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Network glitches force a rethink of the World's Tech Podcast this week. We've got everything from selling a serious public health issue, to the latest in hydrogen vehicles. In between, we'll talk biosolids (yes, it's what you're thinking), and about running cars on cooking oil. Oh, and this just in -- the Internet is killing newspapers.

Onward and upward. A French court tells auction giant Ebay to fork over 60 million in damages over the sales of fakes. Also, a major flaw in the Web is discovered. Then, two Knights for the price of one -- we have interviews with Sir Clive Sinclair and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. All that, plus an anecdote to the cynicism which runs rampant on the Tech Podcast.

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 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!

I can't believe we give this show away for free sometimes. What a line-up. First, an Egyptian telecom company signs a deal to bring, wait for it, cell phone access to North Korea. Then, undersea cables get cut off the coast of Egypt, and millions worldwide are left with super slow, or no, internet connections. Then, we'll hear about efforts to digitally reconstruct paper files shredded by the East German government's security service during the waning days of the Cold War. And finally, London's Evening Standard newspaper introduces a cashless payment system at kiosks across the capital.

We have a great lineup this week. First, to China where we'll hear about how computer use may be causing the Chinese problems when it comes to writing characters. Then, the Estonians are coming...to Silicon Valley. What does it mean in California and back in Tallinn? Next up, wait for it, the SkySail. And we'll end with a report from Bolivia on a blogging project meant to empower the country's under-represented populations. Live long, and prosper.

This week's podcast leads with Kenya. In the wake of ongoing post-election violence, we highlight two technology stories that are of importance. Also, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, known as the Blade Runner, got some bad news this week about his bid to try to run in the Beijing Olympics. And we end with a report from the one panel discussion at CES the World's Technology Podcast found remotely interesting.

This week's podcast looks first at the growing problem of global electronic, or e-waste. Then, to India to look at the launch of the Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car. Also, an in-depth look at how the internet is changing the way people buy, or don't buy, music. And finally, we step back in time to look at the old school technologies that go into making cymbals. Too cool. I can't believe we give this stuff away!

Our first 'cast of 2008 features a cracking lineup. First, to the Central Indonesian highlands to hear how good old radio is making an impact on people's lives. Then, a California company works to bring low-cost, reliable wireless internet access to the developing world, and beyond. Then, to Scotland, where we'll hear about a new campaign to place public service announcements in video games. And finally back to the United States, for a profile of an animation school run entirely online. Fun, fun, fun.

We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking people via cell phone in Spain. And we finish off with many an email user's dream. We confront a known spammer. Happy Holidays everyone.

A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us in on the role technology is, and isn't, playing in these elections, and tells us about how the ancient art (or is it science?) of poongsoo is being used by some candidates to increase their odds of winning. All that, plus The Tornado Song. Not to be missed.

And we're back. This week's podcast features a report from a school in Nigeria where children are taking OLPC's XO-1 laptop for a test run. We'll also discuss whether bloggers are the new foreign correspondents. Then, to Italy where one company is giving people a chance to download their favorite holy images to their cell phones. And we'll finish with a look at a new theory of everything that comes courtesy of a physicist who spends as much time riding the waves as he does thinking Big Thoughts.

Here's the line-up for Tech Podcast 175: first, a website that allows you to donate grains of rice while taking a vocabulary quiz. Then, two reports on Skype. The first looks at how language teachers, and learners, are connecting via voice-over-internet. The second looks at why Germany wants to crack Skype's encryption, but can't. Then, we stay in Germany to hear about how paying by fingerprint is catching on. And we finish with an extended interview with Noah Shachtman about his recent article on how social networking is replacing electronic networking in Iraq.