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Month of March , 2008


Listen New York Rococo exhibition (5:00)
March 7, 2008 permalink

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Nancy, France. It's the French city known as a center for Rococo art. A new exhibition featuring Rococo works is opening today at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the curators, Sarah Coffin and Ellen Lupton.


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Listen 70s music from Nigeria (3:15)
March 7, 2008 permalink

Anchors Marco Werman samples a new collection of songs from Nigeria. The CD is called, "Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76."

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WTP 187: Virtual World Terrorism?, US Military says NO to Google, ETech 2008, and Monarch Butterflies
March 7, 2008 permalink

Nearly 45 minutes of global tech goodness this week. We've got a report on the possiblity that terrorists might use Second Life or World of Warcraft to train for attacks. Also, the US military says no to Google's Street-View. Then, a report from ETech 2008. And we'll end with an extended interview on the plight of the Monarch butterfly, and what role satellite imagery is playing in tracking that plight.


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Listen Entire program - Mar 10
March 10, 2008 permalink

Entire program - March 10


Listen New round of attacks in Baghdad (4:00)
March 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad about a series of attacks in Iraq today. One of those attacks involved a suicide bomber who killed five U.S. soldiers on patrol in the Iraqi capital.


Listen The conflict in Gaza (3:30)
March 10, 2008 permalink

Reporter Matt Gutman reports on the relative calm that's followed last week's spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza.


Listen Human rights lawyer detained in china (4:00)
March 10, 2008 permalink

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on Chinese lawyers who dare to take on the government in human rights cases. One of them was recently detained for questioning by Chinese authorities, and then let go.


Listen Skiing across Lebanon (4:30)
March 10, 2008 permalink

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on the first year of what many ski fans hope will become an annual event in Lebanon -- a cross-country skiing competition modeled on a famous Swiss cross-country ski race.


Listen Vatican's new list of deadly sins (3:45)
March 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Richard Owen of The Times of London. He's covering a new, updated list of deadly sins put out by the Vatican.


Listen Venezuela and Colombia patch things up (4:00)
March 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Latin America expert Michael Shifter about the now-resolved crisis between Colombia and its neighbors Venezuela and Ecuador. A dispute over a cross-border military raid by Colombia into Ecuador is now history. Shifter says the crisis ended when Colombia and Venezuela essentially check-mated each other.


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