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Archive for November 3rd, 2009
Entire program – November 3, 2009
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Download MP3Newly re-elected President Hamid Karzai is under increasing pressure to address corruption in Afghanistan, residents of Mexico’s most violent cities are seeking refuge across the border, and the story of Ghana’s first Winter Olympian.
Fighting corruption in Afghanistan
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove the “stigma” of corruption, a day after winning a new five-year term. President Barack Obama has asked Karzai to intensify efforts to eradicate corruption, but are the two leaders on the same page? The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3(AP Photo: Musadeq Sadeq)Copenhagen Climate Summit: Deal or No Deal?
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Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Barcelona in the last round of climate treaty talks before a global summit next month in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen meeting was supposed to produce a new treaty to address the rising threats from global climate change. But as the World’s Marina Giovannelli reports, prospects for an agreement this year are growing dim. Download MP3Remembering East Germany
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Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, young Germans don’t give a lot of thought to what was once known as the GDR or East Germany. Few know much about a state that vanished before they were even born. And while some educators would rather not dwell on a recent but painful past, others say remembering is the only way to move the whole country forward. Susan Stone reports from Berlin. Download MP3
Ghana’s first skier off to the Olympics
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Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong was born in the Scottish city of Glasgow, but he grew up in Accra, Ghana. That never stopped him from dreaming of becoming a professional skier. He honed his skills on an artificial slope in Britain. And now, the “snow leopard” as he’s known will be Ghana’s one-man ski team next year at the Vancouver Winter Games. The World’s Alex Gallafent has the story. Download MP3(Audio available after 5PM Eastern)Interview with Afghan parliamentarian
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Download MP3Shukria Barakzai, a member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a supporter of President Hamid Karzai, tells host Marco Werman how she thinks Afghanistan’s president should go about eradicating corruption in her homeland.
UN official looks at US housing crisis
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Download MP3A United Nations official is taking a first-hand look at the impact of the economic crisis on the lives of American homeowners and renters. Reporter Anna Sussman has details.
Fearful Mexicans flee deadly city
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Download MP3Juárez is Mexico’s deadliest city with 2,000 murders so far this year. Some residents are breaking the law to save their lives. They’re fleeing north to Texas on tourist visas and they intend to stay. Correspondent Monica Ortiz Uribe has the story.
China sends mob “godmother” to prison
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Download MP3A Chinese woman known as the “Godmother of the underworld” was sentenced to 18 years in jail today for bribery, illegal gambling, and other gang activity. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has been watching the trial in Beijing.
Fired employee claims bias against environmental views
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Tim Nicholson, a former employee of the British property firm Grainger, who claims he lost his job due to his environmental beliefs. A British court today ruled that Nicholson could sue his former employer under laws normally used to protect people from religious discrimination.
Geo Quiz
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Download MP3Our daily geography quiz.
Global Hit and Geo Answer
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Download MP3American musician Melody Gardot says her introduction to music, and her subsequent international success, have come through a series of accidents. Anchor Marco Werman has her story and the answer to today’s Geo Quiz: Toulouse, France.
City in southern France
We’re turning down the lights in Geo Quiz. We’re looking for a city on the banks of the Garonne River. The Garonne flows across northern Spain and southwest France before spilling into the Atlantic. This conservation-minded city has thousands of free bicycles to promote car-free commuting.
Melody Gardot
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Download MP3The music and story of Melody Gardot brings our program to a close today.Music Heard on Air for November 3, 2009
Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for November 3, 2009. Artists featured are Szerzoi Kiodas, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Jonthan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Ali Akbar Khan, Kerekes Band.
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