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14. Riding the Waves

New Arabian Nights

Release Date: 11/01/2025

14. Riding the Waves show art 14. Riding the Waves

New Arabian Nights

Shahrazad harbors refugees in the radio studio. She sings a song from a child's view of the danger faced by her immigrant friends. Then her friends sing a song in 7 different languages, about riding the waves of immigrant life in the United States. The episode ends with a knock at the door.

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13. Keep singing show art 13. Keep singing

New Arabian Nights

A little girl named Shahrazad, in the studio of her radio show, is interrupted by an unexpected knock on the door. She's afraid. She remembers the advice, "Don't open the door!" But the person knocking won't go away. What to do? This time, what's waiting for her isn't what she fears.

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12. Wishes show art 12. Wishes

New Arabian Nights

A little girl named Shahrazad speaks with callers on her talk radio show. In this episode, a demon joins her in the studio and--maybe--grants wishes.

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11. Talking About The Weather show art 11. Talking About The Weather

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A little girl named Shahrazad speaks with callers on her talk radio show. In this episode, they tell stories about the weather. Suddenly, a demon appears in the studio! 

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10. What is this 10. What is this "baseball?"

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A little girl named Shahrazad speaks with callers on her talk radio show. In this episode, they talk about baseball, until a scary announcement is made about a dark storm coming.

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9. Like, get, and the space between words show art 9. Like, get, and the space between words

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Students of English from Thailand and Slovakia call Shahrazad's radio show to ask about two common and confusing words, "like" and "get." Then Zeid returns to the show and tells listeners that the silences between or after words are as important as what is spoken. Khadim calls and asks about the game referred to in Episode 8: baseball.

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8. Always and Forever show art 8. Always and Forever

New Arabian Nights

Shahrazad and her father talk at bedtime about mortality and fear. Then they resume their reading of THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, the voyage of Sinbad the Sailor to a mysterious island with a giant egg

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7. Please stay on the line! show art 7. Please stay on the line!

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Shahrazad reunites via telephone with a friend from her life in Brooklyn, a Mexican-American girl. Other callers join the radio show to discuss bees.

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6. 6. "Hello caller! What would you like to say?"

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Shahrazad has her own call-in talk radio show! She hears a magical story about a woman riding a tiger across the desert to reach Brooklyn

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5. Like a baby show art 5. Like a baby

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The King is curious, and he struggles to learn Arabic with the help of the Merchant/ Nurse.

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Shahrazad harbors refugees in the radio studio. She sings a song from a child's view of the danger faced by her immigrant friends. Then her friends sing a song in 7 different languages, about riding the waves of immigrant life in the United States. The episode ends with a knock at the door.