http://www.theworld.org A collection of PRI's The World special podcasts. The World is a co-production of BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH Boston en-us 2010 Public Radio International Public Radio International Public Radio International interactive@pri.org news, international, pri, bbc, wgbh, public, radio, npr, documentary 30 no http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/the-world-votes.mp3 Only American citizens are entitled to elect the American president. But presidential influence extends far beyond the borders of the United States. The World's Marco Werman visits London, speaking with people from across the planet about the US presidency and its effects on their lives. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/the-world-votes.mp3 no 38:00 Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EDT President, United States, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, theworldvotes, Marco Werman, Election, London, Alex Gallafent http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/class2.mp3 In India, society is less bound by the intricate distinctions of caste than it used to be. But in areas like marriage and coming-of-age ceremonies, caste persists. Also, we visit a rural province of China where most people remain poor, despite promises of change under communism and, more recently, capitalism. And, is it possible to create a classless society? Britain tried that over the past few decades, but the country's economic woes may be ushering in a new class consciousness. Presented by the World's Carol Hills with Beyond Class series editor Patrick Cox. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/class2.mp3 no 51:08 Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EDT India, caste, social mobility, China, Mao Zedong, farmers, UK, working class, middle class, Beyond Class http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/class1.mp3 An exam that every British child used to take at age eleven often determined a life's path. It may now be making a comeback. Also, a young professional Egyptian woman talks of her hopes and fears a year after she participated in the Tahrir Square protests. And, the fate of a middle class family in Ukraine, seven years after the Orange Revolution. Presented by the World's Carol Hills with Beyond Class series editor Patrick Cox. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/class1.mp3 no 36:20 Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EDT Beyond Class, social mobility, Eleven Plus, Britain, grammar school, middle class, Egypt, Tahrir Square, Ukraine, Orange Revolution http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/914full.mp3 September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America re-focused on global issues that played an important role in the tragedy 10 years ago. Find our recent anniversary coverage and ways to download and listen again to The World's editions of Sept. 11-14. http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/914full.mp3 no 32:54 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:31:00 EDT 9/11, September 11,WTC, Terror attacks, 10th anniversary http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/913full.mp3 September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America re-focused on global issues that played an important role in the tragedy 10 years ago. Find our recent anniversary coverage and ways to download and listen again to The World's editions of Sept. 11-14. http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/913full.mp3 no 32:54 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:31:00 EDT 9/11, September 11,WTC, Terror attacks, 10th anniversary http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/912full.mp3 September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America re-focused on global issues that played an important role in the tragedy 10 years ago. Find our recent anniversary coverage and ways to download and listen again to The World's editions of Sept. 11-14. http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/912full.mp3 no 32:54 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:31:00 EDT 9/11, September 11,WTC, Terror attacks, 10th anniversary http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/911full.mp3 September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America re-focused on global issues that played an important role in the tragedy 10 years ago. Find our recent anniversary coverage and ways to download and listen again to The World's editions of Sept. 11-14. http://media.theworld.org/pod/911shows/911full.mp3 no 32:54 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:31:00 EDT 9/11, September 11,WTC, Terror attacks, 10th anniversary http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/toilet-tales.mp3 The humble flush toilet is a technological wonder that carries our waste safely away from our homes and workplaces. Yet roughly 2.5 billion people don't have access to decent sanitation. And even for those who do, the toilet is an imperfect solution that often creates problems of its own. The World's special series 'Toilet Tales' examines efforts to solve those problems around the world, from China to India to Haiti to Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/toilet-tales.mp3 no 32:54 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:31:00 EDT health, toilets, sanitation, ecological sanitation, composting toilets, Haiti, India, China, MIT, water, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sulabh International, SOIL http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/rationingHealth.mp3 Some experts say to control medical costs, America must ration health care. Others argue that care is already rationed in the U.S., often in hidden ways.It's a highly charged issue. Even the term "rationing" is subject to dispute.PRI's The World takes a global look at the topic with four perspectives from four countries. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/rationingHealth.mp3 no 34:45 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:31:00 EDT health, rationing health, South Africa, India, UK, Zambia, David Baron, Sheri Fink, Patrick Cox http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/religion1.mp3 The World's Lisa Mullins notes in this special podcast that even for those of us who watch the news unfold minute by minute, it's rare to know that at that moment, our world is being transformed. She posses a couple of questions about the role of religion in the protests - and the potential for Islam and democracy to co-exist in Egypt. