A couple from Amsterdam East talks about the brown frogs they introduced to the neighborhood (more)

Every year up to twenty people die completely alone in Amsterdam. They are illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who cut off all social contacts. (more)

Back in 2009, one German documentary won both of Europe’s most coveted radio prizes – the Prix Italia and the Prix Europa. (more)

Radio transmissions are heard all over the world, from the largest urban centers to the smallest mountain villages. But what defines radio from a particular place, and what makes it different than radio from elsewhere? (more)

With the couple next door constantly fighting and my friends failed marriages in good memory I started to wonder why Sweden seems to fail in loving until death do us part. (more)

“Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is one of the most ambitious and enduring pop songs of all time. (more)

This hour: Facing fears in faraway lands. (more)

Kari Hesthamar demonstrates the distinctive sound of Norwegian radio features by playing and talking about some of the most important elements of her own work -- creating small films for listeners’ ears, capturing the true essence of a scene, and producing stories that come alive through the use of the present tense. (more)

In Ireland where the tradition of waking the dead is strong in rural areas, we go behind the scenes of this centuries old tradition. (more)

Would you pick up a ringing payphone and share your life with a complete stranger? Alan Dein hopes so. (more)

This hour: the difficult, brief, and brilliant life of writer Raymond Carver. (more)

Roger Dowds wasn't exactly an obvious pick for a game show contestant. He'd lived a quiet, sheltered life and had little faith in himself. (more)