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# poDcast 16
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcast16-4562jsp/
- Published: 2007-04-25T23:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:55:52.000Z
- Author: Open democracy
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 19:37

Welcome to the **openDemocracy**'s poDcast.

This week:

How immigrants are accepted into America - a different view of the Virginia Tech tragedy from columnist KA Dilday.

Reviewing racism in the eighties: Rob Cawston takes a look at Shane Meadows' new film *This is England* and speaks to the cast. 

Plus, a special report from the Democratic Image Symposium in Manchester where Charlie Devereux talked to Suvenda Chatterjee, Director of photographic agency Drik.

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17.55 mins

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The music you can hear in this poDcast is "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin Macleod ([incompetech.com](http://incompetech.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net)). Sound effects are from the [Freesound Project](http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/?ref=opendemocracy.net).

Also featured, Toots & the Maytals, "54-46 was My Number" (Frederick Hibbert), 1973 UMG Recordings Inc., and Toots & the Maytals, "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry), 1972 UMG Recordings Inc. Both from *This is England: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack* © 2007 Universal Music Operation Ltd.