Aug 14 Why young, western Muslim women are choosing the full face veil By P. J. Tobia This week’s Shortwave explores the cultural and religious motivations of veiling, as well as the difficulty of eating french fries with one’s face completely covered. Continue reading
Jul 29 The worst humanitarian crisis since World War II By P. J. Tobia The Syrian refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. And we think people should know more about it. Continue reading
Jul 23 U.S. outsources its migrant problem … to Mexico By P. J. Tobia Since last summer the number of Central American migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has decreased. By a lot. So, problem solved? Not so fast. Continue reading
Jul 15 Are remittances sent from the U.S. ending up in terrorist hands? By P. J. Tobia For the economies of many poor countries, remittances from the U.S. -- cash that immigrants send back home -- are a lifeline. In some countries, this money is critical to keeping the economy going. But could these money transfers be… Continue reading
Jul 08 You can’t understand the Islamic State until you know its past By P. J. Tobia For this week's Shortwave, host PJ Tobia chats with Cole Bunzel, one of the world's foremost experts on the Islamic State and a postdoctoral candidate at Princeton University, has translated hundreds of pages of Islamic State's founding documents from the… Continue reading
Jun 25 What you might not know about your spicy tuna roll By P. J. Tobia What you probably don’t know about the spicy tuna is that its main ingredient is called “tuna scrape.” Scrape is the meat left behind on the tuna’s skeleton after the fillet has been removed. It’s separated (or “scraped”) from the… Continue reading
Jun 18 Last year’s child migrant crisis is this year’s immigration court backlog By P. J. Tobia http://www.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2015/06/Last-years-child-migrant-crisis-is-this-years-immigration-court-backlog.mp3 This time last year, we reported on the surge of unaccompanied children arriving in the U.S. from Central America. We took a close look at why the kids are coming and what happens to them once they… Continue reading
Jun 10 What my Ebola scare taught me By P. J. Tobia Miles O’brien has given NewsHour viewers a look into the heart of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, digging deep into the science, medicine and cutting edge research unfolding along with the crisis. But behind the science are human beings. Doctors and… Continue reading
Jun 03 What scientists still don’t know about Ebola might surprise you By P. J. Tobia Ebola has taken the lives of 11,000 people and sickened another 26,000. But scientists know less than you might think about the origins of the virus or how it made its leap to humans. Continue reading
May 28 This week on Shortwave: Guns, roses, elephants and Osama bin Laden By P. J. Tobia This week on Shortwave, Slash, former lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, talks about his involvement in the fight against the illegal ivory trade. Continue reading