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2017
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 Asia Calling
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