Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Jake Warga

A Thai couple smiles as they eat street food

Bangkok Street Food 4:23 Jake Warga

A culinary tour of Bangkok's infamous street food. "The less aesthetic appeal a restaurant has, the better the food is going to be. You have to be a bit adventurous. These aren’t pretty restaurants so you need to be a little bit daring."

Broadcast: Apr 25 2011 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The World Subjects: Food, International, Travel

Swedish Lobster Safari 4:16 Jake Warga

A foodie tour with shellfish chefs in West Sweden and the capitol, Stockholm.

Broadcast: Feb 8 2011 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The World Subjects: Food, Travel

Wilson Olingetti, one of the spotter guides

A New Safari Tourism 3:14 Jake Warga

Safari tourism in Africa is changing. Tracking down big game is still central, but more and more tourists are also involved with conservation and helping local communities.

Broadcast: Nov 18 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The World Subjects: International, Travel, Environment

Combat men and women carry cameras to document the war

Capturing Combat with Cameras 3:12 Jake Warga

We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Many were taken by the military. Combat cameramen and women, document everything from battles to the daily life of the soldiers.

Broadcast: Nov 11 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The World Subjects: Documentary, War

Iraq: Soldier’s Soundtrack Jake Warga

Producer/photographer Jake Warga was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division, US Army, Baghdad, in Dec 2009-Jan 2010. He plugged into the soldiers’ iPods, asked them about their music and lives, and snapped their photos.

Broadcast: Jul 4 2010 on HV WebworkSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: War, Music

Iraq: Sgt Crystal Halbert- Home 1:44 Jake Warga

Our final Iraq Soldier's Soundtrack, ("Home" Blake Shelton)Sergeant Crystal Halbert : "Home is sitting at my mom's, waiting for her to finish cooking dinner. All the family's starting to come over; my kids are running around..."

Broadcast: Jun 4 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The WorldSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: Music, War

Iraq: SPC Bowers- Kiss My Country Ass 1:57 Jake Warga

An Iraq Soldier's Soundtrack, ("Kiss My Country Ass" Rhett Akins) Specialist Bowers: "Iraqi culture and American culture are two totally different things. It's total culture shock here..."

Broadcast: Jun 3 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The WorldSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: War, Music

Iraq: PFC Dalere- Undead 1:30 Jake Warga

An Iraq Soldier's Soundtrack, ("Undead" Hollywood Undead) PFC Michael Dalere: "I’ll always remember my buddy that got killed, how young he was. I don’t think you get over having a friend get killed for trying to better another country..."

Broadcast: Jun 2 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The WorldSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: Music, War

Iraq: SPC Kriegshauser- Raindrops 1:15 Jake Warga

Another Iraq Soldier's Soundtrack, ("Raindrops" Stunt/remix: Alex K) Specialist Kriegshauser: "I think the country will survive; they’re a thriving, caring, generous people..."

Broadcast: Jun 1 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The WorldSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: Music, War

Iraq: SPC Lawrence- Indestructible 2:04 Jake Warga

Iraq Soldier's Soundtrack, Specialist "Laser" Lawrence ("Indestructible" Disturbed): You got to show people that soldiers aren't just war fighters, they're peace keepers too..."

Broadcast: May 31 2010 on PRI/WGBH/BBC The WorldSeries: Soldier's Soundtrack- Iraq Subjects: Music, War