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Monday May 16
Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Commentary: Joseph Stiglitz on the perils of globalization.
Surf n' Turf: A port series by KPCC's Rachael Myrow.
VOLUME: As long as Asian trade dominates our import picture, Pacific ports will be handling the bulk of it. Especially LA and Long Beach. This year, the two ports are expected to handle the equivalent of 14 and a half million 20-foot containers. Over the next 20 years, that volume is expected to triple. The question is how.
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11 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Primer on Globalization: Larry Mantle talks with experts about the fundamental concept of globalization, the economics and philosophies behind it, who benefits from it, and who doesn’t, among other subjects.
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2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Expatriats, Stealth Expatriats and Global Citizens: In this age of increasing global mobility, what happens to the professional who finds him or herself crossing borders a dozen or more times during the year? How does today's multinational business traveler deal with differing business cultures, travel regulations and tax regimes? .
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The World Ship: Many people dream of pulling up anchor and becoming "world citizens" - traveling port to port, unfettered by the laws of any one country. Residents of "The World" - a virtual floating city - have done just that. Their permanent address is a gigantic floating cruise ship, where they live, shop and run their businesses. What are the pitfalls, and the benefits, of being a permanent world traveler?
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7 pm: Feet in Two Worlds: Immigrants in a Global City
For generations, immigrants who came to the US were forced to make a clean break with home. Today, with cell phones, the Internet, videoconferencing technology, faxes and cheap air fares, many immigrants remain in constant contact with their home countries. For them the key to survival is not just learning how to live in America, but learning to live in two places at once. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes, 'Tis) and set in New York's immigrant neighborhoods, "Feet in Two Worlds" features stories by reporters from the city's ethnic newspapers, as well as WNYC reporters who regularly cover immigrant communities. Most of these stories have only been available to readers of small ethnic newspapers. Now public radio listeners have a chance to get an insider's perspective on immigrant experiences in one of the world's most culturally diverse cities.
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Tuesday May 17
Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Commentary: Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on the benefits of globalization.
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Surf n' Turf: A port series by KPCC's Rachael Myrow.
HOURS: Trade through the ports of LA and Long Beach is expected to TRIPLE in the next 20 years, much of it coming on new vessels called "mega-container ships." They can carry the equivalent of more than 8,000 containers each. To handle the coming deluge, trucks and trains will have to operate through the nights and weekends, but the idea is proving difficult to implement.
2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Globalization and the CA Wine Business: What happens to wine individuality when big companies take over small wineries?
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7 pm: Global 3.0
Combining the talents of Robert Krulwich and American RadioWorks' Chris Farrell and John Biewen, "Global 3.0" cuts through the globalization jargon to show how the high-speed movement of goods, people, capital and ideas is transforming everyday life at home and abroad. This lively documentary takes listeners to Pittsburgh, a manufacturing city devastated by global competition that rebuilt itself as an information hub in the '90s. Now the city and its knowledge workers face new competition from the low-cost, high-skill workers in the developing world.
The documentary visits China and India, home to more than two billion people, and two of the world's fastest growing economies. It looks at the impact the fast-growing prawn industry has had on Bangladesh, among the poorest of nations. Even as much of the world tries to improve their standard of living, globalization shakes up the status quo-pervasive insecurity is in the nature of the beast.
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Wednesday May 18
Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Commentary: Former Irish President and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson on the importance of human rights.
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Surf n' Turf: A port series by KPCC's Rachael Myrow.
TRUCKERS: Port Truckers, or "Haulers," are considered the weakest link in the cargo chain of Southern California. Thanks to deregulation in 1980, the drivers are among the lowest paid. Thanks to the rising volume of trade, the traffic is terrible. Thanks to high fuel costs, dispatchers are struggling to make a profit. The strain is showing up in a shortage of willing drivers.
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11 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Larry Mantle discusses globalism as it relates to the local economy.
