Boston Calling

Action plan


Listen Later

The US is reported to have plans for a potential cyber attack that would cripple Iran’s cities. Whether such a plan would be implemented is open to question but it would take cyberwarfare to a whole new level. Also, a doctor in Puerto Rico prepares pregnant women for hurricane season; a plan to change the sound New York City; a NASA scientist is caught up in a clampdown on political dissent in Turkey, with severe consequences for his life back in the US; and Latinos in Texas mix a rite of passage with civic duty.

(Image: A man is seen portraying a hacker with binary code symbols on a laptop in this photo illustration on October 15, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Boston CallingBy BBC World Service

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

31 ratings


More shows like Boston Calling

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,773 Listeners

The Archers by BBC Radio 4

The Archers

1,102 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,068 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,475 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,822 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,814 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,042 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,066 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,224 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,045 Listeners