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/religion1.mp3 no 34:45 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:31:00 EDT Egypt, Robert Hefner, Monica Duffy Toft, Noah Feldman, Islam, democracy, religion, protests http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/chinaCoal.mp3 In this special podcast, The World's China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad looks at the consequences of China's dependence on coal, and the country's efforts to reduce both its use of coal and its environmental and health impacts. Also, journalist Jeff Goodell talks about the state of coal use today in the US. Hosted by The World's environment editor Peter Thomson. http://media.theworld.org/pod/special/chinaCoal.mp3 no 34:45 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:31:00 EDT Coal, smog, Climate change, Global warming, CO2, Carbon capture, renewable energy, energy efficiency, Low-carbon, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, Xu Yinlong, Wen Jiabao, Juho Lipponen, Cheng Siwei, Lei Hongpeng http://media.theworld.org/mp3/chinapod1.mp3 China's young generation is like none that has come before in the People's Republic. It's grown up riding the wave of China's growing prosperity, of hi-tech advances and of globalization. And this generation includes more "only children" than anyplace else on earth, probably anytime in human history. About 100 million of them have been born since the Communist government enacted a one-child policy, 27 years ago. That's compared to compared to about 20 million only children, of all ages, in the United States. This new generation is starting to come of age - and as it does, it's changing China. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on this new generation. http://64.71.145.108/mp3/chinapod1.mp3 no 34:45 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:31:00 EDT Mary Kay Magistad, China, Young China,one-child policy, globalization http://media.theworld.org/mp3/chinapod2.mp3 China's young generation is like none that has come before in the People's Republic. It's grown up riding the wave of China's growing prosperity, of hi-tech advances and of globalization. And this generation includes more "only children" than anyplace else on earth, probably anytime in human history. About 100 million of them have been born since the Communist government enacted a one-child policy, 27 years ago. That's compared to compared to about 20 million only children, of all ages, in the United States. This new generation is starting to come of age -- and as it does, it's changing China. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on this new generation http://64.71.145.108/mp3/chinapod2.mp3 no 29:39 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:30:00 EDT Mary Kay Magistad, China, Young China, foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio http://media.theworld.org/mp3/taliban/insidethetaliban.mp3 PRI's The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost.com and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, presents "Inside the Taliban," a four-part series that takes you to Pakistan and Afghanistan to explore where the Taliban has been, and where it's going. Veteran reporter Charles Sennott takes you inside a Pakistan refugee camp, tells you about a girl's school that has been taken over by the Taliban, and sits down with today's Taliban leaders for a frank discussion about the movement. http://64.71.145.108/mp3/taliban/insidethetaliban.mp3 no 48:18 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT GlobalPost, Jim Lehrer, taliban, foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio http://media.theworld.org/mp3/taliban/insidethetaliban.m4a PRI's The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost.com and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, presents "Inside the Taliban," a four-part series that takes you to Pakistan and Afghanistan to explore where the Taliban has been, and where it's going. Veteran reporter Charles Sennott takes you inside a Pakistan refugee camp, tells you about a girl's school that has been taken over by the Taliban, and sits down with today's Taliban leaders for a frank discussion about the movement. http://64.71.145.108/mp3/taliban/insidethetaliban.m4a no 48:22 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:29:00 EDT GlobalPost, Jim Lehrer, taliban, foreign news, international news, PRI's The World, BBC, WGBH, public radio http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/cubaspecialpodcast.mp3 Fifty years ago this week, Fidel Castro and his communist regime came to power in Cuba. An ailing Castro has handed over the presidency to his brother Raul. But, Fidel Castro continue to loom large. In this special podcast, The World's Katy Clark speaks with Dan Erikson, author of "The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution." We follow that with the story of how a set of Fidel Castro photographs is finding a new home online, thanks to The World's own Mike Wilkins. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/cubaspecialpodcast.mp3 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:00:00 EST 15:47 http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/howwarsend.m4a In her five-part series The World's Jeb Sharp is looking at how wars end. They don't end quite the way we imagine they do. And sometimes they don't end at all. She looks to the past for some clues. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/howwarsend.m4a Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST 32:54 http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaurbanpod1.mp3 China is building twenty new cities a year and has been, for two decades. But the massive urbanization is taking its toll on China's environment - and on many of its people who have been pouring into the mega-cities from China's countryside. The United States went through a similar transformation in the 19th century. But in China, it's happening faster and on a much larger scale. It's a massive migration which shows no signs of stopping as Mary Kay Magistad reports in her six-part series. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaurbanpod1.mp3 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EST 29:31 http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaurbanpod2.mp3 China is building twenty new cities a year and has been, for two decades. But the massive urbanization is taking its toll on China's environment - and on many of its people who have been pouring into the mega-cities from China's countryside. The United States went through a similar transformation in the 19th century. But in China, it's happening faster and on a much larger scale. It's a massive migration which shows no signs of stopping as Mary Kay Magistad reports in her six-part series. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaurbanpod2.mp3 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EST 29:28 http://www.theworld.org/mp3/turkpod/turkpod.mp3 Istanbul is famous for being the city that bridges east and west. The Turkish metropolis sits at the divide between Europe and Asia. But Istanbul faces another divide, too. It's a world city that gazes back on a rich history of lost empires: Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman. It's also the focus of Turkey's efforts to forge a stable, prosperous future. The World's Alex Gallafent recently spent a week in Istanbul. He looks at how Istanbul's hopes and history affect life in the city today. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/turkpod.mp3 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST http://www.theworld.org/mp3/rwandapod.mp3 Nearly 13 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda. Changes are sweeping the country. President Paul Kagame is pushing an ambitious reform agenda. Signs of development are everywhere. But the country still wrestles with its trauma. Special courts are trying thousands of genocide suspects, prisons are still swollen with perpetrators and alleged perpetrators. The World's Jeb Sharp visited a haunting genocide memorial, attended a Gacaca court and interviewed confessed killers at a community service program. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/rwandapod.mp3 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST 27:17 Rwanda, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Jeb Sharp, genocide, Paul Kagame http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/obesepod1.mp3 Part one obesity in South Africa. Part two controlling the nutritional environment. Part three tackling juvenile obesity in Singapore. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/obesepod1.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST 26:35 Obesity, Global health, health, South Africa, Singpore, Finland, England, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Patrick Cox http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/obesepod2.mp3 Part four size acceptance in France, part five obesity and medical research. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with obesity expert Dr. Louis Aronne to answer some of the many questions posed by listeners responding to our week-long series on global obesity. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/obesepod2.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST 36:37 Obesity, Global health, health, South Africa, Singpore, Finland, England, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Patrick Cox http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/myanmaraids.mp3 The AIDS virus thrives on ignorance and powerlessness. People who don't know how to protect themselves... or don't have the means to do so... often fall victim to HIV. What's true for individuals is also true for nations. And one nation in Southeast Asia provides a lesson in how silence and oppression can spread AIDS. That nation is Myanmar -- formerly called Burma. The World's Orlando de Guzman reports. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/myanmaraids.mp3 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:00:00 EST 24:11 AIDS, Myanmar, HIV, Orlando de Guzman, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/LIBERIAPOD.mp3 One year after Africa's first elected female head of state, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, started the massive job of rebuilding war-shattered Liberia, her government has made a good start but still faces huge challenges. The World's Jessie Graham traveled to West Africa to report from Liberia. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/LIBERIAPOD.mp3 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST 20:01 Liberia, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Jeb Sharp, genocide, Paul Kagame http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/iran2004pod.mp3 There are a number of countries at the top of America's list of foreign policy concerns. Iraq is obviously one of them. Another one is Iraq's next-door neighbor, Iran. Right now the United States is worried about the possibility that Iran might develop nuclear weapons. But President Bush is just the latest US president to worry about Iran. On November 4, 1979, during the Carter administration, Iranian revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took dozens of US diplomats and marines captive. They held them for more than a year. Relations between the two countries were destroyed. To many Americans it seemed as if the confrontation came out of nowhere. That's not the way Iranians saw it. They remembered 1953, the year the CIA organized a coup in their country. It resulted in the overthrow of Iran's prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh. Iran has never forgotten that injustice, just as the United States has never forgiven Iran for taking Americans hostage. In our four-part series The World's Jeb Sharp takes an in depth look at the history of US policy towards Iran. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/iran2004pod.mp3 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EST 1:00:55 Iran, Shah, History of Iran and US, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Jeb Sharp, genocide, Paul Kagame http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/080305.mp3 Part One and Part Two of a special series from The World. Sixty years ago a U.S. warplane dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki was also hit. In less than a week, Japanese forces surrended, and the war in the Pacific was over. The two bombs killed 120,000 people outright, and close to 250,000 more over time. The World's Patrick Cox traveled to Hiroshima to meet the last generation of survivors. