Joe Hardtke
You don't have to journey 7,000 miles to guess Jean's pick of the week. In fact, just watch this video...
...and download the show from our Here on Earth archive. You can hear other shows like it right here. Enjoy!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Global Competence - 11/17
Dominique Haller
For today's show about global competence, we've worked very closely with Masarah van Eyck from the Division of International Studies at UW-Madison. She wrote an article about global competence that served as our starting point for preparing this program. In her article, she raises some interesting questions about what global competence really means.
In our show today, we will try to go beyond the usual tales of travels abroad and of the initial disorientation that we experience in new surroundings. We will try to discuss global competence in terms of leaving your comfort zone - whether you are right at home or on the other side of the world.
How do you understand global competence? Do you think it is something that we can learn? How has traveling outside of your comfort zone made you see who you are and how you relate to others? And can you tell us about existing practices in your school that promote global competence?
For today's show about global competence, we've worked very closely with Masarah van Eyck from the Division of International Studies at UW-Madison. She wrote an article about global competence that served as our starting point for preparing this program. In her article, she raises some interesting questions about what global competence really means.
In our show today, we will try to go beyond the usual tales of travels abroad and of the initial disorientation that we experience in new surroundings. We will try to discuss global competence in terms of leaving your comfort zone - whether you are right at home or on the other side of the world.
How do you understand global competence? Do you think it is something that we can learn? How has traveling outside of your comfort zone made you see who you are and how you relate to others? And can you tell us about existing practices in your school that promote global competence?
Friday, November 13, 2009
Jean's Pick of the Week - November 13th
Joe Hardtke
Jean's favorite show this week involves an emotional story (and lots and lots of tigers...)
You can download and listen to Jean's pick in the Here on Earth archive.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Jean's favorite show this week involves an emotional story (and lots and lots of tigers...)
You can download and listen to Jean's pick in the Here on Earth archive.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Environmental Film Festival - Madison 11/05
Dominique Haller
With Jean still being sick, we unfortunately had to cancel our show about Garbage Dreams, one of the films that will screen at the "Tales from Planet Earth" Film Festival here in Madison this weekend.
In her film, director Mai Iskander follows three teenage boys who were born into the trash trade and who grow up in the outskirts of Cairo, in what is called Cairo's garbage village. Here, 60,000 Zaballeen or garbage people survive by recycling 80% of the garbage they collect from Cairo residents. While Mai's film clearly shows the hardship of the Zaballeen in the face of poverty and the globalisation of their trade, it also highlights some of the environmental lessons we can learn from environmental and social grassroots movements all around the world.
The "Tales from Planet Earth" Environmental Film Festival will screen a wide array of films not only about the environment, but also about the social consequences our actions on the environment have. But "Tales from Planet Earth" does more than just show films. The festival has partnered with several community organizations where you can take action - so once the lights go back on, you can direct your energy back into several community events.
With Jean still being sick, we unfortunately had to cancel our show about Garbage Dreams, one of the films that will screen at the "Tales from Planet Earth" Film Festival here in Madison this weekend.
In her film, director Mai Iskander follows three teenage boys who were born into the trash trade and who grow up in the outskirts of Cairo, in what is called Cairo's garbage village. Here, 60,000 Zaballeen or garbage people survive by recycling 80% of the garbage they collect from Cairo residents. While Mai's film clearly shows the hardship of the Zaballeen in the face of poverty and the globalisation of their trade, it also highlights some of the environmental lessons we can learn from environmental and social grassroots movements all around the world.
The "Tales from Planet Earth" Environmental Film Festival will screen a wide array of films not only about the environment, but also about the social consequences our actions on the environment have. But "Tales from Planet Earth" does more than just show films. The festival has partnered with several community organizations where you can take action - so once the lights go back on, you can direct your energy back into several community events.
Arab Bodies (Encore) & Our Pick of the Week - 11/5
Joe Hardtke
Jean Feraca is still feeling under the weather, unfortunately, so we've decided to air another popular show from the Here on Earth archive today.
