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Archive for December, 2008
Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Charlie Rose interviews reporter Jeff Zeleny who is covering the impact of the Gov. Blagojevich scandal and political corruption for The New York Times. Watch now.

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

This four-hour documentary explores the life and death of Jesus, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created Christianity. The film covers how Judaism and Roman cultures shaped Jesus’ life, to the growth of the Christian religion from 100 to 300 A.D. Watch.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Rabbi Shea Harlig is on a mission to get Jews to embrace a more traditional practice of their faith. As an emissary of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he works nearly nonstop. He leads prayer services and Torah studies. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/5/2008).

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine, literature and peace, on the 5th anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, December 10, 1901. Nobel, who was a Swedish chemist and the inventor of dynamite, created a fund for the prizes in his will.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Often the interests of India and Pakistan dominate the discussion of Kashmir. Worldfocus’ discussion centers on the Kashmiri people, their history and the human rights situation in Kashmir, with Martin Savidge and four Kashmir experts. Listen to the webcast.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

* Bush calls for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to step down
* The growing global recession
* Tears and tear gas over Greece shooting
* Can tourists save the mountain gorillas in Uganda?
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

See how the unique and versatile design of the Luce Center, including new acoustiguides, allow visitors a behind-the-scenes look at a working museum collection. Watch.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

A conversation with singer and songwriter James Taylor & cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Ma’s new holiday CD “Yo-Yo-Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace.” The three discuss musical collaboration and diversity. Watch.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Experts also appraise an original print of the map that revolutionized our understanding of the American landscape — the Lewis and Clark report of 1814, in Hour 3 of Antiques Roadshow, in Portland, Oregon. Watch all appraisals from this episode. (Originally aired: 05/2/2005).

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

A group of students held a protest rally against the Iranian government and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the University of Tehran on Sunday to commemorate Student Day, the anniversary of the murdering of three students of University of Tehran on December 6, 1953. Watch a video on the demonstration.

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