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Turf Wars with Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui takes you deep into the gritty world of gang wars, mafias, and underworld dons. Each episode unveils real stories of power struggles, betrayal, and crime that shaped the dark alleys of history. Experience a thrilling narrative with gripping details, hosted by the master storyteller, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui.

Hired by the Tibetan government, Royal Air Force veteran Robert W. Ford put together a radio communications network for a nation that had up to this time relied on messages carried by foot over the highest mountains on the globe. More important, his radio connected the secluded nation to the outside world. When, in October, 1950, the Communist Chinese army began its march to subjugate Tibet, Ford risked his life by staying behind to send out reports over his radio to let the world know.

El mejor remedio para el aburrimiento. Radio Epazote tiene un sabor fuerte y aroma, así que al principio, no es del gusto de todos. Pero una vez que se adquiere, agregará un gran sabor a tus oídos. Y la mejor parte... es que está disponible todos los lunes del año. The perfect remedy for boredom. Radio Epazote has a strong taste and aroma, so not everyone takes to it right away. It can be somewhat of an acquired taste, but it adds a wonderful rustic layer of flavor to your ears. And the best part... it is available every Monday all year-round.

The latest level of evolution for The Joe and Erik Show. It's a podcast now. Joe:@SheriffJoeBagsErik:@ErikFoxWrites

From Time 100 honoree Saad Mohseni, the deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan. Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free press...

Erhard Steiniger joined his Wehrmacht unit on October 12, 1940, as a radio operator, a role which required his constant presence with troops at the Front, right in the midst of combat. On June 22, 1941, he accompanied his division to Lithuania where he experienced the catastrophic first day of Operation Barbarossa. He later witnessed intense clashes during the conquest of the Baltic islands and the battles leading up to Leningrad on the Volkhov and Lake Ladoga.

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as vice president from January to April 1945 under FDR and as a US senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945. The following recording is an August 9, 1945, radio address President Harry S. Truman gave on the results of the Potsdam Conference and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Hear author Daniel Mendelsohn, TV critic David Bianculli, and film critic David Edelstein on this edition of Fresh Air. Daniel Mendelsohn's book The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million is about investigating what happened to his great uncle's family. As a child, old Jewish relatives told stories of family members killed in the Holocaust. Mendelsohn undertook a worldwide search for surviving members of his family's town.