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And Now for Something Completely Different … From the Bahamas to Swedish Death Metal in 15 Seconds
It was a formidable task. Upon walking into the newsroom on Monday morning, our Global Hit producer April Peavey alerted me to a tricky transition in our program.
The Snowflake That Started an Avalanche
“Greece is in a free fall,” Yanis Varoufakis says to me as we sit down for an interview at his apartment in Athens, and it sets the tone of the half-hour conversation that follows [...]
Stranded on Air India 131 for Nine Hours
Along with over 100 other passengers, I was stranded on AI 131 – the Air India flight from Mumbai to London yesterday for nine hours [...]
Chinese in Rwanda
A funny thing happens to some Chinese when they come to Rwanda. They relax. Perhaps it’s the balmy weather, or the vistas of rolling hills and lush valleys. Perhaps it’s the pace of life. …
Soul Brothers Lost and Found
How could I have been so careless? I wiped out an entire list of music by mistake. I meticulously categorize every piece of music we feature between our reports and interviews on The World [...]
Chinese Investment at the Cost of Respect in Zambia?
Zambia is one of those rare places where, when people ask, ‘how are you?,’ they expect an answer. And just about everyone asks. It’s a form of greeting, not completed until you answer and ask the same [...]
Evangelizing in Swaziland
Over the years I’ve developed an unenviable reputation as a serial track-changer. That is, I put on a bit of music for a friend, eagerly await the looks of rapture I assume will surely come over them, and then—either when said looks don’t appear or I think of something better to play—I change the track [...]
Kosovo Winemakers Stuck in the Push, Pull of a Political Quagmire
Kosovo winemakers no doubt are anxiously watching events in the north of the country where NATO peacekeepers reportedly fired rubber bullets on Serb protesters.
A Strange Rhythm to Life in Troubled Kabul
As we crawled along in the chaos that is Kabul’s afternoon rush hour yesterday, Iqbal casually turned to me and mentioned that his wife had gone into labor [...]
Jo’burg Is Safe/Not Safe (Delete One)
I’m in Johannesburg thanks to the International Reporting Project: There’ll be lots to say here and on the radio about South Africa and race, and race and religion, and religion and sexuality, and sexuality and HIV/AIDS. But for now, a few thoughts on public safety in Johannesburg.
View: A Reporter’s Snapshots from Sept. 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001, I was working as a general reporter in The World newsroom. I had been working for The World for five years at that point. I’m still working for them. These are a few snapshots I remember of that day.
Coulda Shoulda Woulda Pale Ale
In the late 1990’s there were just a handful of beers on the Spanish market, and they all tasted like Red, White and Blue. Spanish beer sucked, and I was meant to save it.
Beck Rally Makes Page 15
Glenn Beck is set to stage a rally on the edge of Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday.
Why Thousands are out to Protest in India
“We need a total overhaul of the anti-corruption delivery system.” – Arvind Kejriwal, anti-corruption activist
A Letter of Reconciliation from a Pakistani Pilot
Qais Hussain, who was a pilot in the Pakistani air force, shot down an Indian plane in 1965 [...]
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