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Archive for September 3rd, 2010
Entire program – September 3, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: The latest on flood relief efforts in Pakistan; Also, how Pakistan’s floods and Russia’s wildfires are pushing up grain prices worldwide; and, Fidel Castro gives his first public speech in full military uniform since he stepped down four years ago.
Revisiting a family in Pakistan
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The floods in Pakistan, caused several weeks ago by heavy rains, have killed more than 1,600 people and affected about 20 million people. Ten days ago, BBC correspondent Jill McGivering told us about a baby girl called Samina. She’d been born a few days earlier on the roadside after her parents fled the floods. Now Jill went back to Sindh Province to see how the family is faring now. Download MP3
Bringing American football to Africa
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It’s football season again and Iowa’s Drake University took the occasion to announce plans for its football team to play a game in Tanzania. The Bulldogs intend to take on an all-star team from Mexico in the inaugural Global Kilimanjaro Bowl in May 2011. It is considered to be the first American football game on the African continent. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports. Download MP3Roma crackdown in France
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In France, the crackdown against gypsy or Roma people continues. Police have been raiding Roma camps and deporting hundreds of people. Human rights groups and some European officials question the legality of the crackdown. But the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy isn’t backing down. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from St. Denis, just north of Paris. (Photo: Gerry Hadden) Download MP3Underwater Geo Quiz
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We’re diving into the warm waters of Egypt for today’s geo quiz. We want you to name a seaside resort on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It’s been referred to as “the city of peace” because it’s hosted numerous international peace conferences. The waters around this city are a diver’s paradise. (Photo: Melaina Spitzer) Download MP3Kit Hawes
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Every now and then we check in on how folks somewhere around the world decide to spend their Friday night. Today we visit the English countryside town of Burford, where guitar virtuoso Kit Hawes fills the local pub with music and fans.Download MP3
Ongoing flood crisis in Pakistan
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Download MP3More than a month has passed since unprecedented monsoon rains started to cause devastating flooding throughout Pakistan. But the crisis isn’t over, especially for millions of displaced people. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Fahad Desmukh, who’s based in Karachi, about the latest on the relief effort.
Natural disasters push up food prices
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Download MP3Floods in Pakistan and wildfires in Russia this summer are having a major impact on world grain supplies. That has many worried that prices for food staples will sky-rocket. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lester Brown of “Earth Policy Institute” about how rising food prices may threaten global stability.
Middle East peace talks
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Download MP3A new round of Middle East peace talks is now under way, and the goal is to reach a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in one year. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem, that the major players in this high-stakes drama are now facing the public relations challenge of their lives.
Trapped miners in Chile
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Download MP3The BBC’s Gideon Long has the latest on the rescue operation for the 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet below the earth’s surface. At more than a month, the men have now been trapped underground longer than anyone on record.
Fidel Castro regrets treatment of gays
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Michael Voss in Havana about today’s speech by Fidel Castro, his first in a number of years. The elderly Castro has been speaking out in interviews recently and has said he regrets his persecution of gays in Cuba in the 1980s and 1990s.
Music Heard on Air for September 3, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For September 3, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Mongo Santamaria, Alison Brown, Chicha Libre, Habib Koite & Bamada.
Global Political Cartoons: August 28 – September 3, 2010
This week, a melange of Middle East messes. Perhaps a little harsh but we get a lot of visual comments on President Obama bellying up to the Mideast peace bar; the attempt to tie a bow on Iraq; and the uncertainty of a US success in Afghanistan.
Star Spangled Hendrix
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Was Jimi Hendrix an inherently political creature, or was his influence just a sign of the times? To mark the 40th anniversary of his death on September 18, the British songwriter and BBC radio presenter Tom Robinson takes a look at Hendrix’s life through a political lens in our latest ‘Best of the BBC’. Download MP3
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