With Judy. Coming up Venezuela is hours away from a controversial referendum that would allow for the drafting of a new constitution the vote is being boycotted by the opposition. The people who want democracy the people who want change the public worker who s tired bothered and angry come out and we ll gather in all the countries roadways that s where we ll be and an opera has just had its world premiere but where exactly. Very different circumstances where great can t really hear but I think we just about manage and here with me my 2 guests the French born journalist and broadcaster Agnes Poirier and Nick Cochon an investigative journalist and author that s all here coming up on the weekend after the latest bulletin of world news. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Jim Hark tensions are running high in Venezuela ahead of Sunday s controversial elections to create a new constituent assembly N.P.R. s Philip Reeves says some fear that President Nicolas Maduro is planning to create
This is Aspen Public Radio broadcasting on k j x afternoon Casey Jr and. B.b.c. World Service at 7 hours g.m.t. Welcome to Weekend with Judy. Coming up Venezuela is hours away from a controversial referendum that would allow for the drafting of a new constitution the vote is being boycotted by the opposition and when will it get involved the people who want democracy the people who want change the public work of all the angry come out and we ll gather in all the countries roadways that s what we call and an opera has just had its world premiere but where exactly . Very different yes circumstances where great don t really hear but I think we just about manage and here with me my 2 guests the French born journalist and broadcaster Agnes Poirier and Nick Cochon an investigative journalist and author that s all here coming up on the weekend after the latest bulletin of world news. Hello I m Eileen McHugh with the b.b.c. News security has been tightened here ports around Australia after th
Some of the babies born in the us these days are born to unmarried mothers it s a huge increase over the past few decades and as you likely know kids born into single parent families are at a substantially higher risk for bad outcomes in life education health income you name it so if more and more of these at risk kids are being born how can society best help them and how can you be sure that what you think helps actually does help . That s what today s episode is about we will begin briefly Los Angeles. So let s start by if you would just say your name and what you do I m Greg Boyle. A Jesuit priest and I m the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries which is the largest gang intervention rehab reentry program on the planet Father Boyle and Homeboy Industries are kind of legendary they ve been celebrated over the years Jay Dogg is Father Greg Boyle a 37 year old Jesuit priest on account of that and another person inside of us or not is gangbang how we can become citizens
When p.r. Connecticut s public media source for news and ideas w when p.r. And w. When p.r. 81 merit in 90.5 w p k t n w p k t h d one Norwich at 89 point one w d w f m Stamford at 88.5 w.r.i. Southampton at 91.3 and w. When p.r. Dot org Good evening I m Jay hold at 7 o clock the inquiry from the b.b.c. World Service is coming up next. In the inquiry this week we re asking why does China want to revive the Silk Road they re seizing on a brand that position s China in a long history of openness to the world it s investing billions of dollars building roads and railways and ports and other countries this is a project that expands through the Southeast Asian economies as far as Europe economic aid is to create a white network of new trade routes out of the China also stands to gain considerable political influence it s essentially a giant bribe will explore what the new Silk Road Project shows is about the scale of China s geo political ambitions and what Chinese are offering us as a win
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