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Anna Maria on 'Reviving Riace' and Ripple Effect

There are only a few days left of The Current's summer edition. Starting next week, on Labour Day Monday, Anna Maria Tremonti will be back, and a new regular season of The Current will be underway, including our new season-long series.
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Ripple Effect - Reviving Riace (Promo)

9 years ago
Duration 0:45
The Current travels to Italy for a first hand look at how the small Calabrian town of Riace is trying to tackle the refugee crisis with a unique solution; embracing the migrants.

This season, The Current brings you Ripple Effect. You'll hear all sorts of different stories that have to do with unintended consequences... the happy accidents, or unforseen dire effects of anything from a government policy, to a technological breakthrough. 

On Tuesday, we look at the ripple effect of people fleeing war-torn homelands, and transforming their new homes. Domenico Lucano was born and raised in a small town in southern Italy. But with few jobs prospects, his town of Riace slowly emptied out.

Nearly a ghost town, Domenico became mayor - a mayor with a grand plan to repopulate the village. Tuesday, we bring you a special documentary, "Reviving Riace", by host Anna Maria Tremonti. 

Listen to a preview of some of the other stories that we will be bringing you in this series. Anna Maria joins Piya in studio to share what is in the works for the new season of The Current, starting next week.

The Current6:15Anna Maria Tremonti introduces us to our new season-long series, Ripple Effect
Our season-long series Ripple Effect starts next week. We're going to be looking at the often hidden consequences of things like political decisions or accidents and follow the ripples to see who has been affected. Anna Maria joins Piya to tell us more.

                                                                                                                                                       

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