Jun
16
2009
Journalist Ruud Elmendorp just returned from Somalia where he observed and reported on the state of things in that country. This complicated journey involved getting protection from the African Union force which handles security for the airport, the presidential vila, and the port. Ruud visited each of this places and also had a chance to interview the president, a leader who controls very little of the country.
Is this program Ruud explains how, as a journalist, he organizes such a trip, and what he learned while there. From the streets of Mogadishu to the port where once hijacked ships unload vital food aid, he explains what is going on.
Watch all his reports on his website
The videoreporter group on Facebook
Music:
- K’naan – Until the Lion Learns to Speak
- K’naan – Somalia
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May
25
2009
Hugh Timmerman has been gathering facts based on his own memory of living under occupation in world war II Holland. The events that took place before his eyes and in his family home would forever be burned into his memory and remain something he wanted to better understand. More than 65 years later his research and his travels have helped him piece together the story of the allied plane that crashed on his property, as well as the stories of all the soldiers that died on his family farm.
This month Hugh returned to the Netherlands from his home in Canada, to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary. Together we sat down to do this podcast, part 1 of 2, on what he remembers from his childhood during the war, his experience as an immigrant in Canada, and how he went about putting together this book.
His Book: Bombers in the Night Sky
The music of Utah Phillips used throughout this program. (Trooper’s Lament and Enola Gay)
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May
19
2009
Rounding out the pair of interviews I recorded at Republica’09, a former guest of this show and an outspoken digital activist- Mary Joyce is my guest. Through her work at digi active, which includes her role in the Obama Campaign last year, Mary is concerned about how organizations are using digital activism; asking the question are organizations using these strategies well? Continue Reading »
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May
11
2009
In all the excitement of my trip to Istanbul last month, I failed to post 2 podcasts I recording during my time at the Re:publica conference in Berlin.
So at long last I’m starting with this first interview with my friend Geraldine who has worked in a development corporation for the past 5 years. Since last year she has been involved with open source and digital culture project in subsaharan Africa.
Together we get into blogs and the role they play in Africa. Different and unorthodox ways content is diffused throughout the continent, broadband penetration and the building of new deep sea broadband links for the continent, the OLPC, and much much more.
Links Geraldine recommends:
Music:
- Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Bloodless Coup
- Steve Earl – Someday
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May
04
2009
Can a government be effective in deterring terrorism while still being completely transparent? Glenn Strachan has been asking this very question on twitter, and several weeks ago, I noticed. As someone who has worked in development for many years and travelled to almost every corner of the globe, Glenn is both interested in transparency as well as reducing the amount of terrorism in the world… yet he wonders if the two are mutually exclusive?
Glenn on Twitter
Music:
- Metric – Gimme Sympathy
- Constantines – Time Can Be Overcome
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