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Archive for October, 2010
Aussie English and proper English
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, author Simon Heffer visits a school in his quest to have people speak good English. Also, poet Les Murray describes some delightfully improper expressions used by Australians. And we check in on a language school in India where the teachers have a strong sense of what constitutes proper English. Download MP3Entire program – October 21, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: The US Tea Party Movement has some fans in Europe; Also, a 20-year old college student becomes the police chief in a Mexican border town plagued with drug violence; Plus, how Iraqis are rediscovering the joy of reading books, after years of dictatorship and war.
Europeans and the American tea party
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Some conservative circles in Europe are looking to the American Tea Party movement for inspiration and with some envy. From Italy to Spain right wing groups openly admire its recent grassroots successes and they’re trying to take a page or two from the Americans for their own playbooks. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports. (flickr image: theqspeaks) Download MP3Homophobia in Uganda
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Lisa Mullins speaks with Ugandan gay rights activist Julius Kaggwa (pictured) about the climate of homophobia in Uganda. Recently, a Ugandan newspaper published a list of “top” homosexuals. Several have been attacked since the article was published. Kaggwa is in the United States to accept a human rights award for his work opposing intolerance against gays. (Photo: Alex Gallafent) Download MP3Video: Kaggwa on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Iraqis rediscover the joy of reading
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Iraqis used to be great readers of books but government censorship under Saddam Hussein caused many Iraqis to mistrust the written word. Now there’s a freer flow of information into and out of Iraq and Baghdad’s bookstores are showing new signs of life. Susannah George went browsing for us. Download MP3Cell phone learning in South Africa
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Cell phones are cheaper and more widely available than computers in South Africa. In some cases, they’re more available than books. Anders Kelto reports on cell phone learning in Cape Town. Download MP3Video: Mobile Learning and Numeracy
JR awarded TED Prize
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A French street artist known as JR has been awarded the 2011 TED Prize. The $100,000 prize rewards an artist known for plastering huge black-and-white photos of ordinary people in some of the world’s worst slums. JR has done his photo work in Brazilian favelas, Kenyan shantytowns and most recently Chinese neighborhoods slated for demolition. Download MP3Video: See JR at work
Europe’s take on the Tea Party movement
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Download MP3Anchor Lisa Mullins gets a European perspective on the Tea Party movement from Toby Harnden, US editor of the British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph.
Student named police chief in Mexican town
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Download MP3The World’s William Troop has the story of a violence-plagued Mexican border town and its new police chief: a 20-year-old college student.
Malaria deaths vastly under-counted
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Download MP3Malaria deaths are being vastly under-counted in India and perhaps throughout much of the world, says a new report in the British medical journal, Lancet. The World’s Health and Science Editor David Baron tells anchor Lisa Mullins why it’s so difficult to get an accurate count.
Green automobiles
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The Geo Quiz is clean and green this time. Report cards got handed out today: the Union of Concerned Scientists’ clean vehicle program has ranked automakers and their cars. The question is, where are the top three green automakers based, according to the survey? Extra credit if you guess where the bottom three are based. Download MP3Estonian Jazz
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Download MP3The World’s Marco Werman tells us about a new collection of old and significant music from the Estonian jazz scene in the 1970s.
Music Heard On Air for Thursday, October 21, 2010
Music played on The World between our reports for Thursday, October 21, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder, Bela Fleck, Kila, and Sharkiat.
Entire program – October 20, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: The British government unveils massive budget cuts, and the demise of half-million public sector jobs. Then, to Louisiana, where a song-writing tradition brought over from the Canary Islands helps put a comic touch on tough times; Plus, farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico, turn to traditional methods to fight erosion and prevent life-threatening landslides.
UK austerity budget
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The British government has detailed a package of deep spending cuts aimed at cutting the country’s deficit. Britain’s finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne told members of parliament in London, the savings were essential to drag Britain back from the economic brink. But the plans will be painful for many. Nearly half a million public sector jobs will be cut, as will welfare payments. Laura Lynch reports on Britain’s new age of austerity. Download MP3
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