PRI: Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music: Sample Credits "Australia" the film ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 19 November, 2008 01:02:00 Baz Luhrmann directs an epic film set in Australia during World War II, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Interviewing Britney and Bono ================================================================================ To The Best Of Our Knowledge on 19 November, 2008 05:32:00 Rock critic and a cultural commentator Chuck Klosterman talks about his new book on the subject of interviewing celebrity types. China's diabetes epidemic ================================================================================ The World on 19 November, 2008 06:29:00 With nearly 40 million diabetics and growing, China faces a raging health epidemic -- the coming impact the disease will have on the country. The legacy of Bell Labs ================================================================================ Studio 360 on 19 November, 2008 05:54:00 In the second half of the 20th century, Bell Labs was a hotbed of unfettered creativity, churning out inventions, patents, and Nobel Prizes. Dalai Lama gathers Tibetan exiles for summit ================================================================================ The World on 20 November, 2008 08:41:00 The Dalai Lama called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles after eight rounds of meetings with China have ended in an impasse. No playbook for the bailout ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 19 November, 2008 08:44:00 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. The future of English ================================================================================ RadioWest on 18 November, 2008 05:31:00 The journey English is taking through globalism and digital technology, and what the future of the language sounds like. Saudi oil tanker in pirate hands ================================================================================ The World on 18 November, 2008 12:35:00 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. Detroit's woes and the competition ================================================================================ Ann Phi-Wendt on 17 November, 2008 08:46:00 What the collapse of the U.S. auto industry would mean for the labor market and for foreign car companies Greenbacks for greener cars ================================================================================ Living on Earth on 19 November, 2008 04:11:00 Lawmakers and environmentalist say now is the time to demand more fuel-efficient cars from Detroit automakers.