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A truckload of Tibet comes to India

A truckload of Tibet comes to India

November 2011

A Tibetan artist brings 20 tons of Tibet to India, letting exiles set foot on their native soil

Meat pastry rap threatens China’s security

Meat pastry rap threatens China’s security

June 2011

A rap video about a Tibetan meat pie goes viral and gets banned

Art as refuge

Art as refuge

May 2010

A non-profit organization called Art Refuge UK gives a creative outlet to Tibetan kids living in exile. What they are drawing might surprise you.

April 2010 show

April 2010 show

April 2010

The 2010 Yushu quake, how to help, profile of a dissident lama, street artist Shepard Fairey's portrait of the Dalai Lama, and how to spot a spiritual charlatan

The icon painter

The icon painter

April 2010

Street artist Shepard Fairey, famous for his Obama "HOPE" poster, has now turned his brush on the Dalai Lama.

March 2010 show

March 2010 show

March 2010

A computer genius monk, banned Tibetan writing, the Buddhist view of reality, and an audio postcard from Bodh Gaya, India.

The uprising goes underground

The uprising goes underground

March 2010

Rebecca Novick reads an excerpt from an essay by acclaimed Tibetan writer Woeser, part of a book on banned writings by Tibetans.

Audio Postcard: Techung

Audio Postcard: Techung

February 2010

Tibetan singer Techung's song he wrote to mark the Tibetan New Year after the 2008 protests.

January 2010 show

January 2010 show

January 2010

Ngabo Ngawang Jigme dies, Matthieu Ricard on the skill of happiness, the film "The Sun Behind the Clouds" and a news roundup.

Audio Postcard: The Sun Behind the Clouds

Audio Postcard: The Sun Behind the Clouds

January 2010

An excerpt from the documentary film about Tibet “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom.”

August 2009 Show

August 2009 Show

August 2009

A documentary tackles reincarnation, one man's amazing escape from Tibet, the Buddhist concept of "no self" and how to help Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen.

Reincarnation documentary ‘Unmistaken Child’

Reincarnation documentary ‘Unmistaken Child’

August 2009

An Israeli filmmaker's documentary on reincarnation highlights the power of that idea and the mixed reactions from Westerners on this very different philosophy.

Power of One: Help filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen

Power of One: Help filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen

August 2009

Help filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen, who was arrested in 2008 after doing about 100 interviews with ordinary Tibetans in Tibet for a film made without approval.

December 2008 show

December 2008 show

December 2008

2008 year in review, David Crosby on Tibet, the CIA's involvement in the resistance, Tibetans on Obama and more.

The poetry of Woeser

The poetry of Woeser

December 2008

A reading of a poem by Woeser, a Tibetan writer and poet living in Beijing who continues to defy the Chinese government's attempts at censorship.