NPR: Foreign Dispatch Podcast
By NPR
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Podcast Description
Foreign Dispatch is a weekly podcast of the biggest news and best stories as covered by National Public Radio's Foreign correspondents from around the world.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
May 25, 2012 — Dispatches from Mongolia, Spain, Indonesia, Israel, and Zimbabwe | This week, we hear about the world's fastest growing economy in Mongolia, Spain's end of four-day weekends, Indonesia and Israel's rising intolerance, and the U.S. dollar in Zimbabwe. | 25 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
2 |
May 18, 2012-- Dispatches from Lebanon, South Sudan and Australia | Thsi week, we hear about UN observers caught in the violence in Syria, more conflict between North and South Sudan, and trying to restrict the pokies in Australia. | 18 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
3 |
May 11, 2012 — Dispatches from Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Egypt | This week, we hear about Afghanistan's soldiers and preachers, a peace plan for Syria under increasing threat, and a historic election looming in Egypt. | 11 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
4 |
May 4, 2012 — Dispatches from Pakistan, Lebanon, Argentina, Spain, and Indonesia. | This week, we hear about Pakistan one year after Osama bin Laden's assassination, the death of a graffiti artist in Syria, seizing assets in South America, and Indonesia's disappearing mangroves. | 4 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
5 |
April 27, 2012-- Dispatches from China, US, and Spain | This week, we hear about a blind Chinese activist making his escape, refugees fleeing the violence between the two Sudans, and a long-neglected slum that Madrid is now eyeing for development. | 27 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
6 |
April 20, 2012 — Dispatches from China, Pakistan, and Spain | This week, we hear about China's political scandal, India and Pakistan's mountain standoff, and missteps by the king of Spain. | 20 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
7 |
April 13, 2012-- Dispatches from Korea and Syria | This week, we hear about a blow to North Korea's pride, why some Syrian army deserters don't want to fight for either side, and what it's like to try to be a pop-star in South Korea. | 13 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
8 |
April 6, 2012-- Dispatches from Myanmar, Syria and Panama | This week, we hear about an opposition victory in Myanmar, why Syria's Kurds are reluctant to join the rebellion, and expanding the Panama canal. | 6 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
9 |
March 30, 2012 — Dispatches from France, Egypt, and China | This week, we hear about the political effects of the murders in France, why Egypt's Bedouin kidnap foreigners, and trying to save dogs in China. | 30 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
10 |
March 23, 2012-- Dispatches from Afghanistan, France and Israel | This week, we hear about Afghans grieving after a rampage, France in shock after a terrorist attack, and the digitization of Einstein's letters. | 23 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
11 |
March 16, 2012-- Dispatches from Japan, Jordan, China, UK, and Colombia | This week, we hear about recovery in northeast Japan, Syrian refugees in Jordan, the luxurious lives of legislators in China, Cockney slang ahead of the Olympics in London and flying a decades old airplane in Colombia. | 16 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
12 |
March 9, 2012 — Dispatches from Japan, Turkey, and Russia | This week, we hear about Japan's ongoing recovery from last year's disasters, Syrian rebels waiting for weapons, and Vladimir Putin winning Russia's presidential election again. | 9 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
13 |
March 2, 2012-- Dispatches from Israel and China | This week, we hear about Israel's preparedness for war with Iran, widespread corruption in Hong Kong, and a journey into the market for ivory in Beijing. | 2 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
14 |
February 24, 2012 — Dispatches from Lebanon, China, and Afghanistan | This week, we hear about the shelling of Homs, Syria, life on the Tibetan plateau, and treating brain injuries in Afghanistan. | 24 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
15 |
February 17, 2012 — Dispatches from China, Myanmar, Syria, Greece, and Spain | This week, we hear about the once-in-a-decade transition of power and "Linsanity" in China, Aung San Suu Kyi's election campaign in Myanmar, Syria's citizen journalists, and living under the Europe's debt crisis in Greece and Spain. | 17 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
16 |
February 11, 2012-- Dispatches from the United States, Greece, France, Haiti and China | This week we hear about the options for dealing with Syria's violence, why Greeks are working without pay, how a group of French lingerie makers were helped by politics, a controversial way of taking out cholera in Haiti, and in China, wrecking balls in the name of development. | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
17 |
February 3, 2012 — Dispatches from Syria, Turkey, and Mexico | This week, we hear about memories of a massacre in Syria, economic development threatening old Istanbul, and the Mexican musicians who are famous internationally but unknown in Mexico. | 3 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
18 |
January 27, 2012-- Dispatches from Nigeria, China, UK, and Haiti | This week, we hear about an exodus from Nigeria, a disturbing new form of dissent in Tibet, a man trying to feed thousands in China, how Ireland is fairing in the EU debt crisis, and a fast-growing church in Haiti that grew out of the 2010 earthquake. | 27 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
19 |
November 20, 2012 — Dispatches from Egypt, Greece, and China | This week, we hear about Egyptian women in politics, why Greeks fear a return of the Drachma, and the people of China, trying to get rail tickets home for the holidays. | 20 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
20 |
January 13, 2001-- Dispatches from Haiti, China and India | This week, we hear about Haiti two years after the quake, China's attempts to make its TV less frothy, and what it takes to get into India's highly competitive colleges. | 13 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Listeners also subscribed to
- Free
- Category: News & Politics
- Language: English
- © Copyright 2011 NPR - For Personal Use Only
