Today's Geo Quiz takes us to a town in Greenland that's producing the country's first domestic beer. A microbrewery in the village of Narsaq is brewing beer made from melted icebergs. The World's David Leveille explains.
The World's Athena Desai reports on the controversy over a song written by a US marine who served in Iraq last year.
Listen to an extended interview with humor expert Joe Boskin, a professor of American History (humor and culture) at Boston University. He helps put the song "Hadji Girl" into context.
Afghanistan interview (3:58) August 3, 2006permalink
Host Aaron Schachter talks with the BBC's Alistair Leithead about the continuing violence in Afghanistan. Three British soldiers were killed in an ambush there, just as British and Canadian troops were assuming control of NATO forces in the country.
Post Castro interview (4:00) August 3, 2006permalink
Host Aaron Schachter speaks with Cuban exile and author, Pablo Medina, who has written about what a post-Castro Cuba might look like. Medina shares his thoughts on events in Cuba this week.
Correspondent Kate Seelye reports from Beirut on the psychological battle being waged by Israeli and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. It's a propaganda campaign to win the support of Lebanese citizens.
Host Aaron Schachter speaks with the director of an Israeli think tank about the definition of "victory" in the battle between Israel and Hezbollah. Gidi Grinstein says the outcome of the war is more about perception than military might.