Gezi Park’s Linguistic Legacy: Words, Chants and Song Lyrics
Istanbul's Gezi Park protests have produced a new word, funny chants and songs with daringly rewritten lyrics. Even though they are being pushed out of public places, the protesters want to maintain...
View ArticleTurkish Youth Frustrated at Weak Opposition Parties, Strike Out on Their Own
Princeton University's Zeynep Tufekci has spent several days with protestors hunkered down in a tent city in Istanbul's Gezi Park. She tells anchor Marco Werman that Turkish youth are tired of trying...
View ArticleBus Fare Protests in Brazil Turn Violent
Things got ugly in São Paolo Thursday night when 5,000 demonstrators blocked traffic and vandalized buildings in the city. Police used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them. So what's all this...
View ArticlePirate Joe’s in Canada Sued by Trader Joe’s
In Friday's Geo Quiz, we're looking for a Canadian city, where Mike Hallatt has opened up a store dedicated to reselling Trader Joe's popular products.
View ArticleTrust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya
Author Anthony Marra talks with anchor Marco Werman about his debut novel "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena." Marra's story is set in modern Chechnya and delves into the moral dilemmas facing...
View ArticlePlaying the Eiffel Tower
An American composer Joseph Bertolozzi is in Paris collecting sounds from the Eiffel Tower. He's banging the struts, bolts and girders and recording the results. With that, he plans to compose a piece...
View ArticleSyria’s War Arrives in Tripoli, Lebanon
The northern city of Tripoli has seen clashes that echo what's going on in Syria. In some cases, the fighting in Tripoli pits one neighborhood that supports the Syrian government against one that backs...
View ArticleHow to Determine Whether Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
The World's Marco Werman speaks with a leading expert on chemical weapons about the process of determining whether the Assad government in Syria has deployed them in its conflict with the rebels. He...
View ArticleIranians Flock to the Polls to Elect a New President
Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election. The vote is widely seen as rigged in favor of the government's preferred candidates.
View ArticlePRI’s The World: 06/14/2013 (France, Brazil, Libya)
Friday on The World: It was election day in Iran as voters decide who should replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Plus, protests erupted in Brazil as price hike on buses irks riders. And, collecting...
View ArticleMusic Heard on Air for June 14, 2013
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 14, 2013 by the following artists: Syriana, AfroCubism, Elastic Bond and "Song for My Father" by Skatalites.
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