2011 April | PRI's The World - Part 10

Archive for April, 2011

PRI’s The World(04/15/2011: Daniel Estrin, Ben Gilbert)

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Gaddafi hits hard in the Libyan city of Misrata; then a Cuban exile who fought at the Bay of Pigs 50 years ago considers his wish for US-Cuban relations today; and how some music stores around the world prepare to mark International Records Day. Download MP3

Music Heard on The World for April 15, 2011

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Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 15, 2011. Artists featured are: AfroCubism, Kerekes Band, Kaki King, Julio Cesar Barbosa, Kaouding Cissoko.

Tech Podcast: ‘Inspire Japan’

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On this episode of our weekly technology podcast, we revisit the PechaKucha phenomenon. It’s short, regular brainstorming sessions hosted the world over by architects, designers and other creative types. Find out what they’re doing for Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. Download MP3 (35:27)

World Books Review: Lodgings — A Generous Selection of Verse from an Intriguing Polish Poet

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A problematic selection of poems from Andrzej Sosnowski, an impressive contemporary Polish poet whose writing combines antic playfulness and insistent earnestness.

Postcard from Bhutan: Gross National Happiness

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When you’re a small, landlocked mountain kingdom, wedged between the giants of China and India, with more than 70 percent of your population living in rural areas, 50 percent illiterate, and much of your budget coming from overseas aid and grants, you play to your strengths [...]

Improved communication with Libyan rebels

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Diplomats gathered in the Gulf state of Qatar are urging NATO to step up its air strikes in Libya. But on the ground, the rebels are praising the military alliance. How come? It all has to do with improving lines of communication. CBC correspondent Derek Stoffel reports from Libya. Download MP3
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South Sudan’s reliance on NGOs

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South Sudan is poised to become Africa’s newest nation, but its government is dependent on foreign non-governmental organizations for many of its functions. Matthew Brunwasser reports from Juba on what the NGOs do in South Sudan, and about concerns that the new country is too dependent on the groups. Download MP3
Video: NGO workers’ party

Patroling the border with Mexico

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The US-Mexico border crossing near San Diego is one of the frontlines in the battle against illegal immigration. KPBS reporter Ruxandra Guidi brings us the story of one US Customs and Border Protection official who patrols the San Ysidro port of entry into the United States. Download MP3

US Customs and Border Protection

From Cicero to Lynne Truss with Robert Lane Greene

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Robert Lane Greene’s new book “You Are What You Speak” examines how language we speak is bound up in our identity. How much does our native language define us? How much does it set our ways of thinking? Can we think a different way in a different language? Why do people get so persnickety about punctuation? Why do grammar sticklers yearn for a golden age of usage that usually coincides with their school days? Download MP3

Foreign-trained doctors kept out of practice in US

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As the baby boom generation in the US ages, demand for medical care will grow. One possible solution would be to allow more foreign-trained doctors to work in the US. Many are ready and willing to practice, but the US system for residency keeps them out of the running. Marina Giovannelli of WLRN-Miami has more. Download MP3

What next in Libya?

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with political science professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago about what is next in Libya. Pape supported the NATO intervention as a humanitarian mission, not as a tool for imposing regime change in Libya. Download MP3

Czech President steals pen?

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Marco Werman talks with Ben Cunnigham, Editor in Chief of the Prague Post, about Czech President Václav Klaus’s pocketing of a ceremonial pen in Chile last week. Download MP3

Video: Czech President steals pen?

When drone technology goes wrong

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Cloud, Pentagon correspondent of the Los Angeles Times, about his investigation of a drone operation in Afghanistan last year that ended with the deaths of at least 15 civilians. Download MP3

Niger’s songwriter Bombino

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We veer into the desert for the Geo Quiz. We’re headed to a West African city: the capital of Niger. The capital is pretty arid but it’s even dryer in towns like Agadez in the north. The climate is pretty inhospitable but the Touareg nomads who live there are warm and welcoming. One of them is musician Bombino. Download MP3

PRI’s The World(04/14/2011: Marina Giovannelli, Matthew Brunwasser)

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Concerns over a military stalemate in Libya; Also, why it is so hard for foreign-trained doctors to practice in the US; Plus, how one agent in California monitors busiest US-Mexico border crossing. Download MP3