Entire program – July 17, 2009

Today on The World: The investigation into the bombings of two luxury hotels in Indonesia; women in India find new jobs in the private security business; and unrest continues in Tehran with a new protest by opposition supporters today. Listen

Fatal blasts in the Indonesian capital

At least nine people were killed and many more were injured today when blasts went off in two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Anchor Laura Lynch gets the latest from the BBC’s Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta. Listen

Jakarta investigation begins

It’s early hours yet in the investigation into today’s bombings in Jakarta. But Indonesian authorities are already talking about likely suspects. The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Listen

Demand up for female guards in India

Elliot Hannon reports from New Delhi on the increasing demand for female security guards in India.Listen

Waking up world leaders

Delivering bad news to world leaders is a thankless task, especially when they’re asleep. Anchor Laura Lynch speaks with Jonathan Powell, a former aide to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who had the job of waking Blair up when something big happened in the middle of the night. Listen

Five foot shelf update

“Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf” was a list of literature classics compiled by Harvard president Charles Eliot back in 1909. Last week we asked YOU to tell us which books you’d put on a Five Foot Shelf in 2009. Anchor Laura Lynch and book critic Christopher Merrill review listener suggestions. Listen

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New unrest in Iran

Thousands of protesters gathered in Tehran today for the first major demonstration in a week. At issue is still last month’s disputed presidential election. Anchor Laura Lynch gets the latest from LA Times reporter Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran. Listen

Iran protests

Inside the Taliban, Part IV

For the final part of our series on the Taliban, Charles Sennott met with former Taliban leaders and US counter-insurgency experts to try and discover what motivates the Taliban and whether the US military is making progress in understanding them. Listen

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Geo Quiz

Our daily geography puzzler. Listen

Geo answer

For today’s Geo quiz we asked you to name the beach in South Korea that hosts a summer mud festival. Jason Strother visited the seaside city of Boryeong to find out. The answer is Daecheon Beach. Listen

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Global Hit: Eva Ayllon

The singer dubbed the Queen of Afro-Peruvian Soul is wrapping up a short summer tour here in the US. Eva Ayllon moved from Peru to the United States a few years ago. At the time some Peruvians felt rejected the move. But Eva Ayllon hasn’t strayed from her musical roots. Instead she’s taken her music and performed it to a sell out crowd at Carnegie Hall. Listen

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What’s on your Five Foot Shelf?

One hundred years ago saw the publication of Charles Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf. But what books from the last 100 years, fiction or non-fiction, have now earned a slot alongside them? >>>Join the discussion

Korean mud fest

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Eva Ayllon

The singer dubbed the Queen of Afro-Peruvian Soul is wrapping up a short summer tour here in the US. Eva Ayllon moved from Peru to the United States a few years ago. At the time some Peruvians felt rejected the move. But Eva Ayllon hasn’t strayed from her musical roots. Instead she’s taken her music and performed it to a sell out crowd at Carnegie Hall. Listen

Music Heard on Air for July 17, 2009

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for July 17, 2009