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Archive for June, 2010
Resistance to mosque in New York
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Several new mosques are to be built in the New York City area. One is planned for a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn. Some there worry about increased noise and traffic. Some are openly hostile to Muslims. Still others are keeping an open mind. Lily Jamali reports from New York City. Download MP3 (Photo: Lily Jamali)International egg surrogacy
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An egg from an American female donor is fertilized with sperm from an Israeli man who takes the fertilized egg to India to grow in the womb of an Indian woman. The outsourcing of surrogacy is the topic of Zippi Brand Frank’s documentary, “Google Baby”, which is airing on HBO. Katy Clark speaks with Zippi Brand Frank about the international business of surrogacy. Download MP3
Tintin on trial
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50 years ago this month, Congo became an independent nation. Formerly, it was the Belgian Congo, and Belgium’s colonial legacy in the African nation is controversial, to say the least. In the early 1930s, Belgian cartoonist Hergé sent his intrepid boy reporter Tintin to Congo. But now, ‘Tintin in the Congo’ is the subject of a lawsuit in Belgium, a lawsuit brought by a Congolese immigrant. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3BélO
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Haitian musician BélO is in the midst of a World Tour. By the end of this summer, he’ll have played in France, Vietnam, Morocco, Congo, Austria, US and a few more countries in between. BélO’s been on the road promoting his CD ‘Reference.’ Download MP3
Fountain of Youth
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Today’s Geo Quiz might help you stay looking young. It’s not entirely clear who first came up with the story of the Fountain of Youth. Fictional pirate Jack Sparrow searches for it in the next “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. He follows the footsteps of Ponce de León. The Spanish explorer thought the Fountain was in Florida. He never found it but there is a place in Florida that is closely associated with the Fountain’s legend. Can you name it? Download MP3World Cup soccer
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The United States and Slovenia ended a very exciting World Cup match today in a tie at 2 goals apiece. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with William Troop, who’s manning The World’s Soccer bureau, about today’s game.
Top new stories of the week
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Executives at BP got an earful this week from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. To discuss that and other major news headlines as seen from outside US borders, anchor Katy Clark speaks with Matthew Bishop, New York bureau chief for the Economist magazine, and Sherwin Bryce-Pease — UN correspondent for the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
Spain faces its debt
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The head of the International Monetary Fund gave Spain a vote of confidence today, saying the country is taking the right steps to tackle its growing public deficit. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.
Author Saramago dies
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Portuguese Nobel Prize winning author Jose Saramago died today. He was 87. The World’s Alex Gallafent has an appreciation.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography quiz.
Music Heard on Air for June 18, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For June 18, 2010. Artists featured are Gipsy Kings, Mr. Chill’R, Moriba Koita, Kerekes Band, Kila, Kerekes Band.
Krygyzstan, Galicia, Tinian
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It’s been a good couple of weeks for show segments with historical angles. How We Got Here features three of them on Episode 47. First you get a Marco Werman Q & A on the background to the violence in Kyrgyzstan with Peter Zeihan of the global intelligence company Stratfor, then Gerry Hadden on the legacy of a 2002 oil spill of the coast of Spain, and finally Mary Kay Magistad with an evocative piece about the Pacific Island of Tinian and its outsized role in U.S. military history.
Global Political Cartoons: 2010 World Cup
The latest political cartoons about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the first time the tournament has been held on the African continent (updated July 9th).
Entire program – June 17, 2010
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Today on The World: Israel says it’s easing its blockade of Gaza following last month’s deadly flotilla attack; Also the man who led Colombia’s battle against Marxist rebels now leads in the polls to become president; Plus a festival in Morocco that celebrates American gospel music.
Israel eases Gaza blockade
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Israel has announced it will ease the land blockade of the Gaza Strip and allow more civilian goods to enter the Palestinian territory. An Israeli commando raid on an aid flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza last month was widely condemned. Israel and Egypt tightened the blockade after the Islamist Hamas movement took control of Gaza in 2007. Marco Werman talks with the BBC’s John Donnison who is in Gaza. Download MP3 (AFP photo of Hamas naval police/Mahmud Hams)
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