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Week of Sat, 2006-08-26 23:00 to Sat, 2006-09-02 22:59


Iran IAEA report (4:00)
September 1, 2006 permalink

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has not verifiably suspended its enrichment of uranium. So what happens next? The World's Matthew Bell reports.


Entire Program
September 1, 2006 permalink


Tech Podcast 118 (37:22)
September 1, 2006 permalink

The World's Jason Margolis takes over the reins of the Tech Podcast this week. A symphony from Kiev about nuclear ambitions in Iran. Also, a story about the online virtual world, Second Life. A few water-related pieces on the program: Irrigation fights in Greece and a jellyfish boom in the Mediterranean. Last, a piece about the crackdown of Internet usage in Europe to fight terrorism. And some music from new featured artist: Mobius Operandi.


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Global Hit (8:00)
August 31, 2006 permalink

The World's William Troop reports on Mexican singer Joan Sebastian. Sebastian's son was shot to death after a concert in Texas.


Geo answer (4:40)
August 31, 2006 permalink

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the Australian state of Tasmania. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with American beekeeper Holley Bishop, who went to Tasmania in search of its famous Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey.


Negotiations between Arabs and Israelis (4:45)
August 31, 2006 permalink

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on the cultural and linguistic differences that make negotiations between Arabs and Israelis so contentious.


Geo Quiz (1:00)
August 31, 2006 permalink

Where in the world will we go today?



Darfur interview (4:40)
August 31, 2006 permalink

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution supporting the creation of a UN peacekeeping force to be deployed in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Kenneth Bacon, head of "Refugees International," who just returned from Darfur where some say the conflict could get even worse.


Guantanamo detainee report (4:45)
August 31, 2006 permalink

The World's Jessie Graham reports on the process by which the Pentagon decides which Guantanamo detainees are eligible to be sent back to their home countries. Lawyers for some of the detainees say the process is too arbitrary and political.


Iraqi discussion (8:30)
August 31, 2006 permalink

President Bush today called the war in Iraq the "ideological struggle of the 21st century." Anchor Lisa Mullins gets reaction on the president's comments from Hussein Amin, Professor of Journalism at the American University in Cairo, and Todd Gitlin, who teaches journalism at Columbia University.


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