Archive for 2010
Yann Tiersen
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The musical poetry of French musician and composer Yann Tiersen closes our show today. His new release is a CD called ‘Dust Lane.’ Download MP3
Music Heard on Air for December 3, 2010
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 2, 2010. Artists featured are Mark Holdaway, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Urlich Schanuss, Forro in the Dark.
Global Political Cartoons: November 20 – 26, 2010
This week, look for how to avoid a TSA airport pat-down — or how to get one; no more luck for the Irish: the country agrees to an IMF bailout; and the Pope’s changed message on the use of condoms.
A Rope and a Prayer
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David Rohde and Kristin Mulvihill speak at length about their new book A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping from Two Sides. Rohde is a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban and held for seven months before he escaped. Mulvihill is his wife. She directed the efforts to secure his release throughout the ordeal. They talk about David’s ill-fated decision to set out to interview a Taliban leader, what it was like for Kristen to find out he’d been kidnapped, how they both endured, what he did to escape, what she did to try to find out where he was. Download MP3
Tech Podcast: SIPRnet and the WikiLeaks cables
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Australian Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks. These days, he also happens to be on Interpol’s most wanted list. Earlier this week, WikiLeaks released more than 250,000 US State Department cables. In this edition of our weekly Technology Podcast, you’ll hear about the supposedly secure Intra-net system, called SIPRnet, that held those files, and about the one man who allegedly accessed them, and then gave them to WikiLeaks. (Photo: Espen Moe) Download this episode (25:48)
Reporter’s notebook: the air in China
The air in many Chinese cities can be fairly aggressive on the lungs on a regular basis. Mary Kay Magistad explains how people in China deal with the smog and the air pollution.
Entire program – December 2, 2010
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Today on The World: The challenges American prosecutors would face in mounting a legal case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in the US;
Also, uncertainty and violence over the results of a presidential vote in Ivory Coast; Plus, southern Sudan prepares for the possibility of becoming a new country, as its referendum on independence nears. Download MP3
New insights into America’s drone war
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The Wikileaks cables shed some light on the politics of the US drone war in Pakistan. Jeb Sharp gives us an update on drones and their implications in American warfare. Download MP3Wired.com: Everybody wants drones
The drone war on The World
China looks to renewables to soften coal growth
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In part three of her series on China’s coal habit, The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports on the country’s efforts to slowly wean itself off coal with big investments in renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Download MP3China’s coal habit series page
The challenges for a new country in Africa
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Sudan may split in two next year after a January referendum on the south’s potential independence. The possibly-new nation of southern Sudan is busy preparing: choosing a national anthem and putting in place other prerequisites of independence. But as The World’s Alex Gallafent reports, the biggest challenge for southern Sudan will be meeting the basic needs of a population that suffered a 22-year civil war with the north that took two million lives. Download MP3Russia celebrates its selection as World Cup host
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The next soccer World Cup for men is scheduled for 2014 in Brazil and today, the world found out where the following two editions of the tournament will take place. Soccer’s governing body FIFA selected Russia to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar beat the United States and three other nations for the honor in 2022.Jessica Golloher has more from Moscow. Download MP3
The events of English and the future of Tibetan
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, Tibetans protest over the potential loss of their language in some schools. Also, Spain re-orders its family names (under the new rules General Franco might have been General Bahamonde). Plus, historical events that have shaped the development of the English language. And how do you know when you can speak a language?Download MP3
Legal troubles for Wikileaks founder
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could at some point face serious charges in the United States over Wikileaks’ release of government documents. But the prosecution would not be easy. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from John Bellinger, a former top legal advisor to the State Department. Download MP3
Why nations want drones
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Another Wikileaks revelation: other nations keep asking the US for drone aircraft. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Noah Shachtman of Wired Magazine about why those nations want drones, and what the proliferation of drone technology means for the future. Download MP3
Election outcome still uncertain in Ivory Coast
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s John James about post-election violence and uncertainty in the West African country of Ivory Coast. Today election officials declared a winner in Sunday’s presidential vote. But the outcome is still very much in doubt. Download MP3
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