World In Sri Lanka, Day of Mourning December 31, 2004 • In Sri Lanka, the death toll from the tsunami is now above 28,000. In the village of Ahangama, volunteers delivered blankets and bags of rice to survivors. The government declares a national day of mourning, but many people didn't need an official declaration. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports. In Sri Lanka, Day of Mourning Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4253773/4253774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World More Than 1,000 German Tourists Missing in Thailand December 31, 2004 • In Thailand, the dead and injured from the tsunami include many foreign tourists, mostly from Scandinavia and Germany, vacationing in the resort area of Phuket. Authorities believe more than 1,000 Germans in the area are unaccounted for. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and German diplomat Christian Hauswedell. More Than 1,000 German Tourists Missing in Thailand Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4253137/4253138" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Relief Reaches Indian Coast December 31, 2004 • Sunday's Indian Ocean tsunami wiped many coastal villages off the map in Indonesia and India. In India's east coast, survivors are receiving medical attention, and local authorities have implemented aggressive clean-up efforts to counter disease. Hear reporter Laura Womack in India's Tamil Nadu state. Relief Reaches Indian Coast Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4253135/4253136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Diversions Do Nanotech Products Live Up to the Hype? December 31, 2004 • Nanotechnology is the science of designing materials, atom by atom. It promises revolutionary applications for everything from the military to sports. NPR's David Kestenbaum investigates whether nanotech products already on the market are all they're cracked up to be. Do Nanotech Products Live Up to the Hype? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4252587/4253151" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Civil Rights Commission Set for New Leadership December 30, 2004 • Earlier this month, President Bush appointed Kansas City, Mo. attorney Gerald Reynolds to take over as chairperson of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The advisory panel had been led for more than half its 47-year existence by Mary Frances Berry, an activist who became a polarizing figure. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. Civil Rights Commission Set for New Leadership Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4252153/4252154" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National FEMA Aid to Florida Questioned December 30, 2004 • Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) calls for a congressional investigation into why the Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $29 million of funds meant for hurricane relief in the Miami area, even though that region experienced conditions akin to a thunderstorm. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports. FEMA Aid to Florida Questioned Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4252157/4252158" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Indian Survivors Seek Water December 30, 2004 • With clean-up efforts underway, relief workers in southern India concentrate on removing corpses and finding potable water. Emergency workers are also trying to get drinking water to tens of thousands of survivors. Health workers worry contaminated drinking water may result in more deaths then the 7,000 the tsunami caused. Laura Womak reports. Indian Survivors Seek Water Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4251213/4251214" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Artie Shaw Dies at 94 December 30, 2004 • Bandleader, clarinetist and arranger Artie Shaw has died at home in Los Angeles. His health had declined since Thanksgiving. He was 94. Shaw's recording of "Begin the Beguine" became so popular in 1938 that it brought him to an even footing with the other so-called "King of Swing" -- Benny Goodman. NPR's Robert Siegel has a remembrance. Artie Shaw Dies at 94 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4252218/4252334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Epidemic Feared from Tsunami December 30, 2004 • In the southern Sri Lankan city of Galle, the number of those killed by Sunday's tsunami reaches 23,000. Across much of southern Asia, contaminated drinking water and the lack of sanitary facilities threaten the lives of survivors. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Jason Beaubien. Epidemic Feared from Tsunami Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4251211/4251212" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National World's Tallest Building to Open in Taipei December 30, 2004 • Taipei 101, the world's tallest building, will be officially inaugurated in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 31. Designing the 1,666-foot skyscraper in the earthquake- and typhoon-prone region presented engineers with quite a challenge. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and structural engineering consultant Dennis Poon. World's Tallest Building to Open in Taipei Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4252073/4252210" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Radio Expeditions A Pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal, a 'Poem in Stone' December 30, 2004 • India's Taj Mahal has been called a poem in stone, a moon-white dream, a tear on the face of humanity. Susan Stamberg visits the world-famous crown palace, built 350 years ago. A Pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal, a 'Poem in Stone' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4243222/4251270" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Moody Bluegrass: Rocking Through the Hills December 30, 2004 • Producer David Harvey's new bluegrass album pays tribute to British '70s pop icons The Moody Blues. Bluegrass stars from Tim O'Brien and Alison Krauss to Stuart Duncan and Aubrey Haynie interpret "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band" and "Nights in White Satin," among others. Hear NPR's Steve Munro. Moody Bluegrass: Rocking Through the Hills Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4247134/4251272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Writer Susan Sontag Dies at 71 December 29, 2004 • Author Susan Sontag died Tuesday in Manhattan, after a long struggle with cancer. Sontag was the author of many essays and 17 widely translated books. She wrote about photography and AIDS, film and choreography, Vietnam and the Sept. 11 attacks. Her novel In America won the National Book Award for fiction. Sontag was 71. Hear NPR's Kim Masters. Writer Susan Sontag Dies at 71 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4249141/4249142" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Thousands Missing from Thai Beaches December 29, 2004 • Along the beaches and islands of southern Thailand, thousands of local residents and tourists are missing, presumably swept away in the tsunami. The resort area is popular with both Asians and Europeans. Doualy Xaykaotho reports. Thousands Missing from Thai Beaches Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4249113/4249114" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Antiquity Fraud in Israel December 29, 2004 • In Israel authorities indict four antiquities collectors and dealers believed to be involved in a sophisticated scheme to forge some of the most important biblical artifacts found in the region.