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Archive for April, 2011
Washington and the Ivory Coast conflict
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Laurent Gbagbo remains holed up in the presidential palace in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjian. Gbagbo lost the November election to Alassane Ouattara but refuses to go. Marco Werman talks with William Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. Download MP3Live updates from the BBC
Russian spoof video goes viral
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Russia’ Communist Party is once again flexing its muscles, its creative muscles, that is. The party has produced a video that has gone viral. It is a spoof of a disaster film, describing the possible election of either of Russia’s two leading candidates for president in 2012. Jessica Golloher reports. Download MP3
Bob Dylan’s first ever concert in China
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The Chinese government is allowing folk legend Bob Dylan to perform for the first time ever this week, but with some strict guidelines. The man behind protest songs like “Hard Rain” and the anti-war anthem “Blowin’ in the Wind” played the first of two concerts today. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Paul Stokes, the associate editor of NME magazine in London. Download MP3
Migrant boat capsizes in Italian waters
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Italian coastguards are searching for some 130 migrants from North Africa whose boat capsized during the night, south-west of the island of Lampedusa. The upheavals in Tunisia and Libya have led to an influx of thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter Italy through Lampedusa. Anchor Marco Werman has more. Download MP3
What protesters in Jordan want?
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Reporter Dale Gavlak in Amman, Jordan caught up supporters of King Abdullah who don’t want his powers diminished as the move to create a more Democratic form of government grows. Download MP3
Understanding dictators
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Peter Godwin, author of “The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe,” about what drives dictators like Mugabe and keeps them in power. Download MP3
Vietnamese birdsong
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We’re looking for a southeast Asian city for today’s Geo Quiz. The Saigon River flows through it and the city’s name honors a Communist leader. Early in the morning people come together with wicker bird cages to escape the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. Download MP3
Moroccan musicians Malika Zarra, Karim Ziad and Hamid El Kasri
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DJ Betto Arcos tells anchor Marco Werman about two CDs by Moroccan musicians.Download MP3
PRI’s The World(04/06/2011: Ben Gilbert, Jessica Golloher)
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A report from the Libyan city of Benghazi…where rebels are firmly in control, but residents still fear the strength of Gaddafi’s forces;then, the Italian coastguard searches for survivors of a capsized boat transporting 130 migrants fleeing the troubles in North Africa;and a new book examines the lust for power that drives dictators like Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. Download MP3
Music Heard on Air for April 6, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 6, 2011. Artists featured are: Habib Koite, Lamine Konte, Djeneba Seck, AfroCubism, Anouar Barhem.
Ivorians trapped by two wars
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The fighting in Libya and Ivory Coast has forced many people to leave those countries. Many Ivorians have been seeking refuge in neighboring Liberia while many Libyans and foreign workers there have crossed into Tunisia. About 80 Ivorians are trapped on the Tunisian border, stranded between the country they are fleeing, and their homeland also engulfed in armed conflict. Reporter Marine Olivesi has their story. Download MP3
Why Libya is different from Darfur
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The military intervention in Libya unfolded relatively quickly. Just over a month passed between the first protest in Libya and the first airstrikes. Compare that with the Darfur crisis where mass atrocities unfolded for years while the UN Security Council wrangled over what to do. The World’s Jeb Sharp considers the reasons for the difference. Download MP3Jeb Sharp’s history podcast: How We Got Here
Israel’s public image problem
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As the World’s Matthew Bell reports, revolutions in the Middle East are making Israelis very nervous. And opinion polls show the Jewish state’s public image is in tatters. Public and private organizations are making a concerted effort to buff Israel’s image in the world. Download MP3
South Korea debates students discipline
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Some states in the US still allow teachers to use corporal punishment to discipline unruly students. But in South Korea, direct physical punishment was banned in all schools last month. And now teachers and students there are mixed over what alternative should take its place. From Seoul, reporter Jason Strother has the story. Download MP3
Ozone levels over the Arctic hit all-time low
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There’s an odd feeling of déjà vu these days here on the environment beat. First came the awful events in Japan with a nuclear disaster on a scale unseen since Chernobyl in the 1980s. Now comes news about atmospheric ozone that takes us back to the 80s as well [...]
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