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Worldview Series

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.

Series
Building Blocks

Worldview looks at the institutions and events that the world is built on. From the World Bank to the Pakistan Peoples Party, we break down the origin of these organizations and explain the role they play in international news.
Covering the Lens

We present a week of shows on the media’s reporting of global issues in our Covering the Lens series.
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.
Eboo Patel Commentary

Eboo Patel is founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based international nonprofit that promotes interfaith cooperation.
Eco Question Time

Eco Question Time
Election Essay Contest

Worldview listeners submitted essays about the upcoming election, focusing on the foreign policies of U.S. presidential candidates.
Environmental War and Peace

We’ll take an in-depth look at the intersections of the environment and conflict.
Eyewitness to the Iron Curtain

Twenty years ago, a dizzying succession of events took place that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of an era. We’ll mark these anniversaries with a new series called Eyewitness to the Iron Curtain where we’ll talk to Chicagoans who experienced life under the Soviet Union and its satellite countries.
Food Mondays

Mondays in July, we examine the global supply chain with stories from around the world about what we eat and why it matters.
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.
Global Notes

Every Thursday, Radio M’s Tony Sarabia checks in to tell us about global music happening right here at home. Hear interviews with far-flung musicians, artist profiles, and of course, lots of music.
Here, There

Here, There examines how other countries approach universal questions. We’ll start by taking a look at public transportation systems, from the Paris Metro to bus rapid transit in Bogota.
Justice After Conflict

From the Nuremberg trials to Guantanamo Bay, we look at international justice after conflict.
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.
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.
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.
Robert L. Price's Arts & Architecture Commentary

Price is an Associate with Gensler, a professional architecture, design, planning and consulting firm with 2500 employees and 31 offices. Robert is also a former Board Member of the University of Notre Dame Architecture Board. Robert currently is Gensler’s Technical Director for Asia.
The Legacy of American Empire

We take a look at the history of America’s expansion during the Age of Imperialism.
The World’s Waste

We all generate waste but what happens to its collection in times of conflict? Garbage can be as deadly as the fighting itself. All this week we’ll take a look at garbage. Not all trash is created equal. There’s a growing market for recycled waste, everything from aluminum to glass, but not everyone has access to those markets.
The Geopolitics of Drugs

We present a week-long series on the geopolitics of the international narcotics trade.
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.
End of the World

We present a special series of shows exploring how society, the world, even the universe might meet its end.
After Independence

In the After Independence series, Worldview explores the struggle for independence and the challenges faced by post-colonial African nations.
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.
Information Wars—PR, Propaganda and Public Diplomacy

“Information Wars” investigates the ways governments and firms/corporations/companies spread information to shape attitudes.
Watch Your Language

Advances in technology and travel make communication easier than ever. But new problems are arising as languages encounter each other.
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.
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.
Global Education

In conjunction with Chicago Matters: Valuing Education, Worldview explores the value of education worldwide.
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