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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US Foreign Service, Chile Pension, Chinese Dissident Art, China Learns English, Dracula World, India-Pakistan Journey


Israeli Elections, US-Mid East Policy, National Security, NATO’s 2003 Priorities, International Labor Issues, Mandela on Bush, State of the World, South African Art Sale


War Tales Theatre, US-South Korea Relations, US-Russia Relations, Chechen in Britain, Russia’s Space Program, Russian Electric Orchestra


Euro Impact, Rise of EU, Burundi Peace Process, Carnival, Chechen Discrimination, Chechnya’s Refugees, Kenya’s Moi Reflects


Telluride AIDS Project, Uganda Dam, Michela Wrong, Jason Carter, Takalani Street


Bridge to North Mitrovica, Milosevic Trial, Iraqi Exile, Corporate Responsibility, Fingerprinting Fracas


Kosovo Power, Kosovo Reconstruction, Border Colonias, Russia Press Pressure, China


North Korea Underground Railroad, London Congestion Toll, Moscow Driving School, US-UN Relations, Cyprus, Information Awareness Office, London Jazz


Iraq Water, Arab Development, Muslim Ads, World AIDS Crisis, Greek Americans, Right to Tell, Berlin Philharmonic


Kabul’s Peacekeepers, Chinatown, International Criminal Court, Plan Colombia, Russia’s War on Terror, Chicken Fight, Zimbabwe Torture