The Sound Kitchen
Music, interviews, quirky listener essays ... you never know what you'll be served up on the Sound Kitchen where Susan Owensby is cooking. And remember, you can find the Sound Kitchen on Facebook.
The Sound Kitchen - Who won Nobel prizes this year – and last year?
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Nobel prizes. There’s “On This Day”, the Sound Kitchen mail bag, listener news, great music – and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to…
The Sound Kitchen - Jacques Chirac's constitutional change
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Jacques Chirac’s years in French politics. There’s Boris Karloff, jukebox memories, and birthday music for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. And of course, there’s the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow above and enjoy! Hello everyone!…
The Sound Kitchen - Greta Thunberg at the UN
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Greta Thunberg’s complaint at the UN. You’ll meet Mary Margaret McBride, a radio star in 1940’s America, there's listener news, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the…
The Sound Kitchen - There’s Music in the Kitchen! (the second in many to come!)
This week on The Sound Kitchen, there’s a special treat: musical favourites from RFI English journalists Alison Hird, Jan van der Made, and Christina Okella. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. You’ll hear…
The Sound Kitchen - There’s Music in the Kitchen! (The first of many to come!)
This week on The Sound Kitchen, there’s a special treat: musical favourites from RFI English journalists Alison Hird, Ollia Horton, and James Mulholland. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. You’ll hear the winner’s…
The Sound Kitchen - Ocean conservation in the Seychelles
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Seychelles ocean conservation program. You’ll hear about lizards, get caught up on listener news, listen to some great music, and of course, there’s the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo…
The Sound Kitchen - Helping out in Nigeria
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the organization in northeast Nigeria founded to help victims of violence. There’s a very surprising story about climate change science, the Sound Kitchen mailbag, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on…
The Sound Kitchen - Deforestation in Kenya
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the forest in Kenya known as the country’s “water tower”. There’s “On This Day”, new club members to welcome, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo…
The Sound Kitchen - When the G8 became the G7
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the G7. There’s “On This Day”, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published…
The Sound Kitchen - All about Pakistan's Aware Girls
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the women’s rights organization founded in 2002 by Gulalai and Saba Ismail in Pakistan. There’s the Listener Mailbag, great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above…
The Sound Kitchen - Unesco’s 2019 World Heritage List
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Unesco’s 2019 additions to the World Heritage List. There’s “On This Day”, a word from listener Muhammad Shamim from Thiruvananthapuram (I dare you to say that three times fast!) in India, great music, and of course, the…
The Sound Kitchen - Tsipras’ nemesis
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the 7 July general elections in Greece. There’s “On This Day”, a “thumbs up” to Iraqi novelist Inaam Kachachi, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and…
The Sound Kitchen - Hong Kong protests
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the annual 1 July demonstration in Hong Kong. There’s a back story on the month of September, the Sound Kitchen mailbag, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo…
The Sound Kitchen - Istanbul’s mayor, one more time
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Istanbul’s second mayoral poll. There’s a story about elderly ladies and humour, listener news, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to…
The Sound Kitchen - Those amazing trills
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a Sound Kitchen Flashback with coloratura mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. Part two of a two part series, you won’t want to miss what Bartoli has to say about singing. It’s a not-to-miss-program, so click on that little “Listen” arrow in the photo above…
The Sound Kitchen - Those amazing trills
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a Sound Kitchen Flashback with coloratura mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. Part one of a two part series, you won’t want to miss what Bartoli has to say about singing. It’s a not-to-miss-program, so click on that little “Listen” arrow in the photo above…
The Sound Kitchen - José Baptiste, RFI music librarian
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a Sound Kitchen Flashback with RFI music librarian José Baptiste, who’ll introduce you to his favorite music from his native Guadalupe. That’s a not-to-miss-program, so click on that little “Listen” arrow in the photo above and join in! This program originally aired…
The Sound Kitchen - All about Pakistan's Gulalai Ismail
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Taiwan. There are listener letters, news about a remarkable young Pakistani woman, Gulalai Ismail, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to…
The Sound Kitchen - Mesopotamia – and Salome!
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Mesopotamia. There’s listener (and cat!) news, a tribute to that naughty girl Salome, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The…
The Sound Kitchen - RFI’s very own songbird
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about RFI’s very own singer/songwriter, Chrystelle Nammour. There’s “On This Day”, listener news, great music - and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome…