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 GoodThings on Public Radio November 29, 2001 We want to hear from you. What's the best public radio story or show you heard this past week? Share. If you want to listen, you'll need RealPlayer on your computer. (If you don't already have it, it's a FREE download.) Visit Real Networks. FRIDAY, November 23 | The Future of Tots A new bill being proposed in the US Congress would implement significant regulations on childcare and pre-school. Unlike most other developed countries, the US has no national system and no clear set of standards by which to measure child or teacher performance, potential safety hazards, or teacher credentials. But with 13 million of the nation's children in pre-school, many believe the new bill, the Act to Leave No Child Behind, is a long-time coming. Some argue that many leaders spend more time talking about "quality childcare" than providing new subsidies and standards that will solve the myriad problems that exist. [Morning Edition] Listen (length of clip 6 min 50 sec). :: Learn more about the Campaign to Leave No Child Behind from the Children's Defense Fund. SATURDAY, November 24 | The Great Salmon Giveaway What good can come from a bumper crop and subsequent market glut of farm-raised (not wild and endangered) Pacific salmon? Food for the poor, of course. The Portland-based Oregon Food Bank has established a new program that will make 400,000 pounds of salmon available to many of the state's hungry. The salmon will provide much needed -- and often expensive -- protein and a sense that all people have an opportunity to enjoy delicious salmon, not just those who can afford fancy meals in stylish restaurants. [Weekend All Things Considered] Listen (4:00). :: Learn more from the Oregon Food Bank. SUNDAY, November 25 | Restoring Trust Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa is the first guest in a continuing series of discussions with people from countries that have long experienced terrorism about how people in those places learned to cope. Vargas Llosa talks about Peru's struggles during the 1980s with the Shining Path, a Maoist terrorist group, and how the nation's "mental environment" was destroyed. He also says terrorism made Peru susceptible to the abuses of dictators who preyed on people's desperation and fear. By contrast, Vargas Llosa thinks the same national desperation never existed in Spain, a country also faced with significant terrorism. In fact, the threat of terrorism has tended to solidify Spain's national resolve and "democratic commitment." He also considers how art can help restore trust in the wake of terrorist activity. [Weekend All Things Considered] Listen (7:57). :: Buy a copy of Mario Vargas Llosa's celebrated new novel The Feast of the Goat. MONDAY, November 26 | No Doubt about Simple Pleasures Carol Wasserman revels in her "pie-centric view of the world." Yes, the world is a complicated, difficult place, especially these days, but isn't it also full of wonder? Wasserman suggests that there's no way evil will ever triumph in the world as long as there are simple things to appreciate, like changing leaves, public beaches, or the baking of apple pies. [All Things Considered] Listen (3:00). :: Carol Wasserman is associated with the emerging public radio project, Transom.org. TUESDAY, November 27 | The Cost of Paper Think the timber capital of the world is the American Pacific Northwest? Guess again. It's the American Southeast, where 90% of forest lands are controlled by five million private landowners. The result has been the unsustainably rapid conversion of richly diverse forested areas to high-yield pine monocultures. Not only does this have implications for ecological habitat, but it's also created serious flooding problems as more and more wetlands are drained to plant fast-growing pines. One North Carolina-based organization, the Dogwood Alliance, has begun a successful campaign with retail stores to encourage the sale of paper featuring high levels of recycled content. [All Things Considered] Listen (4:00). :: Learn more about what the Dogwood Alliance is doing to make a difference. WEDNESDAY, November 28 | Smoke Signals The World Health Organization (WHO), comprised of 191 member countries, is working to establish an international tobacco treaty, designed to reduce smoking and tobacco-related deaths throughout the world. Most underdeveloped countries, which face serious future smoking-related public health problems, want strict controls on tobacco advertising and tobacco imports from Western nations. Those same Western nations want to minimize trade barriers, while still protecting public health. The nonprofit INFACT is concerned about the treaty, arguing that it risks being grossly undermined by the US tobacco industry. The group, with the support of many WHO members, supports global restrictions on public smoking. [All Things Considered] Listen (3:30). :: Learn more about the international tobacco treaty from the perspective of INFACT. THURSDAY, November 29 | Radio, the Sound Salvation The recent fall of the Taliban in the Afghan city of Kunduz also represents a shift in programming for the city's radio station. For years, the station had been nothing more than a tool used by the Taliban to create fear among the Afghan people. Now, the same radio announcers previously forced to be pawns for Taliban propaganda are using the station to sharply criticize the fallen fundamentalist government. They're also using it to give residents of Kunduz long-awaited access to popular music. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:28). [ : previous week : ] WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Did we miss a good public radio story this week? Want to recommend one for next week? Share it with us! |
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