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- 'Kingdom' Examines Afghanistan Through The Prism Of The Karzai Family
NPR Fresh Air, Dave Davies, host, Sept 27, 2016 Journalist Joshua Partlow was in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012, a time of corruption, government dysfunction and civilian hostility to U.S. military operations. His new book is A Kingdom of Their Own.
- Diane Rehm Show - Boko Haram: Islamist Insurgency In Nigeria
Diane Rehm Show - Boko Haram: Islamist Insurgency In Nigeria
Wednesday, Jan 14 2015 • 10 a.m. (ET)
"The militant group Boko Haram has escalated its campaign of terror in northern Nigeria. Last year the Islamist fighters abducted nearly 300 school girls. Early this month they massacred hundreds in a border town near Chad in what Amnesty International says might be the group’s “deadliest act” so far. This week soldiers in the neighboring nation of Cameroon fought off a Boko Haram raid, raising fears of regional instability. The Nigerian government has been unable to quell the violence. We discuss Boko Haram, the roots of the insurgency and what can be done.
Guests:
Bronwyn Bruton deputy director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center.
Adotei Akwei managing director for government relations, Amnesty International USA.
Ebenezer Obadare associate professor of sociology at the University of Kansas African Studies Center.
Peter Lewis director of African Studies at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies; author of "Growing Apart: Politics and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria."
- Diane Rehm Show - Henry Petroski: “The Road Taken”
Henry Petroski: “The Road Taken” Diane Rehm Show, Feb 15 2016 "America’s transportation infrastructure is crumbling. The scorecards for our roads and bridges have been dire over decades. This puts our country’s economic health in grave danger, according to civil engineer and historian Henry Petroski. In a new book, he highlights the challenges involved in making and funding infrastructure decisions, from major undertakings like our interstates, to small details like the fonts of our road signs…and explains why it’s not only up to Washington to point us in the right direction, but also states and individuals. The history and future of America’s infrastructure, and an urgent call to action." Guest: Henry Petroski professor, civil engineering and history, Duke University; author, “To Engineer is Human: the Role of Failure in Successful Design”, "The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems", and “The Pencil: a History of Design and Circumstance”
- For Sama (84 min.)
PBS Frontline Season 2019: Episode 17
In a time of conflict and darkness in her home in Aleppo, Syria, one young woman kept her camera rolling — while falling in love, getting married, having a baby and saying goodbye as her city crumbled.
Directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, the award-winning documentary unfolds as a love letter from al-Kateab to her daughter — Sama.
For Sama is produced by Channel 4 News/ITN Productions for Channel 4 and WGBH/FRONTLINE. The directors are Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. For Sama is filmed and produced by Waad al-Kateab. The senior producer is Dan Edge (FRONTLINE). The executive producers are Raney Aronson-Rath (FRONTLINE), Ben de Pear, Nevine Mabro & Siobhan Sinnerton (Channel 4), and George Waldrum (ITN). Transcript available.
- Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart
Scott Anderson, Photographs by Paolo Pellegrin. NY Times Magazine, August 2016. The product of some 18 months of reporting, this story tells the story of the catastrophe that has fractured the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago, leading to the rise of ISIS and the global refugee crisis.
- Lead exposure
- Mother Jones - The House GOP's Hypocrisy on "Too-Big-To-Fail"
The House GOP's Hypocrisy on "Too-Big-To-Fail" Erika Eichelberger, Mother Jones, Fri Nov. 22, 2013 "Republicans in the House worry Dodd-Frank financial reforms won't prevent future bank bailouts. Meanwhile, they're trying to make it easier for banks to get bailouts."
- The Surreal Reasons Girls Are Disappearing In El Salvador: #15Girls
The Surreal Reasons Girls Are Disappearing In El Salvador: #15Girls North Carolina Public Radio, October 05, 2015 2:36 PM ET Kelly McEvers, Jasmine Garsd.
- When ‘Public Safety’ Blackouts Are Meant To Prevent Wildfires (47 min)
WAMU 1A, with Joshua Johnson
In an effort to mitigate the damage from wildfires in California, Pacific Gas & Electric has cut off power to sections of the state, affecting portions of Oakland, San Francisco, the Santa Cruz Mountains and more. Can our society maintain our infrastructure?
Produced by Paige Osburn. Host Joshua Johnson. Guests:
Russell Gold Senior energy reporter, The Wall Street Street; author of "Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy"; @russellgold
Sam Liccardo Mayor, San Jose; @sliccardo
Susie Cagle Climate and energy reporter, Guardian US; @susie_c
Ted Nordhaus Founder/executive director, Breakthrough Institute; @TedNordhaus