wbur.org
support wbur today!
Monday      
April 12, 2004
Listen

Civilians in War

We examine hostage-taking during war. Are civilian contractors given enough security to do their jobs in Iraq? Should civilians be there?

Hostage Thomas Hamill

Listen
We speak to friend of Thomas Hamill, the former dairyman from Mississippi who went to work in Iraq and is now held hostage.

9/11 Commission to Probe FBI, Attorney General

Listen
The FBI’s role in the years before September 11, 2001 comes under the scrutiny of the 9/11 Commission.

Mandala Making

Listen
Bill Delaney describes the making and un-making of a sand mandala.

World Leaders on White House Schedule

Listen
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and English Prime Minister Tony Blair visit President George Bush this week.

Executive Compensation

Listen
The Wall Street Journal reports on executive compensation.

Eddi Reader Sings Robert Burns

Listen
From backup singer for the Eurythmics to the songs of Robert Burns: listen to the sounds of Scottish singer Eddi Reader.

RECENT SHOWS
A humpback whale calf breaching in the Silver Banks Marine Sanctuary off the coast of the Dominican Republic. (Kike Calvo via AP Images)

Democrats Target Votes For Health Care Reform, Whale Tale Reveals How Pollution Disrupts Reproduction, Thousands Of Haitian Criminals Roam Free, Congress Aims To Reign In Credit Rating Agencies, “Silence of the Lambs” Director Films Real Lives

more »
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 »
RECENT STORIES
A pen-sketched portrait of Bryan Cranston's character, Walt White, appears in an eerie temple on AMC's "Breaking Bad."

The third season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” finds Bryan Cranston’s Walt White delving deeper into the drug underworld.

(Friday, March 19, 2010)
more »
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 »
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