Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition! (more)

Twin Peaks to Tanzania: an aural stream of conscious. (more)

Sodom and Gomorrah is a hellish place in Accra, Ghana, where children eke out a living on a scrap heap of discarded computers that the West no longer needs. (more)

The vision for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to Joseph Shabalala in a dream in four-part harmony. (more)

This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a Ghanaian slum called Sodom and Gomorrah. (more)

Meet Juma, a Rwandan street boy, whose dream is to become a singer, and Bosco who spends his days fixing broken plastic buckets, casserole pots, shoes, radios and umbrellas to earn a living for his family. (more)

In South Africa more than five million people are living with HIV/AIDS, including a young woman named Thembi Ngubane. (more)

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election, Radio Diaries produced this five-part series featuring newly discovered archival tape of Nelson Mandela, his supporters, and detractors. (more)

The nature of the current relationships between neighbors in Egypt and how it changed from how it used to be in the past. (more)

Weaving together archival footage, new interviews and personal recordings, The Few Who Stayed: Defying Genocide in Rwanda presents a unique look at the Rwandan genocide of 1994. (more)

One of the most remarkable marathon finishes in recent history was recorded in 2009 in Boston. There, Kenyan runner, Salina Kosgei had her sights set on the finish line, having traveled half way around the world to get there. (more)

Elsie Vaalbooi was the last speaker of !Auni, the ancient language of South Africa's first peoples. Producer Siven Maslamoney tells the story of how languages die and how Elsie's people have been driven to extinction. (more)

Through their journey down Letaba road, Brandon, Keith, and Jameel quickly realise that appearances may not be the entire story and that there is much more to their neighbours than they think. (more)

This story is a window into the life of Mohammed Naseehu Ali, who left his home, family, and future in tribal government to become a musician and writer in America. (more)

A 14 year old Somali boy describes a method of killing a lion by hand. (more)

This hour: Jazz and the struggle for civil rights in South Africa and the U.S. (more)

This hour: the capital of scamming. (more)

A Nigerian woman discusses how science and coffee have provided stability amidst all her struggles. (more)

A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda. (more)

It gets cold in the desert at night and sound travels from really far away. (more)