Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-School-Lunch-Week-Pizza.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 10/12/2004 School Lunch Week: Pizza Transcript All over America, school lunches and pizza seem to go hand in hand. But few of us realize that this favorite of children and grown-ups alike has had a long and convoluted history down the millennia. Pizza as […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chaat-The-Delights-of-Indian-Snack-Food.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 9/15/2004 papdi chaat indian spice hand held salty and sweet Chaat – The Delights of Indian Snack Food Transcript For millions of children in the Indian subcontinent, closing-time at school heralds the arrival of a very special person-the chaatwala, with his handcart and colored […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kulfi-The-Joys-of-Indian-Ice-Cream.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 8/11/2004 Kulfi – The Joys of Indian Ice Cream Transcript Imagine the parching heat of an Indian summer. The streets are nearly deserted except for a few stragglers, and idle shopkeepers stare grumpily into space. Amidst the flies and dust, you hear a musical […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Children-at-the-Ancient-Olympics.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 8/4/2004 The Ancient Olympics Transcript In the movie, Troy, we are repeatedly informed of ancient Greece’s obsession with winning glory through victory in war. In the Olympics to be held in Athens later this month, we will be regaled with another Greek way of […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ramayana-Prince-of-Light.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 6/29/2004 Ramayana, Prince of Light Transcript Japanese anime offers an interesting alternative to Disney for cartoon-lovers all over the world. Often, Japanese collaborations with other countries have resulted in animated films that has break new ground in terms of both style and subject matter. […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Vikram-Seths-Childrens-Books.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 6/15/2004 Vikram Seth’s Children’s Books Transcript One of the most well-known authors to emerge from the happy cultural fusion of East and West is the distinguished Indian novelist and poet Vikram Seth, winner of numerous international literary awards. Author of the critically acclaimed The Golden […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/European-Union-Comics.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 4/29/2004 European Union Comics Transcript To counter the problems of increasing xenophobia and environmental pollution in Europe, the European Union has designed a very innovative set of books for children. Written as simple, entertaining narratives with brightly colored illustrated, these texts are meant to […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Spring-Festival-at-the-Abode-of-Peace.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 3/19/2004 Spring Festival at the Abode of Peace Transcript Every year, in late March or early April, India celebrates Holi, or the Festival of Colors. Children spill out into the streets and gleefully spray each other with a rainbow of liquid or powdered colors. […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Wholly-Nasrudin-Tales-from-the-Middle-East.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 1/23/2004 Wholly Nasrudin Transcript If you thought saints couldn’t be funny, think again, for here comes Nasrudin, the witty and wise visionary holy man from Sufi culture, a branch of Islam. In traditional folkore all over Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan, anecdotes about Nasrudin are […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Panchatantra-Tales.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 12/4/2003 Panchatantra Tales Transcript If you’re interested in hunting up buried treasure, be sure to search for The Panchatantra, a collection of stories from Ancient India. These tales, written in Sanskrit and compiled in 500 AD, have become classics in the heritage of world-literature. The Panchatantra begins […]