Archive for 2011
Exhibit looks at the history of computers
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It is being hailed as the largest exhibition in the world on the history of computers. Reporter Corey Takahashi tells us the exhibit not only gives us the history of the hardware, but also of the languages. Download MP3
Unrest in Tunisia
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The government of Tunisia today reported more civilian deaths in the worst civil unrest in the country in more than two decades. Many of the protesters are young Tunisian adults who are protesting the country’s high unemployment rate. The World’s Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3Teach yourself Ancient Babylonian
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, the man behind a Teach Yourself book on ancient Babylonian. Also, lost medieval songs sung by Louisiana-based descendents of immigrants from the Canary Islands. Plus, the Squamish for a Vancouver park…and the Ashes: a story of cricket, Twitter, and babysitting.
Spreading the gospel in Haiti
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Some agencies at work in Haiti are as concerned with saving Haitians’ souls as they are with saving their homes. Evangelical groups from the US are spreading the gospel there. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Elizabeth Ferris, Co-Director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement at the Brookings Institution. Download MP3
Making ends meet in Haiti
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Most Haitians are still struggling to get back on their feet after last year’s earthquake, and some have found new ways of making ends meet. Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about one of those individuals, Roudy Colin. Colin is a former salesman who now works with journalists, and owns a small business. Download MP3
Last Lusitania survivor dies
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The last survivor of the Lusitania has died in England, aged 95. Audrey Lawson Johnson was a baby when the ship was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915. We’ll hear some of her reflections in an interview recorded last year. Download MP3
How Arizona guns make it to Mexico
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Washington Post investigative reporter James Grimaldi talks with host Lisa Mullins about the gun laws in Arizona and how weapons purchased in the US end up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. Download MP3
Sudan sees violence at border
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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC’s Will Ross in Juba, Sudan, about the violence erupting as the country is in the midst of an independence referendum. Download MP3
New stock exchange
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The world’s newest stock exchange has opened for business. Global Investors aren’t rushing in quite yet but there are some new investment opportunities – and an opportunity for you to have a go at today’s Geo Quiz. This securities exchange or LSX for short happens to be in one of the poorest countries in southeast Asia. Download MP3
African political rap
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Political Rap in Africa – a rapper in Tunisia is arrested for criticizing the President. Meanwhile in Uganda, the President is rapping to youth because he wants their vote! Download MP3
Tunisia rapper Hamada Ben-Amor
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
Music Heard on Air for January 11, 2010
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 11, 2011. Artists featured are Mongo Santamaria, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake, Yoshida Brothers, Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck, Habib Koite, AfroCubism.
Entire program – January 10, 2011
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International reaction to the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords; Also, how the Pentagon budget axe will affect US Navy; And, one year after the earthquake in Haiti, a group of musicians commemorates the catastrophe. Download MP3
International reaction to Arizona shooting
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Shuttle commander Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords has expressed his thanks for the outpouring of support since Saturday’s shooting in Tuscon. President Barack Obama led the nation in a moment of silence for the victims and their families. We check in with foreign correspondents to find out how the international press is covering the shooting. Download MP3
South Sudan referendum under way
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The people of South Sudan have been voting for the second day of an independence referendum which is widely expected to result in the birth of the world’s newest state. Turnout wasn’t as heavy as on the first day, but correspondents said voters appeared to be just as determined. Matthew Brunwasser reports from Juba. Download MP3Sudan referendum on the BBC
Pakistan rallies in support of blasphemy law
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More than 50,000 demonstrators rallied in Pakistan’s teeming port city of Karachi yesterday against changing Pakistan’s blasphemy law. The law has support across a spectrum of Pakistanis, including those who have lived and worked abroad. Madiha Tahir reports on how the case, and the controversy, has exposed new fault lines among Pakistanis. Download MP3
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