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:President Trump announced via Twitter this morning that he had fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, over repeated policy disagreements. We’re joined by former Worldview producer Tom Gaulkin. He co-produced the show from 1999-2002 and in 2006. Fuego del Sol offers sustainable alternatives to charcoal burning and deforestation in Haiti, and creates jobs in the process.
On today's show:Despite Carrie Lam's withdrawal of the controversial Extradition Bill, protests in Hong Kong continue. We replay a conversation from 2002 on how Robert Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe's wealth. Monica Eng chats with the first Mexican to win a Michelin star.
On today's show:Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category Five storm on Sunday before staying over the island for three days. About 1.9 million people could be stateless after being left off of the northeastern Indian state of Assam’s finalized National Register of Citizens. Filipina poet Chris Aldana organizes a monthly series of open-mic events centering the voices of immigrants and racialized minorities called 'Luya.'
On today's show:The Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, is the largest mosque in the nation. Unfortunately, hate groups from across the country have used that visibility to turn the mosque into a site of Islamophobic protests. We learn more about Arab-American communities and the need for social services to understand Arab and immigrant cultural sensitivities.We chat with Dearborn's State Representative, Abdullah Hammoud, who started representing his community in the Michigan State House at 25.
On today's show:Last Sunday marked 80 years since the start of World War II. Despite almost a century passing, differing interpretations of history continue to influence national identities in Europe. The show's first-ever producer, Gretchen Helfrich, comes back to tell us about how the show influenced her own 'Worldview'.
On today's show:United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his working majority in the Parliament’s House of Commons after an MP joined the Liberal Democrats. West Town Bikes celebrates 15 years of providing youth programs in Humboldt Park. Bob Quinn was the son of a conventional wheat farmer in Montana. That is, until he started growing organic and ancient wheat grains.
On today's show:Prominent pro-independence and pro-democracy activists were arrested over the course of a day in Hong Kong as months-old protests there continue. Noted Chicago architecture firms like Studio Gang and bKL Architecture have signed onto Greta Thunberg's campaign and upcoming climate strike. A six-hour outdoor theatre project attempts to translate a 500-year-old Spanish pilgrimage into a five-mile walk through Bucktown and Humboldt Park.
On today's show:As the climate changes, the U.S. is exposed to stronger weather extremes. A policy analyst argues Hurricane Dorian exemplifies the trend. Abdalla Hamdok took office as Sudan's new Prime Minister last week as the country transitions from military to civilian rule. Over 1.5 million Americans work for Wal-Mart. We bring you a conversation from our archives about the company's power to shape American workers' rights and benefits.
On today's show:The head of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research was fired after revealing dramatic increases in deforestation in the now-burning Amazon. As the U.S. federal government resumes enforcing the death penalty, we take a global look at execution and euthanasia-related practices worldwide. Celebrated Mexican accordion and cumbia master Celso Piña died last Wednesday at 66. We look back at his legacy on this week's Global Notes.
On today's show:We learn about how American overseas power has shifted from massive colonial acuisitins to countless bases from Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.
On today's show:Following the Standing Rock protests, many states have passed laws effectively criminalizing similar protests at oil infrastructure on public lands. Iran's Foreign Minister came to this weekend's G7 Summit to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, surprising other leaders including President Trump. A USDA scientist quit the agency after it suppressed coverage of a paper he wrote linking climate change to declining nutritional value in rice crops.
On today's show:Worldview broadcasts from the Chicago Botanic Garden, where we explore how to make the health benefits of nature accessible to everyone.
On today's show: We broadcast live from the Chicago Botanic Garden, talking to experts about pollinators and why they're important to Chicago ecosystems.
On today's show:Ethnomathematician Ron Eglash discusses how indigenous systems of creating knowledge could hold the key to ultimately dismantling ideologies imposed by Western colonialism.
On today's show:A quarter of Hong Kong's population is protesting.Janna Jihad, a Palestinian-American, is the youngest journalist in the world.We get most of our Bananas from Ecuador, but the labor rights there are few.
