Listening ideas for 10 May 2011

Outriders (aka Pods and Blogs)
The Internet of Elsewhere
This week Jamillah chats with Cyrus Farivar, author of The Internet of Elsewhere. Can culture change the way people approach the web?
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London School of Economics: Public lectures and events
Pakistan: A Hard Country
In this talk on the subject of his new book, Pakistan: A Hard Country, Professor Anatol Lieven will analyse the Pakistani state and political system, and explain how those factors which give the state its surprising resilience in the face of revolution also hold it back in terms of economic and social development. Professor Anatol Lieven is chair of international relations and terrorism studies at King's College London, and a senior fellow of the New America Foundation in Washington DC. He was previously a journalist, who reported from South Asia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for The Times and other publications. His books include Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power, America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism and, with John Hulsman, Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World. This event celebrates Professor Lieven's new book Pakistan: A Hard Country.
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Listening ideas for 9 May 2011

Witness
The death of Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof was one of the leaders of a group of violent, anti-government extremists in West Germany. She was on trial for murder when she killed herself in May 1976.
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Ideas
Wild Journey: The Anne Innis Story
At the age of 23, Anne Innis was the first person to study African wildlife in its natural habitat. She blazed a trail that was distinctly Canadian, like her father, the political economist, Harold Innis. Sandy Bourque's documentary, told through Anne's eyes, is the story of one woman's courage and determination to study wild giraffe in South Africa in the 1950s. She offers a provocative witness to the terrible ease and disturbing normality of what would later come to be known as apartheid.
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UC Press Podcast
Someplace Like America- UC Press Podcast
Chris Gondek talks with Dale Maharidge about the struggles of working class Americans.
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Listening ideas for 8 May 2011

Forgotten Classics
Genesis, chapter 26
In which we resume our acquaintance with Isaac and Rebecca.
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Science Friday Podcast
Thomas Dolby, Gadgets and Privacy, Video Pick
Musician and techie Thomas Dolby, privacy and mobile gadgets, fluorescent rocks.
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William Rivers en de stroom van neurotici
Door shell-shock getroffen soldaten werden door psychiaters onder stroom gezet, met malaria geïnfecteerd of in vochtige doeken gewikkeld. Zoniet William Rivers. Hij was meer van de talking cure.
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Listening ideas for 7 May 2011

Witness
Victory in Europe day
On May 8 1945 Winston Churchill announced the end of World War 2 in Europe. For Germany it meant hardship and defeat but the celebrations in Britain were joyous.
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Philosophy Bites
Simon May on Love
Can love be defined? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Simon May, author of a recent book on the topic, argues that there's more in common between different kinds of love than many people realise. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy
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Listening ideas for 6 May 2011

The Economist
Slow change in Cuba
A veteran from the Bay of Pigs and a student have different views on how their country has fared under communism
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The Partially Examined Life
Locke on Political Power
Discussing John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government (1690). What makes political power legitimate? Like Hobbes, Locke thinks that things are less than ideal without a society to keep people from killing us, so we implicitly sign a social contract giving power to the state. But for Locke, nature’s not as bad, so the state is given less power. But how much less? And what does Locke think about tea partying, kids, women, acorns, foreign travelers, and calling dibs? The part of Wes is played by guest podcaster Sabrina Weiss.
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WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show
The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy
Bob Riesman tells the life story of Big Bill Broonzy, a major figure in American blues and folk music. Reisman’s groundbreaking biography I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy, traces Big Bill’s career—from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival to his overseas tours in the 1950s, which ignited the British blues-rock explosion of the 1960s.
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New Books in Public Policy
Michael Auslin, “Pacific Cosmopolitans: A Cultural History of U.S.-Japan Relations”
How have the United States and Japan managed to remain such strong allies, despite having fought one another in a savage war less than 70 years ago? In Michael Auslin’s Pacific Cosmopolitans: A Cultural History of U.S.-Japan Relations (Harvard University Press, 2011), the author, an Asia expert at the American Enterprise Institute, explores the history of cultural exchange between the United States and Japan, and how important that exchange has been, and continues to be, from a political perspective.
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Listening ideas for 5 May 2011

In Our Time
Islamic Law
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins and early development of Islamic law. With Professor Hugh Kennedy, Professor Robert Gleave and Professor Mona Siddiqui.
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The Korea Society
North-South Korean Issues
On February 10, 2011, The Korea Society’s Korea In-Depth Lecture Series hosted professor Charles K. Armstrong, Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, for a lecture entitled, “North-South Korean Issues." Armstrong explored the history of conflict and cooperation between North and South Korea from the time the two contemporary Korean states were established in 1948 until the present day. The 2011 Korea In-Depth Lecture Series by noted scholars of the history, politics, literature, art, and architecture of Korea is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.
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NeuroPod
March 2011
Adventurous and conservative worms, mapping the brain in super-high resolution, the role of psychiatry when disaster hits and a gene mutation that wipes out pain and sense of smell.
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The Economist
John Key on New Zealand's economy
As an election nears, New Zealand's prime minister advocates austerity measures to control the national debt and bolster the economy
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Check out the great listening tip from DIY Scholar today:
A great lecture series
A great place to look for new insights in foreign affairs and public policy is the lecture archive of Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. While the lectures are not in an RSS feed, it’s easy to download each one individually or to watch online.