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Archive for December, 2009
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography quiz.
Geo answer
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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for one of the world’s bicycling capitals. The answer is Copenhagen. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Assaf Biderman of MIT’s SENSEable City Lab, who’s in Copenhagen today, about a new bicycle wheel that his team designed. It’s called the Copenhagen Wheel.
One state’s trade boom…
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During the first three months of the year, trade fell across the board in 49 U.S. states. Which state managed to buck the trend? Tune into the podcast to find out.
Also on this edition of the podcast: A socialist toy fair in Venezuela, Britain begins labeling food from the West Bank as either Israeli or Palestinian, and young voices in Spain talking about their country’s soaring unemployment rate.
Music Heard on Air for December 17, 2009
Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for December 17, 2009. Artists featured are Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake, Moriba Koita, Hassan Erajji, Jonthan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Mady Kouyate.
Paging Dr. Esperanto, and what not to say in Ireland’s parliament
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December 15 is the most important day in the calendar for people who speak Esperanto. It is Zamenhof Day, named after the man who dreamed up the idea of a language that the entire planet would one day speak. L.L. Zamenhof was born 150 years ago, and though his dream was never realized, Esperanto is still spoken — in fact it’s undergoing something of a revival in the internet age. We consider the failure and success of Esperanto. Also, why the Irish parliament bans words such as guttersnipe and brat, but permits certain swearwords. Finally, if your name is Mark, expect to be teased in Norway.
Entire program – December 16, 2009
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Today on The World: Chaos at the Copenhagen climate summit, as delegates struggle to hammer out a deal; Also, how climate change is affecting how farmers in Peru make a living; Plus, a high court discrimination ruling divides Britain’s Jewish community.
Copenhagen police battle climate talks protesters
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Police have forced back hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Activists have been angered by lack of progress on a new climate deal and also by restrictions on access to the talks. Inside the conference, today’s “high-level” session was delayed when several developing countries protested about procedural issues. The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson reports from the Copenhagen summit. Download MP3 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Climate change in Peru
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Deep divisions between rich and poor nations are threatening to derail the negotiations at the climate summit in Copenhagen. The consequences of failure would have a global impact, from the world’s mountains to its jungles. Peru is a country that has both. John Beaupre tells us that the South American nation is feeling the effects of climate change from top to bottom. Download MP3
Parsing global climate change polls
Have you ever wondered why two polls on climate change, both done by credible organizations and both asking not dissimilar questions, can come up with strikingly different results? Well, so has political scientist Richard Worthington (pictured). Worthington’s in Copenhagen this week, and science journalist Daniel Grossman caught up with him. Continue reading by following the links below.
More nuclear worries about Iran
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Iran announced today that it had successfully tested a long-range missile capable of hitting Israel and US targets in the Gulf. The news comes days after new documents published by The Times of London suggesting that Iran was close to completing an atom bomb. The Times’ Catherine Philp who uncovered the documents talks with host Marco Werman. Download MP3
Micronesian nation
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The Geo Quiz takes us to Micronesia today. That puts us in the western reaches of the Pacific ocean. Hundreds of islands make up Micronesia. We’re looking for an eight square mile island that qualifies as the world’s smallest nation. Now this Pacific island is joining up with Russia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua in an interesting diplomatic venture. Can you name our mystery nation? Download MP3
Court ruling against UK Jewish school
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Britain’s Supreme Court ruled against a Jewish school that refused admission to a student who it says was not ethnically Jewish. The court says that’s discrimination. But many orthodox Jews in Britain disagree. The World’s Religion Editor, Jane Little has the story.
Shroud reveals evidence of ancient leprosy
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DNA evidence from an ancient burial shroud found in Jerusalem reveals the earliest proven case of leprosy. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with a member of the team that studied the shroud — James Tabor, professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina.
Why climate deal is still possible
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with former US climate negotiator Kathleen McGinty. She was a member of the U.S. delegation to the Kyoto climate summit back in 1997. She says a climate agreement is still possible in Copenhagen.
Iran’s nuclear trigger memo
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent with the Times of London newspaper. She recently worked on a report that suggests Iran is in the final stages of producing a trigger for a nuclear weapon.
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