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2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Better Policing: LAPD Chief William Bratton joins Kitty to talk about the sharing of police training, policies, and tactics around the world in an effort to create a better police force.
Tu Ciudad: A new English language publication distributed in Southern California is aimed at bilingual Angelinos.
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7 pm: The Cost of Corruption
Until recently, bribes and other forms of corruption were considered business as usual for western corporations and governments operating overseas. Now, transnational institutions see corruption as a major obstacle to development. But in the hyper-competitive global marketplace, can corruption ever be eradicated? Produced by Michael Montgomery and including extraordinary tape from Peru, Sao Tome and the Republic of Georgia, The Cost of Corruption will explore corruption from the inside. The focus will not just be on the problems besetting these countries, but on attempts at finding solutions.
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Thursday May 19
Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Commentary: Bill McKibben, author of "The End of Nature" and "Enough," on the importance of vital local communities.
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Surf n' Turf: A port series by KPCC's Rachael Myrow.
POLLUTION: The rising volume of trade brings with it a rising cloud of air pollution from diesel trucks and ships. Longitudinal medical studies show child asthma rates are higher throughout Southern California and especially in communities near the trade routes. Local and state representatives are calling for environmental controls at the ports, but nobody here has control over the worst polluters, internationally owned container ships.
2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Globalization of Sports: The all-American sport of Baseball is now a phenomenon the world over, while soccer - or futebal as it is known - though popular in the rest of the world, is still slow to catch on in the U.S.
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7 pm: China's World: Competing for Commerce
Hosted by Lisa Mullins, anchor of PRI's The World, this stand-alone hour of "China's World" looks at the impact of China on three of its competitors. China produces one-fifth of all the clothing worn worldwide. Its power as a textile producer is changing the lives of textile workers everywhere. The BBC's Anca Toader travels to her native Romania, the "cheap stitcher of the rich West," and to France, the fashion capital of the globe, to compare how the two countries are coping with cheap Chinese imports. In the second half of the program, the BBC's Indu Shekar assesses India's potential to match China's growing economic might by touring Kolkata, the home of the oldest Chinese community in Asia outside China. He asks whether India's explosion in information technology is a viable alternative to China's manufacturing boom.
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Friday May 20
Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Commentary: Pico Iyer, author of "The Global Soul" and "Sun After Dark," who says, "The ultimate beauty of globalism is that, like every revolution, it begins at home."
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Surf n' Turf: A port series by KPCC's Rachael Myrow.
SECURITY: We already know Los Angeles is a target for international terrorists, but nearly all federal Homeland Security dollars in recent years have benefited the nation's airports, not the sea ports. That said, efforts are underway to find new and better ways to track and protect cargo...and the results may help improve efficiency, helping business and local communities alike.
2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Your Mutual Fund Portfolio: At least 10% of your mutual fund portfolio is probably invested in international funds....but what exactly are you investing in? Kitty speaks with financial gurus on investing in overseas funds.
7 pm: Worlds of Difference: Finding a Niche
Hosted by María Hinojosa, "Worlds of Difference: Finding a Niche" is a sound-rich exploration of how traditional societies are responding to the challenges and opportunities of the global economy.
Features include a lyrical piece on the cultural impact of the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery (Chris Brookes), a report from Scotland's Outer Hebrides, where entrepreneurs are using the Internet to keep an ancient culture from dying (Vera Frankl), an up-close look at a tiny Mexican town's attempt to market its hand-made local liquor (Marianne McCune), and an eyewitness account of an Andean village's anguished decision about whether to sell its native potatoes to city buyers (Jon Miller).
At the heart of each story is a moment of decision about identity and tradition, modernity and change. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and National Geographic explorer Wade Davis provide commentary.
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Saturday May 21
11 am to 1 pm
Larry Mantle co-hosts a Global Call-In on Saturday, May 21st from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with WBUR in Boston and the BBC on the topic: Globalization: For Richer for Poorer. To participate, call 1 800 423 8255 or send email to talkingpoint@bbc.co.uk
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