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You've heard this happen: A singer belts out a song, and then afterward, she starts talking and you're startled to hear what sounds like a completely different accent. What is it about singing that seems to change some people's accents? A caller from Indianapolis wants to know. -- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.

Bill Gates steps down from the day to day management of Microsoft. We find out what people aroudn the world make of his legacy. Then, Icann decides to expand the Domain Name System. Good idea? Pandora's Box? Both? Also, how much would you pay to take a tour of Chernobyl, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster? And we end with Nol -- think of it as a text-message version of Esperanto. And yes, a tribute, of sorts, to the advent of podcast 200. Yeah, rah.

A New York City listener says he's reading lots of thrillers this summer. But a couple of words keep tripping him up. Does a speeding car careen or career? The hosts spell out the differences, and throw in the origin of the word carom for good measure. --- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.

A very full show this week, and a day early. We start with some new athletic technologies that might be on display at the Summer Games in Beijing. Then, we hear about how Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan might have sold digital blueprints for a nuclear weapon to interested parties. Then, a sequence that highlights Honda's fuel-cell vehicle, the Tata Nano from India, and a Zeppelin for a new millennium. We end with Paul Otlet's proto-Internet, and what's believed to be the first ever computer generated music. Great fun.

A whole host of interesting stories for this special Friday the 13th edition of the Tech Podcast. We start with claims from two US Congressmen that sources inside China have hacked their computers. Then, some new measures to stop child internet pornography. We also hear about a hurricane simulator, no joke, in Florida. Also, an item on East Africa's most sought after stock these days, Safaricom. And we end with discussion of a device straight out of Get Smart.

OK, here we go. We've got some new insight, maybe, into laziness. I wish I had the energy to care. Then, we take a look at how, and why, Vladimir Putin's enemies seem to be disappearing from small screens across Russia. Then, an in-depth look at whether or not animals are still an essential part of scientific testing. And we end with a report on some humble, yet lovable, plankton. Music this week by The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Plankton Man.

Lots of podcast exclusive material this week. First, The World's Alex Gallafent is back from the Amazon with tales to tell us. Then, off to Helsinki to hear about the Finnish capital's high-tech transit system. And finally, we look ahead to an exciting weekend on the Red Planet, as NASA's Phoenix mission gets set to touch down on Mars.

OK, a very full show this week. Britain's Defence Ministry releases some secret files on UFOs. Also, Google tries to help a remote tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Then, to Estonia for a report on plans for a new Nato cyber-defense center. We'll also have a podcast exclusive interview with some scientists who've developed a low cost way to test for diseases in the developing world. And finally, a band from Manchester, England gets CCTV fever.

The venerable Sigue Sigue Sputnik blasts us into the past and the podcast this week. We've got two items on satellites; the first looks at how the UN's Rapid Mapping Unit is using satellite images to assess damage in Burma. The second looks at how satellites are aiding conservation in Kenya. Then a podcast exclusive interview with Dr. Brian Levine, who is helping to connect Ghanian doctors to one another via cell phones. And we'll end by dipping our toes into the genetic quagmire that is the platypus.

This week's 'cast takes a look at a new bill making its way through the US Congress called The Global Online Freedom Act. Then, another update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, the latest Afrigadget segment, followed by a look at an online outfit that turns the news into music, and fast. Finally, the Old Bailey gets grisly online.

I'm back from my wanderings with a very full show for you. First, we hear about the re-release of a mobile phone-based video game called Silverback. Then, to Zimbabwe to hear about FrontlineSMS. We'll have a studio talk with The World's Alex Gallafent about his multimedia-laced trip to the Amazon, and a chat with Cyrus Farivar about his trip to the Baltics. And somewhere in there, we'll talk about a new social networking site designed to bring donors and malaria researchers in Africa together. And yes, finally, a piece on Phorm.

Just a short WTP this week, since Clark's out and about reporting. So in his absence we're heading first to Cern, in search of the Higgs-Boson. That story features Professor Peter Higgs himself.. That's got to screw with your head, right, having a particle named after you? Then it's to Germany where in a quest to eliminate inefficient service one restaurant has automated the delivery of food to table. And finally, a story about bats in New England. Something's killing the bats, and that's not a good thing.

OK, here we go. First, to the Irish Sea to hear about a new tidal turbine technology. Then, we'll examine the recent hacking of some Darfur-related websites. Could the Chinese be involved? Then, to the Iranian city of Qom to hear about the digitization of Muslim scholarship there. We'll follow that with a report on a new old-school campaign to raise awareness of an imprisoned Egyptian blogger. And we'll end in Barcelona with a report on the birth of a new instrument.

