Worldview Podcast
By Chicago Public Media
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Podcast Description
WBEZ's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell.
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CleanFilm ‘Reportero’ documents drug war related press killings in Mexico | More than 50,000 Mexican men, women and children have been killed in drug war related violence since December of 2006, including many members of the Mexican media. Director Bernardo Ruiz followed employees of the weekly paper Zeta as they grappled with the violence. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.25.12 | Friday on Worldview we talk with Mexican director Bernardo Ruiz, check in with film contributor Milos Stehlik before Cannes wraps up and hit up a mole festival. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.24.12 | Shanghai-based contributor Robert Price and economist Betsey Stevenson explain why income and material wealth don’t necessarily correlate with a sense of well-being and Milos Stehlik checks in from Cannes. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.23.12 | Wednesday on Worldview we look at global traffic safety and Chile's long-standing tradition of activist singer-songwriters. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.22.12 | Worldview spends the hour with mid-east scholar Fawaz Gerges, who dissects Obama’s mid-east policy in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and argues that America’s influence in the region is declining. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.21.12 | NATO members will spend the morning focusing on the future of Afghanistan. Member nations will have to decide what sort of commitment they’re willing to make post-2014. That’s when Afghan security forces will become responsible for their own security. Worldview hashes out the policy news with a panel of experts. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.7.18 | Film contributor Milos Stehlik checks in from the Cannes Film Festival and we dive deep into NATO with a listener quiz. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.17.12 | Film contributor Milos Stehlik talks with Lebanese director Nadine Labaki about her new film, which opens in Chicago May 18. We also hear from documentary maker Jason Glaser. After watching his friends in western Nicaragua die from kidney failure, he put his camera aside and started a foundation to help them. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.16.12 | Today we talk to a group that wants to envision a world without NATO, and discuss the story of an Islamist website that has offered a $100,000 to anyone who kills the rapper Shahin Najafi. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.15.12 | Tuesday on Worldview: A road at the center of a "human safari" scandal in the Andaman Islands is still open, 10 years after India’s Supreme Court ordered it closed. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe other NATO: The People’s Summit | -- | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.7.14 | Worldview looks at food insecurity in the Middle East and gets a preview of the impending NATO and G-8 summits. We also check in with the People's Summit, which happened in Chicago this past weekend. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.11.12 | An Iraqi boxer talks about what it was like to box before Saddam Hussein came to power and film contributor Milos Stehlik previews the Cannes Film Festival. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.10.12 | During the 2011 NBA lockout, then Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith opted for a secure paycheck and headed to China. But Smith was hardly the first U.S. player to try a stint in the Asian nation. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.9.12 | Why do some national movements turn to violence, while others commit to struggle in nonviolent ways? We revisit an interview with Wendy Pearlman, who explains why so many Palestinians have chosen to return to peaceful protest. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.4.12 | Friday on Worldview, the West African country of Mali faces potential civil war and a humanitarian disaster. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.2.12 | Earlier today, U.S. officials received assurances from their Chinese counterparts that Chen Guangcheng would remain safe following a tense diplomatic standoff over his whereabouts.Six days ago, the blind human rights attorney escaped house arrest and sought refuge in Beijing's American embassy. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 5.1.12 | Hunger strikes are the most desperate form of protest and they seem to be growing in number around the world.In Bahrain, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a prominent political activist, has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months to protest his arrest. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHunger strikes: From Bahrain to Guantanamo | Hunger strikes are one of the few tools the incarcerated have to resist. Worldview takes an in-depth look into several prominent cases. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.27.12 | Politicians, pundits and government officials like to stress that America has never been less safe. There’s nuclear North Korea, Iran and Pakistan, China’s growing economic might, cyber attacks, terrorists, the decline of American hegemony -- the list goes on. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.26.12 | Turkey is working to block official attempts by Israel to attend the NATO summit. Chicago-area businessman and Turkey scholar Mehmet Celebi tells Worldview what’s behind the diplomatic tensions. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.25.12 | The UN-brokered ceasefire in Syria seems like a lost cause as Assad’s troops and the opposition continue their assaults. While other options to address the conflict have been suggested, few, if any, are good ones. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.24.12 | Economic uncertainty continues to grow in Europe. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned after his coalition government failed to agree on new austerity measures. | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.23.12 | A conversation about life-changing moments between Rich Johnson and two of his closest friends ended in the decision to take a trip to Africa and do a volunteer project. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.20.12 | It’s time for Worldview’s annual Earth Day Quiz! Are you an environmental film whiz? Do you know anything about the poo-powered car? What about how to make yourself attractive to the common earthworm? Call us at 312-923-9239 to be part of today's show. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.19.12 | After being detained for nearly three months last spring, renown Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is pushing the limits of free speech in China once again. