The World's Katy Clark reports on past instances when politics intruded on the Olympic Games. Some activists would like to see a boycott of the Beijing Olympics that China will host in August.

The World's Matthew Bell reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with the Dalai Lama in India today. She called for an international investigation. It was the latest attempt to increase the pressure on China over Tibet.

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A very good Good Friday podcast. We've got news from Nanaimo, British Columbia, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Google Earth." Also, we'll hear what happens when the French get fed up with speed cameras. Not pretty. Then, a report from inside Saudi Arabia about how blogging is leading to a new form of activism. We'll follow that with a look at a new book that explores the extent to which nations across the globe censor the internet. And we'll finish with a great interview about fakes. All that, plus The National.

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A special podcast on Scotland's Amplifico. We focus on the band's debut album, which took a lot of NETworking to see the light of day.

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The World's Marco Werman profiles the latest album by the Algerian-born musician, Cheb i Sabbah. Sabbah's latest CD, "Devotion" is inspired by the rich sounds and rhythms of India.

We were looking for a city in southwestern France for today's geo quiz. The answer is Bordeaux... A capital of French wine. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Bordeaux vintner, Ilja Gort, whose nose is now insured with Lloyds of London.

We hear from three foreign journalists based in Washington about what their audience makes of Barack Obama's speech this week on race in America. Joining us are Ewen MacAskill with Britain's Guardian newspaper, Constance Ikokwu with the Nigerian newspaper ThisDay, and Hisham Melhem of the Arabic satellite news channel, al-Arabiya.

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Most of Saudi Arabia's population is under the age of 30. A growing number of them is frustrated with the Kingdom's tight restrictions on social freedoms. And that could pose problems for the Saudi state. Kate Seelye has part three in our series on a changing Saudi Arabia.