A very good Good Friday podcast. We've got news from Nanaimo, British Columbia, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Google Earth." Also, we'll hear what happens when the French get fed up with speed cameras. Not pretty. Then, a report from inside Saudi Arabia about how blogging is leading to a new form of activism. We'll follow that with a look at a new book that explores the extent to which nations across the globe censor the internet. And we'll finish with a great interview about fakes. All that, plus The National.

A special podcast on Scotland's Amplifico. We focus on the band's debut album, which took a lot of NETworking to see the light of day.

Full line-up this week. We start with news that Al-Qaeda may be using cell phone memory cards to carry calls for cash into, and across, Saudi Arabia. Then, one bloggers quest to figure out what the world thinks about America. We'll also chat about solar cell phone chargers and Kenyan carvings of Simpsons characters with the folks at AfriGadget. And we'll finish off with desperate news: there may be a world wide shortage on two of the key ingredients for making beer. All that, plus a new way to support the Tech Podcast.

Nearly 45 minutes of global tech goodness this week. We've got a report on the possiblity that terrorists might use Second Life or World of Warcraft to train for attacks. Also, the US military says no to Google's Street-View. Then, a report from ETech 2008. And we'll end with an extended interview on the plight of the Monarch butterfly, and what role satellite imagery is playing in tracking that plight.

The kind of show you get once every four years...literally. Our Leap Year edition features an in-depth look at the Taliban's threat to blow up cell phone masts in Afghanistan. Also, a podcast exclusive interview with Helena Zinkham at the Library of Congress about their pilot project with Flickr. And we end with an update on an English gent who is blogging his grandfather's letters from the trenches of World War I. All that, plus Amplifico's STUDIO ALBUM...finally!

A little bit different feel to the Tech Podcast this week. First, an interview with Alf Hermida, new media watcher, about how technology is changing the way we produce and consume news. Then, we kick off a monthly segment on threats to bloggers worldwide. We have an interview with Curt Hopkins of the Committee to Protect Bloggers. Finally, a music piece on Ireland's Bell X1, a fine soundtrack to this podcast.

We kick off this week's podcast from a new report on the state of the world's oceans from the AAAS conference in Boston. Then, on to the Balkans for a report on couchsurfing.com. From there, we hop to London for a look at a website that allows people to exchange the fresh fruits and vegetables that they grow. And we'll end in Los Angeles, which recently played host to the world's first speedcabling championship. Fear not, all will be explained.

On this week's tech podcast, we hear about a web-based initiative to stop tribal violence in Kenya. Also, a podcast exclusive -- we launch a new monthly segment on low tech solutions to African problems, courtesy of AfriGadget. Then, to Colombia, where we'll hear about a march organized on Facebook. And we'll end in Japan, where one scientist wants to fly paper airplanes from the International Space Station all the way down to earth. Brilliant!

PRI's The World presents Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. See images, read along, and find links to past Global Hits online at http://www.theworld.org. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. See images, read along, and find links to past Global Hits online at http://www.theworld.org. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. See images, read along, and find links to past Global Hits online at http://www.theworld.org. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, theGlobal Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. See images, read along, and find links to past Global Hits online at http://www.theworld.org. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. See images, read along, and find links to past Global Hits online at http://www.theworld.org. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

We're stretching the boundaries of our Global Hit today. This story is about a balloon twister. His name is Addi Somekh. A film documenting his career has its US debut tomorrow. When Somekh was growing up in California, he wasn't quite sure what to do with his life. But he knew from a young age that he wanted to make people happy. He also knew he was good at twisting balloons and making hats out of them. Somekh eventually hit the road -- traveling to 34 countries. On most trips, he carried 50 pounds of balloons in his backpack. But first, here's reporter Scott Gurian's profile of a man on an unusual mission. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

Fans of John Lennon are marking the 25th anniversary of his death today. The former Beatle was shot outside his apartment in New York in 1980. Today, there are ceremonies in New York. An exhibition has opened in Paris. And there's a concert in, of all places, Cuba. Cuba banned Lennon's music in the '60s. Fidel Castro considered the Beatles decadent. But the Cuban leader had a change of heart on the 20th anniversary of Lennon's death. On that day, he unveiled a statue of the musician in a neighborhood park on the edge of Havana. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

Most musicians are overjoyed when they get noticed. They're even happier when their debut album is critically acclaimed and sells well. Souad Massi from Algeria has been there. What's more, her second album was a hit too. Now her 3rd CD is out and Massi is proving that she's no flash in the pan. The World's Marco Werman has today's Global Hit. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org

Italian musician, Zucchero, is considered a mega-star in his home country. But not many Americans have heard of him. Now the coffee giant, Starbucks, is planning to change that. The World's Marco Werman explains. Copyright 2005 PRI's http://www.theworld.org