Episodes
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PRI’s The World 01-02-2012 Latest Edition
An update from Iran where authorities defy growing pressure to reign in the nuclear program. Then, a visit to a coffee shop in Bahrain with a unique street view of anti-government protests. And a visit to an Iowa farm town named for a Muslim jihadist.
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The Stradivarius vs. the Modern Violin
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Researchers in France and the US collaborated to see if professional violinists can tell the difference between a modern violin and a legendary old Stradivarius.
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Mountains in British Columbia
01/02/2012: For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a mountain in British Columbia, Canada where there is plenty of snow for skiers this season unlike last year when snow had to be helicoptered for the Winter Olympics.
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The Climate in 2012
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Anchor Marco Werman talks to The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson about what some of the big environmental stories will likely be in 2012.
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Number of Black Wine Consumers Growing in South Africa
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Wine drinkers in South Africa are traditionally white, but the culture is starting to change as black wine researchers and consumers are growing.
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Filmmaker Mads Brugger’s ‘The Ambassador’ and the Story of a Phony Diplomat
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Mads Brugger’s film “The Ambassador” is about his adventure in the Central African Republic where he posed as a Liberian diplomat.
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Elkader, Iowa - Town Named After Algerian Jihadist
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: There’s a town in Iowa that’s probably the only town in the US that’s named for a jihadist. It’s Elkader, and it honors a 19th century Algerian. It’s also the home of an Algerian-American restaurant run by a gay couple (an Algerian man and his Iowan partner). Reporter…
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A Bahrain Coffee Shop and Protester Meeting House
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Anchor Marco Werman talks to journalist Reem Khalifa in Manama, Bahrain, about a coffee shop that serves as a meeting house for demonstrators, and has been engulfed by tear gas from nearby protests many times.
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Big Issues Face Israelis and Palestinians in 2012
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: The World’s Matthew Bell looks at the big issues facing Israelis and Palestinians in 2012.
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Iran Remains Defiant After Test-Firing Two Long Range Missiles
Monday, Jan. 02, 2011: Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Mohsen Asgari in Tehran about the latest news that Iran test-fired two long range missiles and has produced that country’s first nuclear fuel rods.