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World Service,30 Aug 2014,26 mins

Summer in America

Boston Calling

Available for over a year

We’ll hear the gripping tale of two young brothers’ 4,000-mile journey to reunite with their parents in America. Also on the programme: we’ll find out how a Catholic church in Texas is helping Central American migrants during their first few minutes on US soil. Plus, we’ll meet the man who visited 30 different American mosques in a month, and we’ll ask what he learned during his Ramadan road trip. Also in this edition, we’ll find out what’s behind the magic of a deceptive illusionist named Honesty. We’ll meet a Vietnam veteran fighting to memorialize his lost comrades. And we’ll learn what’s so special about the rum called rhum.

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