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Creepy Sleepy Show 141 - Live From Sudan
Creepy Sleepy Show 141 - Live From South Sudan
For three weeks in March, 2008 I traveled to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. In my role as correspondent for the Talk Radio News Service, I accompanied talk radio show hosts from around the United States to the Darfur region of Sudan.
This show, though [...]
Video Interview in Paris on Sudan / Darfur
During my recent stay in Paris, I was interviewed by French blogger and podcaster @fred2baro (on his Nokia N95 phone) about our recent visit to Sudan / Darfur.
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Videos from Sudan and Dubai
Daniel Andrlik here again, with more media updates from DHP. He has been able to upload a significant amount of media of his trip since he arrived in Dubai, although he hasn’t had a chance to provide detailed descriptions for each video, and rather than attempting to do so myself, I will just [...]
Sudan - Freeing of Slaves
Daniel Andrlik here again, passing along an update from DHP.
DHP calls in with an incredible story of a trip to the desert in which he witnessed the freeing of over 100 slaves. What is most unbelievable is how this came about, and how little it took to purchase their freedom after years of [...]
Dan checks in from Sudan
Contrasts between Sudan and Switzerland: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Distributing Sacks of Hope: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadJay Tamboli here, Dan’s coworker at the Talk Radio News Service. We got our first report from Dan in Juba, Sudan yesterday, where he talked about the contrasts between Sudan and Switzerland, where he had been the day before. Today, calling from Majom Kor (at least that’s what it sounded like), he gave us a [...]
DHP News From Nairobi, Kenya
Security in Nairobi [1:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Interview with Nairobi Guard [3:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Daniel Andrlik here again, with more news from DHP.
DHP checks in from Nairobi, giving us a sense of how tight security has become there, as he explains in his video, as well as an audio conversation with Jack Rice. In the second audio clip, DHP and Jack Rice interview a guard in Nairobi, [...]
DHP Checks In From Zurich
Hi all, Daniel Andrlik here passing along a few updates from DHP.
DHP is checking in from Zurich, Switzerland and giving us an idea of what he is expecting for the rest of the trip, as well as telling us what he’ll try to get back to us.
Here’s the Creepy Sleepy feed - clicking this [...]
Seesmic and Travel. And invites.
I have mixed feelings about Seesmic. Sometimes it seems like an over-hyped, Geek Industry fan-boy product, destined to fail due to a crappy interface.
Seesmic continues to add features. More importantly, Seesmic seems to be integrating the people/culture/vibe of the social media web. The gatekeepers are there, and normal people are using [...]
Seesmic Video - How To Record Video From the 3rd World
A Seesmic video - I need your help! I’ll be in Kenya, the Sudan, abnd the United Arab Emirates next month. I’ll be creating media from my travels. So, I ask YOU: What’s the best way to do media on the fly from places with shitty web connections? Do I record [...]
Social Media From the Dominican Republic
From Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, a Seesmic video - brief discussion on the TRNS staff meeting, as well as the juxtaposition of the poverty and bad infrastructure that surrounds this affluent resort on the beach.
Using social media, this is nothing terribly deep - just a few quick observations on luxury vs. poverty.
Cameo by @jtamboli
Dan’s [...]
