A man misses his sister. (more)

This hour: gods, idols, worshipers, and skeptics. (more)

A tired teen talks in the second worst recording device he has. (more)

Since the 1880s Jews from all around the world have been called to Israel by the symbol of the Western Wall - but now there's a new wall where old friends meet. (more)

A detective story. "There was a murder of a young man, who had three mistresses. Which of them is a murderer?" (more)

Musician Lucho Hernandez is visually impaired, but is able to "see" his native city, Lima, Peru, simply by listening carefully. (more)

This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year. (more)

Cats and mice, peace and war, Russia and the USA -- do you still believe in these oppositions? (more)

Two e-lovers meet in the flesh and the thrill is gone. (more)

For every action there is a reaction. This week we look at consequences, both micro and macro. (more)

In the past, radio was the most ephemeral of all art forms - it slipped by the ear and then vanished into the air forever. (more)

This hour: a group of tourists travels through Central Asia, where antics and misbehavior ensue. (more)

The radio "feature" is a long-standing tradition of European broadcasting, a format with a style all its own. Kaye Mortley, an independent producer based in France, describes the feature this way: "These pieces are mind movies -- road movies sculpted out of reality. (more)

This hour: earworms, mantras, and stories told again and again. (more)

This hour: a father with aphasia, an elusive bird, and more. (more)

What mice find offensive is the fact that these traps are not only lethal, but also cheap, low quality imports. (Don't mess with the mice.) (more)

From Baghdad to Western Sahara, an alphabetic listing of the world’s prominent separation barriers builds a wall of its own. (more)

It's rather difficult to walk down the street with your eyes closed. But one of us tried to, here is the result. (more)

Sinister entertainment with a tape recorder: a found message left for a girlfriend degenerates into drunken squabbling over a reading of a Burn's poem. (more)

The story of how the Canadian Women's hockey team overcame the odds and poor officiating to win the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. (more)