This week's podcast is full of fun and frolics. First, the Bush Adminstration's offered to let NGOs and faith-based groups set up computers and internet access in Cuba. We'll look at whether that's likely to happen. Also, Darpa, the research wing of the US Defense Department, is offering $2 million to anyone that can build a robotic car that can drive itself through a simulated urban environment. Then, an interview with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. And we'll end with a segment looking at the popularity of Facebook in Lebanon. That reminds us -- The World's Technology Podcast is also now on Facebook. Follow the link above!

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Correspondent Mina Kim reports on a San Francisco underground punk-metal band - they don't speak the same language, but share a special connection when they make music together.

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the sports stadium with the largest seating capacity in Europe. The answer is the new Wembley Stadium in London. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Gerry Anderson. He's from Britain, but works as a development officer in Europe for the very American National Football League. This weekend, the NFL is staging a regular season game in Europe for the first time ever. The game is being played Sunday at the NEW Wembley Stadium in London.

Anchor Aaron Schachter has the story of a group of Taiwanese students who used music to encourage cross-cultural understanding with their Japanese neighbors.

The World's daily geography quiz.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon in Islamabad about growing Islamic militancy in the Swat Valley area of Northwestern Pakistan.

Jesse Hardman reports on how US embassies around the world are designed. Security is a top priority. And that means American embassy buildings tend to look like fortresses. Some designers say more could be done to combine aesthetics and openness with security.

U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru

Anchor Aaron Schachter gets details on last month's protests in Burma from a young Burmese monk who recently relocated to Thailand.

Teams from MIT and Cal-Tech are among the big names competing for a 2-million dollar prize in this weekend's robotic vehicle challenge in Southern California. The contest is sponsored by DARPA, the US Defense Department's research wing, which is expecting a return on its investment. Cyrus Farivar reports from Victorville, California.

Prostitutes in the Bolivian slum city of El Alto are literally taking to the streets to protest a crackdown on the sex trade. Ruxandra Guidi reports on demonstrations from El Alto, located just north of La Paz.