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Sam Harnett

Sam Harnett is a reporter who covers tech and work at KQED in Northern California. For the last five years, many of his stories have shown how technology and capitalism are changing the way we think about ourselves and what it means to work. He is the co-creator of The World According to Sound, a 90-second podcast that features different sounds and the stories behind them. Before joining KQED, Sam worked as an independent reporter who contributed regularly to The California Report, Marketplace, The World and NPR. 
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Arts
How Filipino Americans spun their way to pop music fame
STREET VIEW OF PRAGUE — The red dots are recordings taken from those locations. Aporee has the equivalent of 63 days worth of sound uploaded from all over the world.
Media
Here’s what a map of the world sounds like
Former NHK anchor Jun Hori speaks at a TEDx event in Kyoto, Japan, about opening Japanese journalism to non-traditional sources.
Media
Japan’s timid coverage of Fukushima led this news anchor to revolt — and he’s not alone
Kiyoko and her husband Yoshishiro Baba ran a fish restaurant in their home in Kawauchi until the Fukushima meltdown.
Environment
A couple returns to their ‘heaven’ near the Fukushima nuclear disaster
These residents have been given temporary jobs maintaining public places.
Environment
Not everyone wants the clean-up in Fukushima to be over
A protester at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand Japan's military role.
Global Politics
Why young Japanese are joining a new wave of protests
The Oath of Allegiance is held next to an American flag during a naturalization ceremony for citizen candidates in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2013.
Development & Education
What does the US citizenship exam actually test?
New citizens are naturalized during a ceremony in Oakland, California, on August 13, 2013.
Global Politics
Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge
Energy East
Business, Economics and Jobs
Canada takes another run at finding a pipeline for its tar sands oil
Coach Matt Cheaves stands with members of the Dalton High School soccer team in Dalton, Ga.
Arts, Culture & Media
The New American South: Latinos Make Their Mark in an Appalachian City
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan’s Pachinko Addiction
Business, Economics and Jobs
Popularity of Western-Style Weddings in Japan Creates Demand for White Officiants
Environment
New Zealand Fights Bio-Invaders