WBEZ's Worldview

By WBEZ Chicago

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.... more

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WBEZ's Worldview episodes:

April 15, 2019 Food Mondays: Are Grass-Fed Burgers Worth It?; The Legacy of Tiananmen Square, 30 Years On
On today's show: Looking at the Tiananmen Square protests 30 years laterGrass-fed beef in Chicago
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51min
April 12, 2019 India Votes 2019: A Chicago Council On Global Affairs Panel Discussion
On today's show: A panel discussion about the Indian elections
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50min
April 11, 2019 Worldview: April 11, 2019
On today's show: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was ousted by a military coup following months of protests against his rule. Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London after the Ecuadorian embassy withdrew his asylee status there. Film contributor Milos Stehlik chats with French filmmaker Claire Denis about her new film, 'High Life.'
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33min
April 09, 2019 Worldview: April 9, 2019
On today's show:Eli Castro’s solo comedy show, 'Made in Puerto Rico' was, in fact, made in Chicago. The comedian returns to perform at Laugh Factory on Tuesday night.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced, this week, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be designated a foreign terrorist organization.The NGO EqualHealth has stepped in to provide training and education to over two thousand doctors, nurses and students in Haiti.
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26min
April 08, 2019 Worldview: April 8, 2019
On today's show:Rwanda marks 25 years since its 1994 genocide with a 100-day period of mourning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex territory in the West Bank occupied by Israeli settlers if his coalition wins the national elections this coming Thursday.Applegate Farms' New Food Collective is making a more sustainable sausage.
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31min
April 05, 2019 Worldview: April 5, 2019
On today's show:Guatemala's Congress is considering a bill that would grant amnesty for war crimes committed during its 36-year civil war. Milos Stehlik talks to Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke about his new film, Ash is Purest White.Lao-American filmmaker Kulap Vilaysack joins us to talk about her personal documentary, Origin Story.
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31min
April 05, 2019 Worldview: April 4, 2019
On today's show:Jonathan Wiesen joins us to discuss whether Germans should revisit the debate over reparations and historical responsibility for Nazi crimes. Activists and foreign policy experts from around the world will be coming to Loyola's campus this Saturday for the 2019 Chicago Peace Summit. Watts for Love founder Nancy Economou joins us to talk about delivering solar powered light to survivors of Cyclone Idai.
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50min
April 03, 2019 Chicago-Area Activists Engage In Citizen Diplomacy with Iran; Has Islam Lost Its Science?; Cimafunk Takes On America With New Afro-Cuban Groove
On today's show:U.S. peace activists tour Iran to prevent future conflictAn anthropologist and a journalist on Islam's role in shaping scienceAn Afro-Cuban funk-infused musician arrives in Chicago
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50min
April 02, 2019 How to Save A Constitutional Democracy; What Do Computer Science, Board Games And The Electoral College Have To Do With One Another? John Koza Can Tell You.; U.S. Supreme Court Could End Gerrymandering For Good
On today's show: Two constitutional scholars on how to protect democracyHow a National Popular Vote Interstate Compact could invalidate the Electoral CollegeNon-partisan alternatives to drawing legislative districts
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50min
April 01, 2019 An Oligarch And A TV Actor Face Off In Ukraine's Presidential Election; What Urban Violence in Buenos Aires Teaches Us About America; Food Mondays: Are Insects The Food Of The Future?
On today's show: A look at the comedian who wants to be Ukraine's presidentDiscussing urban violence in VenezuelaEating insects in Mexican cuisine
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50min

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