On this week's tech podcast, we hear about a web-based initiative to stop tribal violence in Kenya. Also, a podcast exclusive -- we launch a new monthly segment on low tech solutions to African problems, courtesy of AfriGadget. Then, to Colombia, where we'll hear about a march organized on Facebook. And we'll end in Japan, where one scientist wants to fly paper airplanes from the International Space Station all the way down to earth. Brilliant!

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I can't believe we give this show away for free sometimes. What a line-up. First, an Egyptian telecom company signs a deal to bring, wait for it, cell phone access to North Korea. Then, undersea cables get cut off the coast of Egypt, and millions worldwide are left with super slow, or no, internet connections. Then, we'll hear about efforts to digitally reconstruct paper files shredded by the East German government's security service during the waning days of the Cold War. And finally, London's Evening Standard newspaper introduces a cashless payment system at kiosks across the capital.

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We have a great lineup this week. First, to China where we'll hear about how computer use may be causing the Chinese problems when it comes to writing characters. Then, the Estonians are coming...to Silicon Valley. What does it mean in California and back in Tallinn? Next up, wait for it, the SkySail. And we'll end with a report from Bolivia on a blogging project meant to empower the country's under-represented populations. Live long, and prosper.

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This week's podcast leads with Kenya. In the wake of ongoing post-election violence, we highlight two technology stories that are of importance. Also, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, known as the Blade Runner, got some bad news this week about his bid to try to run in the Beijing Olympics. And we end with a report from the one panel discussion at CES the World's Technology Podcast found remotely interesting.

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This week's podcast looks first at the growing problem of global electronic, or e-waste. Then, to India to look at the launch of the Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car. Also, an in-depth look at how the internet is changing the way people buy, or don't buy, music. And finally, we step back in time to look at the old school technologies that go into making cymbals. Too cool. I can't believe we give this stuff away!

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Our first 'cast of 2008 features a cracking lineup. First, to the Central Indonesian highlands to hear how good old radio is making an impact on people's lives. Then, a California company works to bring low-cost, reliable wireless internet access to the developing world, and beyond. Then, to Scotland, where we'll hear about a new campaign to place public service announcements in video games. And finally back to the United States, for a profile of an animation school run entirely online. Fun, fun, fun.

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We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking people via cell phone in Spain. And we finish off with many an email user's dream. We confront a known spammer. Happy Holidays everyone.

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A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us in on the role technology is, and isn't, playing in these elections, and tells us about how the ancient art (or is it science?) of poongsoo is being used by some candidates to increase their odds of winning. All that, plus The Tornado Song. Not to be missed.

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And we're back. This week's podcast features a report from a school in Nigeria where children are taking OLPC's XO-1 laptop for a test run. We'll also discuss whether bloggers are the new foreign correspondents. Then, to Italy where one company is giving people a chance to download their favorite holy images to their cell phones. And we'll finish with a look at a new theory of everything that comes courtesy of a physicist who spends as much time riding the waves as he does thinking Big Thoughts.

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Here's the line-up for Tech Podcast 175: first, a website that allows you to donate grains of rice while taking a vocabulary quiz. Then, two reports on Skype. The first looks at how language teachers, and learners, are connecting via voice-over-internet. The second looks at why Germany wants to crack Skype's encryption, but can't. Then, we stay in Germany to hear about how paying by fingerprint is catching on. And we finish with an extended interview with Noah Shachtman about his recent article on how social networking is replacing electronic networking in Iraq.

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