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Month of August , 2008


Lebanon peacekeeping (4:30)
August 29, 2008
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The World's Aaron Schachter meets members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. They've taken a softer approach to winning the hearts and minds of local residents. They're providing dental care, organizing soccer tournaments, and -- their most popular activity -- teaching yoga classes.


Audio slideshow: Lebanon peacekeeping


Geo Answer (2:00)
August 29, 2008
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The city of Drummondville in Quebec, Canada, is the answer to our Geo Quiz. This weekend the city is holding a festival dedicated to poutine. That's french fries topped with brown gravy and cheese curd.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Global Hit (8:30)
August 29, 2008
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Host Marco Werman asks world music superstar Angelique Kidjo, "what's on your iPod?" The answers may surprise you!!




PRI's The World: Angelique Kidjo Interview w/ Marco Werman from Clark Boyd on Vimeo.

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


WTP 208: iTunes in China, iPhone Girl, Internet Piracy, Google Maps, and Animal Magnetism
August 29, 2008 permalink

A full podcast this week. We lead with the strange tale of iTunes in China over the last week or so. Seems that it keeps going, well, on and off. And we hear about the iPhone Girl, and about a possible crackdown on Internet news portals in South Korea. Then, an in-depth look at the issues and technologies surrounding music piracy on the Internet. Also, a British cartographer says online mapping services are killing our appreciation for map-making. And we end by asking some cows which way is north.


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