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Norwegian seaport
PRI's The World
February 01, 2011
For the Geo Quiz, we're looking for a Norwegian seaport up above the Arctic Circle: It's in the extreme northeast corner of Norway, near the border with Russia. This northern city is also the northern-most stop for the Hurtigruten cruise line.
Arts, Culture & Media
Traveling in Charley's Footsteps
Studio 360
February 04, 2011
In the fall of 1960, John Steinbeck climbed into a camper truck and started driving. He and his standard poodle Charley roamed for ten thousand miles, completing a circuit around the U.S. The result of their exploration was the book "Travels With Charlie"
Arts, Culture & Media
Kunming: One of China's happiest cities
PRI's The World
February 08, 2011
The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from China on why the southwestern city of Kunming was recently selected as one of the country's happiest cities.
Arts, Culture & Media
Northern sled dog race
PRI's The World
February 09, 2011
For today's Geo Quiz: The Yukon Quest is under way. 25 mushers and their sled dogs left Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon Territory on Sunday. They're headed northwest to Fairbanks, Alaska — 1,000 miles away, as the dogs run. Where's the halfway poi
Arts, Culture & Media
The library at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
PRI's The World
February 16, 2011
Airline passengers are not used to getting something for free. But Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has its own library. Travelers can now kick back with one of its 1,200 books - for nothing - while they wait. The World's Clark Boyd reports.
Arts, Culture & Media
Travels with Charley: New Orleans
Studio 360
February 18, 2011
Arts, Culture & Media
Ice breaks off glacier in New Zealand
PRI's The World
February 22, 2011
Following an earthquake in Christchurch, a 30-million ton chunk of ice broke off the Tasman Glacier into the Tasman Lake. Tourists were on a pontoon boat just as the ice broke off. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the boat's skipper, Mark Bascand.
Arts, Culture & Media
Zero emissions race
PRI's The World
February 24, 2011
You need a pretty big battery to drive an electric car for hundreds of miles a day. That's what participants in the 'Zero Emissions Race' did. The race began last August and ended today in a Swiss city that we want you to name…
Arts, Culture & Media
Baghdisneyland
April 24, 2008
Faith and news analyst Jason Mantzoukas discuss the new amusement park being built in Baghdad by the firm that designed Disneyland.
Science, Tech & Environment
Melting at the Top of the World
Living on Earth
January 02, 2009
Global warming is having a dramatic impact in the Himalayas, where the glaciers are melting at a rapid pace. One local mountain climber has started a campaign to educate villagers and trekkers alike about the effects of climate change on the mountains.