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Archive for September, 2010
Speaking in Tongues
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A new PBS documentary profiles four kids who are attending dual immersion public schools in San Francisco. The filmmakers are husband and wife team Ken Schneider and Marcia Jarmel. Their own kids go to a dual immersion school and speak fluent Chinese. Patrick Cox has part four of our ‘Learning in Two Languages’ series. Download MP3Ancient statue returned to Iraq
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This week, Iraq’s National Museum welcomed back one of its most precious artifacts. It’s an ancient statue of King Entemena who ruled a city-state in southern Mesopotamia more than 4,000 years ago. His statue was one of thousands of artifacts stolen from the museum right after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. American archeologist John Russell helped recover the missing artifacts. Marco Werman talks with him. Download MP3Ghana’s The Sweet Talks
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Today we give you the smoking sounds of The Sweet Talks, one of Ghana’s most successful and innovative groups from the 1960s and 70s. One of their seminal recordings, The Kusum Beat, has recently become available on CD. Good thing, the original edition on vinyl could put you in triple digit dollars on eBay. Plus, The Kusum Beat is just a super-groovy recording. Download MP3Ethiopian coffee
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Saturday is New Year’s Day in Ethiopia and most Ethiopians don’t celebrate by popping a bottle of bubbly. Instead, they hold a traditional coffee ceremony. In our Geo Quiz, we want you to name the region in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia where the beans for Ethiopian New Year’s coffee come from. Download MP3Washington pushes power-sharing for Iraq
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Download MP3It’s been six months since Iraq’s parliamentary elections, but still no government. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Anthony Shadid of The New York Times about Washington’s new attempts to get Iraqi leaders to sign on to a power-sharing agreement.
Ohio bans foreign outsourcing
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The governor of Ohio has signed an executive order banning the outsourcing of government IT projects to foreign countries, like India. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Kartikay Mehrotra, a business reporter with the Indian national daily Indian Express. (photo: Vitor Lima/Flickr)Protests against Koran burning
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ahmed Sheikh, former Editor-in-Chief of Al-Jazeera’s Arabic service and now an advisor to the Al-Jazeera board, about demonstrations in Muslim countries sparked by the threats of a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran.
Six Flags theme park hosts Muslim Day
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Today is Eid, a Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. The World’s Alex Gallafent visits Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in New Jersey for what’s billed there as Muslim Family Day. One of the original organizers was a Muslim investment banker who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Palestinian TV show skewers leaders
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Download MP3The World’s Matthew Bell reports on a popular Palestinian TV satire that runs only during the month of Ramadan.
Medal of Honor awarded
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman on news of the first award of a Medal of Honor to a living American since Vietnam. The medal will go to Army Sergeant Salvatore Giunta for saving his unit while under extremely heavy fire from insurgents in Afghanistan back in October 2007.
Music Heard on Air for September 10, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For September 10, 2010. Artists featured are Moriba Koita, Praful, Staff Benda Bilili, Kila, Fania All Stars.
Global Political Cartoons: September 4 – 10, 2010
How an obscure Florida pastor managed to get the world’s attention by his plan to burn the Koran on the anniversary of September 11th. President Obama tries to kick-start the economy; and Google knows what you’re thinking.
Entire program – September 9, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: More warnings that a planned burning of Korans in Florida could put American lives in danger around the globe; Also, author Yiyun Li on growing up in China and writing fiction in English; Plus, a Haitian high school student who came to the US after the earthquake gets a helping hand in continuing her studies.
Obama condemns Koran burning plan
News update: Pastor Terry Jones puts Koran burning ‘on hold’:>>> Read more
President Barack Obama had previously said plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 are a “recruitment bonanza” for al-Qaeda. Terry Jones, the pastor behind the plan, had said the burning would be a way to stand up to terrorism. Jeb Sharp filed this report before the Koran burning was suspended.
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Download MP3Interview with Yiyun Li
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Writer Yiyun Li was born in China – now she’s a literary star in the US, writing in English. Her first book of stories, published just five years ago, inspired comparisons with Hemingway. Her much-awaited new book comes out next week. Li talks with Marco Werman about her journey to America, and what she learned by returning to Beijing. Download MP3
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