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Archive for June, 2010
World Cup fever in Haiti
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Haitians are gripped by World Cup fever. As The World’s Amy Bracken reports, Haitians are watching on donated big screens that have been set up in the Port-au-Prince stadium. But this has caused problems for some of the people who found shelter in the stadium following the earthquake. (Photo: Ian Lovett) Download MP3US vets return to Korea
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The South Korean government is welcoming back American and other foreign veterans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. It was early morning on June 25th 1950 that North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel, starting the first hot conflict of the Cold War. But sixty years on, the war is still technically not over, as only a cease-fire agreement was signed in 1953. Reporter Jason Strother caught up with some of the returning veterans and has this story from Seoul. Download MP3(Korean War veteran Al Poeppel stands in front of a plaque baring the names of fallen American soldiers at the War Memorial Museum in Seoul. Photo: Jason Strother)
Cesaria Evora
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The Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora has had an unusual career. The singer, known as “The barefoot diva,” started recording albums at the ripe age of 47. And she went on to release 10 more albums, many of them huge hits. But in 2008, Evora suffered a stroke while on tour in Australia. That did slow her down a bit. But not entirely, as The World’s Adeline Sire reports. Download MP3
Offshore drilling in Norway
One of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers figures in today’s Geo Quiz. Norway has a good safety record. But the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is prompting Norwegians to think even more carefully about its offshore drilling…
Language adoption, and the future of spelling
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, an attempt to get Belgians to adopt families online from across that country’s language divide. Also, in Montenegro, the government is promoting what it calls the Montenegrin language, formerly considered a dialect of Serbo-Croatian. Plus, a discussion on what happens to spelling in the age of Spell Check and Google.Download MP3
Afghan reaction to US command change
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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the BBC’s Dawood Azami in Kabul, about the reaction in Afghanistan to the change in the US command in the country. General David Petraeus is expected to take over as top commander in Afghanistan next week following a confirmation hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Petraeus is replacing General Stanley McChrystal, who lost the job this week due to his comments published in a Rolling Stone magazine article.
Heat-fueled anger in Iraq
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Iraqi resident and correspondent for McClatchy newspapers Sahar Issa says temperatures are soaring in Baghdad. She tells host Jeb Sharp that Iraqis have very limited access to electricity and fans, and that’s causing anger to build.
High tech plans for Russia
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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev was in Washington today. A highlight of Medvedev’s trip to the US already happened. He visited Silicon Valley yesterday. The Russian president is trying to create his own high-tech incubator outside of Moscow. Esther Dyson is a long time observer of the high tech industry and an investor in information technology startups, including some in Russia. She’s at Heathrow airport at the moment and we’re talking to her via Skype.
Summer summits in Canada
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World leaders are heading to Canada this week for BOTH the G-8 and the G-20 summits. Reporter Derek Stoffel reports on why a lot of Canadians are annoyed at the spiralling cost — and hassles — of two summits.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Barents Sea, one of the seas where Norway drills for oil and gas. Norway has some of the toughest regulations anywhere for offshore oil drilling, but The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that the Norwegian government says its standards might not be tough enough. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Oslo.
Music Heard on Air for June 24, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For June 24, 2010. Artists featured are Kila, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Pell Mell, Strength in Numbers, Chip Shelton.
Denial: A Memoir of Terror by Jessica Stern
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On this episode of How We Got Here we delve into personal history with terrorism expert Jessica Stern. Stern is perhaps best known for her work interviewing terrorists about their motivations, research that culminated in the acclaimed book Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill. She’s now written a very different book called Denial: A Memoir of Terror. It is a deeply personal account of the childhood traumas that have shaped her life and work. Stern discusses the book in detail on this week’s history pod which runs about 30 minutes.Download MP3
www.jessicasternbooks.com
Jeb Sharp’s radio interview with Jessica Stern
The Chronicle of Higher Education article on Denial: A Memoir of Terror
New York Times review
Washington Post Op-Ed
World Books: Summer Reads for Adventurous Minds
Who says your brain should go on vacation during the summer? An eccentric and eclectic list of literature in translation that demands and repays close attention, on the beach or anywhere else.
Entire program – June 23, 2010
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Today on The World: Whitehouse shake-up on the McChrystal affair; Also, we meet an worker from the Dominican Republic who’s helping to clean up the oil spill along the Louisiana coast; Plus, a South Korean rockabilly band that calls its style kimchi-billy.
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