European King of Seltzer

For our Geo Quiz, we want you to name a landlocked country in central Europe where seltzer rules.

Poor Economy and Controversial Government Driving Hungarians Out of Country

A growing number of Hungarians are fed up of the poor economy and an increasingly authoritarian government and are talking about leaving the country for good.

Soundtrack of Hungary’s Protest Movement

Thousands of Hungarians have taken to the streets to protest new laws. They say their government is turning its back on democracy. And their protests have a soundtrack.

Budapest honors Elvis

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Pablo Gorondi of the Assocated Press to find out why the mayor of Budapest, Hungary declared Elvis Presley a posthumous honorary citizen of the city. Download MP3

Super Bowl fans in Europe

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Super Bowl XLV is fast approaching. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers kick off in Dallas early Sunday evening. That’s already around midnight in the Central European country we’re looking for but you can bet that thousands of NFL football fans there will staying up late to watch the game. Download MP3

Update on Hungary’s toxic sludge tragedy

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Anchor Marco Werman gets an update from the BBC’s Nick Thorpe on the toxic sludge spill in Hungary.

The post-communist generation

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For some living in what was once the Eastern Bloc, the anniversary of bringing down the wall brings little cause for celebration. The last twenty years have brought freedom but also hardship and uncertainty – especially for the youngest generation who have grown up without Communism. Laura Lynch visited a high school in Budapest, Hungary. Download MP3

• Laura Lynch’s story on the first breach of the Iron Curtain in 1989
• Susan Stone reports how young Germans remember East Germany
• The World’s Gerry Hadden revisits the former East German border
• The World’s Alex Gallafent on owning a piece of the Berlin Wall

First breach in the Iron Curtain

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Before the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989, Hungary tore down its barbed wire. Hungary’s prime minister didn’t ask permission in Moscow. He just told Soviet President Gorbachev it was a done deal. Hundreds would escape to the West in a single day. The World’s Laura Lynch went back to Western Hungary. Download MP3

• Hungary’s role in the 1989 revolutions
• 1989: Europe’s revolution
• The World’s Gerry Hadden revisits the former East German border
• The World’s Alex Gallafent on owning a piece of the Berlin Wall

Geo answer

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For our Geo Quiz, we were looking for a city in Hungary that held a special picnic 20 years ago today, one that helped tear a hole in the Iron Curtain. The answer is Sopran . The World’s Carol Hills tells the story.

World Books Podcast: A Child’s View of Communism

In this World Books podcast, Hungarian writer Ferenc Barnás talks about his autobiographical novel “The Ninth,” which melds the sophistication of stream-of-consciousness with a child’s eye view of survival amid repression in an authoritarian state.

Global influence on dance

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to American choreographer Karole Armitage about her world tour of new dance pieces that use classical and contemporary music from Hungary to Burkina Faso and the U.S.
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Armitage Gone! Dance’s US tour

Concord Academy performances