We'll revisit Joumana Haddad, the Lebanese journalist and poet with her provocative effort fighting sexual taboos in the Arabic-speaking world. We called the show "Arab Bodies" and we talk about how you can get involved in the discussion in this video from the Here on Earth production office.
We also pick our favorite show of the week... Kind of...
You can download the "Arab Bodies" show for free from our Here on Earth archive. Oh, and as promised in the video, here's Christopher Walken with his "interpretation" of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face."
Stay healthy, everyone!
Jean Feraca is still feeling under the weather, unfortunately, so we've decided to air another popular show from the Here on Earth archive today.
We'll revisit Joumana Haddad, the Lebanese journalist and poet with her provocative effort fighting sexual taboos in the Arabic-speaking world. We called the show "Arab Bodies" and we talk about how you can get involved in the discussion in this video from the Here on Earth production office.
We also pick our favorite show of the week... Kind of...
You can download the "Arab Bodies" show for free from our Here on Earth archive. Oh, and as promised in the video, here's Christopher Walken with his "interpretation" of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face."
Stay healthy, everyone!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Vanishing Face of Gaia - Postponed
Joe Hardtke
It's a bit of a rough week around here! First Jean falls ill and is taking a well-deserved break at home. Then James Lovelock, our guest today, couldn't join us for this afternoon's live program.
Carly Yuenger will try to sort out things with Mr. Lovelock's publicist and reschedule the interview on his book The Vanishing Face of Gaia. In the meantime, we'll forge ahead Wednesday with Lori Skelton, who admirably offered to fill-in for Jean, and a thought-provoking show on the international history of poker. Not only its history, but how this French aristocratic parlor game continues to influence America's outlook on the world. Lisa Bu booked this program with James McManus, author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, and it promises to be a suprising look at an everyday activity you might not think twice about.
As for today's show, we're rebroadcasting a program with lawyer, scholar and author Sumbul Ali-Karamali on her book The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, The Media and that Veil Thing. Even though we're not live, you can still call in and leave a comment at our Here on Earth hotline, 1-877-GLOBE-07, or leave a comment right here at the Blog Without Borders. We'll use them in a future mailbag segment. Thanks for listening and hanging in there! Don't get sick now...
It's a bit of a rough week around here! First Jean falls ill and is taking a well-deserved break at home. Then James Lovelock, our guest today, couldn't join us for this afternoon's live program.
Carly Yuenger will try to sort out things with Mr. Lovelock's publicist and reschedule the interview on his book The Vanishing Face of Gaia. In the meantime, we'll forge ahead Wednesday with Lori Skelton, who admirably offered to fill-in for Jean, and a thought-provoking show on the international history of poker. Not only its history, but how this French aristocratic parlor game continues to influence America's outlook on the world. Lisa Bu booked this program with James McManus, author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, and it promises to be a suprising look at an everyday activity you might not think twice about.
As for today's show, we're rebroadcasting a program with lawyer, scholar and author Sumbul Ali-Karamali on her book The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, The Media and that Veil Thing. Even though we're not live, you can still call in and leave a comment at our Here on Earth hotline, 1-877-GLOBE-07, or leave a comment right here at the Blog Without Borders. We'll use them in a future mailbag segment. Thanks for listening and hanging in there! Don't get sick now...
Monday, November 2, 2009
Think Again: Asia's Rise - 11/4
Joe Hardtke
Unfortunately, Jean is out sick today and we're working to reschedule our interview with Wayne Karlin on his book Wandering Souls. In his place today, we're going to air one of our more popular shows recently according to your hits at www.hereonearth.org. Here's more detail in a video from our production office...
So keep those calls coming to 1-877-GLOBE-07 or post your thoughts right here at the Blog Without Borders and we'll use them on a future show. Thanks for listening!
Unfortunately, Jean is out sick today and we're working to reschedule our interview with Wayne Karlin on his book Wandering Souls. In his place today, we're going to air one of our more popular shows recently according to your hits at www.hereonearth.org. Here's more detail in a video from our production office...
