Sat, 28 August 2010 Arriving in Kabul is like arriving in no other country I have ever been to before. The beautiful beige mountains surrounding this city in ruins, it doesn't take long before a visitor see's something odd or funny, an instant story for whomever will listen later. The following podcast is just an introduction to this journey, with a limited explanation as to what I'm doing here, what I've observed so far, and all kinds of additonal thoughts about Afghanistan. |
Thu, 12 August 2010 A little update from Portugal at the end of my vacation. |
Tue, 3 August 2010 There is no shortage of poorly written stories scattered throughout the internet, about cyber attacks leading to near apocalyptic situations involving power stations or other key infrastructure sites. And for every story, there is someone who believes it, and not many who take the time to critically examine and verify that anything ever really took place. |
Sat, 24 July 2010
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Sun, 18 July 2010 Laura Stek went to Haiti to focus on the work of one very special photographer. But going to Haiti quickly became about more than the person taking photographs, as she observed and experienced what is and isn't going on in terms of the Haitian post earthquake recovery. |
Sat, 10 July 2010 Amelia Andersdotter was elected to European Parliament in 2009. More than 6 months since the elections, she finds herself living in Brussels but still not allowed to do her job. How can an elected member of paliament be kept from taking her seat? In this podcast this dynamic young representative from the Swedish Pirate Party explains how it happened. She also tells the story of the campaign that got her into office, and the issues and concerns she has once she is finally allowed to get to work. |
Fri, 2 July 2010 A unique group of people, a unique community space, and a unique event, all brought to you by the hackers of Vienna. My guests, Astera and Fin are both busy members of Metalab, Vienna's internationally beloved hacker space. In part 1 of this podcast, Astera explains an upcoming conference she is helping organize in Vienna, called Plumbercon. In part 2, Fin explains how the hackerspace is organized. From how much it costs, to the club's relations with the city government, Fin explains it all. PS: For those who do register for plumbercon after reading-hearing this post, use the promo-code "Citizenreporter" when signing up. You won't regret it. |
Mon, 21 June 2010 India Unheard is a new project by VideoVolunteers which focuses on helping develop a network of citizen journalists and concerned video citizens throughout India. My guests, BaghdadBrian and Stalin K, are both involved with the project and agreed to talk to me and explain what VV is, the idea behind India Unheard, and where they would like to go from here. India Unheard |
Tue, 8 June 2010 Aki is no ordinary Japanese writer. He's been living and writing an issue that many westerners wouldn't believe would be so contreversial in such a modern place: room sharing. |
Fri, 28 May 2010 What happens when a wealthy banker one day quits it all and tries out the world of environmental activism and conservation? Chiew Y. Chong did just that over 18 years ago when he joined the WWF. |
