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From time to time, Worldview devotes attention to a specific issue, presenting a variety of interviews and reports about the topic. Find information about some of our more recent series below.
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Covering the Lens
We present a week of shows on the media’s reporting of global issues in our Covering the Lens series.
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Critical Thinking on Capitalism
From March 24-31, Worldview explores the legacy and future of capitalism’s winners and losers in the Critical Thinking on Capitalism series.
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Election Essay Contest
Worldview listeners submitted essays about the upcoming election, focusing on the foreign policies of U.S. presidential candidates.
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Environmental War and Peace
We’ll take an in-depth look at the intersections of the environment and conflict.
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Geopolitics of Archaeology
We explore the politics swirling around the fields of archaeology, anthropology and history. We’ll dig up the forgotten roots of “Western Civilization,” and we’ll find out what happens when stolen antiquities end up in museums and universities.
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Life After Bush
President Bush will leave the White House in eight months. This week, Worldview asks what his departure will mean for the U.S. on a range of foreign policy issues.
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My Global Activism Vacation
Winter is almost over which means vacation. Worldview wants to hear from individuals who chose to spend their break on volunteer vacations.
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National Security Whistleblowers
Worldview presents a week of shows on National Security Whistleblowers, the people who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and criminal abuse in the executive branch.
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The Geopolitics of Drugs
We present a week-long series on the geopolitics of the international narcotics trade.
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Doug Cassel Human Rights Commentary
Cassel is director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame Law School. Doug's commentaries may be heard most Wednesdays on Worldview.
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End of the World
We present a special series of shows exploring how society, the world, even the universe might meet its end.
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After Independence
In the After Independence series, Worldview explores the struggle for independence and the challenges faced by post-colonial African nations.
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Milos Stehlik Film Commentary
Milos Stehlik has been a regular film commentator for Chicago Public Radio since 1988 and has reported for National Public Radio from the Cannes, Berlin, and Karlovy Vary International Film Festivals. His international film reviews can be heard Fridays on Worldview.
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Information Wars—PR, Propaganda and Public Diplomacy
“Information Wars” investigates the ways governments and firms/corporations/companies spread information to shape attitudes.
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Watch Your Language
Advances in technology and travel make communication easier than ever. But new problems are arising as languages encounter each other.
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The Geopolitics of Energy
The series explores the strategic, political and economic alliances between countries based on their hunt for energy, and the part U.S. Foreign Policy plays in creating these alliances.
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Trapped People—The Politics of Travel
There was a time when travel was limitless for those with money, and passports were unncessary. Now, many international disputes restrict people from moving around too much.
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Global Education
In conjunction with Chicago Matters: Valuing Education, Worldview explores the value of education worldwide.
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