WBEZ's Worldview
Summary: 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.
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On today's show:Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan, with India arguing that Pakistan harbors militant groups that support the Kashmir insurgency.Last month, India’s Supreme Court ordered state governments to evict over a million indigenous people from forested lands in the country.Trans activists in India argue that a proposed bill regulating trans rights proposes a regressive notion of gender identity.
On today's show:After four years of civil war in Yemen, the aid organization Oxfam America reports “some 12 million people are at risk of famine." Thousands of Algerians took to the streets across the country after President Bouteflika announced that he will be seeking re-election.Master sommelier Emily Wines takes us to Japan on this week's "Wines Report."
On today's show: Benjamin Netanyahu negotiated a merger between far-right party Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) and Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) ahead of the April polls.A Facebook post by Ahmed Abu Artema inspired the March of Return, a months-long campaign by Gazan residents along the Israel-Gaza border in 2018.The second summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed abruptly without an agreement today in Hanoi.
On today's show: The case for ranked-choice votingThe (often silly) write-in candidates in elections near and farA reflection on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's legacy
On today's show: An update on Venezuela and the blockade stopping humanitarian aid from coming inAn analysis of the Cuban constitutional referendumA recap of the Oscars with film contributor Milos Stehlik
On today's show:An update on the Trump-Russia investigation A film series that examines the intersection of art and religionA musical duo bringing Los Angeles sounds to Chicago
On today's show:Three of the 14 candidates in Chicago’s 2019 mayoral race propose a financial transaction tax, known colloquially as a “LaSalle Street Tax.” A proposed tar-sands oil pipeline that would cross four Illinois counties has prompted concerns among some state residents about eminent domain rights and environmental impacts.
On today's show: The final installment of our series on the intersection of science and power politicsA discussion with domestic extremism expert Mark Pitcavage A glimpse into "Purchased Lives," a new exhibit on domestic slavery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
On today's show:An increasingly fractured global landscape was on display at the 55th annual Munich Security Conference. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faces scrutiny from human rights advocates who believe he isn't doing enough to prevent abuses. The arrest of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa last Wednesday joins a pattern of press freedom violations under President Rodrigo Duterte.
On today's show:What President Trump's emergency declaration means for American democracyAn Oscar nominee provides a window into his artA Belarusian play comes to Chicago
On today's show:Nigerians head to the polls on Saturday to cast their vote for president, choosing between almost twenty candidates. To discuss the recent complications in US-Iran relations, we’re joined by Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council. Worldview is hosting a series on the intersection of science and power politics. Today’s conversation focuses on the way museums organize knowledge.
On today's show:Plant nerds, bird geeks and conservation junkies converge on Chicago for the Wild Things Conference on February 23rd. Trans academic Shay-Akil McLean discusses how the fields of biology and medicine often serve to uphold racist and gender-conforming ideologies.
On today's show:Protests that started in December 2018 have snowballed into countrywide agitation against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir’s regime Christopher Kimball talked with WBEZ’s Monica Eng about his new book, which brings easy meals from around the world to American homes. Joining Worldview's series on the intersection of science and power politics, Audra Wolfe discusses the ideology that science is apolitical.
On today's show:Author Simon Mabon talks about religion and sovereignty in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle EastWe kick off our week-long Science and Colonialism series with historian Timothy Mitchell
On today's show:France recalled its ambassador to Rome after Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio met with French Yellow Vest protesters Film contributor Milos Stehlik chats with Chicagoan director Michael Glover Smith whose third film, Rendezvous in Chicago, opens in theaters Friday We're joined by Shawn Convey, director of "Among Wolves," and Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago a cappella's new show, "Polish Splendor"
