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Music Heard on the Air for August 29, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Music played in between interviews and reports for The World on August 29, 2013 include: Loga Ramin Torkian, Debashish Bhattacharya, Rigo Tovar, Dr. John, AfroCubism and a cover of a classic Charlie Parker tune.

Israeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings

Health & Medicine

When the United Nations was new, cities fought for right to host it

Global Politics

The Super-Rich Look to Cultivate the Serengeti of Montana

The World

Israeli Doctor Paved the Way for Emergency Response in Boston

Health & Medicine

Why the Boston Bombing Reminded Me of Living in Israel During Violent Times

After living for seven years in the Middle East, I’m still not entirely in sync with American holidays, let alone particular Massachusetts ones. But I took a rare Patriots Day off yesterday to watch our friend John, in from Denver, run the marathon. […]

The World

Music Heard on Air for December 21, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 21, 2012. Artists featured are: Dr. John, Tim Maia and Ebo Taylor

Play ‘Now or Later’ Stirs Up Issues on Blasphemy and Freedom of Speech

Lifestyle & Belief

The play presented by the Huntington Theater Company in Boston mirrors some of the anti-Muslim tumult and the issues that surrounded the Benghazi attack.

The World

Elaine Pagels’ Revelations

Arts, Culture & Media

Elaine Pagels’ new book – Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation – considers this vivid and controversial text.

Harvey Weinstein on What Inspires Him

Whether or not you recognize their surname, no other duo has so clearly shaped American independent cinema and its culture over the past 25 years like Harvey and Bob Weinstein. Among the films released by  Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company, 261 have received  Oscar nominations and 62 have won Academy Awards. Harvey Weinstein  speaks to John and […]