{"id":6051,"date":"2009-05-24T11:33:27","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T15:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2013-01-24T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T18:14:29","slug":"a-tale-of-two-heavens-escaping-north-korea-video-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/a-tale-of-two-heavens-escaping-north-korea-video-segments\/6051\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Funding for the educational materials was provided by The Overbrook Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These brief video segments can be used alone or in combination, to introduce a topic or to spark discussion among your students. The video segments can be adapted for any grade level. Stream the video segments from the players below. 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