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SHARING THE FUTURE

Episode: PUTTING DRIVERS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

Air Date: MARCH 27, 2023

Kenyan taxi drivers get an opportunity to move ahead with the help of a Japanese startup that offers better vehicles at lower prices.

Two men are working on maintaining or repairing an old ambulance vehicle that is parked in a junkyard, with scrap and debris around.

WORKPEDIA JAPAN!

Episode: PIPE ORGAN BUILDER

Air Date: JULY 16, 2023

Danish Jonas Berg plays an important part in building and maintaining massive pipe organs in Tokyo.

Sahelian landscape with a large, cloudy sky, scattered trees, and grazing animals in a dry, grassy plain.
A collection of metal golf clubs stored in a yellow golf bag with the words "Workbook!" written across in red text.
A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a beige long-sleeve shirt, is sitting outdoors near a small stream with green foliage in the background, speaking and gesturing with his hands.
Man wearing a navy blue work uniform inspecting a car with an open hood in a busy outdoor area.
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WHERE WE CALL HOME

Episode: SAVING THE GIANT SALAMANDERS

Air Date: JULY 22, 2024

We meet Richard Pearce, a British ecotourism guide who runs an NPO dedicated to Japanese giant salamander conservation in Tottori.

A dark-colored amphibian, possibly a newt or salamander, lying on a gravelly stream bed with small stones and pebbles visible around it.