http://www.soundprint.org/ SOUNDPRINT is broadcast weekly on public radio stations nationwide, and is the longest-running documentary series on public radio. The SOUNDPRINT series provides a national vehicle for long-form non-fiction works by outstanding producers, while fostering the development of emerging producers to encourage innovation and new voices on public radio. Each SOUNDPRINT program explores one subject in depth, from the impact of AIDS in Haiti, to civil rights issues in Mississippi, to what it means to learn differently from your peers. SOUNDPRINT exploits the richly imaginative, personal medium that radio can be, brings its listeners stories from around the world, and has won virtually all major broadcast awards. en-us copyright 2005, SOUNDPRINT Media Center, Inc Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST info@soundprint.org 1 In Western Australia, there's a small and somewhat surreal town called New Norcia. It's Australia's only Monastic town - with a surprising and imposing collection of Spanish style buildings. New Norcia was established in the 1850s as a 'Spanish Benedictine Monastery.' Today, a handful of monks continue the ancient tradition of prayer, work and service in their search for God. Now, New Norcia is also the home to one of the European Space Agency's largest tracking stations. A monastery next to an observatory might seem incongruous, however these neighbors have forged an unlikely understanding. Both groups are exploring the riddle of existence and space, in different ways. This program was produced by Roz Bluett of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is part of our international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/673/name/New+Norcia%3A+The+Monastery+and+the+Observatory/