TED Talks: Chimamanda Adichie - The danger of a single story Category: News & Current Affairs Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America Category: Documentaries An Age for Justice brings the issue of elder abuse out of the shadows and asks us to imagine what we would do if someone we loved was beaten, neglected, or exploited, and we were in a position to stop it.
TED Talks: Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead Category: News & Current Affairs Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change.
TED Talks: Sarah Jones as a one-woman global village Category: News & Current Affairs In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacular character range.
Lunch with Bokara Category: Documentaries Join host Bokara Legendre, as she brings together an engaging group of well-known scientists, thinkers, and spiritual teachers from around the world.
4REAL: Haiti Category: Documentaries In the hills of Haiti, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and 4REAL host Sol Guy meet rural health aide, Camseuze Moise, who provides medical care and health education to thousands of people.
4REAL: Pawnee Category: Documentaries Casey Affleck and 4REAL Host Sol Guy visit the Pawnee Nation reservation in Oklahoma to meet leader Crystal Echo-Hawk and her NVision crew. NVision empowers Native youth through hip hop & art.
4REAL: Vancouver Category: Documentaries In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a place rife with homelessness and addiction, Eva Mendes and Sol visit health advocate Liz Evans and the Portland Hotel Society--North America's only safe-injection site.
TED Talks: Emmanuel Jal - The music of a war child Category: News & Current Affairs For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life.
TED Talks: Tim Brown urges designers to think big Category: News & Current Affairs Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects -- even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory "design thinking."
In Focus: Death from the Laboratory Category: News & Current Affairs This episode of In Focus looks at military research into biological weapons after a trail of evidence led authorities to an employee of a US research lab following a string of fatalities from anthrax-laced mail in 2001.
explore: Fish Out of Water Category: Documentaries Join Charlie and the explore.org Team as they visit with combat vets in Sun Valley Idaho and witness the connection between nature and healing.
UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping Category: World Music In 2009, the UN Day Concert celebrated "A Tribute to Peacekeeping," focusing on the heroic work of UN peacekeepers in some of the most troubled areas of the world. Watch performances by a variety of artists from around the globe.
