Spotlight: Worldview

Chicago's excellent National Public Radio station WBEZ 91.5 FM produces a valuable and unique show on international issues, current, hot, and historic. In case you don't know about it, it's called Worldview. They cover all world regions, and put out a great show every day of the week. Here: http://www.wbez.org/Program_WV.aspx.

All of their shows are archived and downloadable, which means you can listen whenever it's convenient for you, wherever it's convenient. And, I think that makes for a very dynamic resource for teachers to use in the classroom.

I just want to highlight a few of their recent programs on the CEERES region. You can see the topics are pretty diverse:

The current crisis in Sakashvilli's Georgia, 11/8/07: http://www.wbez.org/Program_WV.aspx?episode=14954

Steve LeVine on Central Asian pipeline politics and his book The Oil and the Glory [mentioned here numerous times!], 11/1/07: http://www.wbez.org/Program_WV.aspx?episode=14405

The Perils of Gay Activism in Russia, 10/3/07: http://www.wbez.org/Program_WV.aspx?episode=13750