Wbez's Worldview

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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. This podcast is free, in mp3, and updated weekdays.

Episodes

  • Worldview: July 31, 2018

    31/07/2018 Duration: 50min

    On Today's ShowMillions of Zimbabweans lined up at the polls this week to elect a leader after nearly four decades of rule by Robert... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 30, 2018

    30/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show: We speak to Gina Pieters, a lecturer at the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and a research... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 27, 2018

    27/07/2018 Duration: 50min

    On Today's Show:We continue Worldview’s limited series, “A World Without,” with a conversation on energy sustainability in and computer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 26, 2018

    26/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:At least 25 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing after a dam collapsed in southeast Laos on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 25, 2018

    25/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:The Trump administration unveiled a three-part, $12 billion plan to ease the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. farmers... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 24, 2018

    24/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show: On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made hawkish statements aimed at Iran’s leadership at the Ronald Reagan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 23, 2018

    23/07/2018 Duration: 18min

    On Today's Show: Cape Town is one of 19 hotspots around the world where water depletion has been the most severe, counting down to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 19, 2018

    19/07/2018 Duration: 48min

    On today's show:Worldview's Julian Hayda speaks with Mustafa Nayyem about lessons from the 2013-2014 Maidan revolution in Ukraine. Also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 18, 2018

    18/07/2018 Duration: 41min

    On Today's Show: Earlier this month, the Romanian Parliament passed a law proposed by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD)  that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 17, 2018

    17/07/2018 Duration: 51min

    On today's show:The threat of vulnerable borders is a fear many politicians use to their advantage when it comes to advancing an agenda. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 16, 2018

    16/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:President Donald Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, met in Helsinki Finland. Many experts believe the timing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 13, 2018

    13/07/2018 Duration: 50min

    On Today's Show:  President Donald Trump is in England, days after he said the United Kingdom was in "turmoil". Though he plans... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 12, 2018

    12/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show: Many of the children separated in recent months from their families have been put under the care of foster... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 11, 2018

    11/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:The U.S. has a long history of taking the side of the formula industry when it comes to breastfeeding. To discuss, we’re... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 10, 2018

    10/07/2018 Duration: 48min

    On Today's Show:In Europe, migrant flows are at record lows, but the governments of several countries are implementing strict new policies... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 9, 2018

    09/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:Last week, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Warsaw to support the country’s highest court. To... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 6, 2018

    06/07/2018 Duration: 48min

    On Today's Show:From the moment President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran Nuclear deal, a.k.a. Joint Comprehensive Plan of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 3, 2018

    03/07/2018 Duration: 48min

    On Today's Show:Tomorrow, the United States celebrates 242 years of independence. But what happens when a group of people declare... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: July 2, 2018

    02/07/2018 Duration: 49min

    On Today's Show:Russia shook the soccer world, last Saturday. To discuss the World Cup, we’re joined by Worldview soccer experts,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Worldview: June 26, 2018

    26/06/2018 Duration: 49min

    On today's show:Najla Ayoubi, human rights activist, lawyer, and former judge in Afghanistan joins us to discuss the eight-day ceasefire... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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