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/080305.mp3 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST 16:28 The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, Hiroshima, Survivors, Patrick Cox, Nagasaki, bomb, World War II, Dart Award http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/080405.mp3 We conclude our look at survivors of the atomic bomb blast that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima 60 years ago this week. The World's Patrick Cox travels to Los Angeles to talk to survivors who now live in America. He concludes the series in Hiroshima, exploring the deep and lasting effects the attack has had on those who lived through it. You can find pictures, transcripts and more information at http://www.theworld.org http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/080405.mp3 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST 19:29 The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, Hiroshima, Survivors, Patrick Cox, Nagasaki, bomb, World War II, Dart Award http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part1.mp3 Lisa Mullins visits Finca Vigia, the decaying former estate of writer Ernest Hemingway. The American author spent two decades of his life on this farm just outside of Havana. You can still find folks who remember him. American preservationists have now been given permission by the US government to restore Hemingway's former home. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part1.mp3 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST 28:38 The World, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Lisa Mullins, Cuba Stories, Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, Buena Vista Social Club, Mario Coyula, Finca Vigia http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part2.mp3 U.S. relations with Cuba have been strained since Fidel Castro seized control in 1959. For more than 45 years Washington has imposed a trade embargo against Cuba. Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Stephen Gibbs about the challenges he faces as a journalist in Castro's Cuba. The diplomatic tit-for tat between the United States and Cuba continues. The US Interests Section in Havana has put parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on display - Cuba has more physicians per capita than almost any other nation. Havana also sends many doctors to other countries. But experts worry that those countries are relying too much on Cuba's medical help. Also Lisa Mullins meets with Mario Coyula, one of Cuba's most respected architects. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part2.mp3 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST 28:28 The World, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Lisa Mullins, Cuba Stories, Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, Buena Vista Social Club, Mario Coyula, Finca Vigia http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part3.mp3 Elizabeth Ross visits a vintage 1940's recording studio in Havana and Lisa Mullins checks out Cuba's classic cars. Then it's a night at the ballet where Cuban aficionados of the pas-de-deux are just as fanatical as sports fans - or maybe you'd rather spend the evening at the San Carlos de la Cabana Fort. Lisa Mullins also visits the Shrine of Saint Lazarus at El Rincon and takes us to a park in Havana that features a statue of John Lennon. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/part3.mp3 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST 40:45 The World, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Lisa Mullins, Cuba Stories, Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, Buena Vista Social Club, Mario Coyula, Finca Vigia http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/congo.mp3 The civil war in Congo officially ended in 2003 but despite the peace deal fighting has continued. One of the most gruesome features of the conflict is the widespread use of rape as a weapon. Jeb Sharp visited a hospital where rape victims are cared for. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/congo.mp3 19:14 Congo, rape, war, Congolese, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Jeb Sharp http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/citiesofthepoor.mp3 Favelas - Shanty towns - Squatter camps - Bidonvilles. They go by different names in different places, but the vast slums of the developing world share many traits - grinding poverty, rampant disease, and surprising ingenuity. In this four-part series, we explore the forces that have created these burgeoning informal settlements, and we examine strategies for improving the lives of the earth's billion slum dwellers. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/citiesofthepoor.mp3 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:00:00 EST 48:35 Favelas, Shanty towns, Squatter camps, Bidonvilles, Sheri Fink, David Baron, Jennifer Schmidt, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, Mumbai, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaenv.mp3 China, the world's largest nation with one of the fastest growing economies, has a world-class pollution problem. In a four-part series, correspondent Mary Kay Magistad examines China's growing environmental crisis and what the country is doing to respond. Part One: Land of Pollution China's staggering growth has come at a steep price to its air, water, and soil. But the cause of the pollution is more than mere economic activity. China's political system has exacerbated the problem. Part Two: China's Green Army China is experiencing mounting pressure from within to clean up its polluting ways. A burgeoning environmental movement is speaking out and has begun to score successes. Part Three: Exporting Goods, Importing Standards The outside world is also pressuring China to adopt better environmental practices. China has found that if it wants to sell goods to the US and Europe, it needs to satisfy the demands of environmentally conscious consumers. Part Four: Building a Sustainable Future China has begun to embrace renewable energy. If the nation follows through on its commitment to wind and solar power, the entire world could benefit. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/chinaenv.mp3 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:00:00 EST 34:36 China's Environment: Paying for Prosperity, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Mary Kay Magistad, eniveronment, coal, oil http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11146wf.mp3 President Bush heads to Japan today. It's the first leg of his 8-day trip to East Asia. The United States has been the dominant power in the region for more than 50 years economically, culturally, and militarily. But these daysPart IChina is beginning to challenge that role. And some of the United States' traditional allies in the area are starting to get used to the NEW big kid on the block. Today we begin a four-part series on how China's rise is shifting the balance of power and influence in East Asia. