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The Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot comes to Boston
The Russian punk performance art activists Pussy Riot comes to Boston. We chat with two of its members about Vladimir Putin, prison, and fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Plus, we learn why the United States and Europe are so far apart on climate policy. And, we meet two young Central American migrants who are facing a new challengeβ€”starting school in the US. Also on this edition, we look at the push to get Muslim holidays on the school calendar in New York City. We hear from the American puppeteers who received a standing ovation in Tehran. And, we have a review the Ig Nobel Cookbook, Volume I.
(Photo: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (left) and Maria Alyokhina. Courtesy of Pussy Riot)
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Pussy Riot
The Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot takes its fight on the road
Duration: 04:55
Climate Change
Why the US and Europe are so far apart on climate policy
Duration: 04:03
Back to School
California schools open their classrooms to the child migrants from Central America
Duration: 03:51
Time Off
The push to get Muslim holidays on the school calendar in New York City
Duration: 03:57
Shadow Puppetry
American artists practise a little shadow puppet diplomacy in Iran
Duration: 03:40
Ig Nobel Cookbook
Explosive dinner recipes courtesy of the world’s top scientists
Duration: 04:46
Broadcasts
- Sat 27 Sep 2014 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Sat 27 Sep 2014 18:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Sun 28 Sep 2014 14:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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