Geo Quiz (1:00)

Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer (3:00)

Today’s Geo Answer is Grimsby, England, where Icelandandic fishermen are going in increasing numbers to sell their catch. The BBC’s Sarah Falkingham reports Icelandic fishermen are finding it hard to sell their catch at home – so they’re travel to Grimsby to market it.

Global Hit (5:15)

The World’s Adeline Sire tells us about “Paris 36,” a movie that harks back to the golden age of Adeline Sire, with lavish sets and music. It also explores the labor unrest that rocked France in the 1930s.

Tehran’s air pollution woes (4:50)

In Tehran, more and more Iranians are buying more and more cars… with predictable results — congestion and smog. Correspondent Steve Zind reports that air pollution in the Iranian capital is causing health problems for citizens and headaches for city officials.

Entire program – April 1, 2009

Demonstrators clash with police in the streets of London ahead of tomorrow’s G20 summit; An Air Force colonel talks about piloting a warplane in Afghanistan from his high-tech cockpit in the United States; and Syrians want more people to enjoy the Old City of Damascus, but its growing popularity is threatening the ancient feel of [...]

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Part III: Panama fossils

Panama wants to make its famous canal bigger and better. The government is enlarging the waterway to allow more and larger ships to pass through it. 7,000 people will work on widening the canal. Some are doing a different kind of digging. Paleontologists are already following along the excavation. They’re searching for fossils. And they’re [...]

A mother’s grief

Peter Goodrich was a victim of the terrorist attacks in 2001. His devastated parents found a way to honor their son’s life. Peter’s mother, Sally Goodrich, raised money to build a school for girls in Afghanistan. In April 2007, Sally Goodrich journeyed from Vermont to the school she helped create. The Boston Globe’s Charles Sennott went with her.

Hiroshima’s Survivors: The Last Generation

In his four-part series “Hiroshima’s Survivors: The Last Generation,” The World’s Patrick Cox introduces listeners to some of the over 250,000 “hibakusha,” or A-bomb survivors still living.