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In this week’s World in Words podcast, a mom-and-pop effort to restore Arabic script to street signs in Israel. Also, author Katherine Russell Rich on learning Hindi at a language school in Rajasthan. Her book “Dreaming in Hindi” is also an investigation into what happens to our brains when we learn a learn a language. Plus, a somewhat shameful expression in Spanish.Download MP3
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On this week’s podcast, we’re off to Linz, Austria to hear about some of the exhibits at annual Ars Electronica Festival. One you can see here at left: that’s right, turn your own urine into fertilizer. If you like that one, wait until you hear the other story from Linz…Also, we hear about the 3D re-creation of pre-war Nagasaki, Japan. And we end with a brief history of GPS drawing, brought to you by listener Brett Stalbaum.
Seeking accountability on detainee abuse. Where should the Obama administration go with the allegations of CIA torture? It’s a huge legal, moral and political challenge for a president who says he wants to move on.
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Any podcast that has artificial trees (pictured) in it has to be good right? We hope so. We’ve also got some other great stories. We hear from one history teacher who is exploring new ways to integrate technology into the classroom. We also talk about how your cell phone is linked to violence in Congo, and we hear from Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales about some new editing guidelines. All that, plus an update on those Brits and their marvelous steam-powered car.
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Download MP3Scientists in Canada whose research in surviving cold water is aimed saving lives have learned that the CIA used their work to develop an interrogation technique. The World’s Carol Hills has details.
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Download MP3Colombia is second only to Sudan in the number of people displaced from their homes because of war and violence. This despite claims by the Colombian government that the long guerrilla war is winding down. Correspondent John Otis reports on the plight of Colombians who may never return home.
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Download MP3If the US broke the law by abusing terrorism suspects under President Bush, should the Obama Administration expand the investigation all the way to the former president? The World’s Matthew Bell reports on the implications of investigating a former president.
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Download MP3Anchor Katy Clark speaks with John Nichols, author of an unofficial biography of former Vice President Dick Cheney, about allegations of Cheney’s role in authorizing the CIA interrogation techniques now under investigation.
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The CIA abuse scandal raises questions about how US authorities should go about conducting interrogations of terrorism suspects. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
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Download MP3The Obama Administration plans to continue using the controversial “rendition” program that received so much criticism during the Bush years. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out what value the program still has from John Radsan, former assistant general counsel at the CIA during the Bush administration.
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Download MP3The Cuban band Rhythms del Mundo adds a little Latin spice to classic rock and soul tunes. They also get a little help from artists like Amy Winehouse and Jack Johnson. The World’s William Troop has more.
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Download MP3The Obama administration is creating a new system for conducting interrogation of terrorism suspects. It’s supposed to be a way to look forward, and avoid mistakes of the past, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
