Archive for 2011
100th Science Podcast celebrations
Science correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee celebrates her 100th Science Podcast with some friends from The World newsroom.
Music Heard on Air for January 6, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 6, 2011. Artists featured are Cubanismo, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Keita, Carlos Guedes.
Tuareg tales and the R word
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, we hear about an initiative in Mali to preserve the Tamasheq language, spoken by a dwindling number of the nomadic Tuareg people. Also, a conversation about the literary merits of the King James Bible, which turns 400 in 2011. And, the R word: rationing. which among some Americans is R-rated when it comes to health care. But in Britain, rationing is part of the national psyche: it got the country through two world wars, and its collectivist values are at the core of Britain’s government-run health service. Download MP3Entire program – January 5, 2011
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MIT students launch a project to help Haitains find work with NGOs in their country;Also, why a vulture caught in Saudi Arabia ended up under suspicion of spying for Israel;Plus, new European music that harks back to the heyday of Motown in America. Download MP3
Haiti – one year after the quake
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It’s been almost a year since the earthquake that devastated much of Haiti and in many ways, the emergency is far from over. One million Haitians are still living in makeshift camps, that’s about one-tenth of the country’s population. Cholera is continuing to take lives at an alarming rate. And the Haitian government has ground to a halt amid electoral turmoil. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World’s Jeb Sharp in Port-au-Prince. Download MP3
Read Jeb’s reporter’s notebook from Haiti
A new plan for job growth in Haiti
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Not many people in Haiti can find jobs with relief organizations. A group of MIT students have started a project to change that. The World’s technology correspondent, Clark Boyd, reports. Download MP3
Pakistan’s political battle heats up
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM, Pakistan’s third largest political party, made headlines recently when it abandoned the ruling PPP-led coalition government, stoking fears of a government collapse, or worse, a military coup. That may not happen, but the move did set Pakistan’s two largest secular parties at loggerheads at a moment when the role of religion in politics in Pakistan is being hotly debated. Madha Tahir reports from Karachi. Download MP3
EU to crack down on illegal logging
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European countries are working to stop illegal logging in developing nations by keeping such wood out of European markets. Beginning in 2013, importing illegally sourced wood products will be prohibited across the European Union. It will be up to each of the 27 EU member states to draft laws of compliance. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3Teaching cricket to The Ashes
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The story of how a 22-year-old woman from Massachusetts with absolutely no prior knowledge of the game of cricket became a celebrity among English and Australian cricket fans. Download MP3Follow the Twitter adventure of @theashes here.
Senator John Kerry on Sudan
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Residents of southern Sudan prepare to go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to split Africa’s largest nation in two. Senate Foreign Relations chair John Kerry is in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. He tells host Lisa Mullins about Washington’s stake in the vote. Download MP3
Funeral for assassinated Pakistan governor
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author Ahmed Rashid, who attended the funeral today of Governor Salman Taseer, the politician killed by his bodyguard yesterday. Download MP3
Pakistan assassin gets support via Facebook
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Following the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, thousands of young Pakistanis voiced their support -for the assassin -on Facebook. Anchor Lisa Mullins explores who these Facebook users are in an interview. Download MP3
Vulture suspected of spying for Israel
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A vulture caught in Saudi Arabia and fitted with a tracking device has been handed to Saudi security officials. Some Saudis suspect the bird is part of an espionage plot by Israel. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor for Britain’s Sky News. Download MP3
Himalayan mountain range
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Some of the world’s most dangerous mountains show up in today’s Geo Quiz. These peaks we’d like you to name are seriously steep. They belong to the “eight thousander” club, meaning they’re up above the 8,000 meter, or 26,000 foot mark. So if you’re an accomplished mountain climber, you probably know the name of this 34-mile stretch, or massif in the Himalayas. Download MP3
Europe’s retro soul singers
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Two retro soul singers from Europe are the subject of today’s Global Hit. There’s the Swiss-Serbian singer Vlada. Then, we play a couple of tracks by Ben L’Oncle Soul from France. Download MP3
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