Archive for 2010
Update on Hungary’s toxic sludge tragedy
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Download MP3Anchor Marco Werman gets an update from the BBC’s Nick Thorpe on the toxic sludge spill in Hungary.
Geo Answer
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Download MP3The answer to today’s Geoquiz is Placita Olvera, the oldest district and historic birthplace of Los Angeles, and the site of a huge festival this weekend celebrating traditional Mexican mole. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with chef and restaurant owner Zarela Martinez the magic of mole.
Global Political Cartoons: October 2 – 8, 2010
Kim Jong Un, the ‘hair’ apparent, the Blue Danube turns red, and the Australian dollar inches in value toward the greenback, and adjusting to a terror alert in Europe.
Music Heard On Air for Friday, October 8, 2010
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for October 8, 2010. Artists featured are Mario Grigorov, Kila, Carlou D, Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, RJD2, and Nguyen Le.
La Feria de Los Moles
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We’re on the mole beat for our Geo Quiz. There will be plenty of this traditional Mexican sauce to go around this weekend at a special event in Los Angeles. It’s called La Feria de Los Moles. And it’s organized by immigrant communities from the two Mexican states most associated with mole – Puebla and Oaxaca. So where in LA is this festival happenning? Download MP3
Revisiting the Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
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In How We Got Here #51, we revisit the trial of Slobodan Milosevic with lawyer Judith Armatta, the author of the new book Twilight of Impunity. Armatta spent three years in the Hague monitoring the historic trial for the Washington-based Coalition for International Justice. Her book is both a detailed account of what transpired in the courtroom and an in-depth analysis of its meaning and implications for the burgeoning new world of international criminal justice.
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Entire program – October 7, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: Why living conditions are still desperate for many earthquake survivors in Haiti, nearly ten months after the disaster; Also, Belgian Catholics show their disillusionment with their church with symbolic “de-baptisms”; Plus, crime deterrent or spying? A new company in Britain pays the public to watch the public on closed-circuit television cameras.
Conditions in Haiti still ‘desperate’
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It’s almost ten months since a powerful earthquake struck Haiti. And yet 1.3 million people still remain stuck in tented camps. Conditions for many are still desperate. Violence, particularly against women, is on the rise. These are the findings of a report by the non-profit group, Refugees International. The report was co-authored by Melanie Teff. Lisa Mullins talks with her.
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‘De-baptism’ on the rise in Belgium
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Last month, the Catholic Church in Belgium had to face revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. A report determined that the abuse was widespread, taking place over decades. For many Catholics in Belgium, the report was the last straw. More and more are even going so far as to formally leave the Church, in a process called “de-baptism.” Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3Chile mine rescue draws nearer
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They’ve waited deep inside the earth for more than two months. Now the wait may soon be over for the 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,000 ft below ground. Workers drilling a rescue tunnel expect to reach the men tomorrow but it’s not all that simple. Lisa Mullins gets the latest from the BBC’s Gideon Long who is at the mine in northern Chile. Download MP3>>>BBC multimedia: guide to the rescue
Rediscovered Spanish Civil War negatives
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Lost since 1939, the Mexican Suitcase contains nearly 4,500 negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and Gerda Taro. These films had travelled from Paris via the south of France to Mexico City, where, almost seventy years later, they were recovered. They now on view in an exhibition at the International Center of Photography. Adeline Sire has the story. Download MP3>>See a slideshow of the negatives
Tech Podcast: A Nobel for the Internet?
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The Internet, the late Senator Ted Stevens famously quipped, is “just a series of tubes.” Well, now this set of fat data pipes has its very own nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Will it win? We’ll talk about the chances on this month’s podcast round-up of great global technology stories.
Resorting to prostitution in Haiti
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Download MP3The World’s Amy Bracken speaks with a number of women in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, who say that in the aftermath of the earthquake, they’ve been forced to resort to a job they never imagined doing — prostitution.
Archbishop Tutu retires
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Download MP3South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu is stepping down from public life today. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the daughter of the man described as “the conscience of South Africa” about what her famous father will do now.
Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel
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Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Amherst College professor of Latin American and Latino culture, Ilan Stavans about Vargas Llosa’s life and work. Download MP3
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