Author: cdukehart
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Losing 160 Pounds, One Photo At A Time
After her wedding in 2009, artist Julia Kozerski decided to drastically change her lifestyle. She lost 160 pounds in one year — and documented the transition with her iPhone. Written for The Picture Show: Losing 160 Pounds, One Photo At A Time
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Project Management: The Baby Project
The Baby Project was a a three-month special blog on NPR that followed nine women through the last trimester of their pregnancy. I was a co-creator of the project, and worked as one of the three blog hosts. During the course of the project, both myself and another of the producers became pregnant. At that…
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Discovering A Composer In The Desert And Mercy At A Monastery
Composer Robert Kyr finds inspiration for his soaring musical work in the natural beauty of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. NPR Story: Robert Kyr’s ‘Songs’ From A Desert Monastery
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Ancient Mongolian Competition Ties Past To Present
Mongolia’s Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. The annual festival is devoted to the three “manly sports” — horse racing, wrestling and archery. Described as the Kentucky Derby, the Olympics and Christmas rolled into one, Mongolia’s Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. NPR Story: Ancient Mongolian Competition Ties Past…
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Ninja Miners of Mongolia
A 21st-century gold rush is taking place in Mongolia. Its huge gold reserves were only discovered after the former Soviet satellite started democratic reforms in 1990. Now, gold fever has gripped the country, with an estimated 100,000 Mongolians working as informal miners, many of them herders who have left their flocks behind. Known as “ninja”…