Do you drink tea? What kinds of tea do you drink? All over the world, people share a love of tea. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the history and customs of this popular drink.
Roger Basick and Marina Santee share about the history of World Expo’s, why they were started and what they accomplished and continue to do for the world.
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia. The native people and the government both claim this special place. Who decides what happens to this rock?
Patrick and Gillian Woodward share about the creators of “Godzilla” and what influenced them when they created this famous monster.
Are there special customs for applause in your home country? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at clapping, cheering and other kinds of applause.
Can you find beauty in simple things? Spotlight tells about a U.S. poet who wrote beautiful poems about normal things.
In recognition of the UN's "International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation" or "FGM", Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about a woman who is working to stop the tradition of FGM in her community.
In recognition of the UN’s “International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust” Ryan Geertsma and Robin Basselin look at the stumbling stone memorials in Europe. These stones encourage people to remember victims of the Holocaust.
Have you heard of the idiom, ‘ringing in the new year’? It used to be the custom to ‘ring out’ the old year with bells. There’s an 1850 poem by Tennyson that refers to this custom. Here’s its first verse: Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring...
Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about Agitu Gudeta and the incredible influence she had during her short life in a country that was not her own.