The Lehman bankruptcy – one man’s story

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The World’s Laura Lynch profiles a Frenchman who started work at Lehman Bros. in London on Sept. 15, 2008 — the day it went bankrupt.

Economic struggle in Senegal

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Reporter Jori Lewis meets a Senegalese family that relies on money from relatives working overseas. But as a result of the global recession, that money’s drying up.

Norwegian men get death sentence in Congo

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Anchor Marco Werman has details on the case of two Norwegian men who were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week. The men were convicted of espionage and the murder of their driver.

Geo Quiz and Answer

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For today’s geoquiz we were looking for the library in the Italian city of Milan that’s opened up its massive collection of drawings and writings by Leonardo de Vinci for public viewing. The collected works are called The Atlantic Codex…and they’re held at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. The World’s David Leveille has more.

Global Hit: Os Mutantes

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Anchor Marco Werman tells about the iconic Brazilian band Os Mutantes. The broke up in 1978. But now they’re back together again in some form and touring North America.

Italian library

The Atlantic Codex is a collection of drawings and writings by Leonardo de Vinci. The Italian Renaissance master drew detailed pictures of all the latest technology of his day — everything from flying machines to weapons. This stunning encyclopedia has been preserved for centuries by a famous library in Italy. So, what’s the name of the library?

Music Heard on Air for September 11, 2009

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for September 11, 2009

Trains, a Bio-Truck, and Winston the High-Speed Pigeon

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Meet Winston, the 11 month old carrier pigeon who is faster than broadband Internet in South Africa. At least, that’s what one company in South Africa set out to prove. You can hear more about that in this week’s podcast. You can also take a ride on the Battambang Bamboo Railway in Cambodia, and follow along with Briton Andy Pag as he tries to circumnavigate the globe in a tricked out bio-truck. We ask you: where else can you find this kind of podcast? Wow.

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Health care for illegal immigrants?

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In his speech on health care reform President Barack Obama told Congress he planned to improve health insurance for those who have it and to create an insurance exchange to extend cover to those who do not. For today’s show, the World’s Matthew Bell did some fact checking on claims and counterclaims that illegal immigrants will be excluded from government health benefits under any new reform plan.

• BBC coverage
• The BBC’s Jonathan Beale analyzes the President’s speech
• Full text of the speech

International political decorum

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Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) has apologized for his outburst during President Obama’s speech last night. Wilson shouted “You lie!” after the President said illegal immigrants would not benefit from his health care plans. Alex Gallafent is looking at questions of political decorum thrown up by the incident.Download MP3

• BBC coverage

Green mobile home

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An eco-adventurer combines low-tech and high-tech to turn a scrap-yard bus into a green mobile home. Correspondent Laura Lynch visits the designer, before the start of his voyage around the world, using sustainable fuels and a low-carbon budget. (Photo: Laura Lynch)

• Follow the bio truck expedition online
• Environment stories on The World

China’s tiger economy

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It’s been a year since the global economic crisis started and China has weathered it better than most. According to Premier Wen Jiabao the Chinese economy grew more than 7 % in the first seven months of this year. Other countries have taken notice and some believe the center of economic gravity is shifting toward China. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports from the World Economic Forum in the northern Chinese city of Dalian.

• BBC in depth: China and India emerging giants
• World Economic Forum
• The World’s Global Economy podcast

Portuguese petition

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A Portuguese fan of the Lisbon based band Deolinda started a petition. He wants their song to become the country’s new national anthem. It’s a mock petition, but the group’s singer says the song reflects a Portuguese trait. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the petitioning fan and the lead singer.

• Deolinda’s MySpace page
• Deolinda’s petition

Entire program – September 10, 2009

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Today on The World: a fact check on whether illegal immigrants will or won’t receive government benefits under Obama health care reform; Afghan journalists complain of double standards, after the rescue of a New York Times reporter and the death of his Afghan colleague; and one man’s quest to turn a favorite song into Portugal’s new national anthem.

Health care reform and illegal immigrants

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The World’s Matthew Bell does some fact checking on claims (and counterclaims) that illegal immigrants would be excluded from government health benefits under the health care reform plans being debated in Washington.