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Boston Calling

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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: Places in Between

Places in Between

18/10/2014

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The professional football player who plans to #KickEbolaIntheButt

The professional football player who plans to #KickEbolaIntheButt.

Crowds chant ‘Ebola, Ebola’ at them; teams forfeit matches against them. But that has not stopped the Sierra Leone national football team.  We meet one of the squad’s stars and learn about his campaign #KickEbolaInTheButt.

Also on this edition, the harrowing story of a Salvadoran teenager seeking asylum in the United States. An Afghan student recounts his first days in the US, and his bewilderment at the American chicken sandwich. And, a war correspondent awards ceremony brings hope and comfort to the family of slain American journalist James Foley. Plus, we visit a pop-up shop in New York dedicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And, we drop by NYC’s tiniest museum, where everyday objects take centre stage.

(Photo: A participant in the #KickEbolaInTheButt campaign, at Temple University in Philadelphia. Courtesy of #KickEbolaInTheButt)

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