http://www.theworld.org Each week, PRI's The World spans the globe in search of great international news stories. And now, each week, some of our staff members get together to bring you highlights from our coverage, and to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes. It's the best of The World, delivered directly to your earbuds. The World is a co-production of the BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH public radio in Boston. en-us Copyright 2009 PRI's The World Public Radio International Public Radio International theworld@pri.org 60 no http://www.theworld.org/images/rss_best_of.jpg http://www.theworld.org http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best11.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best11.mp3 With swine flu dominating the headlines this week, we take a listen to an interview from The World about the 1976 swine flu outbreak. Also, we hear an interview with Iraq's former defense and trade minister, Ali Allawi. And we end with a segment looking at how the Mel Brooks musical "The Producers" will play when it hits the stage in Germany. You can find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 18:44 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best10.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best10.mp3 Alex and Clark are back with a selection of interviews that highlights the skills you need to anchor an international news program. One minute, you're asked to prepare for an interview with an Air Force Colonel who flys drones over war zones, and the next minute, you're asking Sports Illustrated writers about how the NCAA is recruiting more and more players from Africa. Fun! You can find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 14:08 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EDT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best09.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best09.mp3 This week's edition of our "best-of-but-not-quite-best-of" program takes you to India to hear about a group of women who started a papdoms, those delicious crispy wafers, into a multi-million dollar business. Our mystery guest chooses an interview about the export of western body image to the far corners of the globe. And we talk about rude cell phone users, and jargon you'd like to see trashed. You can find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 21:53 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EDT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best08.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best08.mp3 This week's edition of our "best-of-but-not-quite-best-of" program highlights a report from Saudi Arabia. Apparently, the kingdom is all a-twitter about some racy literature. We'll also hear an extended interview with Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. And we'll hear about the coffee taster who has just had his tongue insured for 14 million dollars. Yikes. You can find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 27:25 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:30:00 EST foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best07.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best07.mp3 This week's edition of our "best-of-but-not-quite-best-of" program includes news on the violence that has rocked the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau of late. We also hear about a man, David Grann, obsessed with tracing the route of a man obsessed, Percy Fawcett. Follow Grann into the Amazon as he chases Fawcett's ghost. Then, stick around to hear how the humble iPod may have influenced a rather important soccer match recently in Britain. You can find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 23:44 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best06.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best06.mp3 This week's show highlights an interview on how climate change is tied to America's national security. We also hear about how Mexican citizens are forming grassroots groups to pressure the government to crack down on drug cartels. And we end with a piece about the latest in LA fusion cuisine; it's the Kogi Korean Taco Truck! Find more of our great audio offerings at www.theworld.org/podcasts. no 18:57 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best05.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best05.mp3 This week's not quite "best of" show comes to you from, of all places, Clark's hotel room in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about the show's coverage of Cambodia, including an on-the-ground report of the start of the trial of former Khmer Rouge members on charges of crimes against humanity. We also hear about a Khmer Rouge photographer who snapped pictures of prisoners just before they were tortured and killed. Alex chooses an interview we did about the death of Sudanese author Tayeb Salih, and a music segment on the score to the Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire. no 25:06 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:30:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best04.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best04.mp3 Alex goes missing this week, leaving Clark to fly solo. Luckily, he gets help from not one, but two mystery guests. First up, a woman who returned to her native town of Kandahar in Afghanistan to start a business. Also, a man who ended up on the wrong side of Iranian history. And we end with a peek behind the audio curtains. Listen in, and hear how the magic is made! Music this week by The Academy of Fists, www.academy-of-fists.com no 20:33 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:30:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best03.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best03.mp3 Each week, Alex Gallafent and Clark Boyd dip their grubby hands into the last week of PRI's The World to cherry pick a handful of their favorite moments. This time they highlight a pair of compelling interviews about Zimbabwe, a timely analysis of health care systems across the world and an illuminating Cuba-related conversation with the son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Plus great music from Nico Muhly http://www.myspace.com/muhly and Alan Wilkis http://www.myspace.com/alanwilkis. Find out more at theworld.org. no 26:24 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio, The World http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best02.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best02.mp3 Join us for a quick audio spin through a selection of our favorite items from PRI's The World during the past week. We try to answer the question: so what's the best country on earth to get laid off in? What's the worst? Adrian Wooldridge from The Economist helps us. Also, we explore a mysterious piece of Latin text that's been used as a publishing placeholder for many years. And we end with a group of Zimbabwean musicians who make beautiful music, despite being severely disabled. Find out more at theworld.org. no 20:13 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio http://media.theworld.org/pod/best/best01.mp3 http://64.71.145.108/pod/best/best01.mp3 In the spirit of inaugurations, here's the inaugural pick-of-the-week podcast from PRI's The World. Join Alex Gallafent and Clark Boyd for a tour of some of the best audio content around, including a look at the Inaugural Address from the middle east, a profile of a European mayor drawing comparisons with President Obama and an inaugural poem from Kenya. Inaugurate that. For more information, visit theworld.org no 17:41 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio