Carol Zall
Video: Giant Puppets Invade Liverpool for ‘Sea Odyssey’
A street festival featuring giant marionettes is taking place this weekend in Liverpool, England. Lisa Mullins talks with Liverpool City Council’s Judith Feather about the spectacle.
Roots Redux: Using Crowdsourcing to Find ‘Kashuki’
I recently aired a story about using DNA to trace my roots. Now here’s a story about how our listeners helped me find my grandmother’s village.
Revealed: Guilty Secrets of the End of British Empire
The British Empire once stretched around the world, and in the far-flung outposts of Britannia there were many diplomatic files of a sensitive nature. Now some of those files have been made public.
UK & US Implicated in Rendition of Libyans
Marco Werman talks with Ian Cobain of the British newspaper The Guardian about the case of Abdel Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Bouchar. The two say they were victims of extraordinary rendition and torture at the hands of both British and American authorities.
Best-Selling Writer William Boyd Accepts Bond Mission
Ian Fleming, died in 1964. But his creation, super spy James Bond, lives on. In recent years, the Fleming estate has commissioned new 007 novels — and it’s just announced that British writer William Boyd will write the next one. The World’s Carol Zall has the story.
Chinese Politician Bo Xilai’s Wife Detained Over Alleged Connection to British Man’s Death
Marco Werman talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeremy Page, about the story of Neil Heywood, a British man who was found dead in a hotel room in China last November. Chinese officials now say that they suspect Heywood was murdered.
Bin Laden Wives and Children to be Deported
Marco Werman talks to Declan Walsh, New York Times Pakistan correspondent, about the news that Pakistan plans to deport Osama Bin Laden’s three wives and two adult daughters to their home countries, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Bin Laden’s relatives have been in Pakistani custody since last May’s US commando raid on the Bin Laden compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Far Right Gathering in Denmark
Marco Werman talks with historian Matthew Feldman about a gathering of far Right groups taking place in Aarhus, Denmark tomorrow.
What Drives the Price of Oil?
Marco Werman talks with Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, about the forces that drive oil prices up and down.
Scottish Poet and Publisher Derick Thomson ‘Transformed’ Gaelic Poetry
Scottish poet Derick Thomson has died at age 90. A Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Lewis, he was one of the foremost Gaelic poets of his day. He also had a huge influence on Gaelic language and literature through the Quarterly literary journal he co-founded in 1951 and his other work as a publisher. The World’s Carol Zall has a remembrance.
Roots 2.0: Using DNA to Trace My Ancestry
Until recently, people interested in their family history relied on relatives or archives for genealogical information. These days, they can also look to DNA testing for clues about their ancestry. The World’s Carol Zall decided to see what she could find out from her genes.
What’s Next in the Case of Afghan Killings
Marco Werman talks to Eugene Fidell, a professor of military justice at Yale Law School, about the case of the US soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Being a Greek in Germany as Tensions Rise on Both Sides
Marco Werman talks to Aliki Gkerlioti, a young Greek lawyer who’s been studying in Germany for the last year, to find what it’s like to be Greek in Germany as tensions rise between Germany and Greece over Greece’s financial crisis.
Hitting the Ski Slopes in Afghanistan?
Marco Werman talks with the Wall Street Journal’s Charles Levinson, who covered the Second International Afghan Ski Challenge Championship this past weekend.
Iranians Urged to Vote in Order to Support Their Country
Host Aaron Schachter talks with a resident of Tehran to find out about the mood during parliamentary elections there.
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