PRI's The World: 20th December, 2012

Episodes

1. 10

   'Golden Eagle Snatches Kid': Canadian Student Project Fools the World

   Four students in a 3D Animation and Digital Design course at Canada's National Animation and Design Center were told that if their final video project was able to get 100,000 views on YouTube, they would all earn A+'s. Eighteen million hits later, that A is a safe bet.

   Dec 20, 2012

   3m
2. 9

   A Mother Talks About Her Son's Military Suicide

   According to the Defense Department, most military suicides are among people with no history of deployment.

   Dec 20, 2012

   5m
3. 8

   Military Suicide Among Soldiers Who Haven't Deployed

   The epidemic of suicide in the US military corresponds with the US involvement in parallel wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But the latest figures confirm a confusing fact: Most soldiers who kill themselves have never deployed to a combat zone, and the vast majority have never been in battle at all.

   Dec 20, 2012

   4m
4. 7

   Sewerman Style: Stop Turkey Fat Going Down the Drain

   A London water utility company has made a video with sewer workers doing a gangnam-style dance in the city's sewers. It's part of a campaign to educate people about the hazards of flushing turkey fat down the sink.

   Dec 20, 2012

   3m
5. 6

   Ethiopia’s Crowded Medical Schools

   In Ethiopia, doctors are in short supply, so the country has devised an ambitious plan to scale up medical education. But this focus on the quantity of doctors may come at the expense of quality.

   Dec 20, 2012

   4m
6. 5

   Museum of London Unearths Rare Christmas Audio Recordings

   A series of audio recordings made on wax cylinders from 1902 to 1917 has curators at the Museum of London all abuzz. They detail the holiday happenings of the Wall family from North London.

   Dec 20, 2012

   3m
7. 4

   French Journalist Reflects on Response to the Newtown Tragedy

   Laure Mandeville talks about her impressions of the response to the Newtown tragedy, both from the American people and the US government.

   Dec 20, 2012

   4m
8. 3

   Newtown: What's Gone Wrong with Media Coverage?

   Tragedies on the scale of the shootings in Newton, Connecticut are covered in very distinct ways by media in societies around the world.

   Dec 20, 2012

   5m
9. 2

   PRI's The World: Latest Edition 12/20/2012

   As the White House prepares to convene a new task force charged with drawing up a plan to tackle gun violence, we find out how other nations view the US response to the tragedy in Newtown, CT. Then, Ethiopia's solution to its doctor shortage is to train more doctors. But is the quantity pushing…

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   Dec 20, 2012

   46m
10. 1

    The Strange and Startling World of Japanese Otaku

    In Japan, obsessive collectors of comic books and anime have a name -- Otaku. Their lifelong devotion to their collections can result in some startling life changes in the fictional worlds they inhabit.

    Dec 20, 2012

    8m