Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for December 31, 2009. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Natural Food, Craig Herndon, Santa’s Players, Chris McDonald, Durbin Elf, Tingstad and Rumbel.
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Peter Moore, one of five British men taken hostage in Iraq in May 2007 has been released alive from captivity. Mr. Moore, an IT consultant was seized in Baghdad in May 2007, was in good health and “absolutely delighted at his release”.The World’s Laura Lynch reports from London. Download MP3
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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Maureen Peterson, the great-granddaughter of Annie Moore, the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island. Two photos of Moore have surfaced in recent weeks. (Photo of Annie Moore, found in a scrapbook. Courtesy of the family of Annie Moore Schayer) Download MP3
China has more than a little to do with today’s Geo Quiz. China exports catfish to the United States. And that hurts American catfish growers….
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China’s economic picture is not as rosy as it might appear on first glance. The income gap between the urban rich and the rural poor is growing. And as correspondent Mary Kay Magistad reports, since China can no longer count on US consumption to drive growth, its time for China to rethink its export-driven economy. Download MP3
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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Slate columnist Anne Applebaum about what she thinks will shape the decade to come. We discuss anti-government rioting in Iran; Islamic fundamentalist terrorism; and question is it in part prosperity and not ideology that keeps authoritarian regimes in power? Listen to today’s show to hear the discussion. Download MP3
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Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for December 30, 2009. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Jesse Cook, Toumani Diabate, Olov Johansson, Byungki Hwang, Karsh Kale/Hassan Hakmoun/Ustad Sultan Khan.
