Archive for 2009
Music Heard on Air for September 16, 2009
A List of Music Featured Between our reports for September 16, 2009
Top al-Qaeda suspect killed in Somalia
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Somali Islamists will avenge the killing by U.S. forces of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Somalia, a top al-Shabab commander has told the BBC. Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan is believed to have been killed in a U.S. military helicopter raid. American agents had been hunting Nabhan for years. Jason Margolis reports. Download MP3 (AFP/Getty photo shows Islamist fighter in Mogadishu)Lehman Brothers emergency evacuation kit bag
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Laura Lynch profiles a former Lehman Brothers employee in London who’s found a new life as a handbag designer. Her latest creation? A luxury bag that’s lined with emergency bags from Lehman Brothers. Download MP3
Boom, Bust and Bertolt Brecht
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In the late 1920s, American capitalism inspired a German opera about a city built on greed … “Everything is defined by money. Everything can be bought, including human relations” … The opera’s creator decried capitalism. In the wake of the 1929 Wall Street Crash, Brecht wrote about New York. It’s as if he was writing last year. The World’s Alex Gallafent has the story. Download MP3- Poem: Late Lamented Fame of the Giant City of New York
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
- Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913-1956
Colombian rocker Juanes to play Havana
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On September 20th, Colombian rocker Juanes plans to play a concert in Havana, Cuba. He says the visit is not about politics, but many of his Cuban fans in the United States are not so sure, and they’re not happy about it. Marco Werman speaks with Jordan Levin of The Miami Herald who is covering the Juanes concert. Download MP3African famines examined
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Famines often occur during times of drought, but their causes go much deeper than a lack of rain. With East Africa now facing widespread hunger, we look back at a major food crisis that struck the Western African nation of Niger in 2005. Reporter David Hecht examines the roots of that crisis and finds some of them stretching across Niger’s border, to the neighboring country of Nigeria. Download MP3Entire program – September 15, 2009
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Download MP3Today on The World: Somali militants vow revenge against the US for killing an al-Qaeda suspect during a raid in Somalia; A US diplomat’s comments draws criticism from Darfur refugees; And Colombian musician Juanes pushes on with plans for a peace concert in Havana.
Somali militants vow revenge
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A senior commander of Somalia’s insurgency has vowed to avenge the death of a top al-Qaeda suspect killed during a US raid. The World’s Jason Margolis has details.
US Darfur envoy criticized by refugees
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Darfur refugees are criticizing US envoy Scott Gration for reportedly downplaying the scope of the crisis in the Sudanese region. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from human rights lawyer, Rebecca Hamilton, who accompanied Gration on part of his tour through the region this past weekend.
Life after Lehman
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The World’s Laura Lynch tells the story of one former Lehman Brothers staffer in London who’s made a new beginning as a designer.
German musings on American capitalism
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Just weeks after the 1929 Wall Street crash, German playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote a poem about the rise and fall New York. It could have been written about last year’s economic crisis. The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at how Brecht’s work hits the mark nearly 80 years later.
Drought in East Africa
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A lack of rain and political unrest is threatening East Africa with starvation. Kenya is one of the hardest hit areas. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more about the severity of the food crisis there from humanitarian adviser Nicholas Wasunna.
The causes of famine
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Droughts and floods can cause food crises. But so can politics and economics. Reporter David Hecht examines the roots of the 2005 food crisis in the West African nation of Niger and why so many children starved to death despite an adequate harvest.
Norman Borlaug’s life and legacy
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute, about the life and career of the late Norman Borlaug. Borlaug was an agricultural scientist whose work developing high-yield crops helped prevent famine in the developing world. That earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He died this past weekend.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
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