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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 MP3Audio 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.
On this week’s podcast, one of the world’s oldest bibles finds a new home online. Also, technology updates on the post-election violence in Iran, and the violence in western China. And we’ll end with a story of global online musical cooperation. Rock on.
On this week’s Tech Podcast, we have an in-depth discussion with Ken Banks of Kiwanja and FrontlineSMS. Ken’s helping folks around the world use cell phones for all sorts of amazing things. Also, updates on Twitter in Iran and Green Dam, Youth Escort software in China. Listen
Reporter Cyrus Farivar tries to sort out fact from fiction in the flurry of online communication coming out of Iran. Listen
It’s all Iran this week, folks. Violence and protests have flaired in Iran following last week’s disputed elections. The government moved quickly to shut down the flow of information out of, and into, the country. But Twitter and other social media tools are keeping that flow of information going. In fact, it’s not merely a flow, but a flood. For this week’s Technology Podcast,we’ll take an in-depth look at how vital social media tools have become in Iran in the wake of the elections. Listen
Tens of thousands of Iranians marched in the streets of Tehran today, despite a government crackdown on protests and the news media. The World’s Alex Gallafent explores the role played by the social networking site Twitter in the ongoing protests in Iran. Listen
The World’s Laura Lynch has the latest on the turmoil in Iran, where thousands are still thronging the streets to protest last Friday’s election results. Listen
Today on The World: What the US can learn from Britain’s auto crisis of forty years ago; Also, why Britain’s school minister wants to import Confucian-style teaching into the country’s schools. Plus, how websites like Facebook and Twitter are affecting Iran’s presidential campaign. Listen
This week, we get positively bookish. We’ll hear the latest on with Google’s Book Search project, which wants to, well, scan and make available just about every book on the planet. But Google’s not the only dog in that hunt. UNESCO has launched what it calls the World Digital Library, and it’s got a lot more than just books. Then, we take an in-depth look at all manner of e-books and e-readers. Is paper doomed? Also, we hear about a piece of internet filtering circumvention technology called Psiphon. And Yahoo puts webcams on some purple bikes and lets them loose in the world. Listen
