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Archive for May, 2011
Remembering Golfing Legend Seve Ballesteros
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The World’s Clark Boyd has an appreciation of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros whose fueneral was held Wednesday in his native Spain. Download MP3
Update from Libya
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Rebels in the port city of Misrata said they took over the local airport today from Colonel Gaddafi’s retreating forces. Also, today, the European Union announced it is to open an office in the rebel-held city of Benghazi. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson for the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Download MP3
Japan Looks to Big Increase in Renewables
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson about Japan’s decision to re-evaluate its heavy reliance on nuclear power and put more emphasis on renewable energy and conservation. Download MP3
More Fatalities Feared in Spain Earthquake
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Two successive earthquakes struck southern Spain Wednesday, toppling buildings in the town of Lorca. At least four people are confirmed dead. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford in Madrid. Download MP3
Rape Skyrocketing in Congo
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A new study in the American Journal of Public Health shows rates of rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo are skyrocketing. Lisa Shannon, Congo activist and author of “A Thousand Sisters” tells anchor Marco Werman that the study points to the need for Washington to leverage its aid to Congo with an eye toward accountability and protecting women. Download MP3
Dangerous Highway
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The Geo Quiz is all about road safety this time or the lack thereof. The Bangladeshi city we’re looking for is home to an infamous highway: it’s considered one of the world’s most dangerous. Nearly 50 people have been killed on it so far this year and 500 injured. This hazardous highway links the northern city of Sylhet with the Bangladeshi capital. Download MP3Indian Origins of the American “Acid House”
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with freelance writer Stuart Aitken about a nearly 30-year-old song out of India, “Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat,” that seems to be the precursor to the very American sound “Acid House.” Download MP3
PRI’s The World(05/11/2011: Ben Gilbert, Gerry Hadden)
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Toyota reports a shocking 77 percent loss in quarterly profits following Japan’s tragic earthquake and tsunami. And in Catalonia, wolves are returning, environmentalists are cheering, but sheep are paying the price. Plus, in Uganda, a program to help rebuild lives shattered by mental illness. Download MP3
Music Heard on The Air, Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on May 11, 2011. Artists featured are Jan Garbarek, Silina Musango, Jesse Cook, Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder, and Mario Grigorov.
New ‘fracking’ report sure to heat up debate
Does natural gas “fracking” contaminate water supplies? A new report strongly suggests it does, and that the “flaming faucet” phenomenon is real [...]
US-Pakistan relations remain tense
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The United States was not going to win any popularity contests in Pakistan, even before May 2nd. Then, US Navy Seals conducted a raid in Abbottabad that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. The operation heightened tensions between Washington and Islamabad. Marco Werman talks with The Guardian’s correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Declan Walsh.
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Blogs of missing Chinese dissident published
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Anchor Marco Werman talks with Lee Ambrozy about Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Ambrozy has just translated and published a book on Weiwei’s controversial blogs. Download MP3
What’s on Bhutan’s new independent media?
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Six years ago, the King of Bhutan declared that the country would move to democracy and freedom of the press. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad checks in on how Bhutan’s newly free media are faring. Download MP3
Bi-national Gay couples struggle with US immigration law
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For heterosexual couples where one partner is American and the other is not, marriage usually guarantees a future in the United States. Current federal laws regarding immigration and marriage make the situation tougher for gay Americans with foreign partners. The World’s Alex Collins reports from San Francisco. Download MP3
Kosovo’s ‘The Pimpsons’
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Kosovo designer Fisnik Ismaili is unhappy with the role of US Ambassador to Kosovo Christopher Dell has with local politics. Ismaili has created a critical comic strip lampooning Kosovo politics called “The Pimpsons.” It borrows liberally from the animated series, “The Simpsons.” Nate Tabak reports from Pristina. Download MP3Slideshow: See “The Pimpsons”
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