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Researchers in Australia are developing a robot to provide home care for the elderly. And they’ve enlisted the help of a performance artist to make the robot seem more human. Where in Australia? Check out our Geo Quiz. (Photo: Univ. of Technology Sydney)Download MP3
Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley’s celebrated Vera Wright trilogy, available here in its entirety for the first time, memorably explores the infinite intricacies of the human heart.
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We end today taking you on a musical voyage between two cities, two cities that are as almost as distant as you can get from each other. In the case of artist Ben Frost, these would be his two homes of Melbourne, Australia and Reykjavik, Iceland. Ben Frost is an Aussie who has lived in Iceland since 2002. Download MP3
For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking a parched part of the world. Where the skies have finally opened up. This country in the southern hemisphere has always been a hot, dry place. But lately it’s been even worse than usual. Much of it is in the grip of a 10-year drought… that’s left farms and cities alike seriously thirsty…
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One of the world’s thirstiest major cities is getting a taste of things to come. Starting this winter, residents of Sydney, Australia are getting some of their drinking water from a brand new desalination plant. The plant was built after years of erratic rainfall. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney. Download MP3
We’re looking for the Gold Coast for today’s Geo Quiz. The question is… WHICH one? There’s a region of West Africa that was known as the Gold Coast in colonial times. There’s also a stretch by the same name in Florida between Palm Beach and Miami. It supposedly got its name from the gold coins that used to wash up on the beaches from sunken Spanish galleons…
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Prices for real estate are sky high in Tokyo, not just in life, but in death too. It’s not just expensive to die in Japan, it’s expensive to be born. At least there’s deals to be had for New Year’s shopping in Tokyo.
Also on the podcast, Russians, Indians, and Israelis have arrived in Mississippi. And they may no longer be going for Olympic gold in Australia.
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Photojournalist Tim Bonham journeys deep into the Australian outback to profile Glenda Sutton. Sutton is a camel jockey, and has been since 1998. She learned how to ride in the United Arab Emirates, and now races in her native Australia. Bonham caught up with her at The Boulia Camel Races in Queensland. Download MP3 Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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Head for South Australia for today’s Geo Quiz. Travelers to Australia often flock to Queensland’s sunny beaches, or to Sydney Harbor to see the sights.
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Download MP3For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for strip of Australian coastline bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the north. The answer is the Kimberley Coast, where this week an undersea oil pipeline ruptured and is spewing crude oil and natural gas into the sea. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from John Carey, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Kimberley Conservation Project.
We’re going to a remote corner of Australia for the Geo Quiz this time. Most of Australia’s population lives along the country’s southeastern coast. In the middle, there’s the vast and dry outback. Then, all the way in Australia’s northwestern corner, is the place we want you to name.
Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the BBC’s Nick Bryant about the case of missing 19-year-old hiker British backpacker Jamie Neale, who was found alive and well today in the Australian bush nearly two weeks after he went missing.
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The Australian town of Bundanoon is the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. This picturesque town in the mountains west of Sydney voted today to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with environmental campaigner, Jon Dee, in Bundanoon. Listen Geo Quiz archive