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.18.12 | Despite calls to cancel due to human rights abuses, Bahrain's monarchy will host the Formula One race this weekend. The move to host the event amid protests signals an effort by the government to appear stable and secure. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.17.12 | In May, Egypt is set to hold its first presidential election since the uprising. Three of its main presidential candidates have been barred from running. The decision to disqualify the candidates has left many questioning whether the upcoming election will truly be free and fair. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.16.12 | Helping a family in Africa is now as easy as texting them from your couch thanks to GiveDirectly, which is a non-profit that uses text messages to make direct cash transfers to impoverished people in Kenya. Worldview talks to economist Paul Niehaus, one of the organizati | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.12.12 | The National Security Agency is building one of the most advanced and most secretive data collection centers in the world. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.11.12 | More companies from Coca-Cola to Whole Foods to Pfizer are touting their projects that work to improve public health, the environment and other social problems around the world. Is this the sign of a new form of capitalism where profits are making room for social responsibility? | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.10.12 | Saudi Arabia is the sixth-largest consumer of Viagra in the world, and people in Arab countries spend billions annually on sex-enhancing drugs. Worldview talks with Dr. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.9.12 | Shyam Benegal is one of India’s most prolific filmmakers. He’s known for his important role in the new wave of Indian cinema and for creating films that are sensitive to the role of women in Indian society. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.5.12 | Advocates for Guantanamo Bay detainees thought President Obama’s election would resolve the issue of indefinite detention. But after nearly four years in office, the opposite has occurred. | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.4.12 | According to Syrian opposition groups, the Assad regime has sent tanks into rebellious areas to hunt down activists and torch or bulldoze their homes. The actions come ahead of an April 10 United Nations deadline calling for full compliance with a peace plan to end the violence. | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.3.12 | Myanmar held historic elections over the weekend, giving hope to many in a country suppressed by military rule for more than two decades. National League for Democracy Party (NLP) front-runner and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi finally won her first seat in parliament. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 4.2.12 | President Obama’s nomination for World Bank president surprised many observers, given that he’s not an economist. But Dr. | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.30.12 | Today on Worldview, Alison Cuddy fills in for Jerome McDonnell. The Supreme Court hearings on healthcare legislation have wrapped up but it’s still unclear how the court will rule. As it stands, women still pay more for coverage than men. But the new health care law would prohibit this. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.29.12 | In China, marriage-aged men outnumber women by the millions. Experts predict that by 2020, the number of men unable to find wives will reach the population of Texas. Deborah Jian Lee and Sushma Subramanian recently visited a bachelor village where men face the prospect of eternal bachelorhood. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.28.12 | What is the future of the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship, and what does it mean for the U.S.? | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.27.12 | Macky Sall won the Senegalese presidential elections over the weekend. He defeated Abdoulaye Wade, whose attempt to run for an illegal third-term sparked violence and protest throughout the country. | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.26.12 | Yemen's new president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has been in power nearly a month. He's facing trouble in the southern province of Abyan. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.23.12 | Yesterday the UN Human Rights Council voted in favor of a U.S.-backed resolution that urges Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of atrocities during its 25-year civil war. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.23.12 | Pope Benedict XVI heads to Cuba and Mexico on Friday. The Pope’s trip coincides with the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the statue of the Virgin of Charity. Many church observers believe, however, that the Pope's trip is also an attempt to further the church's political agenda. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.21.12 | Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir will meet early next month for just the second time since South Sudan’s independence last year. The meeting comes amidst a simmering humanitarian crisis along the border. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.20.12 | The "war on drugs" has been raging for three decades. Few would argue it's working. With the cartels’ grip on Mexico and drug violence spiking in Central America, many Latin American leaders are fed up. In a few weeks, leaders plan to gather in Guatemala to discuss proposals to legalize drugs. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.19.12 | Leslie Mass first wrote about being a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in Pakistan in 1962. She discusses her recent book about returning to the village 50 years later called, Back to Pakistan: A Fifty-Year Journey. And WBEZ’s Odette Yousef brings us an audio postcard from the | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.16.12 | Dalit Baum is the co-founder of www.whoprofits.org. It's an online database that tracks how major American companies such as Hewlett Packard are involved in the occupation of the West Bank. She tells Worldview about the project. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.15.12 | In the last two weeks, at least 14 young Iraqis who were perceived to be gay or part of the emo culture have been killed in Baghdad. Scott Long, a human rights fellow at Harvard Law School, tells Worldview why these kids have recently become the target of increased violence. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorldview 3.14.12 | Experts in philosophy, conservation and animal behavior believe dolphins and whales are sufficiently intelligent to justify the same ethical considerations as humans. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
