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Archive for February 8th, 2010
Entire program – February 8, 2010
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Today on The World: US and NATO troops prepare for a major operation against a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan; Also, clandestine dining in Spain that requires a password… or a fingerscan; And a Scottish balladeer with a new take on an old tradition.
NATO prepares big offensive against Taliban
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Hundreds of villagers living in a Taliban-controled area of southern Afghanistan are leaving before a major NATO-led offensive gets under way. It is expected to be one of the largest counter-insurgency operations since the Afghan conflict began in 2001. The operation to clear insurgents from the southern town of Marjah, in Helmand province, is expected to begin soon. The BBC’s Frank Gardner is 90 miles east of Marjah in Kandahar. Download MP3
Chinese popular with American students
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Medgar Evers College Preparatory School is a public school in central Brooklyn, NY. Most of its student population is African American and Afro-Caribbean. The school runs one of the largest Chinese language programs for students not from a Chinese background in the US. The World’s Alex Gallafent went back to school for us. Download MP3
Clandestine dining in Spain
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The police in Barcelona recently raided a suspicious looking dry cleaners. It was late at night and something fishy was going on. People were going in. But they weren’t coming out. It had all the makings of a front for some illegal business. Turns out it was a front. But the cops didn’t find anything nefarious. Just people eating dinner. The World’s Gerry Hadden explains. Download MP3
Karine Polwart
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Scottish singer Karine Polwart crafts songs which combine the Scots ballad tradition with contemporary issues to create a sound utterly her own. Her skill as a songwriter and the power of her singing have propelled her to the forefront of the traditional music scene in Scotland. Now working as a solo artist, Polwart previously performed with the band Malinky (which she founded), MacAlias, and as the lead singer for The Battlefield Band. She talks with Marco Werman about her music and the Scottish ballad tradition in our Boston studio. Download MP3
Riding The Spine
Today’s Geo Quiz links North, Central, and South America. We want to tell you about a mountain biker named Jacob Thomson and his two friends who’ve just finished a long journey. We began in Prudhoe Bay Alaska. And just recently finished in Ushuaia, Argentina…
Training the Afghan police force
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US led forces in Afghanistan are increasing their efforts to train a professional Afghan national police force. But as the CBC’s Derek Stoffel reports from Kandahar, that force is plagued by corruption and low pay.
Parsing the Ukrainian presidential election results
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Viktor Yanukovich won yesterday’s presidential runoff in Ukraine. He was the loser in Ukraine’s Orange Revolution back in 2004. But times have changed. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mykola Riabchuk of the Uraine Center for Cultural Studies in Kiev about yesterday’s election results.
Silver scribblers
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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about a Ukrainian writer who lives in England. Marina Lewycka was nearly 60 when her first book was published. And now she’s backing a British campaign to encourage older people to join book clubs and even write their own novels.
The perils of “my way”
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Anchor Marco Werman has details on how the song “My Way” has become deadly to sing in Philippine karaoke bars.
Geo Quiz
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Where will our Geo Quiz take us today?
Internet use and depression
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Are you on the Internet because you’re depressed, or are you depressed because you’re spending too much time on the Internet? Anchor Marco Werman discusses the question with The World’s Clark Boyd.
Geo answer
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Today’s Geo Quiz links North, Central, and South America. The answer is the American Cordilleran System. Jacob Thompson and some friends rode the whole thing on their mountain bikes. He tells us about their trip.
Music Heard on Air for February 8, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For February 8, 2010. Artists featured are Moriba Koita, Praful, MNO, Jesse Cook, Strength in Numbers, Los de Abajo.
BBC interview with Gil Scott Heron
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American poet, singer, songwriter, author: Gil Scott Heron has worn many hats in his creative career, and ruffled the feathers of many. In the 1970’s he blazed the musical trail with his timeless classic ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ and went on to record and write numerous albums and texts, much of it critical of mainstream culture and society. Heron has a new album out today. Listen to the BBC World Service arts and culture program ‘The Strand’ interview here. Download MP3
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