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Archive for June, 2010
BP in Russia
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BP has had a rough go of it lately. The British oil giant bears primary responsibility for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP’s stock has nearly halved in value since the accident. Now the company’s CEO Tony Hayward, is said to be planning to travel to Russia to reassure President Dmitry Medvedev that BP is not on the brink of collapse. Marco Werman speaks with Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, a political risk research company, and author of “The End of the Free Market”. Download MP3 (Photo: Hayward in Congress/Chris Kleponis/AFP/Getty Images)
Family pressure on gays and lesbians in China
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China’s one-child policy has come of age. The first only-children are now adults. Some are gays and lesbians but regardless of orientation, they’re expected to provide their own parents with a grandchild. Bill Marcus reports from Shanghai. Download MP3 (flickr image: kk+)Mrisho Mpoto
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Chances are you’ve never heard of the Tanzanian poet and performance artist Mrisho Mpoto. But in his hometown of Dar es Salaam, the 32-year-old Mpoto is a household name. The World’s Jeb Sharp has this profile. Download MP3 (Photo: Jeb Sharp)
French soccer fiasco
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French President Sarkozy and many in his country are not proud of their national team’s performance at the World Cup in South Africa – or their behavior. The problems began when the coach reportedly criticized the team’s star forward. Nicolas Anelka responded with a foul-mouthed outburst after which the coach sacked him. Marco Werman talks with Xavier Rivoire, editor of the weekly magazine “France Football”. Download MP3 (flickr image: w0LD)Britain’s budget pain
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Britain’s budget deficit has ballooned as the country confronted the recent economic slowdown. This week, the British government plans to unveil an emergency budget that seeks to reduce the deficit with painful cuts. The World’s Laura Lynch has a preview.
Where diamonds come from
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The Kimberly Process is used to certify the provenance of diamonds on the world market. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Iam Smille, who heads the Diamond Development Initiative. And today, delegates from 70 countries met in Israel to focus on one country in particular…Zimbabwe.
The anti-Sarkozy movement
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Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has launched a new political movement. From the outside, it looks a lot like an anti-President Sarkozy party. Anita Elash reports.
Polish presidential runoff
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Voters in Poland have set the stage for a presidential runoff in two weeks. The runoff is between acting president Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of the late president, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia two months ago. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jan Cienski, Warsaw correspondent for the Financial Times.
Geo Quiz
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Where will we go today?
The clearest Spanish
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Colombian Spanish is widely considered the clearest, most easily understood Spanish in the world. And Colombia is cashing in on that. John Otis reports from Bogota.
Geo answer
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We asked you to name the capital of Southern Sudan in our Geo Quiz. The answer is Juba. It’s a city that Manute Bol knew well.
Remembering Manute Bol
For today’s Geo Quiz — we remember Manute Bol. The former NBA star from southern Sudan died this past weekend. At 7 feet 7 inches, Manute Bol was one of the tallest players in NBA history…
Music Heard on Air for June 21, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For June 21, 2010. Artists featured are Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni ba, Bela Fleck, Outback, Vieux Farka Toure, Ranga, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer.
World Books Podcast: Filipino author Miguel Syjuco
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For many readers, Filipino literature is about local color, lush descriptions of an exotic and often dreamy landscape. Miguel Syjuco challenges that pastoral vision with his first novel, Ilustrado, which recently won the Man Asian Literary Prize. An ambitious meditation on turbulent decades of Filipino culture and politics, the novel includes emails, blog entries, news reports, and extracts from the fiction and journalism of an imaginary literary lion. His mysterious death triggers a quest to find his final manuscript, which is rumored to be an explosive tell-all. World Books editor Bill Marx spoke to Syjuco about what his complex novel says about the past and future of the Philippines. Download MP3
Entire program – June 18, 2010
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Today on The World: New Yorkers speak out on plans to build a number of new mosques throughout the city; the head of the International Monetary Fund gives a thumbs up to Spain for its efforts at economic reform; and a new documentary shows just how international the business of surrogate parenting has become.
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