WNYC - New York Public Radio

The realities of the obesity and diabetes epidemic in Mexico to date are staggering: 500,000 deaths in the past six years and 75,000 amputations and 80,000 deaths each year. The documentary 'Sweet Agony: The Toll of Junk Food' tells the story of Don Gonzalo,a public transport driver who was diagnosed with diabetes.His story is interwoven with testimonies of patients from different parts of Mexico and interviews with national and international experts, who warn that this epidemic is collapsing the national health system.

A loving home for every child follows Leee John, ambassador for charity SOS Children's villages, as he visits SOS villages in Zambia. Meeting local charity workers Leee learns first hand the great work that SOS do in Zambia and throughout the world. Also meeting local government officials Leee is able to highlight the funding and support that the children in the villages badly need. Most importantly Leee meets the children whose lives have been changed for the better by SOS and illustrates why it is so important for people to keep giving their time and money to this noble cause.

A new documentary makes the remarkable story of John C. Fremont's 1843 trek through Oregon come to life through Fremont's own journal entries and the living color of Loren Irving's stunning digital photography. Irving found and recorded every one of Fremont's 31 camps, strung out from The Dalles to the Nevada border. Join Loren as he hosts this amazing tale of Fremont, Kit Carson and Billy Chinook's 400 mile journey in the dead of winter. It's the 33rd state as you've never experienced it before: FINDING FREMONT IN OREGON: 1843.

A documentary around the world looking for young italians who had left the country. From Paris to London, from Bergen to Wien, from Tenerife to NY, six stories of ordinary separation, one question: what happened to Italy?

1 story told by survivors of cancer.