So keep those calls coming to 1-877-GLOBE-07 or post your thoughts right here at the Blog Without Borders and we'll use them on a future show. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
It's Body Music 10/29
Carly Yuenger
We're very excited to have body musician Keith Terry on the show today for some live performance and talk about what body music is, where it's coming from, and where it's headed.
Here's a taste of Keith Terry and his SLAMMIN All-Body Band in October of 2007:
We're very excited to have body musician Keith Terry on the show today for some live performance and talk about what body music is, where it's coming from, and where it's headed.
Here's a taste of Keith Terry and his SLAMMIN All-Body Band in October of 2007:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
International journalism at its best! 10/28
Carly Yuenger
On today's show we think about why the best journalism is often the longest journalism, the densest journalism, and the most personal journalism. What does it take for a news story to convey more than "just the facts" in a way that helps us change the way we see the world?
The October issue of Words Without Borders is dedicated to the best international reporting of this sort. Here's a list of some of the pieces in the issue with links that will take you right to them. Happy reading and please leave your thoughts about what you read and what you think makes for journalism that sticks with us by adding a comment at the end of this post!
You can access the entire issue here until the end of October, and here after November 1.
Peter Froberg Idling, "Pol Pot's Smile"
Erwin Koch, "Dear Torturer"
Wojciech Jagielski, from Towers of Stone
Abdourahman A. Waberi, "Rwanda: The Flame of Hope"
Karl-Markus Gauss, "When Chaos Came to Salzburg"
Elham Gheytanchi, "A Revolutionary Tradition: Shoars in Iranian Street Politics"
Gébé, "The Front"
François Vallejo, from The Burning of the Chiado
Nanni Balestrini, from Sandokan
On today's show we think about why the best journalism is often the longest journalism, the densest journalism, and the most personal journalism. What does it take for a news story to convey more than "just the facts" in a way that helps us change the way we see the world?
The October issue of Words Without Borders is dedicated to the best international reporting of this sort. Here's a list of some of the pieces in the issue with links that will take you right to them. Happy reading and please leave your thoughts about what you read and what you think makes for journalism that sticks with us by adding a comment at the end of this post!
You can access the entire issue here until the end of October, and here after November 1.
Peter Froberg Idling, "Pol Pot's Smile"
Erwin Koch, "Dear Torturer"
Wojciech Jagielski, from Towers of Stone
Abdourahman A. Waberi, "Rwanda: The Flame of Hope"
Karl-Markus Gauss, "When Chaos Came to Salzburg"
Elham Gheytanchi, "A Revolutionary Tradition: Shoars in Iranian Street Politics"
Gébé, "The Front"
François Vallejo, from The Burning of the Chiado
Nanni Balestrini, from Sandokan
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Gourmet Today with Ruth Reichl - 10/30 - 4 p.m. (ET)
Joe Hardtke
Lori Skelton is filling in for Jean this Friday, October 30th and she'll be joined by Ruth Reichl, author of the Gourmet Today cookbook and host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth. Lori gives you a sneak preview right here.
You can stream our show live on the 30th (starting at 4 p.m. EST) at www.hereonearth.org. But you don't have to wait until then to leave a question for Ruth Reichl. Call the Here on Earth hotline at 1-877-GLOBE-07 and leave a message for us to air during the program, or leave a comment right at the Blog Without Borders.
Either way, don't forget to join us this Friday, Here on Earth.
Lori Skelton is filling in for Jean this Friday, October 30th and she'll be joined by Ruth Reichl, author of the Gourmet Today cookbook and host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth. Lori gives you a sneak preview right here.
You can stream our show live on the 30th (starting at 4 p.m. EST) at www.hereonearth.org. But you don't have to wait until then to leave a question for Ruth Reichl. Call the Here on Earth hotline at 1-877-GLOBE-07 and leave a message for us to air during the program, or leave a comment right at the Blog Without Borders.
Either way, don't forget to join us this Friday, Here on Earth.
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