Two new reports came out this week that relate to China and the Internet. We'll explore both reports, with exclusive podcast-only material. Also, the second half our our interview with Andrew Lih, author of The Wikipedia Revolution. And the BBC's Chris Vallance trundles up to Newcastle to visit the UK's first Maker Faire. With musical interludes provided by listeners' Walkman picks!

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A listener prompts us to reach back into a long-ago time before iPods and Zunes. We give you what may be the first podcast designed to be played on the Sony Walkman, complete with appropriate music. Also, an exclusive interview with Andrew Lih, author of a new book on Wikipedia. And we reach back into an even more distant past to hear how technology is helping track down perpetrators of serious crimes in the era of Guatemala's civil war.

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This week, we hear about the death of Omidreza Mirsayafi. Mirsayafi was an imprisoned Iranian blogger. He died in the notorious Evin Prison. Human rights groups are calling for an investigation into his death. We also hear about some very cool robotic fish, and we ponder whether Russians are the rudest cell phone users in the world. Great feedback on last week's CCTV coverage leads to a follow-up interview where we bust some popular myths. And as Battlestar Galactica ends its four year run, we offer up a WTP segment to the Gods. So say we all!

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Anchor Katy Clark tells us about the cimbalom -- an instrument popular in Eastern Europe -- and a band from Hungary that's taking the cimbalom in new directions.

The "Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development" or OECD released a "blacklist" of global tax havens at yesterday's G20 summit in London. The Philippines, Uruguay, and Costa Rica were listed as three of the four worst offenders. For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the fourth. The answer is the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Tom Cardamon of the Global Financial Initiative at the Center for International Policy in Washington to find out more about how these international tax havens operate.

The World's Lorne Matalon covers the visit of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to Mexico. The two U.S. officials are meeting with President Felipe Calderón to discuss how to tackle the illegal flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.

Lorne Matalon's Mexico coverage

The World's Jeb Sharp looks back at the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan. Moscow thought its troops would stay six months but they stayed ten years. Many experts see parallels between the Soviet experience in Afghanistan and the U.S. war there today.

Soviet troops leaving Afghanistan

Jeb Sharp's podcast on the Soviet experience in Afghanistan

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Sultana Parvanta, a former official with Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development & Housing, about a controversial new law in Afghanistan that critics say legalizes marital rape.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with the director of a documentary about con-artist Norma Khouri. Khouri became an international sensation in 2003 for her debut novel, "Forbidden Love." It was billed as the true-life story of the honor-killing of Khouri's best friend in Jordan. Turns out, Khouri made up the story. Critics say her con damaged efforts to reform laws to protect women in Jordan, and exposes Westerners' willingness to believe the worst of the Middle East.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on the anticipation ahead of President Obama's visit to Turkey next week. There's speculation it might be the site of his promised speech to the Muslim world.