CHRISTINA MACGILLIVRAY
RADIO AND PODCASTING
To Minnesota With Love
'To Minnesota with Love: Audio Postcards from Around the World' explores lesser known stories from the distant corners of the world. The show follows Christina MacGillivray as she chronicles history, culture and communities stories for WTIP: Northern Minnesota Community Radio.
Darjeeling, Known For Its Tea, Fights for Independence
When the British colonized India, they discovered they could undermine China's dominance in the tea trade by growing the crop in Darjeeling. Their desire to hold onto the tea crop has a direct connection on the region's fight for independence today.
Photo by : Christina MacGillivray
Two Small Towns Linked, A World Apart
Suzanne Hanifl left her Virginia farm in 1955 at age ten to move to Pakistan with her family. Next, she travelled on her own to a boarding school in the Himalayan Mountains.
Photo by : Noemie Leprince-Ringuet
Photo by : Christina MacGillivray
The Rules of Driving in India, Explained
India's traffic is notorious for being some of the most unwieldily in the world. Seven cars often occupy the same space allocated for three and motorists share the road with cycle rickshaws, horses, pedestrians and all manor of carts. Traffic laws are virtually uninforced. Yet somehow, it all comes together.
How does it all work?
In a Remote Region of India, An Age Old Crop Experiences a Renaissance in Upmarket US Co-Ops
In remote ponds at the foothills of the Himalayas, local divers harvest lotus seeds.
Photo by : Christina MacGillivray
Black Pepper, the King of Spices, Helped Undermine the Ancient Silk Road
Christopher Columbus' voyage ultimately shaped Indian cuisine forever: in searching for India's black pepper he ultimately helped bring red chilies to India, and undermined the economic power of the Silk Road.
Photo by : Christina MacGillivray
Vivaldi in Venice, PART I
Vivaldi's well known music was composed while he conducted a very unlikely orchestra: composed entirely of orphan girls.
Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi taught his orchestra comprised of orphaned girls.
Vivaldi in Venice, PART II
While most people know Vivaldi's music, few of us know the mystery behind how his music completely vanished, only to be rediscovered nearly 200 years later. We were very close to having never heard his music at all.
Gala concert in the old Procuratory in Venice.