Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.pri.org/ 2008 Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/australia-the-film.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/australia-the-film.html Movies Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:02:00 -0500 Baz Luhrmann directs an epic film set in Australia during World War II, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/chuck-klosterman-interview.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/chuck-klosterman-interview.html Books Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:32:00 -0500 Rock critic and a cultural commentator Chuck Klosterman talks about his new book on the subject of interviewing celebrity types. http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/china-diabetes-epidemic.html http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/china-diabetes-epidemic.html Global Health Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:29:00 -0500 With nearly 40 million diabetics and growing, China faces a raging health epidemic -- the coming impact the disease will have on the country. http://www.pri.org/science/legacy-of-bell-labs.html http://www.pri.org/science/legacy-of-bell-labs.html Science & Technology Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:54:00 -0500 In the second half of the 20th century, Bell Labs was a hotbed of unfettered creativity, churning out inventions, patents, and Nobel Prizes. http://www.pri.org/world/asia/dalai-lama-gathers-tibetan-exiles.html http://www.pri.org/world/asia/dalai-lama-gathers-tibetan-exiles.html Asia Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:41:00 -0500 The Dalai Lama called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles after eight rounds of meetings with China have ended in an impasse. http://www.pri.org/business/no-playbook-for-bailout.html http://www.pri.org/business/no-playbook-for-bailout.html Business & Economy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:44:00 -0500 If you're thinking they're making it up as they go along with the $700-billion-dollar rescue on Capitol Hill, you may be right. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/the-future-of-english.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/the-future-of-english.html Politics & Society Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:31:00 -0500 The journey English is taking through globalism and digital technology, and what the future of the language sounds like. http://www.pri.org/world/saudi-oil-tanker-in-pirate-hands.html http://www.pri.org/world/saudi-oil-tanker-in-pirate-hands.html World Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:00 -0500 A Saudi-owned oil tanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of crude oil destined for the U.S. was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. http://www.pri.org/Home/detroits-woes-and-the-competition.html http://www.pri.org/Home/detroits-woes-and-the-competition.html Home Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:46:00 -0500 What the collapse of the U.S. auto industry would mean for the labor market and for foreign car companies http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greenbacks-for-greener-cars.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greenbacks-for-greener-cars.html Energy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:11:00 -0500 Lawmakers and environmentalist say now is the time to demand more fuel-efficient cars from Detroit automakers. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/french-singer-elodieo.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/french-singer-elodieo.html Music Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:34:00 -0500 Hear from a young singer whose geographic personality is split between Paris, London and New York. But, she can't shake her French-ness. http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/obama-food-crisis.html http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/obama-food-crisis.html Global Development Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:27:00 -0500 The worldwide economic collapse has temporarily brought down food prices and turned attention away from the global food crisis. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iraq-us-security-deal.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iraq-us-security-deal.html Middle East Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:40:00 -0500 The Iraqi cabinet has approved a security pact with the U.S. that could mean American troops could leave Iraq by the end of 2011. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/google-tracking-global-health.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/google-tracking-global-health.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:28:00 -0500 HealthMap -- a project funded by Google -- scours the web to gather data that could give advance warning of a health crisis. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/another-stimulus-package.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/another-stimulus-package.html Government Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:12:00 -0500 Many lawmakers are looking into another stimulus package to help states with large deficits. http://www.pri.org/business/subprime-mortgages-not-solely-to-blame.html http://www.pri.org/business/subprime-mortgages-not-solely-to-blame.html Business & Economy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:54:00 -0500 "Newsweek's" Dan Gross says it was reckless lending, and not lending to poor people, that caused the financial crisis. http://www.pri.org/world/what-g20-summit-accomplislhed.html http://www.pri.org/world/what-g20-summit-accomplislhed.html World Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:49:00 -0500 Leaders from industrialized powers and emerging economies met this weekend -- what the meeting accomplished. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/bebe-neuwirth-bob-fosse.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/bebe-neuwirth-bob-fosse.html Arts Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:48:00 -0500 Dancer and actress Bebe Neuwirth talks about life beyond Lilith, the repressed psychologist she played on "Cheers." She's still performing, and passing on the legacy of choreographer Bob Fosse to dance students. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/dr-phil.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/dr-phil.html Arts & Entertainment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:54:00 -0500 After a bad break-up, Starlee Kine finds so much comfort in break-up songs that she tries to write one herself, and gets help from Phil Collins. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/end-of-the-oil-age.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/end-of-the-oil-age.html Energy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:17:00 -0500 Energy analyst Michael Klare says the world's largest oil fields are running out of oil at twice the rate that we'd previously assumed. http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/dhl-shutdown-ohio.html http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/dhl-shutdown-ohio.html Economic Security Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:26:00 -0500 DHL's cuts could mean the loss of 7000 jobs in Wilmington, Ohio; Unemployment Compensation Fund nearly depleted. http://www.pri.org/business/bailing-out-detroit.html http://www.pri.org/business/bailing-out-detroit.html Business & Economy Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:53:00 -0500 Democrats want $25 billion to bail out Ford, Chrysler and GM, which could go under before the end of the year. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/joni-mitchell-environment.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/joni-mitchell-environment.html Music Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:05:00 -0500 Joni Mitchell, whose song “Big Yellow Taxi” is the closest thing we’ve ever had to an environmental anthem, says she’s bothered by “green” hypocrisy. http://www.pri.org/business/anti-bailout-sentiments.html http://www.pri.org/business/anti-bailout-sentiments.html Business & Economy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:33:00 -0500 Houston venture capitalist Bill Perkins expressed his outrage at the Wall Street bailout in the form of cartoons in the "New York Times." http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/allen-ginsberg-film.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/allen-ginsberg-film.html Arts & Entertainment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:33:00 -0500 Jerry Aronson spent a dozen years filming the great Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and produced a documentary called "The Life and Times of "Allen Ginsberg." http://www.pri.org/world/president-bush-host-g20-summit.html http://www.pri.org/world/president-bush-host-g20-summit.html World Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:05:00 -0500 Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies will gather in Washington to discuss the global financial crisis. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/barack-obama-conflicting-priorities.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/barack-obama-conflicting-priorities.html Politics & Society Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:28:00 -0500 Can Obama fix the economy and spend big money on healthcare and energy independence all at the same time? http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/open-medical-records.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/open-medical-records.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:04:00 -0500 A global team of coders and doctors have created a free, downloadable, computer-based medical record system to help the developing world. http://www.pri.org/business/150-billion-aig-bailout.html http://www.pri.org/business/150-billion-aig-bailout.html Business & Economy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:04:00 -0500 The U.S. government is bailing out insurance giant AIG again -- the Treasury Department announced it will buy preferred stock in AIG. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/anti-terrorism-under-obama.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/anti-terrorism-under-obama.html Politics & Society Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:57:00 -0500 Barack Obama will have to decide whether to continue President Bush's policy of crossing borders to go after Al Qaeda. 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