Archive for 2010
Brazil’s Mauricio de Souza
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Drummer and bandleader Mauricio de Souza called Brazil home when he was a child. He’s called the US home since he came here as a teenager thirteen years ago. And ever since, he’s been busy on several musical fronts. These days, Mauricio de Souza heads two bands and his new CD features both of them. The World’s Ken Bader has his story. Download MP3Video: See Mauricio de Souza’s video for “Here. There…”
World Books Review: Visitation — Difficulty for Difficulty’s Sake?
That Jenny Erpenbeck’s latest novel, Visitation, is ambitious is unmistakable, for it is undeniably difficult and precisely crafted. Following in the footsteps of T.S. Eliot, who suggested that a difficult world as ours calls for a difficult literature, I think it a moot point as to whether the novel ultimately succeeds in its being difficult. Is it really difficult for difficulty’s sake? After finishing this novel I have to admit my own ambivalence, not based on, admittedly, its philosophical import, but because of the way it reads.
Airport security around the world
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporters in the Netherlands, India, and Israel about the differences in approaching airport security. The BBC’s Geraldine Coughlin talks about Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; the BBC’s Jyotsna Singh speaks from New Delhi, and The World’s Matthew Bell joins us from Jerusalem. Download MP3
A Pilot’s view of airport security
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Airline crews often feel safer flying into foreign airports, according to pilot Patrick Smith. He offers his take on the differences in airports worldwide to host Lisa Mullins. Download MP3
Obama to push for nuclear pact with Russia
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The White House said today that President Obama will press for quick Senate approval of the START-2 treaty with Russia. The agreement calls for the U-S and Russia to reduce their nuclear arsenals by about 30 percent. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Matthew Bunn of the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, about the politics around the pact. Download MP3
Convictions in US aid money scam
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Two men have been convicted of stealing US aid money flowing to Liberia. The men worked for the Christian charity World Vision, which administers aid to Liberia from the US government. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from World Vision vice-president, George Ward. Download MP3
Ireland’s financial crisis
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Laura Noonan, financial reporter for the Irish Independent newspaper, about the continuing financial crisis in Ireland. Download MP3
Saving owls
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Today’s Geo Quiz is about owls: the country we want you to name is home to some 30 species of owl. Some owls are used by practitioners of sorcery, or “black magic” but the country’s environment minister has identified another problem. He’s blaming fans of Harry Potter for fueling the illegal trade. Download MP3Music Heard on Air on November 17, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For November 17, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Outback, Erwin Colon, Chicha Libre, Charbel Rouhana, Hani Siblini.
Entire program – November 16, 2010
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Today on The World: Britain will pay compensation to a half dozen British nationals who claim they were tortured at Guantanamo;Also, in South Korea, a murder shocks the government into tightening the rules for marriage brokers there;And we profile a children’s author from Ghana who’s giving African children books they can identify with. Download MP3
UK to compensate former Guantanamo detainees
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Around a dozen men who accused British security forces of colluding in their transfer overseas are to get millions in compensation from the UK government. Some of the men, who are all British citizens or residents, were detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. At least six of them alleged UK forces were complicit in their torture before they arrived at Guantanamo.Gerry Hadden reports. (Photo: Katy Clark) Download MP3From the archives: Katy Clark’s Guantanamo coverage (2002-2009)
South Sudan: Africa’s next nation?
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The African nation of Sudan could soon be split in two. A referendum is to determine the status of the South of the country. It’s the final phase of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long civil war in Sudan. Polls show that most southerners want to secede and become an independent nation. Sean Carberry is a reporter with PRI’s America Abroad. He’s in Malakal in southern Sudan. Download MP3Slideshow: Sudan referendum
Pedestrian slow lane in London
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If you were in London today, you might want to go out and buy commemorative royal wedding teacups and dishes – yes, they’re already on sale. Maybe try looking in a shop on Oxford Street. It’s one of the most popular shopping streets in the world and it has numbers to prove it. Now, Oxford Street is getting something else – unofficial traffic cops…for pedestrians. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3Video: The pedestrian traffic of Oxford Street
Meshack Asare and children’s books in Ghana
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Children’s books are huge in the United States and American children can see themselves reflected in those books, doing, well, just about everything. In the West African country of Ghana, children’s books that actually reflect African children are relatively new. The World’s Carol Hills has more. Download MP3Slideshow: Illustrations from Meshack Asare’s children’s books
Palestinians Celebrate Eid
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While a diplomatic maelstrom surrounds them, Palestinians celebrate the Eid al Adha holiday. It is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, complete with slaughtering of the sheep. The World’s Matthew Bell has more. (Photo: Matthew Bell) Download MP3Slideshow: Preparing for the festival
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