Roundup

NYC memorializes V-J Day kiss & photo (2min)

New York City has unveiled a life-sized statue in Times Square, based on a famous Life magazine photo of New Yorkers celebrating the end of the war with Japan on Aug. 14, 1945. The woman in the photo, Edith Shain, now 86, was on hand for the unveiling of Seward Johnson's sculpture, Unconditional Surrender.

Fife & drum still in play at Fort Ticonderoga (3min)

In a tribute to early American martial music, 600 members of fife-and-drum corps convene in Fort Ticonderoga, NY for the annual National Muster. Participants range from teenagers to septuagenarians.

USA-born settler won't leave Gaza (4min)

Despite the government mandate, not all residents of the Gaza Strip intend to move out. Celery farmer Anita Tucker has lived in southern Gaza for 29 years. She tells Scott Simon why she plans to stay.

Opponents vow to sabotage Gaza pullout (4min)

Correspondent Richard Crowley looks at tensions in the Gaza Strip ahead of the withdrawal from the occupied territories.

Golden Lyre of Ur (5min)

Enthusiasts have reconstructed the Golden Lyre of Ur, last played over 4,000 years ago. We hear what it sounds like.

Copernicus comes alive in 1940s radio drama (2min)

Following a story on the concept of infinity, creator and host Dean Olsher comments on scenes from a 1940s radio drama illuminating Nicolaus Copernicus's humbling discovery about our place in the universe.

John H. Johnson, founder of Jet & Ebony, died last week (7min)

Another giant of journalism died this week -- John H. Johnson. The founder of the pioneering magazines Jet and Ebony will be remembered not only as a self-made media mogul, but also as the creator of a mirror for a segment of African Americans previously relegated to the fringes of mainstream media. Host Bob Garfield reflects on Johnson's legacy with Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page, Essence Magazine founder Edward Lewis, and journalism professors Pamela Newkirk, Jannette Dates and Philli

Justice Sunday II supports John Roberts's nomination to High Court (6min)

This Sunday, leaders of the Christian Right will gather at a Nashville church to stage a live televised rally in support of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. The event is known as "Justice Sunday II: God Save the United States and this Honorable Court!" and features such luminaries as James Dobson, Tom DeLay, and Zell Miller. Religion scholar Jeff Sharlet tells host and managing editor Brooke Gladstone that you have to peel away a lot of rhetoric to understand the organizers' real in

Should terrorists be censored? (7min)

Last month, ABC's Nightline aired an interview with self-described "terrorist" and Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev. In response, Russia revoked the accreditations for all ABC journalists. It's not the first time a government has tried to curtail the speech of its enemies. For years, the British government waged a similar battle against the IRA and Sinn Féin. Anne Cadwallader, a British reporter in Belfast, is opposed to both instances of censorship. She explains to Host Bob Ga

Lost cities (30min)

Sandi Toksvig -- solicitor, novelist, traveller, raconteur -- is joined by three guests this week who have been searching for lost cities, civilisations and mythical utopias: maritime archaeologist Jonathan Cole, who is excavating the ancient ports of Egypt; writer Kevin Rushby, who seeks to locate the descendants of the 16c pirates who carved kingdoms for themselves in the remote jungles of northeast Madagascar; and explorer Tahir Shah, who is exploring for lost Inca cities in Peru.

August 13th 1945 (4min)

In the 11th of a 12-part series marking the 60th anniversary of VJ Day, correpondent Chris Lowe says that conventional fire-bombing raids continue as Japanese cities come under heavy bombardment.

9/11 FDNY tapes -- 9:03am

"You have a second plane into the other tower of the Trade Center" is heard in a 2-minute clip from the hours of radio transmissions between fire crews and 911 dispatchers on September 11th 2001, released today by New York City officials after years of legal wrangling between the New York Fire Department, which had tried to keep the records private, and The New York Times and some families of those who died in the September 11th attacks. Each transmission is a visceral reminder of the

9/11 FDNY tapes -- 9:58am

"A major collapse in one of the towers" is heard in a 1-minute clip from the hours of radio transmissions between fire crews and 911 dispatchers on September 11th 2001, released today by New York City officials after years of legal wrangling between the New York Fire Department, which had tried to keep the records private, and The New York Times and some families of those who died in the September 11th attacks. Each transmission is a visceral reminder of the confusion and horror of tha

9/11 FDNY tapes -- 10:00am

"I can't breathe" is heard in a 1-minute clip from the hours of radio transmissions between fire crews and 911 dispatchers on September 11th 2001, released today by New York City officials after years of legal wrangling between the New York Fire Department, which had tried to keep the records private, and The New York Times and some families of those who died in the September 11th attacks. Each transmission is a visceral reminder of the confusion and horror of that day.

9/11 FDNY tapes -- 10:04am

"All units, stand by. Everybody, try to calm down" is heard in a 4-minute clip from the hours of radio transmissions between fire crews and 911 dispatchers on September 11th 2001, released today by New York City officials after years of legal wrangling between the New York Fire Department, which had tried to keep the records private, and The New York Times and some families of those who died in the September 11th attacks. Each transmission is a visceral reminder of the confusion and ho

9/11 FDNY tapes -- 10:28am

"The other tower just collapsed!" is heard in a 2-minute clip from the hours of radio transmissions between fire crews and 911 dispatchers on September 11th 2001, released today by New York City officials after years of legal wrangling between the New York Fire Department, which had tried to keep the records private, and The New York Times and some families of those who died in the September 11th attacks. Each transmission is a visceral reminder of the confusion and horror of that day.

9/11 FDNY dispatch tapes released (8min)

The New York Fire Department has released dispatch tapes from the attacks of September 11th 2001, along with transcripts of firefighters' oral histories recorded after the event. From member station WNYC, Beth Fertig reports.

9/11 FDNY tapes document day of horror & heroism (7min)

A flood of records of how emergency crews responded to the 9/11 tragedy in New York City was released to the public Friday by the New York City Fire Department. Those records include transcripts of oral histories, logs and audio from firefighters and other emergency workers -- records that document the confusion and horror of that day. Alex Chadwick talks with Thomas Von Essen, former New York City Fire Commissioner, and Jim Dwyer, a reporter for The New York Times.

School children learn Arabic in Atlanta (4min)

Reporter Emily Kopp of Georgia Public Broadcasting takes us to a charter school in Atlanta that's one of a handful of public elementary schools requiring young students to learn Arabic.

Does Iraq need a constitution now? (4min)

Host Tony Kahn asks Middle East expert Ken Pollack whether Iraqi needs a constitution right now.