Common Ground Archive

From 1980 to 2004 the Stanley Center produced Common Ground, an award-winning weekly radio program on world affairs.

About Common Ground

Common Ground, a weekly radio program on world affairs, ran from 1980 to 2004. Hundreds of public and noncommerical radio stations across the United States and Canada depended on Common Ground for news and in-depth analysis of critical international issues.

During its tenure, Common Ground earned a reputation for excellence in broadcast journalism and was honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Clarion Awards, the New York Festivals, the National Headliner Awards, the American Women in Radio and Television, and other recognitions.

Over the years, Common Ground was produced and hosted by Jeff Martin, Jim Berard, Mary Gray-Davidson, Keith Porter, and Kristin McHugh. This archive contains the audio and transcript files of the show.

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All Shows


Global Trade – Protest Movement, Newt Gingrich, North Korea Gulags – Part One, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Women, Islam, and Africa, South African Opera, World Food Prize, German Jazz Cruise


Global Trade – Cancun Update, Kashmir Conflict, Kashmir Peace Talks, Editor of the Year, Transatlantic Update, Rebuilding Liberia, Bach Academy


Africa: AIDS Education Dilemma, Iran: Response and Treatment, China: Rural Patient Care, Russia: Facing an Epidemic, United States: Global AIDS Plan, Brazil: Free Drug Treatment, UNDP's Mark Malloch Brown, Uganda: Health Worker Profile


Chinese Dissident, China Bears, International Labor Issues, Sex Trafficking Report, Iran University Women, Syrian Internet, Dee Dee Bridgewater


Cambodia Truth and Justice, Cambodia Documentation Center, Global Landmine Update, The Tibet Factor, Iran Carpets, Flamenco Fusion, Czech Invasion Anniversary


China: Hong Kong, Tom Carothers, Iran: Local Elections, Russia: Trial by Jury, European Union: Growing Pains, United States: Exporting Democracy


Bush on Asia, Disappearing Languages, Somaliland: Edna's Hospital, Destination: Baltimore, Sustainable Development Results, Childhood Environmental Dangers, Damascus Jazz


Chechen Election Results, Global Citizen Madeleine Albright, Somaliland Recognition, India Soda Wars, Iran-Dubai Divide, UN Wire, Beirut Museum


Iran-Russia Relations, Iran Internet, Syria/Lebanon, British Jazz, Tech Visa Threat, Peace Activist, Baltimore Immigration


Nigeria Press, Bangladesh Ambassador, North Korea Underground, Border Colonias, Ski Iran, Christ the Savior Cathedral