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Istanbbul on a sunny day while pigeons are soaring in the air
#7 The Silver Lining

Socially Undistancing

The Okmeydani quarter in Istanbul is a melting pot of marginalized groups, including Kurds, Alevis, refugees and leftists. As the pandemic hit, the community responded with solidarity.

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Person in medical scrubs navigating a touch screen wall filled with fake news.
#7 The Silver Lining

A Job for Elves

In the Baltic states on Europe’s eastern edge, the corona pandemic has breathed new life into bots and propagandists of all creeds and colors. But it has also provided those fighting disinformation a new sense of purpose.

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Nordicana: The Genre You Wish You Knew

The Norwegian band, Darling West, plays songs that bring together Americana country music and Nordic folk. American music has influenced Norway, which in turn adopted it as its own, but with a new twist. The result is Nordicana. Darling West share their insights in an interview.

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The Whisperers

This is the mysterious story of one of the most notorious whisperer-witches in Eastern Poland. In a battle between society’s God and the devil, the Polish whisperers fill up their own space of ritual, healing and prayer. Journalist Ada Petriczko goes on a journey to discover their unique role in their community and find a Whisperer who would actually talk to her.

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