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Soul-Searching Over Apple Exposé

By Peter Thomson ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

Apple's iPad tablet computer. (Photo: Wiki Commons)

The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson has been reading the news on Apple’s supply chain, and shares some thoughts on Apple, human rights, and us.

Remembering Steve Jobs – Apple’s Impact in Africa

By The World ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Steve Jobs (Photo: Matt Yohe/Wiki Commons)

The advertising barrage for Apple products on the African continent may not be comparable to what western consumers are used to but the influence of Apple is present there, too.

E-Trash and what Apple Gadgets Mean for the Environment

By The World ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Apple Macs (Photo: Alfred Hermida/Flickr)

Where do the old computers and iPods go when there’s a new Apple product every year?

Traveling in Swaziland With an iPod

By The World ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Steve Jobs previewing the iPod Nano at an Apple event (Photo: Apple)

Alex Gallafent played some of his favorite music to a Swazi youth organizer.

Evangelizing in Swaziland

By Alex Gallafent ⋅ October 4, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

Road in Swaziland (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

Over the years I’ve developed an unenviable reputation as a serial track-changer. That is, I put on a bit of music for a friend, eagerly await the looks of rapture I assume will surely come over them, and then—either when said looks don’t appear or I think of something better to play—I change the track [...]

Global Political Cartoons: October 16 – 22, 2010

By Carol Hills ⋅ October 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The French are hardly retiring. They’re taking to the streets to keep the retirement age at 60. And ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, come out of the closet, go back in the closet…the extremely muddy issue of repealing the ban on gays in the military.

Global Political Cartoons: August 28 – September 3, 2010

By Carol Hills ⋅ September 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

This week, a melange of Middle East messes. Perhaps a little harsh but we get a lot of visual comments on President Obama bellying up to the Mideast peace bar; the attempt to tie a bow on Iraq; and the uncertainty of a US success in Afghanistan.

Global Political Cartoons: August 1 – 7, 2010

By Carol Hills ⋅ August 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

This week the digerati try to break from their online lives for a few hours at the beach; the United Arab Emirates’ stone age answer to the digital age; and debating a proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.

Jane Austen’s iPod.

By Matthew Exell ⋅ June 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Here at The World we’ve been asking GIs in Iraq what they have on their iPods. Last weekend our partners at the BBC broadcast something kind of similar, and yet very different! This documentary, produced for the BBC’s domestic British audience, allows us to hear the tunes Jane Austen might have put on her mp3 player, had such a thing been available to her. Listen to the results in the documentary ‘Jane Austen’s iPod’. Download MP3

Personal soundtracks to war

By The World ⋅ May 31, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

This Memorial Day week 2010, we’re bringing you a look at the music US soldiers are listening to in Iraq on their iPods or personal music players. The selections were collected by correspondent Jake Warga who was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division.

Touch screen production proves toxic

By The World ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Touch screens on high-tech gadgets may be fun to use, but making them is another story. Kathleen McLaughlin is a reporter with Global Post based in China. She’s found that in at least one Chinese factory that produces touch screens, workers were exposed to a toxic solvent that violated local codes and was used without proper safety equipment. Host Jeb Sharp speaks with Kathleen McLaughlin. Download MP3 (Photo: Mikael Häggström)

What’s on your iPod?

By The World ⋅ October 2, 2009 ⋅ 112 comments ⋅ Transcript

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As our resident Global Hit maestro, Marco Werman gets to meet some of world music’s biggest stars. He asks them a lot of questions, including this one: “What’s on your iPod?” The answers are always surprising, and always make for a great playlist. But that got us thinking. Why not ask fans of The World the same question? We did, and you responded. Clark Boyd chooses some of his favorite submissions, including Spain’s O’funk’illo. Download MP3

Global Hit: Gustavo Cerati

By The World ⋅ October 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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For today’s Global Hit, Anchor Marco Werman tells us why Argentine recording artist Gustavo Cerati chooses vinyl over mp3 for his latest release.

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