Archive for 2012
Corksphere War Blog to Wind Down
Bill Corcoran, author of Corksphere, a blog that tracks America’s wars, talks about why he’s winding down the blog after 5 years– there has been a sharp decline in readership, and he’s finding it harder to get the information he needs.
Britain Named Most Prolific Invader
A new book claims that Britain has invaded more countries than any other. In fact, according to “All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To”, by Stuart Laycock, there are only 22 nations which never suffered British attack. Anchor Aaron Schachter discusses the claim with the World’s News Editor and resident history buff, Chris Woolf.
Music Heard on Air for November 8, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 8, 2012. Artists featured are: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, AfroCubism, Dave Holland, Pepe Habichuela, Kila, Salif Keita.
Aramaic Revival in the Holy Land
Israel’s Maronites don’t like being labeled as Arabs. They have gone to court for recognition as ‘Aramaic.’ The problem is, most of them don’t speak much Aramaic. So now the language is being re-introduced.
Women’s Soccer Scores in Afghanistan
Sajia Sahar, the 21-year-old captain of the Afghan Women’s National Soccer Team, reflects on how the sport has grown in her country despite many challenges.
Soosan Firooz: Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper
Soosan Firooz is a female rapper in Afghanistan whose life has been threatened by extremists. Despite these threats she has the support of her family and says she will keep on singing. Anchor Aaron Schachter tells us more.
Share Your #Cleverdog
The World’s Ari Daniel Shapiro reported Wednesday on experiments aimed at improving the training and selection of dogs that serve society. The report got us thinking about our own clever dogs here at The World newsroom. I bet many of YOU have a clever dog too. Tweet your clever dog picture using the hashtag #cleverdog [...]
PRI’s The World: 11/07/2012 (Kenya, Mexico, Cambodia)
Global reaction to President Obama’s re-election, including from London, Israel and Kenya. Also, the Latino vote challenge facing Republicans ahead of the next election. Plus, why scientists in Austria are exploring the personality of man’s best friend.
Reaction to Obama Election Win from Around the Globe
Host Aaron Schachter is joined from London by The World’s Marco Werman to pick apart some of Wednesday’s international reaction to President Obama’s re-election.
How US Election Could Affect Vote in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has congratulated President Obama on his re-election. It’s an open secret in Israel that the two leaders have a tense relationship. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on how the outcome of the presidential vote in the US could impact Israel’s own elections early next year.
The US and Syria After the Election
The day after President Obama’s re-election, one foreign policy issue is crying out for attention: the civil war in Syria. In a sign of growing international concern, Turkey today announced that NATO is to deploy Patriot missiles along the Turkish border with Syria. Anchor Aaron Schachter discusses what options President Obama has on Syria with Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Cartoon Slideshow: Obama Wins, Now What?
The global cartoon reaction to President Obama’s victory is decidedly mixed. In this slideshow you’ll see a victory cigar here and there, and a funny cartoon that replaces that dog on top of the car with Romney himself and more.
Clever Dog Lab: Exploring the Roots of Canine Personality
What makes a dog bold or shy, eager or sullen? The Veterinary University of Vienna’s Clever Dog Lab aims to find out with the help of some 600 Austrian dogs that owners volunteer for experiments. The results could improve the training and selection of dogs that serve society, from helping the disabled to assisting the police. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.
Republican Party’s Snub of Latinos Puts Obama Back in White House
Latino voters backed President Obama’s re-election in big numbers, helping the president carry several key states. The result makes one thing abundantly clear: Republicans need to rethink their Latino outreach strategy. Anchor Aaron Schachter gets more on that from The World’s Jason Margolis, who reported on Latino voters throughout the campaign.
Music Heard on Air for November 7, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 7, 2012. Artists featured are: Kerekes Band, Toubab Krewe, Habib Koite, Yoshida Brothers, Carol Thompson.
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