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11146wf.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST 8:38 The World, China, Shifting Influences, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, China, Mary Kay Magistad http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11156wf.mp3 For the past century, the Philippines has maintained strong ties with the United States. But recently, it's been drawing closer to the growing superpower in East Asia -- China. In the second part of our series on China's Shifting Influences, The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on how the Philippines is finding a new balance between the two countries. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11156wf.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST 8:11 The World, China, Shifting Influences, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, China, Mary Kay Magistad, Philippines http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11166wf.mp3 President Bush is in South Korea for the second leg of his East Asia tour. Earlier today, he delivered a speech in Japan, urging China to embrace democracy, just as Japan and Taiwan have done. It's a touchy topic.And the fact that Mr. Bush made these comments in Japan is also likely to upset China. The Chinese hold a deep grudge against Japan for World War II atrocities. And they view a rise in Japanese nationalism with alarm. For its part, Japan is worried about China's growing nationalism and growing military might. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the third part in our series on how China's rise is affecting US allies in Asia. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11166wf.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST 9:37 The World, China, Shifting Influences, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, China, Mary Kay Magistad, Philippines, South Korea http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11175wf.mp3 President Bush met with President Roh Mu Hyun in South Korea today. The two leaders said they won't tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea. But they don't agree on how to prevent that. South Korea is long-time ally of the United States. And it's long been wary of China. But these days South Korea seems to prefer China's strategy when it comes to dealing with the North. It just one example of how South Korea has lately been moving closer China. In the last part of our series on China's growing influence in Asia, The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from the South Korean capital. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/11175wf.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST 8:32 The World, China, Shifting Influences, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Japan, China, Mary Kay Magistad, North Korea, South Korea, Roh Mu Hyun http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/bellblairpodcast.mp3 Tony Blair's last day as prime minister will be June 27, 2007. Ten years at 10 Downing Street is enough, Blair said, for him and for the country. This special half-hour podcast takes a look at the legacy of Tony Blair, his relationship with George W. Bush and his successor, Gordon Brown. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/bellblairpodcast.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2007 18:00:00 EST 30:58 Tony Blair, UK, England, Downing Street, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Matthew Bell http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem01.mp3 The World's technology correspondent Clark Boyd delivers a primer on stem cell research, chronicling its history in the United States. Since 2001, the Federal government has funded embryonic stem cell research in the United States -- but with strict limits. There are few restrictions, however, on research conducted in the private sector. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem01.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST no 9:10 The World: The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies Podcast, David Baron, BBC, PRI, stem, cell, Clark Boyd, duPont, award http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem02.mp3 For many years now in Britain, a governmental body has strictly regulated all work involving embryos. Clark Boyd turns his attention to Britain's Human Fertility and Embryology Authority, which some scientists consider a model for how the U.S. should regulate this field of research. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem02.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST no 8:31 The World: The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies Podcast, David Baron, BBC, PRI, stem, cell, Clark Boyd, duPont, award http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem03.mp3 China's stem cell program, like the Chinese economy, is moving ahead rapidly. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports that Chinese research has strong support and heavy investment from the government, and often with knowledge and experience picked up by top Chinese researchers in the U.S. Use of aborted fetuses does not raise much controversy in China's Confucian culture, where human life is seen to begin at birth, not at conception. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem03.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST no 7:21 The World: The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies Podcast, David Baron, BBC, PRI, stem, cell, Clark Boyd, duPont, award http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/Stem04.mp3 Religious views play a role in Israel's stem cell program. The World's Aaron Schachter concludes the series by examining how the Judaic duty to care for the sick trumps ethical concerns over the rights of embryos created in the laboratory. http://64.71.145.108/pod/special/extras/Stem04.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST no 4:56 The World: The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies Podcast, David Baron, BBC, PRI, stem, cell, Clark Boyd, duPont, award