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Archive for June, 2010
Ghana gold
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Gold mining is a key part of the development strategy of the West African country Ghana. But as Anna Boiko-Weyrach reports, there’s growing concern about its impact on local communities and the environment.
Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with BBC correspondent Rayhan Dymetrie in Uzbekistan, where ethnic clashes have left more than 100 people dead. Members of the Uzbek minority say they’ve been targeted in the violence.
Abandoned families in South Korea
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Correspondent Jason Strother reports on the US military-run hotline in Korea for abandoned military wives and girlfriends.
Validity of organic foods from China
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The Department of Agriculture today struck off a food inspection association which had been working in China, checking organic food. The Department cited conflict of interest. Marco Werman speaks with author Michael Pollan about the globalization of the organic food industry and its problems.
British man awarded by Foreign Legion
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Marco Werman talks with the BBC’s Christian Fraser in Paris about a British man who will be awarded one of the French Foreign Legion’s highest honors for bravery.
Geo Quiz
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For today’s Geo Quiz — we wrestle with Japanese geography.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Japanese city of Nagoya which next month hosts the Grand Sumo Tournament. The major Sumo competition that comes as a Sumo gambling scandal in Japan widens. Anchor Marco Werman get details from Mike Wesemann who writes about all things Sumo on his website: sumotalk.com.
Sumo scandal
For today’s Geo Quiz we turn to a city on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu. This is a major Japanese seaport a bustling city of more than 2 million. (Photo: Eckhard Pecher)
Music Heard on Air for June 14, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For June 14, 2010. Artists featured are Habib Koite & Bamada, Bela Fleck, Soul Brothers, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake.
Entire program – June 11, 2010
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Today on The World: Soccer’s World Cup gets under way; Life inside blockaded Gaza – we get an update; And, translating the US health care system for non-English speaking Americans.
World Cup under way in South Africa
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The 2010 soccer World Cup has opened with a spectacular ceremony in Johannesburg. It included a tribute to the six African teams that have qualified for the tournament, symbolized by six branches of a baobab tree. It’s the first FIFA World Cup on African soil and in Liberia, too, soccer fever is palpable, even though Liberia’s team isn’t even playing. Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3
Iran’s failed revolution – one year on
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A year ago Iran was in political upheaval. Now Iranians are wondering what became of the Internet-fueled revolution that brought thousands to the streets of Tehran. Cyrus Farivar has some thoughts from Iranians, both at home and abroad. Download MP3 (flickr image: Hamed Saber)Midwife of the Year
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Preparing for childbirth in rural Ghana, where clinics are scarce and ill-equipped, and roads are often pot-holed mud paths, is a frightening prospect. Mary Issaka should know. The midwife from northeast Ghana has received the Midwife of the Year award from the Johns Hopkins affiliated group Jhpiego because of the innovative ways she’s helped pregnant women. Download MP3Pato Fu
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Anchor Marco Werman profiles Brazilian rock band Pato Fu, now going viral with its video of Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and Let Die,’ performed on toy instruments. Download MP3The greatest show on earth
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The soccer World Cup kicked off in South Africa today. Some Americans are there to cheer for the US team and feel the excitement. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with an American who’s travelled to South Africa to root for the US team.
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