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Archive for March, 2011

Low turnout for Algeria’s protests

By The World ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Algeria has been seen as one of the North African countries likely to follow Tunisia and Egypt on the path to democratization. But as Assia Boundaoui reports, Algerians for the most part are tired of fighting, and are willing to settle for minor freedoms rather than full democracy. Download MP3

Charmaine Clamor’s jazzipinho style

By The World ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Los Angeles-based Filipina jazz singer Charmaine Clamor performs for us in our studio, just days after singing for the President of the Philippines. Clamor speaks to anchor Marco Werman about her recent visit to Manila and her style of jazz, which she likes to call “jazzipinho”. Download MP3
Video: Charmaine performs live at WGBH studios

Weighing the loyalties in Tripoli

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Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Kevin Connolly in Libya’s second-largest city Benghazi about the difficulty in assessing what is really happening in the battles between rebels and forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. Download MP3

Captain Morgan’s cannons

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A river runs through the Geo Quiz: The Central American river on our radar today has been a busy waterway for the past five centuries. Columbus was the first European to spot it during his 4th voyage in 1502. Other Spanish explorers followed. Pirates and traders famously plied these waters including the famed Captain Henry Morgan. Download MP3

Gaddafi’s green book

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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto, The Green Book, made for some interesting reading for anchor Marco Werman when he picked it up as a souvenir from his 2006 trip to Libya. He gives us a sample. Download MP3

Philippines marks 25 years since Marcos

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Simone Orendain reports from Manila on the 25th anniversary of the Philippines’ “People Power” revolution, which toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Download MP3

Philippines marks 25th year of revolution

PRI’s The World(03/04/2011: Muammar Gaddafi, Charmaine Clamor)

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The violence in Libya sparks a debate in the West over military intervention; Also, nervousness in Saudi Arabia after the country’s Shi’ia minority stages its first, small street protests; Plus, an in-studio performance by Filipina jazz singer Charmaine Clamor. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for March 4, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 4, 2011. Artists featured are: AfroCubism, Paul Hamner, Habib Koite, Bamada, Hisham Abbas, Djelimady Tounkara, Ali Akbar Kahn.

Tech Podcast: Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks

By Clark Boyd ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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This week, the US Army charged Bradley Manning with 22 counts in connection with the alleged leaking of documents to WikiLeaks. The new charges include one that could carry the death penalty, although prosecutors say they will not ask for it. Find out more in this episode of The World’s Technology Podcast. (Photo: US Army) Download MP3 (19:33)

Being Wrong: A Conversation with Kathryn Schulz

By Clark Boyd ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Author Kathryn Schulz likes to call herself “the world’s leading ‘wrongologist.’” Her book, Being Wrong, details the role that wrongness plays in our lives, and how different cultures and individuals deal with not getting it right. In this special edition of our technology podcast, you can hear Kathryn discuss her book. Download MP3 (19:33)

Viva Tahrir

By Matthew Bell ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A photo I took in Tahrir Square Friday.

I Am Very Great to Meet You Again

By Gerry Hadden ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

I don’t speak Arabic, and Mustafa speaks only a little French. Along with eight words of English.

“I am very great to meet you again,” he says, smiling, as we shake hands outside my hotel in downtown Rabat.

“I am very great as well,” I say [...]

After prayers in Cairo

By Matthew Bell ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

“The people demand the dissolution of state security!”

Global Political Cartoons: February 26 – March 4, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has always had a cartoon quality about him but as he defies all calls to step down, his image is morphing from that of a comical and clueless Charlie Sheen to a savage dictator ready to aid and abet a blood-letting against his own people. Check out the slideshow here

Libya’s refugee crisis continues

By The World ⋅ March 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The humanitarian situation on Libya’s border with Tunisia remains bleak, with thousands still trying to leave the country. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Jim Muir about the growing refugee problem there. Download MP3
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