wbur.org
support wbur today!
Monday      
September 22, 2003
Listen

Iraq U.N. Compound Bombed

A suicide bomber sitting in a car outside U.N. headquarters in Baghdad set off explosives, killing an Iraqi security guard and wounding 19.

Saudi Arabia and Nuclear Weapons

Listen
Patrick Clausen of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks about reports that Saudi Arabia is considering developing a nuclear weapons program.

Muslim Chaplain Detained for Alleged Espionage

Listen
Authorities have detained U.S. Captain Yousef Yee on charges of espionage.

Bush to Speak to U.N. on Iraq

Listen
A preview of President Bush’s speech to the United Nations.

Temporary Visas

Listen
Christopher Koch of CIO magazine talks about foreign workers and temporary visas in the U.S.

Biologist Says Lion Population in Danger

Listen
Lions are close to extinction, according to a biologist from University of California.

Rebuilding Highway 12

Listen
Authorities in North Carolina rebuild Highway 12, and it is not the first time Mother Nature has destroyed parts of it.

Books on Beethoven

Listen
Classical music reviewer Ellen Pfeiffer looks at some recent books about Beethoven.

RECENT SHOWS
Jabbar Swaiyed, 72, and his wife look over a ballot before casting their vote in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city on March 7, 2010.  (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Pres. Obama Looks To Re-write No Child Left Behind, Political Fortunes May Shift In Iraqi Vote Count, Butte, Mt. Celebrates Luck Of The Irish, Northern Ireland Is Still A Land Divided, Psychologist Says Evolution Helps Make Us Fat

more »

Health Care Reform Comes Down To The Wire, Health Care Benefits Squeeze Cities, Who Owns Kafka, A Scientologist Speaks Out On Church Abuse, The States That Didn’t Make The Cut

more »
RECENT STORIES
Map of Texlahoma (Michael Trinklein)

Author Michael Trinklein’s maps of states that have been proposed over the years, but which never made it onto the official map of the United States.

Get Flash [...]

(Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
more »

The DIY movement is moving mainstream. Check out projects ranging from swimming pools made from dumpsters and bicycles built from bamboo.

(Friday, March 12, 2010)
more »
NOTES & UPDATES

Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

more »

Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

more »

Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

more »

Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

more »
PRIBBC World Service
ADVERTISEMENT