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Talking Travel Podcast: Clandestine Dining

By Clark Boyd ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

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You never know where your next great meal might come from. This might look like an unassuming dry cleaners in Barcelona. But it hides a delicious secret: a restaurant in the back that is quickly becoming the talk of the town. In this episode of our Talking Travel podcast with Lonely Planet, we chat about “underground dining.” That, plus a discussion on whether a virtual Trans-Siberian Railway can live up to the real thing.

McDonald’s marks 20 years in Russia

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Twenty years ago, Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev was still in power. But the Berlin wall had just come down. And the times they were a-changing. At this pivotal moment, in the bleakness of a Russian winter, a bright new sign came to Moscow. It was the sight of McDonald’s Golden Arches. That was 20 years ago this week. Analyst Masha Lipman was then and still is a resident of Moscow. Download MP3 (Photo: Fred Adler / BBC)

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Murder of Russian priest creates tension

By The World ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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One month ago Father Daniil Sysoyev was killed by a masked gunman in St. Thomas Church in southern Moscow (pictured). The Russian Orthodox priest was a high-profile critic of Islam who actively sought Muslim converts, and so suspicion fell on Muslims. Although no one has been arrested, tensions between the church and leaders of the Islamic community are rising as Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Laura Lynch)

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Night Witches

By The World ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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We take you back to World War II for today’s Geography Quiz. We’re looking for the first nation to put female pilots into combat. This nation had three regiments of female pilots, and during the war they flew more than 30,000 missions. Their enemies called them the Night Witches, and they are the subject of a new documentary by the BBC’s Lucy Ash. Download MP3

Clinton in Russia for talks

By The World ⋅ October 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow today. At a joint news conference, the two said that there has been considerable progress in talks on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals. Both sides say they want to avert the risks of missile proliferation. Later today, The World’s Matthew Bell will take a closer look at the talks. Download MP3 Photo: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images.

Central Asia

By The World ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

We’re looking for the smallest nation in Central Asia, about 3,400 miles south west for today’s Geo Quiz destination. Like many of its neighbors, Afghanistan being one, this place has challenging terrain. More than ninety percent of it is mountainous…

Russia’s reckless drivers

By The World ⋅ August 14, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Last year, an estimated 35,000 people died on Russian roads. Eleven hundred of those people were killed on the streets of the capital, Moscow. So, what is it that makes getting into a car in the former Soviet Union such a gamble? Cell phones? Texting while driving? Drinking? The answer might surprise you. Jessica Golloher reports. >>> What’s the worst place you’ve ever driven? Post a comment.

Moscow 1993, Revisiting the Taliban, Curtis LeMay

By Jeb Sharp ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Our “How We Got Here” history podcast is back after a vacation hiatus. Journalist Otto Pohl journeys back to Moscow to find out who shot him during a demonstration in 1993. Veteran foreign correspondent Charles Sennott returns to Afghanistan and Pakistan on the trail of the Taliban. And Warren Kozak tells us about the legendary Curtis LeMay.

Russia hostile to NGOs

By The World ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow on the challenges facing non-governmental organizations — or NGOs — in Russia. The Russian government is not friendly to NGOs, and often goes to great lengths to make life impossible for the groups.

Obama’s visit as seen on Russian tv

By The World ⋅ July 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama had a poor image among Russians before his visit to Moscow this week. His summit with Russia’s leaders was a chance to change that perception. But it’s not clear he succeeded. Jessica Golloher looks at how Russian TV covered the President’s visit.
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US-Russian relations hard to reset

By Michael Rass ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Correspondent Jessica Golloher examines some of the challenges for Russia and the United States as leaders of both countries tout a message of cooperation following President Obama’s visit to Moscow.
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Obama, Russia, and the G8

By The World ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on European reaction to President Obama’s visit to Moscow. Obama headed straight to the G8 summit in Italy after his meeting with Russian President Medvedev.
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When Mr. Obama met Mr. Medvedev

By The World ⋅ July 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced agreements on goals for nuclear weapons cuts and transit rights for US planes headed to Afghanistan. They also talked about finding common ground and reducing their differences. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.
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President Obama’s reception in Russia

By The World ⋅ July 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama is not as popular in Russia as he is in other parts of the world. Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow on why Russians are less enthusiastic about Mr. Obama, even as the US President tries to re-start relations with Russia on a more positive note.
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Russian dolls bailout

By admin ⋅ June 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Jessica Goloher reports from Moscow on the Russian government’s promise to bail out one of its iconic but troubled industries. Sales of the colorful wooden nesting dolls known as ‘Matrioshka,’ are plummeting, and their makers are looking for support.
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